Long hair after 40?

So many of you have written to us with the age old question, “Can I still wear long hair when I am over 40?”, that we thought we could get everyone to chat more about it!

The Glam Gals take on long hair: We are not against ladies wearing long hair, but we don’t think we can just make it a blanket statement. Here are some guidelines that we suggest:

Long hair looks “nifty” if:

• You have super healthy hair
• You have the right face shape for long hair (oval or long)
• You keep it trimmed up regularly and don’t let it go too long

Long hair is “iffy” when:

• You hair is too thin
• You wear it with those “puffy” bangs or “wings”
• You wear it down to your waist
• You end up wearing up in a bun all the time or using clips to hold it back.
• If you have super thick hair, beware it can really drag your face down and be aging if you wear it too long! (but don’t cut too short either)

Here is one of our readers, Julie Srhir (age 51). She is an excellent example of someone who is wearing long hair and rocking it!!

One more note…

Long hair is a very “romantic”, soft look. If you are working in a corporate environment or one that is very competitive, you might consider a shorter style or keeping it pulled back for those times that you want to look more professional. Check out some of these makeovers on long hair.

Too see more examples of  great hair ideas, check out Christopher Hopkins book, Staging Your Comeback!

If you have a question about your long hair, send us  your photo or comment below!

Can we wear shimmer in our makeup after 40?

Came across an interesting blog post the other day at Raising Angls.com. The writer told the story how of how she was at the makeup counter recently and was asking the woman behind the counter , ” Is it Ok for women over 40 to have those “shimmer things” in the eyeshadow. The woman’s reply was “Why YES!, you can shimmer all you want after 40 you just dont want to sparkle!”

We were curioius what our favorite expert Christopher Hopkins (The Makeover Guy) thoughts were on the difference between shimmer and sparkle.

Here is what he said:

“I agree. A little shimmer in the right places can be very effective. (Key: right place). The brow bone, a touch in the eye lid, a soft shimmer in lip color. It’s the size of the particles, really. It’s like eggshell vs. matte vs. gloss. But it is pretty difficult to tell how much shimmer something has until you’ve worn it for a few hours and it has settled into ‘areas’ we’d rather not accentuate with shimmer or shine.”

If in doubt, save the shimmer for evening, and eliminate highly frosted or seriously shiny makeup altogether.

Christopher Hopkins is the author of Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45