QuoteReplyTopic: looking younger or older.... a thought question Posted: March 29 2007 at 5:09pm
Ok..... which is it?
Does longer hair or shorter hair make a woman look younger?
Or is it all in the minds of those who oppose long hair on older women?
I'm seeing all these articles and make-over shows who scream "take off years by cutting your hair!" I was amused as I was listening to an old radio show from the 40's... a woman got her hair all cut off into the short curly crop so popular then, and everyone raved about how much younger she looked and how they hardly recognized her. It was so refreshing for them to see another woman embrace the modern look. Reminded me of the original "Parent Trap" movie where Maureen O'Harah (sp?) cut her hair in order to look young and glamorous.
But on the other hand, the most infamous quote about older women who have or want long hair.... "They're just trying to look young." Always said in a sarcastic tone, as if there was something wrong with wanting to look younger. As if it was abnormal for a woman to want to look younger! You never hear someone criticized for cutting their hair because they're trying to look young! What's the deal?
So........ are they just confused or are they just anti-long-hair?
What is it about short hair that makes a woman look young?
They say long hair draws the face down, emphasizing sags and wrinkles, and that a haircut is as good as a facelift. I say it's all in the way you style it.
What is it about long hair that makes a woman look young?
They say it looks immature, childish, etc. I say again, it's all in the way you style it.
I truly dont get it.IMHO long hair makes everyone look younger.And shorter hair seems to make people look more mature.I know its just my opinion.But its obvious these people might think this too who have this idea.But there seems to be this idea that long hair= bad.And its not just for older women.I cant count how many times I've heard people tell young girls their hair is too long and that they would look better with it shorter.
To be honest though I have really only heard women talk this way.Could it possibly be a tactic to kind of give them a leg up on competition? Especially since hair seem to be revered as something sexy by men.I dont know its late and I'm sure i'm rambling by now,lol.
I always thought long hair made everyone look younger.
I've seen longer haired women chop it off, and always thought it
added 10 years (making them look like my mother's generation....if she
were still alive she'd be in her 70s). And I've seen short haired
women grow it just a little and subtract 10 years from their look, so
that is definitely my vote.
I think many of them are anti long hair, and some of it is also jealousy.
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This http://lifestyle.msn.com/beautyandfashion/anti-aging/staticslideshowgh.aspx?cp-documentid=3610252 is the most recent article I've seen about this. I admit, the women do look younger in the "after" pics. But they changed more than just their hair! They changed make-up and style of clothing, and on the first lady, they took off her glasses. It's more than just their hair length that makes them look older. I bet if they changed their clothes and did their make-up different they'd still look alot younger without cutting their hair. Or they could update their hairstyle a bit without taking off length.
If the true emphasis was on how much younger you look when you cut your hair, why didn't they leave them in the same clothes and make-up? It would've given more true results.
In my eyes, about 90% of women look better and 80% look younger when long of tress. Assuming that the hair is well-groomed, of course!
There are a *few* women who look more youthful with the right short cut, IMO. They just look "right" coiffed, for some inexlicable reason. It's just *them*. But long locks, assuming genetic allowance, look attractive on every woman.
Just a couple weeks ago, my friend commented about this one co-worker, "What happened to her?" I knew exactly what he meant. You see, this woman, about 40, had worn pixie hair for over a decade and her kids convinced her to grow it a year ago. She has gone from a fortyish, kinda cute woman to a head-turner at least five years younger. And *everyone* is imressed! Best, Bob
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Not really! The one with the gorgeous honey colored long hair?? She had NO make-up and was wearing slouchy clothes. In her after pic, I imagined her with that long gorgeous hair and realized she would have looked even YOUNGER. Actually all of them would have looked better!
The ad is decieving, they took the candid shots of them before, then had "posed" shots of the After. Well..I betcha they would have looked better posed before.
I agree with Army Girl. The last woman truely had beautiful long, wavy, thick-looking hair in the before shot. She had absolutely no make-up on.
