Fantasia Salon / Spa and Wig Specialists

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!

Long hair, short hair. What’s cool, what’s not? Earlier this year, the runways predicted darling haircuts for summer and fall and now we are starting to see it.

This season, hairstyles will incorporate a variety of textures, from curly to crimped. Rodney Cutler, celebrity hairstylist, is excited about this. It’s all about blending evening elegance with a casual sensibility, he says. It should look like something a woman could create herself, at home. He says ” the beauty of fashion these days is that it really is attainable, it is quite manageable at home, with simple styling techniques and the right products.”

By fall, according to Cutler, think “deconstructed glam” -brushed out, disheveled waves and curls, high ponytails, messy buns, all with a 1970’s airy, matte texture. He says the hairstyling world is undergoing a significant change.

International Hair stylist Rick Lee, feels that short hair is the best style statement for a woman. “Short hair shows a woman’s full face and makes her look more beautiful and confident. People have a perception that short hair looks boyish on women. I think nothing can be more feminine than short hair.

Cutler, mentioned above, talks about some of his favorite celebrity hairstyles. “Demi Moore gets it. Her hair is long and heavy on her face but it looks amazing. Donald Trump knows how ridiculous his hair is but he likes it. Culter would love to dig his shears in to Cameron Diaz’s hair. He says, with really short hair, she’d be fantastic!

The everyday woman shouldn’t be a slave to fashion. She doesn’t have to be trendy, she just has to look amazing!