In 2016, the trend for silver hair reached heady new heights, with the likes of Zoella, Ellie Goulding and Kylie Jenner fuelling the #greyhairdontcare movement among under-30s.
At A.S. Watson retailer Superdrug, sales of grey hair dye grew by 3013%, with those aged between 22 and 28 predominantly behind the spike.
Silver selfies
If there’s one thing silver hair lends itself well to, it’s being the focus of a selfie, and in 2016 there was no shortage of Instagram posts with the hashtags #silverhair, #greyhair and #greyhairdontcare.
In fact, #greyhair is currently tagged in 713,003 posts on Instagram,