Short hair on older women

[Anonymous]

Range of motion in the shoulders and general arm strength makes taking care of longer hair much more difficult for older women. My mom won't cut hers very short, but she can't blow it dry or curl it anymore. She lets it air dry and puts curlers in the front part she can reach. My MIL chose a style that is short and looks fine air dried.

[Anonymous]

Seeing ads displaying right now on DCUM, "hairstyles for older women." Ironically, these youthful styles -- it's obvious to me, the models are wearing wigs.

[Anonymous]

I’m just amazed that so many people care about hairstyles so much. 7 pages of comments?
I see nearly every HS girl with the same long hairstyle. My generation (Gen x) seemed to embrace more individuality. Now, the trend seems to be to blend in and not stand out. Gen X was all about being unique.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks so much to the PP who posted pics! Yes, that's exactly it! I'm 55, and short hair was chic and young. It still seems that way, to me at least.

I’m in the same age range and hated all of those short hair cuts even back then. The only person I loved with super short hair was Halle Berry but she’s so beautiful it doesn’t matter which hairstyle she chooses. My friends who cut their hair short back in high school immediately regretted it and grew it back out as quickly as they could.

[Anonymous]

Because with god only knows how much longer I get to live, I DGAF about this sort of nonsense anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m just amazed that so many people care about hairstyles so much. 7 pages of comments?
I see nearly every HS girl with the same long hairstyle. My generation (Gen x) seemed to embrace more individuality. Now, the trend seems to be to blend in and not stand out. Gen X was all about being unique.

Unique while fitting in and looking the same. I’m Gen X, I don’t think my teens are more conformist than we were, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what kind of short haircut you all are imagining when you say it’s high maintenance?

My hair is a pixie like Mia Farrow wore in the 70s. It takes 1 minute to wash and 1 minute to dry and 1 minute to apply some bed head type product to give it some volume/lift and I usually leave it spiky.

My very short hair takes less time to wash dry and style than it has at any other length over my lifetime. And I’m finally at that place in my life where I know I’m freaking gorgeous and amazing so I feel totally confident in it.

That’s it. Short hair requires confidence which many women don’t have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what kind of short haircut you all are imagining when you say it’s high maintenance?

My hair is a pixie like Mia Farrow wore in the 70s. It takes 1 minute to wash and 1 minute to dry and 1 minute to apply some bed head type product to give it some volume/lift and I usually leave it spiky.

My very short hair takes less time to wash dry and style than it has at any other length over my lifetime. And I’m finally at that place in my life where I know I’m freaking gorgeous and amazing so I feel totally confident in it.

That’s it. Short hair requires confidence which many women don’t have.

For me it's being realistic: I do not have delicate features at all. I need some hair to balance that out. You can't fault people for trying to make the most out of their look. Why would someone knowingly get a haircut that will make them look worse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m just amazed that so many people care about hairstyles so much. 7 pages of comments?
I see nearly every HS girl with the same long hairstyle. My generation (Gen x) seemed to embrace more individuality. Now, the trend seems to be to blend in and not stand out. Gen X was all about being unique.

To be fair, I see lots of shorter hair on Gen Z - all the variations of mullets, wolfs, side shaves, pixies and so on. I think it’s Millennials who are afraid to cut their hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what kind of short haircut you all are imagining when you say it’s high maintenance?

My hair is a pixie like Mia Farrow wore in the 70s. It takes 1 minute to wash and 1 minute to dry and 1 minute to apply some bed head type product to give it some volume/lift and I usually leave it spiky.

My very short hair takes less time to wash dry and style than it has at any other length over my lifetime. And I’m finally at that place in my life where I know I’m freaking gorgeous and amazing so I feel totally confident in it.

That’s it. Short hair requires confidence which many women don’t have.

For me it's being realistic: I do not have delicate features at all. I need some hair to balance that out. You can't fault people for trying to make the most out of their look. Why would someone knowingly get a haircut that will make them look worse?

