I hate playing the age game. You know, the one when someone says “guess how old I am?”
Well Son-of-a-B! I guessed wrong and that was embarrassing, more so for him than it was for me. However, in my defense, the guy brought it on himself. His hair was stuck in a time warp and it added about 10 years to his face.
You know the type ... hasn't changed his hairstyle since college because someone said it looked good on him 30 years ago.
I call this the “I can’t let go” hairstyle. Its a tell tale sign that someone is stuck. I see you, you see it, his barber sees it, but he doesn't see it.
Bottom line: Hair is one of the first tell tale signs of age AND it's also a very sensitive subject.
We look at ourselves everyday and get use to things being a certain way, but that doesn't always mean that its good for us. The deal is that hairstyles do need to change every couple of years to stay current. Sometimes it may be the cut, sometimes it make be the color, sometimes it to adjust for fading features like eyebrows going gray.
Little changes can make a big difference and shed years off your face.
A seasoned hair stylist once told me that the secret for taking years off your age is to start cutting it close, especially, when it starts to gray and you're not ready or willing to dye. In other words... the older we get, the more bush we need to whack to maintain our youthful appearance!
Aside from the obvious, like people telling you your hair is outdated, here a couple of ways for you to decide if it's time to update your hairstyle.
1) You know you haven't changed your style in 3 years.
2) Your body and/or other features have changed.
3) You're bored with what YOU see when you look in the mirror.
Change is hard not matter what, but it does help when you know it's for the better! You'll get over it after you get your first compliment.