Tag: hair
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COVID-19 Is All Fun And Games Until You Start Looking Like Your Grandmother
I’m sitting at home, dressed to the nines with nowhere to go. Dressed to the nines during COVID-19 (?), I hear you ask. Thanks to Far Kew for this wonderfully appropriate image Well…yes. But I do have two very good reasons for such crazy behaviour: The first is that like many of you, I imagine,…
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Eyebrow Problems In Middle Age
I went through another of those middle-aged duty calls in order to meet the aesthetic expectations placed upon womankind the other day – the utter onerousness of a waxing session. I shouldn’t grumble really, hair-care it is the only beauty treatment I pay for to meet society’s expectations of beauty so that I don’t terrify…
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Why Is My Hair Thinning In Middle Age?
One of the greatest challenges in a woman’s life – apart from men – is to find the right hairdresser – someone who truly understands the fickleness of female hair. Once you discover your hairdresser, a bond of trust is formed that can be almost (if not more) precious than those you share with the…
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Middle Aged Hair And Bad Grey Days
When I part my hair in a section that falls outside of the eight-weekly dye zone, I’ve noticed some ominous course grey hairs sprouting through. Do you ever wonder how they grow so goddamn quickly before you get the chance to ambush them? I haven’t been too concerned about this tell-tale sign of ageing before,…
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Ageing And My Plucking Eyesight
One of the most irritating and debilitating physical symptoms of the ageing process is the eyesight issue. Inne – Close up of Chris’ Glasses found on http://www.flickr.com As in, lack of it. Before I hit that wonderful pinnacle of 40, almost a decade ago now, (and at a time when I was still living under…
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Is The Man Bun Sexy Or Try-Hard?
Man Bun by Munnybear at http://www.flickr.com I need to discuss the man bun today because they seem to be popping up everywhere in Sydney at the moment. This topic also gives me the perfect excuse to give you ladies the Friday treat of some seriously gorgeous men on my blog. Personally, I think man buns…
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Letting Your Standards Slip In Middle Age
after (Photo credit: malloreigh) The problem with an unhealthily long marriage, the ageing process that leads to a certain invisibility in middle age and working from home, is that there is no real reason to maintain personal standards anymore. For most of my week, my only work colleague is the dog and it seems that…
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Jen Aniston’s New Haircut
I went to the hairdressers to get Jen Aniston’s new haircut today. Unlike the majority of women, going to the hairdresser’s is not a favourite pastime of mine. Firstly, it involves me leaving the house and secondly, having to make small talk with someone I don’t know, nor particularly want to know, is not what…
Louisa Simmonds 