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[Connemmara]

I have decided after having Mia Farrow cuts for years and also hairdressers cutting part of my side of skin and losing blood off I am going to grow and grow and grow my own hair. My friends through cancer have lost their hair through no fault of their own so I am going to try to grow my own. I know "older" people don;'t suit long hair but I am going to give it a go. Never thought I would feel this way. But good luck to me says I.!!!!!

[gness]

There's a wise Irish woman on AB jno?!!!! Name and shame her!
Emma Thompson's mother, whose name escapes me, long grey hair, beautiful.

[MarkRae]

Emma Thompson's mother is Phyllida Law, Scottish.

[erin-x]

Phyllida Law, Gness.. Vanessa Redgrave as well...

[gness]

Thanks Mark.

[MarkRae]

Welcome, gness.

[gness]

And thanks Erin...it all depends on how you wear your long hair.

[ummmm]

So she loses her hair through cancer treatment and you're going to grow yours?

That doesn't make sense...

My name on here is 'ummmm' lower case.

[mrs_overall]

Craft (aka Rapunzel) has long hair and is...erm...somewhat past the age of 40......I believe

[Mamyalynne]

A near neighbour of mine is late seventies maybe early eighties, her hair is the palest silver, she wears it in a beautiful long plait and has what we used to call a 'donkey' fringe or 'bang' - she looks marvellous.

[ummmm]

I said 'some' people.

Clearly 'some' do suit it, just not many imo.

[Maydup]

It might be more supportive to shave your head Conn.

[NOX]

long hair on older ladies looks classy and amazing imho. Hate to see short hair on women as a matter of personal preference, but each to her own as it were:)

[ummmm]

maidup - that's my confusion.

NOX - I don't like short hair either. A nice inbetween.

[gness]

Conn. Grow your hair if you want to. If and when you decide to cut it again donate it for wigs for cancer patients to honour your friend. x

[Ann]

I still have long blonde hair and I'm 65 next month! I would not dream of having it cut I have had long hair since my mid-teens and in the 70s when fashion wigs were in fashion, I bought a short elfin style one just to see what I looked like with short hair, I hated it as did all my family and friends, it just doesn't suit me at all. I'm lucky though as my hair is only going a bit grey underneath and has kept very blonde on the top layer. I may colour it if it gets too grey though. I try to look after it well, I wash it every day and curl the ends with a hair styler. I don't agree that older people look old with long hair, some of my younger friends had the chop (OH calls it the MAC - "Middle Age Chop) in their 40s and now I think their hair styles are very old fashioned. Not being vain, I just really prefer long hair.

[Ann]

Best wishes to your poorly friend Conne .......... she must be very brave to lose her hair three times .

[Dee Sa]

I am definately "older than old" I have grown my hair past my sholders so I can wear it "up" , its much easier to groom and quicker to get ready, should have done it years ago.

[China Doll]

I'm trying to work out if my hair would be classed as long, I don't really consider it to be. Anyway, I don't really see that growing a hair is any sort of challenge that needs some good luck though, you don't really have to do anything.