To cut or not to cut?

Magicmaggie
Here's photo. There is no make. InStyler is the brand name.

I am very glad that I am not alone with a pesky head of hair!

The conditioner is essential for me as otherwise it is just a fine cloud round my head; no chance of lank and limp - I wish!

GabriellaG
Thanks for the photo and info.
I’ll look into it.??

Long hair never looks good on over 60s. An urchin cut sounds lovely.

My hair is short and takes lots of arm ache to style it. It's a mess every morning. I'd never advise cutting it. If you have the type of hair that sticks up, it'll stick up worse if it's short! I'm living proof ?

I have fine hair, so have it short and choppy at the back and sides for volume, then graduated till just below chin length at the front, so gives the appearance of a longer style. Very easy to manage too.

my experience has been that short hair is infuriating. You wake up in the morning & it's sticking out like you've been electrocuted.
That happens whether mine is short and layered or longer.

Try it in stages Luckygirl - and find someone who is really good at cutting.

I swim a lot ( at least 4 x a week) and my hair suffers a little ( according to my hairdresser ) so I treat it occasionally to a hot oil treatment. Seems ok .... it’s coloured as I started going grey in late 20’s as all my family do, but I’m 67 now with a full head of hair no thinning so consider myself lucky considering the bashing it takes.But I never have it ‘permed’ that’s a killer on hair and I don’t use tongs or hair driers on it. It’s glossy and thick so very lucky.

Actually I’m letting it grow Lon for the first time in 30 years.My husband doesn’t like me ‘changing myself’ ..... best reason in world to change!!

Have just decided to stop having mine coloured! Have been recommended a silver magnesium shampoo and a brightening oil. Hoping to therefore be a silvery white rather than dull grey. Any other tips?

After years of long hair then chin length bob I had my hair cut short and it is so much easier to manage. My hair is fine so it would look lank and greasy quickly when long even though it was not greasy at all.
Agree with comments about the shampoo and conditioner. I tried the argan oil shampoo and it made my short hair limp. I find Aussie shampoo and conditioner good.
Like you ,* Luckygirl*, I wear varifocals, am very short-sighted andhave an astigmatism. I always went for the larger sized glasses until a very helpful assistant steered me towards a much smaller pair. I honestly have not noticed any difference in my all round vision and am enjoying my new look.

Interesting about the glasses. I find that smaller frames make it very difficult to read music, which is the mid-range, as they simply do not have sufficient space for it.

Just had new varifocal specs
My eyes are extremely light sensitive including artificial light.
I wear tinted glasses at all times.
The hardest thing for me is to find glasses that are large compared to the women's glasses offered by Specsavers and that don't let too much light in at the sides.
Well to cut a long story short I have bought 2 Pairs from the mens section (aviator style).

They were £100 cheaper than 2yrs ago when I purchased ladies glasses⛳

Yikes where did the golf course come from??

Gabriella, I like the look of the Instyler, is the barrel large, I have short ,layered hair that needs volume, and I think a large barrel would suit my hair,?

Is an 'urchin cut' is the same as a 'pixie cut'? I think I'd call my hairstyle the latter. It's fairly thick and wavy (not as straight as I always wanted) and all it needs is a comb at the beginning of the day and then I run my fingers through it. The fringe part has always been difficult as I think that they look better straight. My face is droopier than it used to be so I'll never look as good as I did in my 30s but I think it's a fairly flattering style.

Gabriella. Is the brush attached to the barrel, ?

Hi Lilypops
The barrel is the thicker of the two that were sold (last year) on QVC.
May I say that IMO if the barrel is TOO thick then short hair would end up with no curl as not enough curl to wind round it. Hang on and I'll measure the circumference...right, it's 4.5" around the barrel and measured from side to side when laid flat, the barrel measures 1.5".
Yes, the barrel and brush are attached at the narrow end.
What happens us like tweezers, you grip the hair in between barrel and brush and press the two 'arms' together. The barrel automatically rotates when you grip both 'handles' together.
Not supposed to use product on hair before use. I sometimes use Frizz Ease after but there's no need as it leaves a great shine. My hair is fairly thick and strong...and coloured.
Look on YouTube for the QVC demo and others. ☺
I might put a pic on here of my own hair after using it...not showing my face, naturally.

My hair has got very thin and fine and I find that a short spiky razor cut has made it look as if I've got far more hair than I actually do have. And plenty of product, of course!

Has ANYONE used Tresemme Beauty-Full for fine hair. You use the conditioner first, leave on for a minute or so and rinse then wash. Sounds odd I know but it works for me. Love the short hair styles, but you know what they say, ".........shame about the face!", my face that is!

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I keep my hair very short because of the spiralling out of factor. Me with dark curls around 2 yrs.

Now I am older and my hair is short and frizzy I look very much like the older woman my Great Grand mother C1910 like this.

Be careful of what hair style you choose.

Nelliemoser my hair was rather like that when I was 2 only mine was blonde.
Sadly the curls turned to unruly and the blonde turned to brown.

Hi Gabriella, Thankyou very much for the size and info on the Instyler, I think as you pointed out that it may not work on short layered hair which is mine at the moment, I am growing my layers out and when I have,I think the styler would work for me, Thanks again ,

I know very few people who are happy with their hair! Mine has always been fine and flyaway. Over the years its been long and short. I find short hair very hard to manage, as its so hard to get volume! I use Argan oil sparingly and maybe now only about twice and month as I find if I use that too often my hair gets oily and lifeless. After my friend lost her hair through chemotherapy I always swore I would never moan about my hair again. I think unless we are never going to go out in the wet/damp weather (and many a woman won't!) we are never going to have the 'perfect' hair...just embrace what you've got! Life's too short

Good post mellow ?

The other thing about styles of hair, is that the face is important! Like our older faces or not, some can get away with a pixie cut and some can’t.IMHO you need a very ‘soft’ featured face for it.
The other extreme is long hair ( worn down) and add a pair of glasses and the face can look ‘lost’.
That’s why medium length hair, especially with layers looks better for most faces.