Improve Your Business Image by Improving Your Hairstyle

 If you are over 45 years old, long hair (below the shoulders) is not typically an option. The truth is that unstyled long hair will only age you. It pulls everything down. You can see how long hair in the picture of the younger girl (below) even drags her face down. Think of how much greater the effects with an older person. Now if you are 45 and happen to look more like 30, you may be able to pull off longer hair. However, you must keep it styled and colored if you have a naturally dull color.

If you pay attention to actresses, you will notice that many with long hair create soft wave. It is usually complimented with color. If you're going long and are over 45, be cautious and make sure it is really your style and not just a lack of one. If your hair is just hanging there, I suggest that you chop it off. Many women will get an instant face lift just by cutting their hair shorter.

P.S. Some women believe that if they cut their hair in short enough layers that they can have their hair longer. This is not true. You will most likely just end up looking trashy or like the lead singer in a big hair band.

You are never old enough for the golf ball haircut. You have all seen ladies with hair like this. Many women believe when they hit 60 or 70 that it is time to cut their hair to 4 inches all around and give it a nice tight perm. This is never the case. Women will look the best if they still maintain some nice design and shape to their cut, even if they feel they need the perm for volume and to make hair appear thicker.

I recommend short hair that has some texture and sass over a perm if you have enough hair for it. Tell your stylist you want a very textured cut. Ask him/her for product and good hairspray to help you with styling it. Despite what many people believe, your hair does not have to be thick and full for this. In fact, you can get some of the best looks with finer hair. If however, you can see a lot of scalp and no matter what hairspray you use your hair still goes flat, then a perm can be helpful.You may even consider using wigs.

PS. If your hair is very thin avoid dark hair color. This will make it appear even thinner. Choose lighter shades of brown or blond shades.

Use your hair to balance your head with your body. If you have a small body and a larger head, never go for big hair. If you have a small head and a large body, pick a style that you can make a little wider to balance this out. If you are pretty evenly proportioned, you will be just fine as long as you don't go way overboard with big hair. Giant hair doesn't really flatter any woman.

Mullets are still a no, no, no, and have been since 1986. Europeans are trying to bring them back, but in the US if you have a mullet, people will assume that you are less educated.

 

If you go gray before age 75, color your hair. If you don't want people to assume you are 15-20 years older than you really are, color your hair. Gray hair ages women many years.

Color is inexpensive to buy and can be applied yourself or with the help of a friend. I do recommend a stylist doing coloring your hair for you if your budget will allow it, but if not, try it yourself.

Remember that lighter colors will blend with gray easier than darker colors. Lighter colors will also make hair look thicker.

If you only have 30% gray or less, then try to match your natural color or go for highlights and lowlights.

A weave is great for women who are more than 80% gray.

Keep some lighter highlights to help blend roots so that they are not as noticeable as it grows out.

 

PS. Avoid reds and blonds if you choose to color your hair yourself. Many women will try to go blond with a home dye kit and end up with orange or brassy unnatural color. Reds can end up more purple or Ronald McDonald red.

Trim hair regularly. It is awful when women just keep growing out their hair and it looks nappy and unkempt on the ends.

Do not part your hair in the middle. The only exception to this rule is if you are an extremely symmetrical person. (Less than 10 percent of women are. ) Women who can part their hair in the middle typically have very definite cheek bones, sharp features, and thinner faces. There are many models that are very symmetrical, so they can hold the look of a part in the middle. However, those of us who are not extremely symmetrical will look older or depressed if we part our hair in the middle.

Knowing how to part your hair is the first step to getting the right style. Different face shapes will look best with certain parts.

A round or heart shaped face will look best with a far offset part that pulls a bit of hair toward the front. You will not want to have a straight part but choose a triangle type shape. Do not be too exact with any type of part.

For a square face or a long face with defined cheek bones - You will usually look best with a straighter part. If you are a very symmetrical person, you may be able to part down the middle. You may also choose to have no part at all and pull your hair straight back. Just think definite sharp lines with your part and style.

If you have very soft features (you may also have a very soft and gentle personality) you will look best with a softer loose part that maintains movement. Keep it off centered and very relaxed. Let it flow and do its own thing.

If you have a very angular face (angles in the eyebrows, nose, lips, chin, and cheeks etc.) then you will want an angular part, but no real defined lines. It will look best with a really textured edgy cut.

To give your face and eyes a lift, you will want to part your hair on the side that has the higher eyebrow. If your brows are exactly even, then it doesn't make a difference for your face which side you part on so go with what your hair does best.

Changing up your part a little is a great way to change your look, so have fun with it.

If you have a similar haircut to the one you had when you graduated high school, then it is time to update your style. Look through the magazines at a salon and find a new look.

(Take years off your face and look your personal best using this exclusive tip.) Matching hair to facial features will offer a great individual look for you. For example, if you have a lot of circles on your face you will great with a circular looks in hair such as curls or cute bobs.

(Look at Heidi's picture at the top of this page to see examples of circles in the hair. Notice she has also has a lot of circles in her face shape and nose, etc. If you a lot of angles or texture in your face, than angles and a lot of texture in your hair will compliment your look.)

If your face shape is very soft and smooth than you will look great with softer smoother looks in your hair. Women with face shapes that are very soft and smooth tend to look better with longer soft or wavy styles in the hair better than most.

If you are very chiseled in your look and have high sharp cheekbones, than you will look amazing with sharp straight lines in your hair. Really clean lines will be a great compliment to your look.

No matter how great your cut is, if you don't style it, your hair will not be an asset. If you are young, you can typically look good with long or short hair, but you must have a style to it. Few women look good with just straight long hair. At least add a frontal taper, or some layers, some wave, or a bang to give you a style. If you have shorter hair styling may be very simple or more complicated. Consult your hairdresser and let her know how much time you are willing to invest in your hair in the morning and pick a cut that you make look good in that amount of time.

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Frizz can be a big problem with hair. African American hair can be especially challenging. Start with the right shampoo and conditioner. There are many professional products for smoothing and taming frizz. Many will contain coconut oil in them.

You may add more coconut oil to the hair for added taming. (Too much will make hair look greasy so be careful.) If your frizz is really difficult to manage than you may even want to leave a significant amount in your hair cap over night and rinse in the morning. For just a little frizz apply sparingly to ends of hair. If you want curls use a great curling iron and apply a small amount of coconut oil or another smoothing serum before you curl each bunch of hair.

Many will find that static hair to be a big problem especially in the winter time. The reason for this is that we usually don't go outside barefoot in the winter time. Walking barefoot outside is the easiest way to release static electromagnetic energy build up. So even if it's cold outside take your shoes off and go rub your feet on the grass for a few minutes and your hair will lay nicely again. (As a bonus it's good for your body to do this also.)

Round brushing can be challenging for many women. If you find yourself want the style of round brushed hair but lack the coordination to make it work than here are a few tips that may help.

Before you begin round brushing blow your hair until it is 90% dry. Don't ware yourself out trying round brush the entire time that you dry. If your hair is longer than 10 inches then you can use a really big round brush. These are much easier to work with than a small brush. If that doesn't work for you than dry your hair totally and buy a large curling iron, (a flat iron will also work, but can be a bit trickier to use) and run it through hair to smooth and give a soft under curl to hair. Using a bit of smoothing serum before curling will make hair smoother and lock in moisture.