How to Choose Hair Styles for Older Women

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Hair Styles for Older Women

Hair styles for older women is a topic that many try to avoid for fear of offending the older women. This is mainly because some older women don't like to think of themselves as older. The truth of the matter is that all women, if they live long enough, will be older women. Of course, the younger you are the older you think someone else is if they're older than you.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Step 1

Be careful

When you talk about hair styles for older women and you're a young woman then you need to be careful. Many older women are touchy about their age and will argue with you on the spot. I can do it and get away with it, because first of all I am an older woman and second I'm a hair stylist.

For some reason if you're older like they are then its okay, but if you're not then they get offended and sometimes downright indignant. I've noticed this for many years and time doesn't seem to change it one bit, if anything, it gets worse.
Step 2

Be realistic

Now, let's move on to the task at hand of choosing hairstyles for older women. We all have our opinions naturally and mine may not agree with yours, however, I will be approaching it from both a hair stylist and an older woman point of view.

The first thing older women need to do is be realistic this will help them assess what looks best right now instead of trying to look like they did back in the past. If you are over 40 know that you cannot look like you did at 20 and know that there is no hairstyle that is capable of doing it either.
Step 3

Soft layers

Next consider wrinkles, especially on the forehead some wispy bangs will help conceal these. Then there are crow's feet around the eyes that soft layers can throw a shadow on to make them less apparent. Hair on top and upper sides should be short enough to get volume needed to lift layers off the face.

Short to medium hair lengths are best with soft layers around the face to soften. If hair is longer still layer it to get fullness, so that it doesn't drag your face down. Long hair hanging straight down is not a flattering hair styles for older women.
Step 4

Short

Really short styles work well too, but need to be styled according to face shape and size of your body. A woman that is 55 and over weight may not look good in a really short cut, because her head will look small in proportion to her larger body, which will make the body appear larger yet.

I am 57 and my hair is as short as the lady in the pic, but I also have a small body. The whole point is to consider body size and not get a short cut because you like how it looks on someone else! Also, choose an honest stylist that doesn't just tell you what you want to hear or one that agrees with everything.

Lastly, hair styles for older women need to be easy upkeep unless you have plenty of money to pay a stylist each day to style your hair.

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tracysmith159 said

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on 7/18/2009 Great article. Short hair doesn't work for everyone. It can take away to some older women and add to others, Just my opion.

vallain said

on 7/13/2009 I like the wedge cut for myself (at 60). Guess I'll have to watch my weight with that one. Good guidelines for us.

konakai said

on 6/28/2009 Great article and advice on How to Choose Hair Slyles for Older Women. Thanks for the Links too. 5*

Lilfix said

on 6/25/2009 I just recently went through this...I love a lot of the hair styles out there, but I know I'm too old for most of them...thanks for the tips...now when I'm ready to change this old hairstyle, I will know what to do...5*