Guess it's only fair to ask, How do you feel about women over 60 with SHORT hair?

What is slowly being left of mine is short. But not what we all use to call Burch short...just short and perky like
 

I like wigs...lol. Cut my hair short - its really thick though, so wigs fit snug. Am very sensitive to hair dyes or coloring so isn't much of an option for me.
 
I've got very short hair. I've never looked very good in long hair, nor am I very skilled in styling it. I've considered letting it grow out, but that awkward in-between state is almost unbearable for me. So I'm sticking with short hair. Gotta admit, it's easy to take care of. And Dave doesn't mind. I've still got more hair than he does! :p
 

I had it below shoulder length 10 yrs ago but it's high maintenance so I went to a stylist to cut it short. Since I have thick hair, it has to be texturized and not all stylists does it well so I stick to my stylist.

I'm running to the salon once this lockdown is over.
 
I can't find a Beauty Parlor at this time...(I wonder why?)….Anyway, my hair is long right now....It usually is just to my shoulders....
Tonight I am dying my hair...It's getting gray....My husband will clip some of my hair...… I never liked short hair....
 
It's all about what suits the individual, I think. When I was younger, long hair suited me. Now, I suit shorter hair. I like that I only need the flat iron to touch it up. When it was long, I used rollers or a curling iron. For awhile, I wore it in a high ponytail, but it started looking too youthful .. if that makes any sense.
 
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Keesha said:
Exactly. Gone are the days when we say old people shouldn’t have long hair. Next we’ll be saying old people shouldn’t wear jeans or bright colours.
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Ha, ha, Keesha, you made me smile. I lost a long time friend a couple of years ago because she took it upon herself suddenly to begin trying to tell me I couldn't wear lipstick, I couldn't wear this or that, and blah, blah, blah because other women she knew wouldn't like it. I told her to jump up a rope and tell her "friends" that I didn't spend my life refusing to let men tell me what to do to end it letting other women tell me what to do. UGH. What's up with people what want to control our lives? Know what women I admire? Those who have the gumption to be who they are, critics be hanged. The women on this site make me smile:

https://www.advanced.style/
 
Gaer said:
My first (horrible ) Mother-in Law told me it's HORRIBLE for any woman over 30 to have long hair. Don't believe that! I've always had long,thick hair and wouldn't feel like myself if it were shorter. Don't care what anybody thinks. I'm my own person and have my own style!
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I'm over 70 and right now I have long hair....I don't have any hair salon to cut my hair...My husband might cut my hair....But a little
inch....I don't like short hair...never did when I was a kid....Isn't it our prerogative...Your right, who cares if they don't like it....
 
Gaer said:
My first (horrible ) Mother-in Law told me it's HORRIBLE for any woman over 30 to have long hair. Don't believe that! I've always had long,thick hair and wouldn't feel like myself if it were shorter. Don't care what anybody thinks. I'm my own person and have my own style!
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Your MIL had an old fashioned attitude, like people who think seniors shouldn't wear bright colours. I say "Phooey" to all of that!
 
I took criticism for years for being too old for long hair. I buckled and cut it. I hated it. For the good news, by the time the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, all the hideous layers should be grown out. Short hair is great if you have the face for it - I don't!
 
Empty said:
I took criticism for years for being too old for long hair. I buckled and cut it. I hated it. For the good news, by the time the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, all the hideous layers should be grown out. Short hair is great if you have the face for it - I don't!
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Me too my head is too big for short hair, LOL, But my mom looked adorable in short hair she had a little tiny face and she was kind of short she was like a little pixie.
 
Lc jones said:
Me too my head is too big for short hair, LOL, But my mom looked adorable in short hair she had a little tiny face and she was kind of short she was like a little pixie.
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Like your mom, I have the tiny face (fits the head and body, haha) - but the cute pixie haircut doesn't work for me - nose and ears keep growing and close-crop framing with short hair just makes all my negatives POP. (Yes, I long to hide as much as possible behind long hair again!)
 
Empty said:
Like your mom, I have the tiny face (fits the head and body, haha) - but the cute pixie haircut doesn't work for me - nose and ears keep growing and close-crop framing with short hair just makes all my negatives POP. (Yes, I long to hide as much as possible behind long hair again!)
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You’re 😄 funny
 
I've always had very short hair, only because I've never had the type of hair that I was able to grow to a longer length. But, I guess it always worked for me because I was petite. Sure wish I could have had long hair, though.
 
hellomimi said:
My hair has grown at a length I can fix it as high pony tail or let it hang loose with wavy curls. It makes me happy I can try different looks when I'm bored.
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And isn’t it easy as ever to maintain? No need for styling and it stays out of your face completely.
 

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