My hair is meh

[Chicksinonebasket]

I really really would like better hair. It’s my birthday soon and my mum has offered for me to go and have it done properly somewhere nice! It’s not been cut for about 8 months. I find it a bit stressful (and expensive) going to the hairdressers. I feel like a change but I don’t think there’s much I can do with it? I will be 37 so knocking on a bit now... secretly I’d quite like pink put in the ends of it 😂
Here is how is looks most days.

[Ellieboolou27]

Something like this

[Ellieboolou27]

Try again!

[NuclearReactor]

Some warmer colours through it maybe low lites?what about bringing more hair forwards to give a thicker blunter fringe and take an inch or so off the ends?

[managedmis]

You could definitely rock a shorter look

[sparklefarts]

MUCH better with the fringe to the side. Like much much better. It doesn't look older, you look lovely

[Ellieboolou27]

If you grow your fringe out your length needs to be much shorter but you suit both fringe / without

[Chicksinonebasket]

I like those too... so I guess it’s either no fringe or go all out heavy fringe and darker colour?

[Furrytoebean]

If you get a balayage done it will be really easy to maintain

[Ellieboolou27]

Yes, fringes need to be either heavy / full or none at all .
Wispy ones tend to look dated and a bit aging

[Chicksinonebasket]

The fringe is my mother’s fault. She always tells me I look dreadful without it. Every time I’ve attempted to grow it out before she’s told me it looks awful.

[MistyReturns]

You look very (spookily) similar to an actress Ksenia Solo. Look her up on imdb or google. She's had so many colours and styles which suit her, so would suit you. Take your pick

[Ellieboolou27]

my mum is exactly the same regarding my fringe, actually looking back a photos of me without one she’s probably right 🙄

If you go for it post an update.

[Chicksinonebasket]

Thanks Misty...I’d not heard of her but i’ll take that!
I think I’m going to try and stick with making the fringe grow longer and getting a darker colour.
Maybe I will go and get my make up done too...

[cliquewhyohwhy]

Definitely no fringe or a side fringe.

[managedmis]

I don't see how you'd look awful, you don't have a huge forehead or anything

[Chicksinonebasket]

She just always says it doesn’t suit me...
No, I’ve got a tiny little face. It gets lost behind my hair and being so pale doesn’t help.

[Chicksinonebasket]

I always feel intimidated by my young and attractive hairdresser. I feel a bit like she thinks ‘why’s she bothered coming, as if I can do anything to make her look any better.’
I mean she probably isn’t. She’s probably thinking about when she can go home and normal things but that’s how I always feel.

[Shmoople]

Two things you need to work on

1. Your self esteem/confidence
   
2. Ignoring your dear old ma
   
   you look miles better in the second photo.

[Shmoople]

I meant third photo, with the fringe out of the way.

[silver1977]

Comparing the 2 photos, definitely the side fringe, sorry OP but your fringe atm looks very dated with the colour too. As PP's have said, you are very pretty with amazing eyes so a change to your hairstyle would look great! You almost look like Phoebe from Friends in that last photo !

I think a nice blunt cut to the ends, a side fringe and more natural colour is the way to go. If you're going somewhere decent for your birthday treat, they should advise you. Please update us if you have something done...

[DantesInferno]

Chicksinonebasket Fri 05-Apr-19 20:57:07

your last pic looks miles better than the first one (which was really dated, as per other posters), definitely the way to go - looks amazing! you are really pretty

[Ninkaninus]

You look really good in the last photo! No fringe looks much, much better on you, and you look younger because your hair doesn’t bark back to the eighties.

So I agree,

1. Look at yourself and see yourself through the eyes of a friend rather than just being critical, and
   

2. You’re going to have to ignore your mum on this one.

[Bobbiebrows]

I think you’d suit this cut. I think a little darker is the way to go too.

[Myfoolishboatisleaning]

Go short. Your hair is aging you as it just hangs limply around your face.

[EleanorOalike]

I think that you’d make a stunning redhead, same shade as that Emma Stone picture and similar style. I actually think you look younger without the fringe - ignore mum!