Cutting it (the hair)

[Crankin]

I've had short hair for about 12 years. I have let the spikey top grow out, as I do look better with some length on the top and side bangs. I am totally indebted to my products and a flat iron for this, as I have the most horrible, frizzy, twisty, bendy, but not curly hair. Since it's short, it really doesn't take me long. So no more wash and wear, but it's worth it.
I do not think long hair is flattering at all on most people over 45, but, too each her own. I've dealt with difficult hair all of my life, and that's why I got perms for like 20 years.

[PamNY]

I hope both the bike ride and the haircut went well.

For some reason I got the desire to grow longer hair at 62. Still undecided about whether I like it.

[ACG]

I love the idea of a bike ride, to put yourself in perspective.

IMO, it is your hair and wear what makes you feel comfortable.

I had hair down to my waste until I was about 35, (I'm 52 now) then cut it to shoulder length. Have been there ever since. My hair is very wavy and when I had it short, it always felt like it looked like I rolled out of bed.

I'm on the fence on what to do with it now.

[Dogmama]

Haircut is fabulous. Went to a totally new person (gulp) but I'd seen her work on some of my friends' hair and it was very nice. She LISTENED TO ME - how nice! My last hairstylist was good but I got so tired of arguing about hair color with him. For what I was paying, he should have bowed and just done it.

She did a wedge cut on the back, slightly tapered the sides, put in low lights to calm down the blonde highlights and showed me how use some styling spray to add in texture. It is amazing how it lightened up my face. I think having longer hair dragged my face down. I have a gorgeous (not) zipper scar on my throat from my cervical fusion, so that doesn't help with the wrinkles. She said shorter hair draws the eye up. Since I don't have a lot of wrinkles around my eyes that's a good thing.

Here's the exciting part - I actually have a little bit of wave! My formerly stick straight hair must have gotten shocked from the hot flashes & started to bend a little. Of course, cutting off about 10 inches helped - but I've NEVER had wave in my hair.

Now the part comes where people see the "new me" and I'm always a little reticent about that. I hate having a fuss made over me & really prefer to just blend in.

[OakLeaf]

This thread is worthless without pictures.

[Irulan]

Haircut is fabulous. Went to a totally new person (gulp) but I'd seen her work on some of my friends' hair and it was very nice. She LISTENED TO ME - how nice! My last hairstylist was good but I got so tired of arguing about hair color with him. For what I was paying, he should have bowed and just done it.

She did a wedge cut on the back, slightly tapered the sides, put in low lights to calm down the blonde highlights and showed me how use some styling spray to add in texture. It is amazing how it lightened up my face. I think having longer hair dragged my face down. I have a gorgeous (not) zipper scar on my throat from my cervical fusion, so that doesn't help with the wrinkles. She said shorter hair draws the eye up. Since I don't have a lot of wrinkles around my eyes that's a good thing.

Here's the exciting part - I actually have a little bit of wave! My formerly stick straight hair must have gotten shocked from the hot flashes & started to bend a little. Of course, cutting off about 10 inches helped - but I've NEVER had wave in my hair.

Now the part comes where people see the "new me" and I'm always a little reticent about that. I hate having a fuss made over me & really prefer to just blend in.

Sounds fabulous!

on a similar note, I took the plunge for color a few months ago. I've had short hair for ....years... and it's been going a beautiful salt-and-pepper. I decided I just wasn't ready for that and went to an auburn-ish brown with purple highlights.