Anti-aging haircuts for women after 40 years

If adolescence is characterized by feigned recklessness and some inconsistency of the created image, then in adulthood, especially for women, consistency of style is necessary, where clothes, accessories, makeup and hairstyle should unobtrusively complement each other, while leaving room for creativity.

Formation of an image reflecting the main character traits of a woman of mature age, should come from the answers to two main questions:

• what it really is;
• who she wants to look like in the eyes of others.

A well-chosen haircut should simultaneously take into account both the characteristic features of the image being created and the individual anatomical features: the shape of the face, neck, nose and chin. The master must accurately identify these features and, through certain manipulations, skillfully hide the flaws and emphasize the merits.

Nowadays, women, after reaching the 40-year mark, are less and less likely to resort to plastic surgery. Natural beauty at this age is now a priority, and light elements of age-related fading - wrinkles around the eyes and folds around the lips, give a special charm to women who are mature in all respects, radiating additional sexuality.

A well-chosen haircut should have a visual rejuvenating effect, helping to hide the imperfections caused by aging, such as wrinkles, gray hair and sagging skin. The length, shape and configuration of the haircut should be selected according to the appearance, taking into account the shape of the face, forehead, nose and neck.

The haircut can be complemented by coloring that hides gray hair. But after 40, it is already worth avoiding reddish shades that emphasize skin pigmentation, as well as blued black colors, which contribute to the appearance of wrinkles. It should be borne in mind that after 40 years, hair length below the shoulders, bunches, curls, nests and bouffants only make a woman old.

When a woman is slightly over 40, she is not yet fully aware that maturity has come and that some stereotypes need to be changed and her image adjusted. Short skirts and long hair still prevail in everyday life, but new wrinkles and other signs of a transition to a different level of life are already becoming noticeable.

At this time, there is no need to be intimidated by the inevitable changes and to rush to make new-fashioned anti-aging injections, and even more so to rush to plastic surgeons. You just have to go to the mirror and take a sober look at yourself, having understood what it is time to change.

And you need to start with a hairstyle and, above all, remove excess hair, choosing a lighter, neat haircut on your face. If you are sorry to part with long hair, then you need to consider the options for hairstyles, provided for the openness of the neck.

Page, pixie, cascade hairstyles are the most common among short volumetric hairstyles. The standard version of the page haircut provides smooth lines, straight bangs, which smoothly pass from the shortened frontal part to the elongated occipital part of the head. This haircut has the following features:

• focuses on the outline of the neck;
• carries out visual correction of the ears;
• unpretentious to styling;
• looks harmonious with a length from the middle of the forehead, blending smoothly to the middle of the neck in the back.

Creating voluminous hairstyles for medium length hair is not an easy task. For this purpose, the most optimal cascading haircuts, as well as a square and an elongated bob. Cascading haircuts are the most versatile for hair of any length. The main principle of their execution is the processing of strands of hair by chaotic cutting along different lengths. At the same time, at the crown, the hair is cut shorter, and the strands are gradually lengthened to the back of the head and frontal part. This type of haircut can be used for any face shape.

Creating a voluminous hairstyle focused on long hair is a very complex process that requires skill and endurance. It is much more difficult to add volume to the elongated part of the hair than in the parts closer to the hair roots. Here, the use of curling and the soft wave method is necessary. Initially, the cascade haircut was aimed specifically at hairstyles with long hair, often combined with braids.

A lot of time is spent on hair care, in particular styling. You can save tons of time by using hairstyles that do not require styling. Haircuts like these tend to have short hair lengths, but they look very impressive. For women over 40, such haircuts also give the visual effect of rejuvenation, giving freshness to the image and hiding age-related costs. The most common types of such hairstyles are as follows.

• Bean - the most popular haircut among women with straight hair, regardless of age. There are several varieties of this haircut, but it is based on an oval contour that has a clear border at the level of the neck in the back of the head.The most common are bob, layered and asymmetrical.

• Square - for many years this haircut has been the most popular, as it does not require special care. It resembles a bob, but without a raised nape, while the hair has a uniform edging both back and sides. This haircut has various variations, mainly according to the type of bangs used.