The second shot shows her with professionally done make-up. I think the cut makes her hair look limp and thin.....which I don't understand since it looked so great in the before shot! Her face looked better due to the professional make-up, but I don't understand how anyone could possibly think her hair looked nicer after the cut. Imagine her with the professional make-up and her hair in the "before" shot. Or imagine her with the professional make-up and her longer hair in an elegant updo.
Long hair doesn't make anyone look older. How you wear it possibly could, just like certain shorter styles could.
Imagine her with the professional make-up and her hair in the "before" shot. Or imagine her with the professional make-up and her longer hair in an elegant updo.
Long hair doesn't make anyone look older. How you wear it possibly could, just like certain shorter styles could.
My sentiments exactly. I would love to have seen them with no change but the professional make-up and new clothes.
Sarah - Have you ever noticed in those before and after shots how many times the before photo is very sullen looking and the after shows a big smile? THAT in itself goes a long way toward making someone look better and younger. That wasn't the case in those photos though. But I agree with you...their makeup and clothes are done in the after photos. As others said, the last woman had beautiful hair!
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I definitely think longer hair makes you look younger but like Sunsailing said how it is worn would perhaps affect the way it makes you look....and IMO long hair is way better :)
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So many factors to consider as well.Like,long GREY hair will of course make someone look older as opposed to a shorter colored hairstyle. Personally,I have always thought I looked younger with long hair. I think when college girls cut their hair short it makes them look OLDER.
Either way,whether it really does or doesnt make you look older to have long hair~ There is just something very appealing about long cascading hair no matter what the age. Cant wait until mine is like that!!!
I think most women are just jealous of other women who have long hair. Afterall it takes time and patience to get it that way.
Edited by julesyjul88 - April 12 2007 at 1:40am
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Longer. Look at your actress that have it long then short. I think that would give you a good guage to go by.
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yep but think of the hairstylists they would have put out of business.
It is my feeling that if those stylists want to keep the business coming in then they will have to adapt. That means if they want to keep being a stylist and suddenly the trend is to keep your hair long then they will need to train how to handle longer hair. They should go learn how to do braids and updos using hairtoys. Not just bobby pins and spray.
It's just like other industries that have to adapt to changing times or be left behind.
This brings to mind the magazines who go for months talking about short hair or damaging styling and then one month they suddenly have a long hair is in issue. No matter how long hair supportive the actual article is they will have some big name stylist with a quote saying something about how long hair shouldn't be longer than ______ or that it has to have layers. Meanwhile flipping through the magazine there are tons of ads featuring models with long hair. Really long hair by their standards. Also there are these product companies that have tried to promote their long hair lines or use long hair in their tv commercials and mag ads. Pantene & Fructis to name a couple.
If stylists and magazines want to stay in business they will have to learn what the real trends are and not just keep trying to force their own ideas on people.
I have long thought that if I could just find a really good naturalist hair care provider... I have found a stylist that will listen to me, but she is still brainwashed by the industry.
Edited by Army Girl - April 29 2007 at 7:14pm
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I think it has alot more to do with the style and how well cared for the hair is, rather than how long it is. I've seen older women with long hair, that was shiny well styled, and well cared for and they just looked amazing. Now, like Jules said, if you have long gray hair, that does not have a defined cut, and has no style, then yes, you are going to look older. Then again that is also true for shorter hair.
There are some people that do look younger with shorter hair. For example my mom looks younger when her hair is no longer than shoulder lenght. Usually with layers and some volume. It has to do with the shape of her face. I personaly get alot of male attention with long hair, but when I cut it into a bob I start getting carded. However any other short style, and I look older. So it has to do with the style too.
After reading this post I was also curious how that lady #3 would look with the new haircut but with the same clothes and no make up on. So I used photoshop to find out.
Cool effects! Thanks for sharing that! The haircut did make her look a little perkier, but I think the biggest help was the new outfit and make-up. Could you maybe photoshop her "old" hair onto the "new" face and outfit???
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In my eyes, about 90% of women look better and 80% look younger when long of tress. Assuming that the hair is well-groomed, of course!
And *everyone* is imressed! Best, Bob
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