tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post6861354932578487315..comments2024-02-15T00:57:03.420-08:00Comments on - Privilege: Old Lady HairLPChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-72487050865181501842010-11-06T11:47:34.725-07:002010-11-06T11:47:34.725-07:00I'm on an LPC binge today. Did you read Domini...I'm on an LPC binge today. Did you read Dominique Browning's NYT piece on middle age ladies with long hair? Here it is: <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/fashion/24Mirror.html?scp=1&sq=dominique%20browning&st=cse<br /><br />GROW THAT HAIR!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-66727791939879338062010-09-18T07:55:06.094-07:002010-09-18T07:55:06.094-07:00Anon - I hope some day to get to where you are.Anon - I hope some day to get to where you are.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-65885823399396302222010-09-17T12:24:04.178-07:002010-09-17T12:24:04.178-07:00I'm also 70 years old with platinum blonde hai...I'm also 70 years old with platinum blonde hair cut in a buzz cut. Am still a funky gal & love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-31814970277050259252010-01-06T19:29:20.953-08:002010-01-06T19:29:20.953-08:00What a beautiful post. I am a new reader and now ...What a beautiful post. I am a new reader and now I am hooked.e.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09502312163868073585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-62542259929615795042009-10-23T12:23:28.294-07:002009-10-23T12:23:28.294-07:00Oh by the time I am 70 I hope to have my hair eith...Oh by the time I am 70 I hope to have my hair either 3/4 inch and dead white or long and in a braid:). Keep your hair...LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-67325158527502801942009-10-23T10:53:01.418-07:002009-10-23T10:53:01.418-07:00My friends tell me to get my hair cut in the bob s...My friends tell me to get my hair cut in the bob style I had for so long,but now it is sholder length. I know if I get it cut I will regret it, so please stop me.I am 70 years old and want to keep it for me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-73172718542369490002009-07-28T10:22:03.005-07:002009-07-28T10:22:03.005-07:00Despite what Ron says, long hair on older women is...Despite what Ron says, long hair on older women is tricky. I have a well put-together friend who uses the expression "high school hair" to decribe women whose hair is inappropriate for their age.Lindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-38653013168682407692009-06-17T12:39:34.696-07:002009-06-17T12:39:34.696-07:00Very cool!! Hang in there, LPC. There are many pro...Very cool!! Hang in there, LPC. There are many professional styles for long hair. All it takes is a pretty clip, and voila! PDRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-41826709544322888032009-06-17T10:27:07.003-07:002009-06-17T10:27:07.003-07:00I'm still growing my hair in June. We will see...I'm still growing my hair in June. We will see what the rest of 2009 brings.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-46941743846481221452009-06-16T19:36:36.742-07:002009-06-16T19:36:36.742-07:00I'm not buying any of this. My wife is a year ...I'm not buying any of this. My wife is a year older than you, 53, and she wears hair past her waist. Now, 11 years ago she was growing out a terrible spiked pixie cut after a mad chopper exercised "artistic" license. Frankly, her hair did not really look good again for the first year of her growing out process. <br /> The problem that women have is that they surrender the growth process too soon. Naturally, you have too many layers in your shoulder length hair for it to look as superb as it did a decade ago before your fateful shearing. The top takes time to catch up. But when it does, you'll be happy you persevered.<br /> Honestly, the best beauty advice I could give 95% of women over 40 is to eschew the hair cropping. Even those who look good short, like Carly Fiorina (whom I met last year), would improve dramatically with long locks. I've seen women in their 60's, 70's and 80's who look radiant, elegant and beautiful with long hair. Since YOU love tresses, there is no reason to go throughout life depriving yourself of such a wonderful and powerful accessory. Good luck, Pennsylvania Dude RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-17588247368579462009-05-23T20:21:33.912-07:002009-05-23T20:21:33.912-07:00I 'm going all Annie Lennox the next time I get it...I 'm going all Annie Lennox the next time I get it cut. Platinum blonde is close to white, don't you think?LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-27554536870572184052009-05-23T17:44:54.552-07:002009-05-23T17:44:54.552-07:00I like that, LPC.
