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I'm 58, with the beginnings of gray hair*. Staph Feb 2012 #1
I started going grey in my twenties. Died my hair for a long time. applegrove Feb 2012 #2
The world needs more bobs and barretts Telly Savalas Feb 2012 #3
I'm 48 and have a few gray hairs too OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #4
No. Chan790 Feb 2012 #5
Oh not. These are dark, long and really classic. Not kid like at all. applegrove Feb 2012 #6
what does one's age have to do with pinning back one's hair? TorchTheWitch Feb 2012 #7
First off....it isn't gray hair, it's sterling......and barretts??? a kennedy Feb 2012 #8
how long was your hair? Duppers Feb 2012 #9
1/2 way down my back. It was actually easier to take care of when it was longer, just tie it up and applegrove Feb 2012 #10
48 here; gone back & forth between short & long all my life eShirl Feb 2012 #12
I'm growing my hair long. I want a long silver braid Phentex Feb 2012 #11
This would depend on the barrettes. surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #13
Darling, wear ANYTHING you like dynasaw Feb 2012 #14
love your hair backwoodsbob Feb 2012 #17
I knew a 14 year-old with graying hair sakabatou Feb 2012 #15
hell no backwoodsbob Feb 2012 #16
Not if it's raspberry and you're masturbating behind a magazine. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #18
Why not gel and spike it? LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #19
That's what I did. It couldn't be easier to manage. kcass1954 Feb 2012 #29
You can find some stunning artsy barretts that look fabulous against silver. nolabear Feb 2012 #20
My mom was a brunette who had beautiful 'salt and pepper' hair in her 50s marzipanni Feb 2012 #21
I will be 60 this year and have hair to my waist livetohike Feb 2012 #22
Too old? pipi_k Feb 2012 #23
if the barettes are pink, puffy with rainbow glitter and unicorns on them....maybe so...nt Evasporque Feb 2012 #24
Kinda heavy rrneck Feb 2012 #25
You're almost 47? geardaddy Feb 2012 #26
Don't want to say on line. Happy early birthday to you geardaddy. 47 is a great age no? applegrove Feb 2012 #27
Well, I'm not quite there yet. geardaddy Feb 2012 #28
I started to "go natural" a couple of years ago when I realized that if I continued Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #30
I stopped too pipi_k Feb 2012 #33
i don't see what age has to do with it pitohui Feb 2012 #31
Barretts come in many styles for every age group JI7 Feb 2012 #32
Someone once told me I was told old to wear pigtails... AsahinaKimi Feb 2012 #34
Well, you could wear Elizabeth Barrett (Browning)... trof Feb 2012 #35
MSM is the brunette's friend! RedCloud Feb 2012 #36
You don't have to be old to wear purple - or barretts! Practice now csziggy Feb 2012 #37
Oh - take a look at Etsy - some fabulous barretts on there csziggy Feb 2012 #38
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