Vibrant Nation

Hey, I'm 57 and feisty and spunky, myself.  I recommend a soft, natural style rather than a stiffly sprayed one.  Just tousle your hair to give it body and let it do it's thing naturally.  But if you have fine-textured hair like I do, I use mousse on my damp hair, blow-dry it with my head upside-down, don't brush out....just finger tousle into place after using a styling balm or wax and VOILA!

Forget the long hair....a short pixie with spiky hairs will make you look hip!

Hey Cheryl, post a photo of your beautiful face and then we can give you advice that suits you! FTR, a pixie hairstyle sounds hip to me :D

Get a top-notch stylist to go over styles with you...maybe go through some pictures with you....and find something that suits your facial shape! Or take a look at some of the more flattering styles sported by older celebrities.  Jamie Lee Curtis and Glenn Close can hardly be called Aunt Matildas....Hey, it's an adventure finding a new look!  Have fun and enjoy!!!!!

Go to a wig shop and try on some great styles and colors..even take the plunge and buy a quality synethetic wig..prices are reasonable, easy care, light weight, fashion forward...Just don't tell the shop owner that you aren't buying because once you try it you might just buy it..Enjoy

I'm a  hairstylist from so. cal. I like to discover my clients personality  (I take time to talk with them), then I design to the shape of face and body and type of hair.  keeping in style and up to date takes seeing your stylist often.  now fashion changes so quickly that sometimes it is easier to change color than length  Major fashion changes  twice a year choose a stylist who goes to advanced education at least once a year.  please let me know if I can help further, louise r

Get mine cut with lots of points in it so that it is sort of a pixie.  Can just dry it and shake it every morning, love it that way.  Easier at 60 than it was at 30.

Go to Virtual hair and makeovers.  They will have you download a picture of yourself that you can try different hair styles, colors, different makeup, and it's a lot of fun also. See what you would look like as a red head or whatever.  The old fashioned BOB is still in but one of the more fashionable right now is stacked in back then longer on the sides so it swings and flows and has movement.  I would say=-change your color. I do this every time I am feeling down and it charges me. Be a blond, or a redhead- that's what I am going to be next. I found a good set of hair products called Kronos-it has a free trial. Try it, just be sure and cancel before the trial is over or it's expensive. It helps liven up your hair a little.

1st and foremost determine your face shape, then look for styles that compliment your face structure.

Hi, Cheryl Lu!  There are a couple of ways to approach this:  first, what age do you appear to be?  If you appear to be 40, then look through some hair magazines and find some women who appear to be 40 and have styles you like.  Or, find a celebrity that resembles you, in your age group, that has a great "do;" it'll probably look good on you, too.  Find a hairdresser that thinks like you; in other words, she should be around our age, but is still hip and trendy.  GO FOR IT!!!  And always remember...it will grow back if you don't like it!

I have always vowed never to be stuck in an old  lady rut with my hair nor try to retain my youth by wearing the one from high school or college! So many woman have great hair but are too afraid to try anything new or only go to a hair salon where the older lady "do" is a factory turnout! 

I walked into a trendy young salon and just asked to watch for a while and then eyed the work of 3 or 4 people as they worked on at least 2 clients.  I look for the cuts and colors being very current  (but not wierd  so  and how the stylist was interacting with their clients. Then I picked one! She listens to what I think I want as well as show her pics and discuss colors right for my skin tone and age (highlightes and lowlightes work really well so you can have a natural look but evolve into other colors shades) then she tells me what she thinks of my ideas and we rehash it based upon the realities of my hair.....then WE Agree and GO FOR IT! 

I wore my same long hair and the colors were way too dark until I became adventuresome and tried a few inches and saw my face appear then my jaw line show up... then I went shorter then longer and always telling my stylist what I thought. And, if her color is too dark I tell her and she isn't offdended.

Too many woman are afraid of their stylist and don't tell them what they think....you are paying them and they really want to do a great job if they are any good.  And hair does grow so why not enjoy seeing how you can change your look.  I am taking a very nice slick Posh duo to a short edgy one this week...all the layers I worked so hard to grow out are being chopped off edgy and fun...and I can start over again if I want ... ENJOY 

Look at the short, curly/wavy style in the latest j.jill catalog. I'm 66 and taking my catalog w/me when I go to the salon next week.

I'm very interested to hear what you find out on this question. I also have shorter hair and all the books and  magazines carry are your 20 year olds with actresses as their impractical models.  I'd love to see real women of an older age in some magazine that would show some cute styles for a little bit older women.

Whatever makes you feel good about yourself!  I had my hair hair very long going thru my 20's and 30's then I went really short and spiky!  In the past few years I've been letting it grow out and it's a little longer than shoulder length.  Good to pull up, play around with different styles or just leave it down to blow in the breeze.  I don't let fashion trends determine what I'm doing with my hair.  It's whatever makes me feel good about myself.

you find a stylist you like and tell them you want something hip and updated and to do what they think would look good.    I have found that to be the best way to get a great haircut and color.    Go for something that can be wash and wear and maybe  some syling with a brush or flat iron.    Good luck and when you find what you want post some pics.   