I finally cut mine -- and let t...I like that, LPC.<br /><br />I finally cut mine -- and let the color go to it's natural white. So I cut it shorter yet, because if you're going to have white hair, it better be the WOW kind of short, and I've finally got that. WOW short, and no I mean no fussing around with it. <br /><br />They call it a pixie cut now, as though "they" invented the word. I laugh; I remember Jean Seberg with a charming "gamine" and thought "Someday, yes, someday, I'm going to do that."<br /><br />I miss my long hair, only because my youth is attached to it, in memory.<br /><br />But the white hair is different in texture, in weight, and looks down right "significant" in this short cut.<br /><br />AND--when it's short-short some unhinged hairstylist can't manage to get a curling iron into it, to make it "old lady." And I'm out of that chair faster than the speed of light when I see her reach for that hair spray, because I don't want it, don't need it, and won't have it.<br /><br />Age has its privileges.andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-49308160827083477582009-05-07T08:33:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:33:00.000-07:00Having hair with significance is even better.Having hair with significance is even better.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-87166123480051905992009-05-07T01:37:00.000-07:002009-05-07T01:37:00.000-07:00having very thick very curly hair with about 30% g...having very thick very curly hair with about 30% grey at age 43 I can say I really don't want to cut my hair short the weight of the length keeps my hair from looking so bushy. Also I am not ready to stop coloring, don't know if I ever will be. Also my mother who died young after a lengthy battle with illness had no hair for the last 5 yrs of her life and I made a pact that I would grow mine for a year in memory of herr, she was with me the day I got my hair cut the last time and she died the following day. So far I really am loving my hair being longer and it is easier to take care of for my type of hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-40453910201604800292009-04-23T07:47:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:47:00.000-07:00I have hair issues too. I've had long hair so lon...I have hair issues too. I've had long hair so long and finally cut it last year and I've hated it ever since. Now I'm back to growing it long and if I have to clip it up or pull it back in a pony tail the rest of my life, that's probably what I'll do. I just can't stand that "fixed" look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-21429173197668501542009-04-23T06:46:00.000-07:002009-04-23T06:46:00.000-07:00I am struggling with the hair too. It's having a ...I am struggling with the hair too. It's having a second youth I think. Ever since they bumped my thyroid dose up a few months ago it has been growing back in thicker and shinier and yup more obstinate. The Fiancé LOVES long hair on women but my hair just doesn't do that very well. It's too fine, too frizzy, gets damaged too easily by hair color and heat. I've tried to grow it into a style that would work for me and maybe a little bit longer than usual for him but I am about ready to shave it off at this point! It's in a constant ponytail which is REALLY attractive...NOT! Maybe after the wedding next weekend I'll have a couple more inches cut off.Sharpiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841723487254421932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-25709024463014699552009-04-22T15:43:00.000-07:002009-04-22T15:43:00.000-07:00I just chopped three inches off and I'm having a l...I just chopped three inches off and I'm having a little trouble adjusting (understatement). In a misguided attempt to make me feel better, my husband said, "Well, as you get older, your hair will get shorter..." TEARS.east side bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206689296805893265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-54838024032845604652009-04-22T14:27:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:27:00.000-07:00what a lovely thoughtful post.what a lovely thoughtful post.Lady Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569763214814046860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536011140055575088.post-46113353712211785162009-04-22T10:27:00.000-07:002009-04-22T10:27:00.000-07:00i just had a brief conversation with a lady about ...i just had a brief conversation with a lady about this very subject. i am thinking about chopping my hair off and going blonder. and she responded by pointing out i will never be able to have long hair again at her age so i might as well wear it when i can. she isn't that old, in fact i wouldn't call her old at all but apparently she wishes she would have taken advantage of her "torrent" in her younger years :) i don't know, i think i'm still going to cut it...Dani @ Weddings Freshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288684334466994465noreply@blogger.com