Comments on: Long Hair on Older Women – Sexy or Silly?

By: Joey the gal

Joey the gal — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:01 +0000

This is a stupid article, there are no perceptive insights about hair styles, just statements of the obvious. If long hair doesn’t fit you, then you may not look good in it as you age?! *nods head* really… And none of the women named are old, 40 is a totally appropriate age to wear long hair at, the countless photographs they’ve plastered affirm that its dominant style of the American media for women of all ages, unless perhaps they are very elderly. These women are not even realistic examples of their age, the geisha-like pound of make up, reconstructive surgery, lighting specialist and airbrushing, body building, dyes and highlights, implants and collagen, possibly hair transplants that leave these celebrities as passable for women in their twenties do not create a reasonable demonstration.

By: Rob M

Rob M — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:56:05 +0000

Long hair can look VERY SEXY on an older woman. It depends on various factors whether it works well, but my advice to mature women is don’t short change yourself on the fear that it’s no appropriate.

To my eyes, the sexiest women on Earth, the very image of feminine beauty, are 40+ and 50+ women with beautiful long hair. I love all types of women, younger and older, but a 40+ woman with long beautiful hair can just melt me like nothing else.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:16:42 +0000

I have just turned 42 a couple of months ago and I have got longish (planning on growing it really long) dark auburn hair. I dye it with henna, wash it with the noo-poo method, eat healthy and my hair has never looked better than it does now…shiny, silky soft and full of volume. According to some men and women I should have short hair by now, but why destroy something which is perfect???? I was forced to cut my hair a few years ago after a bleaching disaster, now I do not want to sound like everbodies mom now…but what ever you do do not bleach your hair, it kills it litterally and if you absolutly must bleach it, go to a salon never ever do it yourself at home!

But never the less, I hated my short hair so much that I began using extentions, fake ones never the less due to my sense of morality (extentions made from human hair are of hair from Indian and Pakistani women in jail who have been forced cut) and it took me 4 years to get to the length that I have now. So I will be damned if I ever let myself be pressured to cut it short! Today I have layers in my hair but no bangs, I know that many say that older women look good with bangs, but bangs have never ever suited me…not when I was a child, teenager, young adult or now. I just wish that people would stop such as in this case, telling older women how to wear their hair. I think it is down right rude to do so, to be honest! If you hate long hair or you are convinced that you are told old to have long hair, then do not have long hair, but do not tell everybody else what to do!

My theory about when all this crazyness about older women and long hair is that during the second world war in Europe there was no such thing as shampoo and conditioners and the good old baking powder and vinegar wash was either forgotten or considered outdated. Instead women used to wash their hair with harsh soaps and house hold cleaners and used to bleach their hair with house hold bleach according to my grand mother, so no wonder their hair looked a mess after years of that treatment. After the war came the perms and the dyes which were so harsh back then that it did not do wonders for their hair either. Best thing back then was to cut it short and perm it for more volume resulting in the very unflattering “little old lady” hairstyle. And facial skin care…well, just once in a while when their skin was really dry. However times have changed now, at 50 you do not need to look like your grand mother did at that age! Times have changed, some people might not like it, but do not let them control you!

Eat healthy, stop using harsh chemical products on your hair and cut those split ends if you have any and you can keep your hair as long as you want to, no matter how old your are!

As for the noo-poo method…well, just Google it!

And as a final note: No, henna does not cause cancer. The only way that henna can cause cancer is if you eat it or if it contains PDD, which real natural henna never does!

Keep your tresses, ladies…your are after all not your grand mother.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:53:20 +0000

Ladies, if you would care for a man’s opinion. i am a long hair lover on a woman and a mature male.

i am a ‘mature male” and sure some will not agree with this opinion, but personally i think that very long hair, no bangs is the most sensual feminine thing a woman can have. For a male who likes it in today’s world is hard to find a woman who feels the same.

The biggest complaint that over the years I have heard from my male friends is their S/O’s had it long to attract them, then once they were married, not long after they had it whacked off…… for a “reason” of somekind. They usually were not asked nor protested after the fact…… but secretly wished it has not happened too. Also many of the women after they did it, wished they had not.

By: enny denis

enny denis — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:30:32 +0000

HI LADIES,I AM ALMOST 68 YEARS OLD AND MY HAIR IS PAST MY WAIST,I TRIM IT EVERY TRHEE MONTHS,I GET LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS AND THEY TELL ME I LOOK GOOD AND YOUNG FOR MY AGE,I KEEP THE GRAY OUT OF SIGHT VERY CLEAN AND SHINY,YOU SHOULD WEAR YOUR HAIR THE WAY IT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

By: Deborah Boland and JoJami Tyler - The Glam Gals

Deborah Boland and JoJami Tyler - The Glam Gals — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:09:28 +0000

Hi Michele,
Well put!!! We agree with you!! Long hair can really drag a face down on some women especially if they do not have layers put in. Of course there are always exceptions…as we have shown here. My sister looks best in long hair but she does keep it layered. One good way to judge is to look at a photograph of yourself and see if you think your long hair is flatering. I, JoJami have been growing my hair for fun and it is now jjust hitting my shoulders. I have to wear it up most of the time because I just don’t like the way it looks on me when it is down. Sometimes it is hard to want to make a change when it comes to long hair. Women get so attached to it especially when it is really long!!! Too long can be really aging for sure.

By: michele

michele — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:43:26 +0000

Hi, I agree with the article, It’s not so much the age it’s if the cut flatters your face. I’m 47 and got my hair cut short to grow out my natural gray. I’ve been growing it out since and am now wearing a short asymmetrical bob that I’m very happy with. I don’t feel that I look good with hair longer than shoulder length. It just seems to make my face look long and more haggard.

One thing I think helps a lot in women who wear long hair is layers that soften the edge around the face. Most of the women with long hair my age that look pretty and fashionable have some layers.

By: debi

debi — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:49:59 +0000

I am 52 years old. I have hair down to the middle of my back. I keep it colored and in good condition. I do like some women in short hair, Helen Mirren, Sharon Stone, Cate Blanchate. As you can see, all of these women are blonds. I think short hairstyles look good on blonds but not brunettes.
Brunetts tend to look like they have helmet hair.
I have tried short cuts, but find it takes longer to style for me. Now I am keeping my long hair. I am Native American and I think this is just more natural.