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what is your favourite hairstyle at the moment

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pably15 Mon 14-Jul-25 11:53:04

what do you think of the hairstyles that we're seeing a lot of on the telly at the moment, the hair seems to be straight from the crown then half way down it's in a sort of ringlet. I always feel like taking a brush to it .

PinkCosmos Tue 15-Jul-25 11:48:35

dogsmother

Pixies please on older ladies, much more flattering.

You need to have the facial structure for it to look good though.

I would look horrendous with a pixie cut. I currently have a shoulder length layered bob.

Oreo Tue 15-Jul-25 12:34:41

Judi Dench reminds me of Miss Piggy and the only reason her hair suits her so short is for having a round face with very soft features.She must have realised her hair looks best like that as she has had that style for very many years.

Oreo Tue 15-Jul-25 12:35:30

Most people look better with a fringe of sorts.

Jojo1950 Tue 15-Jul-25 13:56:37

Just had mine cut shorter! A summer look.

Chicklette Tue 15-Jul-25 13:59:13

Oreo, some of us have curly hair and just go with the flow!

icanhandthemback Tue 15-Jul-25 14:02:51

I don't make judgements on other people's hair styles, only their slug eyebrows and terribly swollen lips which I think look awful. I've pretty much had the same hairstyle for the last 50 years and it is the one I feel most comfortable with. Shoulder length or longer, centre parting and fringe.

Newgran59 Tue 15-Jul-25 14:25:27

Great hair Blossoming smile

Juliecymru Tue 15-Jul-25 14:49:07

For me it’s longer hair - much easier- less costly too- can just tie it back when I feel like it- best of both worlds.

JdotJ Tue 15-Jul-25 15:08:09

dogsmother

Pixies please on older ladies, much more flattering.

No

Blossoming Tue 15-Jul-25 15:16:37

Newgran59

Great hair Blossoming smile

Thank you Newgran59. When I was younger I wished I had curly hair, now I’m glad it’s straight! It just falls into the bob shape naturally.

Grandmama Tue 15-Jul-25 15:21:46

My hair has always been curly, latterly inclined to go very frizzy too so I grew it long enough to pin up, thinking that would be the answer, but whispy bits kept coming out and looking like a sort of halo. I changed from the owner (who has done my hair for years) to the other hairdresser in the salon and it's shorter now but needs to be shorter still. She styles it beautifully but I can't manage the same effect. It looks like a bird's nest when it's windy or I've been gardening. Virginia Wade was on TV the other day and she looked so elegant with stylish short hair. When I look through magazines for ideas everyone has long hair. Wish I could find an answer!

Grandmama Tue 15-Jul-25 15:24:57

PS have just made an appt for Thursday for a trim.

GrammaH Tue 15-Jul-25 15:39:56

oreo I have a round fat face just like Miss Piggy & similar to Dame Judy . Therefore I have & have had, a very similar hairstyle to Judy for many years
It gets tweeked every so often but it's basically a short, no attention required , pixie cut. I'd love to have smooth, sleek, thick straight silver hair cut in an elegant bob like my friend but alas, mine has a tendency to be springy.
I must admit I haven't noticed the latest modern cut being discussed, I must think it's OK or I'd have noticed!

Greciangirl Tue 15-Jul-25 16:01:59

I have a chin length bob, but it takes an awful lot of blow drying to get it to curl under.

I hate really short hair on older ladies.
It’s so ageing.

missdeke Tue 15-Jul-25 16:13:41

Well I have always had long hair, I can't have a fringe because it goes like a bunch of grapes. My hair is wavy in places, straight in others so I run some straighteners over it. But I think the style that is the length of a bob that they sort of bend halfway down to make it stick out is ridiculous. I think Caroline Flack was the first person I ever saw with it but it just looks as though a child has been let loose on it.

Oreo Tue 15-Jul-25 16:16:45

Chicklette

Oreo, some of us have curly hair and just go with the flow!

😻 lovely

DeeAitch56 Tue 15-Jul-25 16:19:06

Apart from the odd sorte into a pixie cut I’ve had variations of a bob for the best part of 69 years (in my defence my hair won’t grow past my shoulders)

Oreo Tue 15-Jul-25 16:19:53

GrammaH

oreo I have a round fat face just like Miss Piggy & similar to Dame Judy . Therefore I have & have had, a very similar hairstyle to Judy for many years
It gets tweeked every so often but it's basically a short, no attention required , pixie cut. I'd love to have smooth, sleek, thick straight silver hair cut in an elegant bob like my friend but alas, mine has a tendency to be springy.
I must admit I haven't noticed the latest modern cut being discussed, I must think it's OK or I'd have noticed!

😁
Good for you, am sure it looks great.
On a thin, or long face it wouldn’t look right, nor with strong features, it doesn’t suit many.

Oreo Tue 15-Jul-25 16:22:37

I think a bob, of varying lengths according to face shape is thought to be the best for most people.It can be straightened or left wavy or curly.

Astitchintime Tue 15-Jul-25 16:26:48

Mine is in a sort of bob but when it’s really hot like last week I feel like shaving it all off!

I know what suits my face and colouring so tend not to mess about with styling. If I had ringlets I would look ridiculous and the first bit of damp air would make the whole lot drop out.

icanhandthemback Tue 15-Jul-25 16:40:49

If I have short hair, it is so thin and gets flat really quickly so it looks awful.

Camry1952 Tue 15-Jul-25 18:44:07

Some of you were commenting about men's hairstyles. I'm disappointed when I notice a really handsome man and when he turns around he's got a man bun. Anyone else?

Oreo Tue 15-Jul-25 18:51:59

Not keen on a man bun must say, but it’s better than the shaved short back and sides WW1 soldier look.

Thisismyname1953 Tue 15-Jul-25 19:50:06

I have very thin , very fine hair and I hate it . The colour is ok (white) but I just keep it around chin length with no fringe or layers . I just brush it back from my face when I wash it and it room dries within 15 minutes and then falls into a side part . I also hate going to hairdressers so I get my daughter who is a nurse to chop it every few months .

valdavi Tue 15-Jul-25 19:59:22

I have mine short now, but my favourite hairstyle is long (without a fringe if your hairline is high enough to possibly get away with it). The most lovely hair I ever saw was a middle eastern lady with long, thick, curly hair and a high hairline.
I do love the West African hairstyles too, the coloured sculpted braids. A lot of trouble, but gives a lot of pleasure to the beholder.
I also love Hamza Yassin's hair. And long red hair.