Because “worse” is subjective. I am Gen X, and I remember when the skinny jeans were only for the super skinny ones as they were thought to create “the dreaded ice cream cone look” for anyone who had even a hint of hips; boot cuts were thought to “balance out” the hips. Fast forward, and the cone suddenly became “flattering”, and some Millennials are still afraid that an extra inch of fabric will make them look fat. Same with the haircuts - short hair used to make you look “young”, then long hair made you look “young”, but really face lifts make you look “young”.

[Anonymous]

How do you hide the front of your neck (where aging shows) with your hair? I need a pic of this magic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what kind of short haircut you all are imagining when you say it’s high maintenance?

My hair is a pixie like Mia Farrow wore in the 70s. It takes 1 minute to wash and 1 minute to dry and 1 minute to apply some bed head type product to give it some volume/lift and I usually leave it spiky.

My very short hair takes less time to wash dry and style than it has at any other length over my lifetime. And I’m finally at that place in my life where I know I’m freaking gorgeous and amazing so I feel totally confident in it.

That’s it. Short hair requires confidence which many women don’t have.

For me it's being realistic: I do not have delicate features at all. I need some hair to balance that out. You can't fault people for trying to make the most out of their look. Why would someone knowingly get a haircut that will make them look worse?

Because “worse” is subjective. I am Gen X, and I remember when the skinny jeans were only for the super skinny ones as they were thought to create “the dreaded ice cream cone look” for anyone who had even a hint of hips; boot cuts were thought to “balance out” the hips. Fast forward, and the cone suddenly became “flattering”, and some Millennials are still afraid that an extra inch of fabric will make them look fat. Same with the haircuts - short hair used to make you look “young”, then long hair made you look “young”, but really face lifts make you look “young”.

I don't agree. I don't do trendy anything specifically because I know myself and what looks good on me. It happens to include short hair being a definite no. I could not feel confident with short hair because I would look bad with short hair, that's all. It's great if it works on someone else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thin hair. With very short hair, and it would be white/grey, some scalp showing doesn't look quite as bad.

It sucks. Be glad you don't have the problem.

You can buy a wig. They are very comfortable, affordable and nearly undectable to 99% of the population (only other wig wearers know what to look for.)

Okay, you are probably not an older woman.
In the midst of menopause and have to dress very lightly. Can't imagine having to wear a big hairy thing on my head too.

Exactly. I wouldn't say wigs are comfortable. EVER. It's like wearing a huge hat all day long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because with god only knows how much longer I get to live, I DGAF about this sort of nonsense anymore.

This. Once you're close to 50 you become largely invisible to men (in any sort of romantic sense) and many/most young people (they pass you by without looking either). So you're really just dressing for yourself and other women your own age (who still notice things like clothing, etc).
Does it really matter what women your own age think? Yes and no. I dress well, spend a decent amount on skin care and other cosmetic stuff but there is no hiding my age to anyone.

This all happens in the later 40s. Before then (age 42, 45, even 47) I might as well have been 35. Then boom. The hormones drop, you age quickly and with time you realize that no hairstyle on the planet is going to make you look 40 again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what kind of short haircut you all are imagining when you say it’s high maintenance?

My hair is a pixie like Mia Farrow wore in the 70s. It takes 1 minute to wash and 1 minute to dry and 1 minute to apply some bed head type product to give it some volume/lift and I usually leave it spiky.

My very short hair takes less time to wash dry and style than it has at any other length over my lifetime. And I’m finally at that place in my life where I know I’m freaking gorgeous and amazing so I feel totally confident in it.

That’s it. Short hair requires confidence which many women don’t have.

For me it's being realistic: I do not have delicate features at all. I need some hair to balance that out. You can't fault people for trying to make the most out of their look. Why would someone knowingly get a haircut that will make them look worse?

This is me, too. I keep my hair long and 99% of the time in a simple bun. In addition to being easier, it at least helps me feel feminine. I have had short hair (which was difficult to wrangle on daily basis) and on me it looks quite masculine because I have heavy features, don't wear makeup, and I must wear glasses. It's just not good on so many levels! Great that it works for many. On me, it just does not.