Do you think there's an age range at which women should start cutting their hair (or shaitel) a little shorter? Is there a point when long hair becomes silly and youthful? What about ponytails? What about band falls?

i was just thinking about this the other day when a women walked by and she had loooong white hair. it wasn't whisp-y or thin, just long and white (usually it starts thinning or getting split ends, but this woman didn't have that). it looked weird.

I see someone sometimes who has grayish/silverish hair and wears it up in a fashionable bun. I think it looks great. The woman you saw probably doesn't dye it or overstyle it, and thus it maintains its healthy appearance. But yes, loooong worn down seems weird.

I think it's gonna depend. However, in general, we go shorter as we get older.

I think everyone should wear their hair/shaitel the way they like, no matter how old they are.

I happen to love seeing long, silver or white hair on an older woman, especially grandmotherly types. There's just something comforting and sage about it.

Long hair in a braid looks good on a lot of older women - very earth motherish.

I'm not crazy on older women (like me) wearing the same long straight sheitel as the young ones. It just doesn't look right. And bands/falls just accentuate the older face, so not a good look.

I have no idea what you look like, so don't take this personally, but many an older woman could do with more 'hair' around their faces, chins, jowls.

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actually many older women could do with less hair on their faces jowls and chins.

(sorry joke- no offense intended!!:)

Ha.

I really think it depends on the woman.
Some older woman pull off longer hair some younger woman don't.

I agree; I don't like the very short sheitel look on older women. Only women, (young and older) with pixie faces can carry that look off. But there's a difference between short, and the shoulder length (and beyond) sheitels that young women wear.

I wear mine just below jaw length which is flattering to older faces/chins but doesn't look like mutton dressed as lamb either.

I don't like long hair/shaitels on older women. I think its like trying to dress young when you just aren't.

Yes and when you are walking behind one of those women in the street and think she a young girl, you get such a shock when you see her face.

(Not mine of course, which remains youthful and unlined... )

What's your secret?

Usually genetics and minimal sun exposure.

I have always looked after my skin even before it was deemed as necessary. I have regular facials and my beautician says women 20 yrs younger would envy the elasticity of my skin, so I am very lucky. Whether this is genetics or not I don't know; my mother didn't have such amazing skin.

As to minimal sun exposure; I used to be a total sun worshipper so that's not true. I don't sunbathe much these days but I used to be out there with upturned face at the first glimpse of the sun.