Anne Dawson

[I Love Chocolate]

Just turned over to QVC. Anne is on but I don’t know what she’s saying cos I can’t take my eyes off her roots! I don’t understand why she doesn’t cover them or at least try to.

I hate my roots - they are the bane of my life - but I can’t stop colouring my hair yet at 58. I saw what long grey roots looked like during the pandemic and I hated it!

First world problem I know but my grey hair makes me less confident and old.

 

[Grizelda]

Just turned over to QVC. Anne is on but I don’t know what she’s saying cos I can’t take my eyes off her roots! I don’t understand why she doesn’t cover them or at least try to.

I hate my roots - they are the bane of my life - but I can’t stop colouring my hair yet at 58. I saw what long grey roots looked like during the pandemic and I hated it!

First world problem I know but my grey hair makes me less confident and old.

I feel the same as you. I always feel happier after a hair colour . As for Anne, whenever I see her, she has white roots. Maybe it's the TV lights from above that make them stand out. In any case, they look horrible.

 

[candycane]

Well yes, I hate roots, but maybe she just hasn't had time to get them done before she came to work. I go to work every day with roots showing but no one notices. It's just because Anne's on telly and we're all looking that it's more noticeable.

CC

 

[Cashers]

Never mind Anne's roots, what about the ridiculous brand ambassador who was flogging leftover Christmas tatt with Anne! Head bent over reading from card on her lap, silly quips and giggling throughout. I felt embarrassed for Anne Dawson who was trying her best to get through the show. Who was she?

 

[donna255]

Here in Belfast I have noticed many times ladies of a certain age, I will say 70+. Who insists in dyeing their hair black, and then it grows out, and they have like 2 inches of pure white roots. The black drains their completion and they look older than they are.

 

[Clothescloth]

Ann has quite thin hair, so her scalp shows through her parting, making even the slightest hint of grey root look worse. As a retired hairdresser I would recommend a couple of shades of hi lights and low lights mixed in, a bold block colour like that is never a good idea for grey hair.

 

[mina]

Personally - and I know it's individual choice - I don't understand why anyone wants to disguise grey hair when I don't think it's even ageing, it's just the natural order of things and looks quite classy on a lot of people. It always amuses me to see in a crowd, the women generally have different colour hair while their male partners' hair is mostly grey.

 

[candycane]

Well Mina, I think it's because no one bats an eyelid when men age, they get fat, they go grey and no one cares. Women, however, are under so much pressure from the media and sales people to stay youthful, slim and try and avoid ageing. Men look distinguished while women are considered "older ladies". Who wants that? No one stays young forever but I think most of us want to look as good as we can for as long as we can and for me that means no grey hair (which looks great on some people but not on me!). Mr CC's hair is white/silver and no one ever says "God look at all your grey hair, you must get your roots done"

CC

 

[Grizelda]

Here in Belfast I have noticed many times ladies of a certain age, I will say 70+. Who insists in dyeing their hair black, and then it grows out, and they have like 2 inches of pure white roots. The black drains their completion and they look older than they are.

Perhaps these ladies once had beautiful, dark brown, almost black hair that they were very proud of. But that was in their youth and trying to reproduce that same colour just doesn't look right on them any more. Their hairdressers should advise them better, unless they dye their hair themselves at home with a box colour. Much better to have dark blond highlights on greying hair.

 

[Grizelda]

Well Mina, I think it's because no one bats an eyelid when men age, they get fat, they go grey and no one cares. Women, however, are under so much pressure from the media and sales people to stay youthful, slim and try and avoid ageing. Men look distinguished while women are considered "older ladies". Who wants that? No one stays young forever but I think most of us want to look as good as we can for as long as we can and for me that means no grey hair (which looks great on some people but not on me!). Mr CC's hair is white/silver and no one ever says "God look at all your grey hair, you must get your roots done"

CC

Men with fat bellies are asking for serious health problems. Not only are they unhealthy, but they look dreadful. They are in denial about the potential for diabetes and heart disease. Even if people don't comment on a man with a huge gut that hangs over his belt (like the man on QVC who sells DIU products) they certainly think, "How can he let himself get to that 'fat slob' point? Why doesn't his wife drag him to their GP.?"

 

[candycane]

Because men never think they are fat but they like to comment on women who may happen to be overweight

CC

 

[Grizelda]

Because men never think they are fat but they like to comment on women who may happen to be overweight

CC

I've known several men like that, brutally criticising women's bodies/faces. I've wanted to say to them, 'Look in the mirror, fatty/baldy/shorty' whatever applied. I never said it, but I had no further friendship with these people. I knew they were criticising me too.

 

[mina]

Well Mina, I think it's because no one bats an eyelid when men age, they get fat, they go grey and no one cares. Women, however, are under so much pressure from the media and sales people to stay youthful, slim and try and avoid ageing. Men look distinguished while women are considered "older ladies". Who wants that? No one stays young forever but I think most of us want to look as good as we can for as long as we can and for me that means no grey hair (which looks great on some people but not on me!). Mr CC's hair is white/silver and no one ever says "God look at all your grey hair, you must get your roots done"

CC

I think a lot of that is because we women have let them have the power to comment. Come on, girls - nobody needs that and why should we? It's like the old saying - nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.