Comments on: Women Over 40. Long Hair. Welcome to the New Beauty Controversy.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:34:00 +0000

Well, I do think that most women don’t look very good with long hair or really short hair but something in between. Few women can sport long hair past 40 and look good in my opinion. It really depends on how youthful you look overall.

Demi Moore looks fabulous with her long silky dark hair at nearly 50 years of age. But Demi is also someone who looks incredibly young for her age and is super fit. She has the beauty and style to carry it off.

On the other hand there on someone like 46 year old Sarah Jessica Parker the long hair does nothing for her features but drag them down and make her look older in my opinion. She looked great with the blunt blonde bob that she had a few years ago.

So when it comes to having long hair past 40, some women can get away with it and someone can’t. You really have to assess your facial features honestly. And yes, I do believe that if you still look fairly youthful past 40 like Demi Moore, long hair can add to your looking young. But if you don’t have the face for it, it can drag your features down and make you look older.

By: Megamulliny

Megamulliny — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:02:00 +0000

I totally agree with Kellie…who cares, it’s only hair. I am 31 and my mom made a comment about not being able to wear my hair long forever. I thought “why not?” Look at Jennifer Aniston, she’s got amazing hair and is in her 40’s.

By: Dezdemona99

Dezdemona99 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:12:00 +0000

i studied cosmetology for quite some time. i begged my mom for years to get with the trends. she finally let me cut her hair short. another reason i wanted her to let me cut it was because she hid behind it. personally, i love long hair. mine is down to my derriere, but i’m not quite thirty. hit that at the end of 2011. i’m glad my mom cut hers off. she stopped hiding behind her hair. she stopped buying saggy baggy clothes and she improved her self image a hundred fold. that, and i wanted her to see how beautiful her natural hair was. Now? i WANT her to grow it out. it’s healthy, although a bit thin, but it always has been. that’s normal for her. it’s a gorgeous shade of silver. one i hope to inherit whenever mine goes and looks great! there’s nothing wrong with baby boomers with long hair as long as it’s healthy. even the wild child hair. as long as the ends aren’t split, and you’re proud of it, GO FOR IT! don’t go be with the trends if you don’t want to. i actually mirrored a lot of my mom’s looks after famous her age actresses…. meryl streep from devil wears prada, helen mirren was a great inspiration. my mom’s hair is similar in cut to the way she had it in national treasure 2. we just don’t curl it. but we could. we go through modern hair magazines and pick out a few current styles corresponding to the length and try them out. and we will continue to do so until it gets to where she wants it to be. the only thing i can say about the 55+ long hair style? keep up with trims! say no to split ends. take care of it and screw what anyone else says. if you like it long and sassy, go for it. (I keep trying to get my mom to try a hot pink manic panic stripe or some other random shade. she keeps telling me no. sigh……. maybe when it’s longer 🙂 )

By: Ivette

Ivette — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:12:00 +0000

I think we need to wear our hair in a way that makes us feel beautiful and comfortable…whatever works for you. I’ve had long hair, short hair, blonde hair, red hair and now I’m back to my natural dark brown hue. Hair is a huge part of who we are and how we express ourselves. I say young or old – wear it like you mean it!!!

By: chrissy

chrissy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:13:00 +0000

I think long hair is beautiful! I know many women with longer hair over the age of 40. It’s person preference I think!!

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:04:00 +0000

I’m 46 and have over 2 1/2 ft of all real, natural, healthy brown hair..it is ME, and I love it! What does aggrivate me is hearing “I love your extensions, where did you get them done” ..I lift my hair , show my scalp and say, it’s real. When I hit 3 ft I take off a ft. and donate it for wigs. I plan to keep it until I decide to let it go, but I will never have short hair.. tried it once and had no idea who I was. It’s a personal choice..people should never be influenced by what others think, or some statistical timeline, but rather on how you feel.

By: Sharon Miro

Sharon Miro — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:01:00 +0000

Ah, geez. I have had hair down to my waist, and up to my ears. I have used chopsticks & pencils before they were trendy and it was called an “editor’s” style. Curly and down to my waist at 38, Chaka Khan was envious. Straight, or permed, short or long. Grey or black, who cares? Everyone but me it seemed. For years I had my hair long, and hair dressers, family and friends urged me to cut because, you know, older women don’t ____________.
I resisted and resisted, and one day didn’t. It felt right to cut, but not because I was soon to be 63, but because I wanted to make a statement about changing my life. And I did. Cut my hair, quit my hjob and went to Europe.
The hair has stayed short, but still covering up that gray, because that statement is not ready to be made yet.
I think it’s as simple as this, when women, yes, women stop judging each other, when we stop fighting against each stage of our lives, then we won’t be having these discussions. We will move on to more improtant topics, like should I really continue to wax?