Older women and hair color?
BombShelle
21 years ago
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Comments (19)I was a beautician & any perm should easily last 3 mos so she is getting the perms way too often. I have friends that get perms & they last about 3 months so 6 weeks is taking advantage of a client(patron-your wife) Hair should not be washed for 3 days after a perm or you relax the curl & it will get straight too soon. Most older folks heads sweat at times if they get overheated, wear heavy crocheted or woolen caps on their heads(or wigs) & the head can get very smelly- I call it old people smell. I know some people get used to it on their spouse or on themselves & no longer notice it or could be their sense of smell is terribly diminished. I was called to hospital or nursing home in the past as you have to be licensed to cut hair & wash it in CA. Some hair smelled really bad, relatives never mentioned that, probably to be polite to their relative or they had gotten used to it. I think caregivers appreciate taking care of folks with clean hair(& showered) I received many compliments about how good my dad smelled & what a pleasure it was to care for him. Also a clean head has another advantage as not nearly as likely to get infection from scratching their head & breaking open the fragile skin. A clean head just makes a person more comfortable & even if your wife can't express it I'm sure she would not want to smell around her friends. You are a wonderful hubby to care about her & take this step. About hair length if she usually wore it fairly short about to the neck or inch below then that is probably what she would prefer. 3 to 5 inch long hair is easier to keep looking nice & with a perm & weekly washing all she should need is just a comb or brush threw it to look presentable. If you don't remember how long she wore it few years ago Just look at pics of her....See Moreolder women and summer dressing
Comments (16)terriks, Hee, hee, hee, that's a good one. Against my better judgement but because my sister likes them, I bought 2 of those sports tees made from wicking fabric. I find them terribly hot. No wonder they have to wick the perspiration, they create it. I'd rather wear cotton that breathes and might get damp than to create a heat problem. As you know if you've ever read any of my comments, I have temperature control issues and I'm cold most of the year. That's why I was so shocked to feel overheated in those stupid sports fabrics. Somehow they just don't work for me. I don't wear capri pants but, in their defense, how do they cut you in half any more than a skirt that ends near the knee? Only long pants would give a totally uninterrupted line. Sometimes a girl just has to wear a skirt, shorts, or a pair of capris. I agree, to a point, with funky that no one else notices our flaws. Or notices them with the same intensity. But I'll admit I do look at my personal weakness areas on other women to see how they are handling it. Not with judgement, but with hope I'll learn about style or camouflage. More often than not I admire their confidence to wear what they are wearing. But here's the thing - just because I don't like my upper arms doesn't mean she doesn't. She might be obsessing about another feature that she thinks everyone is looking at because that's where her focus goes. Maybe she's checking out my unpolished toenails and wondering where I get the confidence to leave the house that way. I guess it all comes back to being comfortable in our skin as well as in our clothes....See MoreGreat Blog of Stylish Older Women
Comments (3)Love love love all the ladies and their 'tude! Sometimes the coming-of-age gives a real sense of self~~gotta love 'em!! Now if I could only learn to like bright colors! ;o)...See MoreCasual fashion for the older women?
Comments (56)I'm not in the age range considered 'older' yet, but we all get there at some point! I buy most of my clothing online, only items that have reviews (I look at the 3 stars, that's where I've found the most helpful and reality-based reviews on everything from electronics to clothing. If there aren't any 3 star and its all 5 starred reviews I look elsewhere just as I do when it's only 1-2 star). If you can take your measurements accurately (helps to have someone to assist in this) then you can generally determine whether a given article of clothing is going to fit. If looking for bras, check out the reddit /abrathatfits for a more detailed list of measurements you need to properly determine size. I do know how to sew, which makes it easy for me to alter instead of sending back. Mostly the issues are in the waist area - GG/H cup 32 band and junk in the trunk but only 5'1.5". Tunics to wear with leggings can be quickly altered with a couple well placed darts in the back so that I don't look like I'm wearing a tent but am not hiding my figure 'assets'. Ordering online has the benefit of finding clothing for little money - also spending less for something tends to make it easier to not freak out when the garment inevitably starts to fall apart. Do I wish that the simple cotton tees or knit dresses were made with the better, thicker materials like they were back in my not-so-long-ago college days? Absolutely. But wishing won't make it happen. We've traded more sturdy and long lasting retail goods we bought precisely because they would last for 'fast fashion' that meets customer demand for cheap and on trend with the disposable quality that keeps retailers in business. The same thing has happened in nearly every category of retail goods - appliances, home decor, etc...We've been convinced that we must consume and buy the latest tech, the latest trend. Sometimes I can still find high quality clothing, but it comes at an equally high price - my Lands End all-weather coat would be one of those purchases. Same for my skirt suits for work bought at Nordstrom (which I like because they will do free alterations on clothing purchased at one of their locations). When paired with my latest crop of trendy cheap knit tops, the fact that I only have a few of those more expensive components like the skirts/pants/jackets is unnoticeable....See Moregoldy
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