I am 60 and have had a short spike for the past several years.  It seems to work well with my silver hair and I don't think I could do any other hair style now.

Pixie styles or spiky stiles are my favorites.  After a bi-lateral mastectomy, I was bald. That's when you learn 'your hair is not your life'.  However, it can be a fun extension of who you are.  Go for playful.  My hair came back in white/gray, a real surprise to me as I had colored it for years and years.  I love wash 'n wear hair, but I did get some blonde highlights in it, that gave me a lift.  My big complaint is the lack of products for gray haired women, when will these companies figure out that we are here - in great numbers!

I'm 56 and have had grey hair for several years.  It is a pretty white color that people love.....I get compliments on both color and cut all of the time.  I found several pictures of Sharon Stone (who is the pixie/spiky queen to me) and took it to my stylist.  She will not cut my hair in a style that is not flattering to my face, however, she agreed with me that I could pull it off.  I just dry and finger comb with some pomade.  I use a root lifter by Paul Mitchell before drying.  She toldl me when drying, rub my hair in circular motions to give it volume.  I don't like flat, I like poofy but not spikey.  I want volume with softness and this works for me.  I recently went to New York City on a visit and was stopped on the street my many, who told me that they loved my hair.  If you are getting compliments....stay with it!

Hi Cheryl,

Did you see Meryl Streep's hairdo in "The Devil Wears Prada"? It's sohisticated, sexy, feminine and very fashionable. All you need to do is make sure you get a good cut so it falls into place easily. Google the name of the movie and you'll see photos of Meryl.

I am 64 and spunky and fiesty as well.  I have a really short and spikey hairdo and love it.  My granddaughter thinks I have a boy haircut, but her hair is long.  I love the ease of the short cuts and don't care what anyone else thinks. I think I look soooo good!  I would look around and if I see someone that has a cut you would like, go up to them and ask where they get their hair cut.  That's how I found mine hairdresser! 

Well, I am pushing 60 and looked like a hag with long hair at 20, so I've worn my hair very short (Jaimie Lee Curtis short).  It's easy, it's me. That's what the key is.  I also have a great hair stylist who is very honest with me!

I am 51 and I have the haircut that is shorter in the back and longer in the front. I love it, and I don't see why you couldn't have it; you are not much older than me.

Take care,

Catherine

Why should we wear short hair after 50??? Now,  since I do not have kids around, I have more time to take care of  my hair. I do not want to cut it. I wear it a little long. Besides most women around 50's and 60's cut their hair and they look less femenine and old.  

look up your face shape they give some ideas for short, medium, and long hairstyles on the internet. i looked up short hairstyles

and went from there!!!!!!

I've found that spikey, uneven works best for me - It's unexpected on someone my age (60) and I get tons of compliments but my problem isn't the style - it's the stylist! First I have to convince them I can wear this - they are always surprised afterwards that it looks so great. Unfortunately, consistency is the issue I have to deal with. Getting them to cut it the same way in subsequent visits is difficult - they want to go back to a more - in their minds - age appropriate style and I end up looking like Aunt Matilda. I love my short spikey hair but keeping it cut that way is difficult. I'm about ready to take the scissors to it myself after my most recent inconsistent cut. What can I say to the stylist to get her cooperation? She's always so busy talking that she's not listening! And yes, I've already changed stylists - 3 in the past 2 years and I tip VERY well LOL.

Check out Kris Kardashian(Jenner) or Meryl Streep's hair in "It's Complicated." Both look great on women our age!

I wear my hair short (I am 55) and I was told by a hair stylist that the older you get, the younger your stylist should be.....

Hi There,

I have a hairdresser that I trust and she knows my hair and my lifestyle.  I look to her for trendsetting styles and her professional opinion.  I have driven out of town to have her cut my hair for the past 15 years.  I get a few different styles a year based on the length I want and ease of maintaining the style from home.   I let her do her thing because she is the expert!  I have never been disappointed. My hair has great colour and shine, usually a trendy or classic bob cut.   I am always complemented on my hair ..a testiment to her abilities.  A good hairdresser is a just a necessity and they don't have to give $300.00 haircuts...I have many friends that are getting $300.00 haircuts and colours and my hair quite frankly looks better and is better cut for a fraction of the money.  There are lots of great hairdressers out there!  Find one that loves to cut hair..that is the basis for a great look...

The secret is really find a good hair stylist....I live in Los Angeles and once went to a very high fasion salon and the hair cut was $300 - can you believe it...I looked great but cannot afford that - but went back to my old stylist and asked him if he could follow the lines - he can but it was never the same...a good cut and good color....