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I often have to deal with the following types of comments such as:
"You'd look much younger if you'd cut your hair" or "you'd look ten years younger if you cut your hair short".
I wonder what the same people would tell a 15-24 year old.
Hmm.. if you are single they assume that the hair is the reason.
They look shocked when you tell them athat, actually, you're not single.
I've never been told that. I've always thought that long hair makes a person look younger.
Ha im in that age bracket and i get told i look older with shorter hair.
Hello,
I remember being told this back in 1977 as my hair was nearly shoulder-length. I was in grade 11, and I had classmates tell me that I looked like 25 rather than 18. I was adopting the "rock" style that was more popular with the older college crowd. While I was in high school, most of my classmates went for the "disco" styles which in many people's opinion looked younger.
Sometimes looking older is an advantage, since it allows to meet people who are more mature on the inside and more respectful.
Just recently I was told I looked younger because I shaved off my mustache, but it is growing back again.
I feel that some people think that if you follow the latest fashion, it automatically makes you look younger. If long hair is in fashion, and you have short hair, then long hair would make you look younger.
I feel that saying that such a style makes you look younger is a form of manipulative talk on the part of some people.
Have a nice day,
Georges in Montreal.
I'm 25, and still get carded for alcohol (and, when I'm with my wife, we sometimes get carded for an R-Rated movie because she could pass for 16).....It's one of the reasons I like my hair long, and sport a full beard. It definately makes me look older....but still not my age, I guess.
The only comments I get are when I show someone my license, with a 4 year old pic on it, and they say "Wow, you're hair's longer". It doesn't bother me....it especially doesn't bother me when it's a cute chick commenting on it.
I used to get that a lot from my Mom and Sister's. Really would tick me off too. I figured it as the "maybe we can get him to cut his hair" routine.
actually they say : you would look older :p
Haha, I'm 19 and I get herassed all the time about my hair legnth. "You'd look so much.." it's retarted. Lol, where I'm from it's like a bad thing to have long hair...
Any rate, I'm here trying to find a good shampoo/conditioner for my hair. It's long and thick, and the stuff I'm using now is killing it. Thanks in advance-
My parents told me the exact same thing last year when mine was shoulder length.
About the shampoo, I would strongly suggest Aussie's 3 Minute Miracle conditioner and shampoo, as this has literally worked miracles for my hair and gotten rid of and dry/roughness in the hair. It's not very cheap but you can buy them in small sachets for about £1.50 where I live, just incase you want to test it first.
So give it a try and see what you think?
Best of luck dude.
I'm just going on 35 years old and I've had people say I look very different with longer hair, but not older or younger. Upon looking at a pic or two of myself from last year with very short hair, I think I look younger now as my hair grows longer.
Here's a shot I just took a little while after a shower.
LukeB
And, in this new picture you are proudly holding your head up, eyes straight forward.
James
Personally, i think that if anything, having long hair makes you look younger. How many classic rockstars can you think of that retain their youthful appearance because of long hair. Ozzy Ozbourne, Dave Mustaine, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kirk Hammet to name a few. Then compare them with James Hetfield or Lars Ulrich circa 2006. Got my drift?
Hair just takes off so much age from someones appearance and actually hides wrinkles and lines in the face.
I've been told this before. The problem is then I look too
young and resent the implications that come along with that.
After the third time i got this comment I opted to never cut
my hair again.
Its amazing how despite living in different cultures, among different religions and in completely different parts of the entire world, all of us share so many common experiences and comments when growing out our hair.
Of course I first realised and thought about this a long time ago, yet posts such as these continually remind me of it.
To answer your question, yes, I have been told this before.
I turned 22 last month, but I have been told that I would look 'younger' with short hair even when I was 19/20.
I was told it a lot when I had the facial hair, but I suppose that that was a pretty realistic comment for that time.
Yet I'm not really 'offended' or anything. I have always looked older than my own age.
Most times this comment comes as a genuine suprise when someone says 'Wow, I thought you were like 24/25/26 etc.'
The Difference however is when people say it to me and I get the sense that it is another longhair attack, or a none-too-subtle hint to cut my hair.
THAT is when the comment frustrates me.
Ever since i started growing my hair i've looked younger(and im only 18)...and on top of that i've looked SO MUCH better(in my opinion...but that's all that matters is your own opinion anyways so have fun)...
I say keep growing as long as you can get it :P
It's nonsense - people with luxurious hair look younger, not older, but some people will say anything to try to persuade you to cut your hair if they don't like it. I'm 51, and although I've very little hair on top, because the rest of it is long, most people take me for mid 30s.
So far everybody has commented that I look more mature with longer hair. I really looked like a child when I had short hair.
Growing my hair coincided with losing 20 pounds. Together, it's made for a pretty radical change in my appearance. If I go to a convention or function, I can pretty much count on somebody I've known for years not recognizing me right away. And all the feedback has been pretty positive.
And, yes, recently somebody did say to me, "You look 10 years younger." Of course, this was somebody with longish hair themselves.
