Wow! no gray hair at 58! Fantastic! But as you say, the darker hair does tend to get dull as we get older and coloring and hi-lighting boosts the color and gives more texture to the hair instead of it looking flat. I'm English/Irish descent and guess I have what is called the "black Irish" look of very dark hair and very fair complexion. My mother-in-law was Irish and a redhead and we wore the same shade of makeup. One time we were trying on wigs and she told me I looked better with "her" red hair than in my own almost black hair .
I used to have very straight hair but during the past 15 years, I've gradually developed wave and then actual curls in my hair except for the front and sides,,,,wouldn't you know! So I use shampoos and products to enhance the curls and have a cut that is shorter at the sides, flowing into the back. I just use product and use my hands to put my hair in place and let it air dry. You can't get simpler than that! I'm finding that the longer hair (compared to my former super short) is much easier to maintaiin. And wish a very short cut, I HAS to be perfect,,,,,and not that many hairdressers are really all that great at cutting. I also like my hair at least partly razor cut and at least where I live, for a while I couldn't even find anyone who cut with a razor until the razor cut started making a comeback, thank goodness!
Isn't it amazing how much time we women spend on our hair? Not just actually washing and styling, but the time we spend deciding whether to go short or long, which style, which color, etc. But it makes such a difference in how we look and in how we feel about ourselves.
