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Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:33 pm  |
Natalyn,
Thanks for sharing that link; it was fun to look at the different hairstyles deemed "older" and "younger." I think a lot also depends on facial bone structure and, of course, hair type -- thick, thin, curly, straight-- as to what works.
I agree that the bun looking do's made most look older. I can't see wearing one myself. And I agree with Jennifer Aniston's assessment: She seems beautiful and youthful no matter what hairstyle! |
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:03 pm |
| kims wrote: |
Natalyn,
Thanks for sharing that link; it was fun to look at the different hairstyles deemed "older" and "younger." I think a lot also depends on facial bone structure and, of course, hair type -- thick, thin, curly, straight-- as to what works.
I agree that the bun looking do's made most look older. I can't see wearing one myself. And I agree with Jennifer Aniston's assessment: She seems beautiful and youthful no matter what hairstyle! |
I agree it was fun to look at the hairstyles, but I disagree with most of the assesments! Especially with "Slicking your hair into a tight bun might be easy, but it's also matronly" and "Flat hair is flattering to no one. Period". This is a complete nonsense! |
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:25 pm |
I have flat hair now since I just straightened my hair a few months ago, so I kinda shuddered to think I must be looking old. Yikes! I guess you can't state something so absolute like the article, but then there is definitely a no-no hairstyle for me personally, and some celebs succumb to the same problem.
kims, I agree with you a lot depend on your facial bone structure etc.
Jen spends $10k on hair, so I guess I can't really ask what would Jen do since I don't have that kind of money. |
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:11 pm |
| It was fun to look at the pictures. I think the bottom line for that article is that the looser/almost messier the hair, the younger one looks. |
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:23 pm |
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| It was fun to look at the pictures. I think the bottom line for that article is that the looser/almost messier the hair, the younger one looks. |
What's funny is you see tons of both stick straight and slicked back hair on runway models who are mostly in their teens and early twenties?  |
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:32 pm |
| rileygirl wrote: |
| It was fun to look at the pictures. I think the bottom line for that article is that the looser/almost messier the hair, the younger one looks. |
I just stumbled across in which the blogger shares a lot of tips on how to have long, messy "sexy" hair after 40:
http://maturebeauty.com/tag/anti-aging/page/14/ |
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:55 pm |
Thanks for sharing! It was interesting to see that volume + loose + messy = younger look.
I guess it could apply the other way as well  People who want to look more mature can put their hair back or slick it into a tight bun. Lots of teens do this for their proms. |
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Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:25 am |
I wonder if the article is trying to say once you hit 40s, you need to watch out more for hairstyles that will make you look older vs younger.
When you are in your 20s or early 30s, you are more flexible to do whatever since you have that youthful expression that shows through in your skin and everything about you, so you don't have to try to look younger. |
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Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:56 pm |
The only problem I have with these "how to look younger" sorts of articles is that they assume that everyone wants to look younger all of the time. Now as someone in her late 40's, yes I do want to look youthful but really, can't we have some fun playing with our looks as well? Often what is referred to as a younger look (and this goes for the hairstyles they are showing in the article) is simply a more casual look, but sometimes it's fun to dress up with dark lipstick and slicked back hair. I don't always want to look tousled. I for one intend to make fashion faux pas and regularly dress inappropriately until I die.
PS - have a look at the blog Advanced Style to see photos of older New Yorkers dressed in their fabulous best, ranging from conservative to avante garde. |
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Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:01 am |
| maybe a good hair style can makes us younger. |
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Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:32 am |
That was interesting, thanks
loved Jennifer Garner's 'younger' do..
it definately looks like loose and messy is the way to go...I can never quite manage that 'groomed' messy do..lol |
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Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:13 pm |
This is excellent! I just love seeing befores and afters....I think it is amazing what a hair style and color can do for someone. I have kept some photos of myself and hairstyles and go back and wonder...what in the world was I thinking? We all need a truthful friend to tell us what we really look like....it is so easy to not REALLY  see ourselves. |
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:05 pm |
| Toby wrote: |
| We all need a truthful friend to tell us what we really look like....it is so easy to not REALLY see ourselves. |
Isn't that the truth, Toby! |
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:44 pm |
havana8, thanks for the great make-over link!  |
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:46 pm |
I loved Jennifer Garner's "younger" look, too!
I thought a lot of the text in the feature was incorrect. Example: Calling a cut blunt when it was layered, just not styled to accentuate the layers; calling SJP's color "single-process" when it's highly, highly doubtful it was, it was just darker; calling long, sideswept bangs on Reese short and wispy.
What's funny is the "afters" in Prevention have wispy, shorter bangs. I am especially sensitive to this as I have them at age 39.  |
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:39 pm |
| I disagreed with many of the photo captions. I thought their opinions were completely arbitrary. |
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Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:26 pm |
What I found most interesting on the link was that there was no mention of shorter hair. Almost all articles about hair styles and age say that women shouldn't have long hair.
ITA with others - bone structure, healthy hair, etc etc determine what makes you look younger. Whatever the style if it suits you, it suits you. If it doesn't, it won't be flattering. |
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Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:27 pm |
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What I found most interesting on the link was that there was no mention of shorter hair. Almost all articles about hair styles and age say that women shouldn't have long hair.
ITA with others - bone structure, healthy hair, etc etc determine what makes you look younger. Whatever the style if it suits you, it suits you. If it doesn't, it won't be flattering. |
Long hair looks great on celebs because of all the maintenance and upkeep they do. However realistically most women are dragged down by really long hair after 35.
More magazine online has a hair section... there are a lot of shorter cuts:
http://www.more.com/beauty/hair |
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