Short haircuts are not considered in the same way in your forties as in your twenties. How to choose it, style it, color it… Here are 5 mistakes not to make when you have short hair.
Often presented as haircuts ideal to adopt after 40 years, short haircuts are not without risk if you want to rejuvenate yourself with your hairstyle or if you have fine hair. They are even less easy to wear than a mid-length haircut. Putting the full headlights on the face, they are not the quickest to conceal wrinkles which gradually appear on the face and in the corners of the eyes.
To sport a trendy look in your forties, you not only have to deal with the season’s hairstyle trends, but also with the loss of hair density and the quality of the skin, which changes the morphology of the face and the texture of the epidermis. We therefore focus on mistakes to avoid to find the perfect short haircut after 40.
Cut too short or too graphic
If the short cuts are generally acclaimed after 40 years, all are not equal to highlight us. Ultra-short cuts, such as boyish cuts in particular, tend to bring out small facial flaws and wrinkles. Similarly, graphic short haircuts, with clean or asymmetrical lines, harden the features. Prefer the pretty movement offered by a tapered fringe or a lock on the side.
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Neglecting the morphology of your face when choosing it
Even if you’ve worn short hair before, at 40 the shape of your face tends to change, and what you looked like at 20 might not be as flattering as it was then. The short cut, which releases the face, must take into account these new volumes due to a skin less firm than before, under penalty of not highlighting you. Do not hesitate to call on the services of a hairdresser to guide you.
Abuse the gradient
We tend to use it wrongly and through to create movement and give a dynamic style to our hairstyle, but when we abuse it on a short haircut past the forties, the gradient has the annoying habit of impoverishing the hair mass, which decreases the volume of the hair and gives the impression that it is not in great shape. Not great to pass incognito a hair that is refined with pre-menopause! Ditto for tapering, which should only be used sparingly and sparingly so as not to lighten the hair too much.
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Style her too strictly
If impeccable brushings are charming at 30, after forty, it is better to opt for more natural and flexible hairstyles, especially with a short haircut, because too strict a hairstyle will tend to age. Prefer to wear yours styled with a tousled effect or a few wavy waves if the length of your locks allows it. Simply scrunch your locks between your fingers in the morning with a styling powder. It’s the assurance of a modern and dynamic style that looks 10 years younger!
Make a uniform color
If you are looking to camouflage white hair with coloring, be careful not to restrict it to this role by opting for too uniform a color that only hides graying locks. A dye without undertones will tend to harden facial features. Even on short hair, it is possible to create contrast with sweeping or highlights. A uniform color can quickly take on a fake appearance that ages even more.
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