How could I add grey hair to an actor?

Just wondering what are the many ways to give someone grey hair. not alot... just like some at the tip of their hair folocals if any at all.

How could I add grey hair to an actor?

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How could I add grey hair to an actor?

Depending on their hair type/style, and how long you want this to last, you could:

-Use baby powder or similar light-colored powder to give a greyish appearance (grey hair is actually white hair; it just looks grey when sitting with colored hairs). This doesn't work with long hair, as the powder will fall right out.

-Go to Sally Beauty Supply and try to find spray-in color. If the stores near you haven't gotten rid of the Halloween stuff yet, you might find some there. This probably is the best choice for longer hair, because it can be applied and then brushed through so that it's not a big, sticky wad of grey. :)

-Comb-in color will also work, and can be found at Sally Beauty Supply and online. (Also at Hot Topic, though I'd doubt there'd be grey there.) This works well for short hair-- so long as you can comb it, you can apply it. Also, you can control exactly where you put the color.

-In a pinch, I've used eyeshadow set with hairspray. You grind up some eyeshadow (in the palm of your hand-- just make it powder rather than a chunk), lightly spray the hair with hairspray (I like Aussie Freeze-It because it dries fast, but cheap old Rave will do, too), and before the spray dries, use your fingers to dab color onto the still-sticky hair. I usually "pinch" the hair with my fingers coated in eyeshadow. Let it dry and mist it with a bit more hairspray. The good thing about this is that it doesn't make the hair all chunky the way the comb-in color does. The downside is it doesn't last very long. It works best on short hair, or in very small sections of longer hair (I used to streak my hair blue like this).

You can also use watered-down cheap acrylic craft paint, but it looks fairly fake and can be hard to get out of the hair, so unless the actor will only be seen faaaaaar away and likes having to wash his/her hair 890242 times, it's probably not a good idea.

How could I add grey hair to an actor?

Ben Nye, which is my preferred brand of theatre makeup, has a liquid product that is applied to the hair. It's Silver Gray, and washes right out. You can put as much (whole head) or as little (just temples) as you want.