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Your hair is the frame for your face. The way your hair is cut should highlight the best features of your face.

There are many hairstyles out there to pick and choose from. However, some may look good on some but not on others. If a particular hairstyle does not flatter the shape of your face, then it is not a good style for you.

For example, if you have a round face, you should wear your hair in such a way that it lessens the width of your face and choose a style that would add length to your face. In contrast, hairstyles that add length should be avoided by women with long faces. These women should choose a style that adds width to the face.

Whatever the shape of the face, there are a few cuts that look good on almost anyone. This is an all-around hairstyle which is simple and versatile and would look good on any type of face for any occasion.

What are the elements of this all-around haircut? Well, there are actually two main elements to the style which looks good on all.

The first element is layering. The layers of the hair should act as arrows that direct the eyes of whoever is looking at you to the best features of your face. This could be your eyes, lips or cheekbones, So - the layers of your hair should be done to the front of the face, rather than in the back. Avoid having the layers cut too short. Hair layers should not fall above the eye or above the earlobes.

The second element is length. Try to keep the length of your hair to just about your shoulders. Long hair that falls to the middle of the back and cut without any shape or layers should be left for teenage girls.

If you want to wear your hair long, wear it with layers around your face. Also, have the length at the back cut to a round shape, or a V-shape. Long hair cut straight without any shape, can make a woman look either too old or too juvenile. Long hair done with layers and with ends shaped in the back can give you a sophisticated, sexy look.

Since the all-around haircut if perfect or any face, regardless of shape, perhaps you should try it and see if it’s a good frame for your face?

There are those telling us that it’s great to be grey. Sporting a head of grey hair is what I’m talking about. Not so sure I’m buying it. I don’t “feel” my age and I think going grey would make me appear much older than I “feel”.

Supposedly ditching the dye doesn’t mean loosing your looks or sabotaging being sexy. Admittedly, I have seen women who’s grey hair looks great, but I have seen far more women who’s all natural grey look does not look so great.

While some women say that going grey is liberating and saves a ton of time and money; it can still feel like a risky option for many women who feel that grey will age their appearance and cause career or relationship problems. Sometimes it’s perceived that they have just given up.

Going grey is quite a controversial choice, because we tend to associate grey hair with old age. Some stylists will argue that the right grey color can take years off a woman’s age. Give them a trendy haircut and it makes them look younger as well as being liberating.

Jamie Lee Curtis, at age 49 was one who decided to go grey. She is probably the only Hollywood star under 60 boasting grey hair. Jamie says it has not had a negative effect on her career. In one case, she offered to wear a wig for a part and the director chose to go with her natural hair color.

Meryl Streep went grey last year to play Miranda Priestly, the icy, cold Vogue editor in the blockbuster movie, The Devil Wears Prada, showing women everywhere that grey could be both sexy and powerful. There are other famous women sporting the grey look these days such as Vanessa Redgrave and Emmylou Harris.

While some have proven you can be glamorous with grey hair, it takes courage to make this move. And short hair looks best grey, a classic haircut like a bob or wedge, something which makes the most of your features. Long grey hair just does not look that great, typically.

Men are fortunate, their grey hair can be a positive attraction, they are considered distinguished or a “silver fox”. For men grey hair can signify wealth, power and sophistication.

My personal philosophy? I believe there is a reason God gave us hair color. Enough said!