How does hair totally change the way you look?

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I have really shit hair, and have worn tape in extensions for years. Before I had them in I felt ugly, I didn't get much male attention, barely any likes on photos, I wasn't considered an attractive person.

Since having them I've not been short of male attention, I went from never dating to dating a lot (now happily married) Went from 3 likes on photos to 50ish, not that this matters but I find it interesting. I had them out over lockdown and just had them back in and it's really highlighted it to me. Instantly get more compliments at work, more people smiling at me in the street, DH didn't know I was going to get them put back in and he walked in and genuinely stopped dead in his tracks and said "holy fuck you look good"

I have the same face. Same body. How can hair make that much difference? I don't keep them in for the attention, they make me worlds more confident and actually really have an affect on my mood. I feel so much happier with them. But part of me thinks how will I ever stop wearing them when they seem to be the key part of me being good looking! No one looks twice at me without them!

Hair gives you confidence more and less. If mine needs a wash but I can't be bothered I am different.. Sounds daft but I kind of want to hide.. Washed and I'm confident..

Are the extensions long? I vaguely remember reading somewhere that long hair symbols fertility (or we've been conditioned to think it does!) so it could be something in that.

I’m the same OP.
Discovered tape in hair extensions 6 months ago and do get more attention and feel more confident.
Hair and teeth are hugely important and easy to sort as we get older (I’m 57).
I often think that Farrah Fawcett Majors main appeal was her amazing hair. If she’d had ‘fine’ hair (lol, nothing fine about having fine hair), would she have been so popular? I don’t think so.
Hair is huge.

One of my friends has had the same terrible very short hairstyle for years. It’s not a stylish pixie crop (which can look lovely), it just has absolutely no shape and sticks up in odd places. It consistently looks like it was done by a back alley barber

It ages her terribly so she looked about 45 even when we were 19. She dresses in a frumpy way too, but even if she had properly styled hair she would look a million times better.

We’ve been friends since we were 9 and I love her to bits so these are private opinions! 😬

I personally feel much better about myself when I have long hair. I can do more with it so I take the time to make it look good, plus I pay £££ to have it coloured at a salon.