Yaaay, Tarzy!!! you won't be dissapointed!!!!

Yay, Angie is being bossy!

I am going to call for an appointment with my hair stylist tomorrow! I bet he is going to fall from his chair - I had adamantly refused to consider highlights so far, despite his best efforts to convince me.

a hairstylist recently told me a couple interesting things. I was talking to her about how I had just had my hair colored to cover gray and it came out too dark for me. It is now too dark brown.

She said recently there was a segment on the Today Show that said highlights can really make us look younger.

She also said everybody needs 3 or 4 stylists they can go to to change things up.

What do you think about the highlights thing keeping us looking younger?

I was just reading Charla Krupp's "How Not to Look Old," and she covers the issue of going lighter as you get older (p.23):
"The older you get, the lighter you go ... almost everyone looks better with lightness around her face. Whatever your current shade, go just two shades lighter than your natural base color ... that's because 'hair that's too dark emphasizes the lines on you face by throwing darkness into them' ... You can lighten up the strands that frame your face even more than two shades with highlights, the makeup you never take off. You'll create a halo of warmth -- brightening up your face, illuminating your skin tone, and giving you an all-over glow."

Wow, that sounds appealing. I think I need to try that. I haven't changed my hair style for a long time. I used to get highlights in my late-20s/early-30s, then stopped. Lucky for me my next-door-neighbor is a great hair stylist/colorist; she keeps wanting to put highlights in my hair. I'll have to take her up on that!

Angie, you're not bossy, you're just authoritative I am just not ready for the whole highlights thing, maybe instead I'll start with cutting my hair really, really short.

Hannah, I am hoping to see pics!

You guys have seen pictures of my hair color. Do you think I would look good with lighter hair? I'm so used to my dark hair!

Oooh! Go HannaC, CC and Tara. I'm excited! Hopefully Taylor will help you out with what colour highlights to go for.

Oooh! Go Marianne! Short hair like me?

Hehe, Angie, I was thinking like one of the older models in that Israeli boutique video in another thread. I thought it would brighten the face and shorter grays would look better than long. I don't know if it would work for my hair type and head shape, but since I *think* I look OK with my hair pulled back, maybe I could pull off this type of cut. I'll probably wait until I get more gray.

Ladies,
The key here is to ask your stylist to go subtle with your highlights, just a few shades and not too many:)Stay in the browns, mocha's and AWAY from reds(brass)
Tarzy, my hair is very dark as is yours, and I have lots of highlights around my face... I think you will LOVE it. Your stylist will understand if you tell her/him....It's my first time....go easy:) 99.9% of the time clients say...I wish I had done more.!!
You should not look lighter overall, you will look as if the sun kissed your hair when the light hits it.:) have fun .And lets see the results!!:)