Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

my mum has very long hair that just down to her middle thighs.She started to grow her hair when she was in her late 30's.Now she is 45 years old.A lot of ladies around my mun's age has cut their hair to neck length.Short hair maybe is the fashion of women in middle age.She wears her black straight mane into a huge braid bun that fixed on her head with a big hairnet.More and more friends of hers have began to think my mum's hairstyle is a totle failure,out of fashion,making my

mum being a freak.They haven't been succeeded on persuading her having a short haircut.But I think sooner or later,my mum would have to cut it short because so many friends don't like the hair of Rapunzel.And my mum has began to think about a short haircut.I like the hair very much.I don't want to cut it short and I think my mum likes the hair too.Should I give her some confidence on keeping hair that long or,I think ,tell her to cut it short for her own good? Tell me how to do my friends

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

My mom has very long hair too,which she refuses to cut.

She's had it long for yearsss.

Everyone tells her to chop it off,and she's considered it because with age,it's getting thinner.

And when hair thins,it does not look too great long.

She shouldn't let what other people say persuade her to cut it off,if she's happy with it long and (Rapunzel-like)...than,so be it.

It's her hair and her life,not her friends.

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

definetly get it cut shorter, she's not a teenager anymore. she needs a sleek and classy cut appropriate for her age.

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

Wow! That is very long.

Are the ends healthy and even? Does her hair get thinner at the ends? It sounds like she wear it up an awful lot. Why have long hair if you don't show it off?

Perhaps she should consider cutting it to a more manageable length? If she cuts it to her elbows it would still be long, but a more fashionable length that is easy to manage, and could be worn down. Many woman in their 40's wear long hair still. (just look at all the movie stars)

If it looks very healthy, then maybe she could just experiment with new ways to hold it off her face. If it's in the state I mentioned above, I'd consider a good trim to really keep it healthy.

Also, a good hair cut may actually make her look younger!

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

cut it shorter but not all the way to the shoulders. Just to a length your mom would be happy with. Also donate the cut hair to "Locks of Love" so that they can use it for cancer patients, this way she satisfies everyone and helps someone out at the same time.

Best of Luck

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

It is a judgement call. I'm for the shorter hair. Her hair is ridiculously too long. I agree with the author of the following:

"An older face framed with straggly long hair looks sad, even when it's not. It takes a young, round face with plump cheeks and a tight jawline to carry off long locks.

Then there's the unattractive truth that when most people get older, their hair changes texture and becomes coarse and difficult to tame. Think of all those elderly hippies with their brindled hair flying in the wind: not a good look.

The solution, if you are utterly determined to keep the long hair of your youth, is to bundle it away into a chignon, which is elegant if you're lucky enough to be as fine-boned as a ballerina, but far too stark for most of us.

And struggling with pins and combs every morning is an unbearable waste of time when you know you haven't unlimited time ahead.

So my advice to more mature women is stick to the short and curly, ladies, and you'll feel lighter and look younger. And remember, only Jerry Hall looks like Jerry Hall. The rest of us risk looking like Ozzy Osbourne."

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

Hi !! my mom is 57 %26amp; had been growing her hair out for a very long time, it was about thigh length too, i thought it was very pretty , she usually kept it in a braided ponytail.For a couple years she kept saying she was going to get it cut short, but i figured she would not be able to part with it after having it long for so many years, but about 2 months ago i was shocked when we went to visit her %26amp; her hair was about neck length, i didn't think she would actually get it cut, but she did, %26amp; even though i thought it was pretty the way it was, i also like her new look, but there are people she works with that keeps telling her that she shouldn't have got it cut, because it was so pretty, but there are others who say it looks better now. So i guess either way she goes, there are going to be people who gripe, because she needs to get it cut, %26amp; others who gripe because she does get it cut. Just tell your mom to do whatever makes her happy, don't try to please everyone else, because thats not going to happen, someone is going to gripe about it either way she goes. But if she does get it cut, suggest that she donate her hair to locks for love, my mom did.

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

tell her to cut it to her middle back or halfway to her elbow if she's willing

Keeping thigh-length-hair or cutting it short?Give some advice to my mum who is 45 years old?

Lucky for her to have such healthy hair! Usually women who are middle aged get their hair cut because it starts to get dry and/or gray and it is much more flattering when they cut it. Long hair ages people. With hair that long there really can't be any style, it just hangs there as long horse-tail looking hair. My opinion is that hair that long is only appropriate on girls under the age of 10. But really, it doesn't matter what the rest of us think. If your mom likes her hair then she can keep it. If she decides to cut it she doesn't have to go short either. Even cutting up to her mid back would add a ton of lift and allow her to get some layers or something so her hair could have a style. Her friends probably tell her to cut it because it doesn't look that good on her anymore (makes her look old). It tends to be far more flattering for a woman to have a polished style than just an insane mass of long hair. You said she wears it back in a braid all the time, so what is really the point of having it long? No one really sees it and it gets in the way. So i guess my vote would be to cut it but not really short, just enough to be able to put some layers in it and give it a style (think along the lines of Jane Seymour or Cindy Crawford).