by Keri Graham
Keri Graham of Mount Prospect turned her hair into a fun, colorful statement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“At the end of 2019, I had decided to let my natural gray (ok, silver) grow out and continue with just highlights. It was becoming too costly to cover the gray and since I was approaching 50, I felt it was time to embrace my natural color as the base,” Keri said. “So, when the COVID stay- at-home order went into effect, I was slightly ahead of the curve. I had been in for a hair appointment on February 18 and didn’t get in again until May.”
“To be honest, I’ve been playing with vibrant colors for the past 5+ years,” she continued. “I have tried everything from bolds to pastels. It started with me deciding to go pink. I had always wanted crazy hair colors when I was younger, but my parents weren’t exactly on board with that plan.”
These days she said she does get stares, but the reactions of others are mostly positive. “Very often, I’ll get ‘I wish I were brave enough to do that’ and I respond with ‘just go for it’!”
Graham’s most memorable encounter came last February while having a date day with her husband in the city. She said she was stopped multiple times by strangers, commenting on how much they loved her hair.
A year into the pandemic, Graham said, “Now, my silver is clearly showing through under the vibrant colors and I am happy with the end result!”
