Hi, I’m Mel, your newfound beauty and wellbeing bestie. This is the hub for all things wellbeing and beauty for women over 40 wanting to look and feel their best from the inside out. That’s why I encourage and take a holistic approach to beauty, because beauty is an inside job.
I help inspire self confidence so women can better navigate through a busy time of their lives, while looking and feeling their best.
Back in 2016 and the year I turned 40, I began my natural silver hair transition. That’s where the name Silver Styling came from. You can read my full Going Grey transition story here.
I help women by mentoring them through the anti ageing barrage found in the hair, makeup and beauty realm.
My goal is to help women implement simple yet effective strategies that work towards a sense of wellbeing and a holistic approach to beauty.
I am here to encourage you to be your best from the inside out as you approach your 40’s and beyond now and for years to come.
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I wish I could say that I woke up like this but unfortunately it’s not true 😬
I try not to wash my hair very frequently to counteract the fact that I do heat style and tong my hair.
As a general rule, grey hair doesn’t love heat and can suffer from yellowing as a result. By keeping wash days as infrequently as possible, using heat protect and always conditioning with a masque, my hair can stay like this for up to a week.
Do you style your hair with heat? And if so how do you find it with your silvers?
Have a great weekend.
Mel
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It’s easy to get carried away with complicated hairstyles and forget some of the simple styles with a few tweaks can be just as beautiful.
I always wrap hair around an elastic as it elevates the look beautifully. Great really slicked back too if your hair is oily and it can look really sophisticated on a night out.
Share your favourite simple styles as I will do a series of them over the coming weeks 😍
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Now I can’t stop saying boaf 😂
Ladies, help me out here, if you have grey hair, how do you feel when you look in the mirror?
If you’re still ‘on the fence’ are you worried it won’t suit you because you think it only suits some women and not others?
I hear women say all the time when I meet them that they love my hair but grey hair wouldn’t suit them because it will make them look and feel older.
My view as that if it’s your natural colour and you look after it and wear it in a stylish way, then you will likely love the new look. Please share your thoughts in comments ⬇️
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Thought I’d do a hairstyle today but Instagram seems to like these types of posts so here you go Instagram. Am I wrong? 😂👇
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Do you highlight our best feature? Makeup is for enhancing and bringing out natural glow. Generally speaking as we age, we can lose that natural inner glow of the skin but that’s not to say we can’t achieve it with a little helping hand.
A really good skincare routine that’s targeted for mature skin is key. That would include cleanser, glow tonic, vitamin c, hyaluronic acid, eye cream, a really good moisturiser and not to forget a daily high factor SPF. I personally don’t use retinol products at the moment but it’s common knowledge that it can be good for mature skin.
When it comes to makeup, there are many products on the market to give you a natural glow. My favourites are for a powder @diorbeauty backstage glow palette 001 and for a liquid either @beautypie luminizing wand in champagne or @charlottetilbury flawless filter.
Concentrate on higher points of the face. Think about the higher parts of your cheekbones, centre of your nose, Cupid’s bow, just under the outer third of the brow and mid centre of the forehead just under the hairline.
When placed in these areas, the light will catch and will create that inner healthy glow.
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It’s difficult to imagine how your natural colour will look until it’s fully grown out.
You can see how mine changed through out the ‘seasons’ of my transition. Even the texture has changed.
Pre 2016- I hated myself and my hair. I was a mess. I was unhappy and disillusioned. The year I turned 40.
FEB 2016- Last box dye on holiday with my husband and I did a really bad job and vowed never to box dye again. I never did!
March/April- went to the hairdressers and they agreed to break up my very dark colour with highlights. It cost me about £500 over the period of 3 months 😳 but I wanted to keep my hair as healthy as possible so I staggered the lightening process but at a cost.
April 2016. I just waited and grew it out. I found it really hard for the rest of the year but I was determined. I started my blog Silver Styling.
2018- I cut the last of the dye out and my hair was at shoulder length.
I loved it and was asked about it almost every day.
I decided to train as a makeup artist and hairstylist pre Covid (although I was already writing and working in health and beauty by this point).
I started to learn to love myself again and accept myself all my perceived imperfections.
I made amazing new friends through Instagram and my freelance work and even got head hunted or some modelling jobs from time to time.
What a ride. It’s not just about hair 🖤🤍
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Wear the heck you want ladies. Don’t be defined by style rules. I don’t know about you but I’m over them.
To be fair this dress did shrink but I’m into sustainability so it’s being worn regardless of the new length 😜
This reel is also for the filter police. No makeup or filter today. I couldn’t be bothered with either. I’m quite happy the way I am, filter, no filter. Makeup, no makeup… whatever the mood is I go with it and today is all about the #sundayvibes
Have an amazing Sunday 💕💕💕
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Guilty as charged 😀
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