Are you about to succumb to the call of bangs? Here’s the best way to wear it after 50.
After a certain point, the desire to give your hair a facelift comes over us. But if you immediately think of shortening the lengths or changing your color, there is a much more subtle hair detail – and extremely effective – to give yourself an immediate youthful effect without going through a radical change. Long considered difficult to wear after 50 because it is accused of hardening features or marking fine lines on the forehead, this little hair touch is making a resounding return this season. Spotted on Julia Roberts or Halle Berry, this modern and ultra-light version of bangs has the magical power to soften the face, camouflage the signs of aging and bring an instant breath of fresh air to the hair. Here is the well-kept secret of hairdressers that you will want to copy from your next appointment at the salon.
“The fringe is above all a matter of framing“, recalls Naeemah LaFond, hairstylist to the stars, during an interview with the American media Vogue. “It draws the eye exactly where you want it…and sometimes that little change changes everything.” But be careful, for the effect to be successful, it must integrate naturally with the hair, and be easily styled. If there is one fringe that meets all these criteria, it is the wispy or “tapered fringe”. It is characterized by great lightness, very fine and textured strands. The ends are slightly tapered to avoid a very strict horizontal line which can then harden the face. It is generally worn long enough to touch the surface. the eyelashes, or the top of the eyebrows, which subtly emphasizes the look? A style that is both natural and a little blurry, like Jane Birkin in the 70s.
It is precisely this “featherweight” side that makes it so irresistible after 50. Deploying completely transparently, it sweeps across the forehead like a blurring veil, camouflaging small expression lines without ever weighing down the face. Better yet, it proves to be a valuable ally in combating the loss of density of hair which tends to become thinner over the years. Indeed, these modern bangs instantly reinject movement and volume onto the top of the head. All this, with disconcerting ease on a daily basis: no more rigid blow-drying down to the millimeter, it tolerates being styled and undone wonderfully and blends nicely into the lengths when pushing back.
It can be hidden in your hair on days when you don’t want to do your hair. And if you want to give it a little sophisticated side, then styling with a round brush and a hairdryer will do the trick. Five minutes, top time! The icing on the cake? The wispy adapts to all face shapes and all hair types.