• Garson - in Russia this name is interpreted as "a boy". In our society, until recently, it was the favorite haircut of women in old age, but now its popularity has increased both among young girls and adult ladies.

• Cascade - creates volume by overlaying in layers, where each subsequent one is longer than the previous one.

Bangs are a universal attribute of most hairstyles. It makes it possible to quickly correct the female image, imparting a certain emotional coloring in just a few simple movements. By giving the bangs a certain shape and position, the image can instantly change from business to outright hooligan.

For older women, bangs are a more versatile element that has a significant anti-aging effect when used correctly. If the bangs are designed correctly, taking into account the shape of the face, then it will successfully emphasize the advantages and smooth out the shortcomings. An oval face type is considered ideal. The purpose of the bangs is to bring the visual perception of other shapes closer to the oval and not spoil the natural harmony of the oval type.

Bangs are of the following types.

• Straight short - has a horizontal cut line, up to the eyebrows or almost reaching the brow ridges. This shape is suitable for an elongated face type.

• Oblique - applicable, as a rule, for square face type.

• Graded - bangs are processed at different angles using curls of different lengths. Chaotically thinned strands create a feeling of some carelessness, which distracts attention to the eyes as much as possible. This type is suitable for almost any facial shape and is optimal for a high forehead.

• Volumetric - can be used with both long and short hairstyles. This type is preferable for coloring and is universal when applied to any face shape.

• Torn bangs - preferable for women over 40 years old, giving the image a sexual aggressiveness, contrasting with softness. This type masks wrinkles well, focusing on the eyes. And an oblique torn bang is optimal for a round face.

• Arcuate - suits any facial type and is used by women who prefer a classic style of dress.

• Curly - has a clear cut pattern in the form of pronounced corners located above the brow ridges.

• Multilayer - can be both straight and ragged.

• Asymmetric - opens the forehead on one side almost completely, and on the other, covers most of it.

• Elongated - combed to one side and ends at the level of the middle of the cheek or chin.

What women after 40 do not go to look younger: from plastic surgery, expensive injections to exhausting diets. Although you can hide some signs of aging with the right hairstyle, without putting yourself in danger and wasting money.

Face shapes are as follows:

• oval - almost all types of hairstyles are suitable for this type, but the best are bob, wavy medium length, square;

• round - haircuts are recommended that create a visual correction aimed at lengthening the face (with extended bangs, cascade, asymmetric);

• square - the purpose of the haircut is to smooth out the corners (variations that cover the cheekbones in whole or in part are recommended);

• rhombus (diamond shape) - hairstyles are recommended that visually smooth out the contrast of the cheekbones and chin (pixie, medium length with asymmetric or graduated bangs);

• triangular shape - a sharp chin (hairstyles with oblique bangs are recommended, covering the cheekbones to the middle);

• rectangular - characterized by the most pronounced chin line and clearly marked cheekbones (bob hairstyles with torn or oblique elongated bangs are optimal).

Separately, you should pay attention to the creation of the image of full ladies. For such women, a round face is characteristic, on which wrinkles and sagging become noticeable with age. In order to hide the disadvantages associated with age-related changes, it is important to choose the right hairstyle, which will create the visual effect of lengthening the face.

A hairstyle for fat ladies should be done so that a voluminous structure appears on the top of the head, but without excess in the form of bunches. Hair should frame the face without fully exposing the cheeks and should be about the length of the chin. The bangs should not be parted in the middle. If the hair is given any shade, then it should not be bright and monochromatic.

In these cases, bob-type haircuts are preferable, passing along the border of the face, framing it along the entire length of the cheekbones to the chin.

Only after 40 years does a woman begin to really flourish, and spiritual comfort should help her in this. And so that comfort reigns in a woman's soul, one of the important factors is a correctly selected hairstyle.

The most successful hairstyle solutions for women who have crossed the 40th milestone can be enjoyed on the examples of Hollywood stars, which is natural, since the best stylists work with them. Here are some examples:

• Nicole Kidman with a cascade haircut;

• Charlize Theron - voluminous bob with soft curls;

• Charlize Theron - pixie haircut;

• Sharon Stone with a pixie haircut;

• Mireille Mathieu with page haircut.

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