Apr 14, 2010

Hair & Hair Color Challenges

HCC Email / Question #10

My question for you is ‘when is hair too long on older women’?
Nicole.

Since I can remember in my career I have heard older women should have shorter hair, and perhaps years ago that was true because the beauty industry did not know any better as too stereotyping everyone. It is true that longer hair can age mature women because visually it pulls downwards something gravity unfortunately is already doing. However I feel full heartedly that it is and always will be for me the “individual”, I have seen fantastic healthy looking longer hair on women past their 50’s which for me I would say is the starting age group, the tricky stuck happens; grey, texture changes, hormones, features. And of course I have seen longer hair lengthens on mature women who look terrible, drawing attention to unfavourable features, and because ideally when we see longer hair we also associate it with youth and the connection somehow makes us perhaps think its wrong. My personal choice is shoulder length no longer than that on women who can wear longer hair or want longer hair is 50’s and up, but ideally it’s all about customization, any length any age can be complementing when it’s crafted just right for you.

18 comments:

  1. I feel a women in her 50's and above should have shorter hair, its more youthful and uplifting which is what is needed

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  2. this one is tricky, but i do think older women look great in shorter hair

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  3. I like the guideline of should length and up, great post!

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  4. if the hair is healthy and looks good on a older women why not , their more likely to wear it up anyways!!!

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  5. HCC your right its always about the individual

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  6. I have seen women with hair down to their
    waist, from the back looked great untilo they turned around, somehow it does not fit.

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  7. Long hair on a mature woman can and does most of the time look ridiculous

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  8. love the post and your insight!!!!

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  9. my mother who is in her 60's Has hair past her shoulders, all she does is wear it up time for a cut mother dear ;=]

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  10. Great post! I agree 100% shoulder length and up.

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  11. I feel long hair should be on teenagers, I never met an older women that I thought their long hair was beautiful

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  12. A mature woman always looks better in shorter hair

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  13. Great post HCC,,, shoulder length is the longest I let my mature clients wear

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  14. with all the beautiful haircuts today a mature women with a great style can look fab with hair no longer than shoulder length

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  15. shorter hair on older women is much more attractive.

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  16. I thinnkk of my grandma with a bun and hair past her shoulder that actually made her look older then is was , so yes to shorter hair on older women

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  17. Too long can drag you down! I agree as well with shoulder length and up! Love this post and the image says it all!

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  18. Yes to shorter stylish hair on mature women
    Great Post!

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