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Mirrens extra-long hair swung as she swirled, redolent of her confidence and swagger.
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So have we finally moved on?
You do, however, have to be able to carry it off.
Long hair after a certain age gives you a presence; it stops the invisible cloak from descending.
Think of those heavy-set glasses a la Iris Apfel, or of a bold pink or red lipstick.
Long hair is witchy and wild like Grandma Death from the filmDonnie Darkoor Darlene fromOzark.
Its carefree but elegantly spirited like Demi Moore, who at 60 has below-waist-length hair.
Its charismatic and cool like Kristen McMenamy.
You have options with long hair.
Besides which, at this age, you know what suits you best.
Always eager to get the scissors out, I was surprised by his answer.
And of course there is the question of condition, where there are, it seems, several rules.
Long hair requires maintenance as we age, but then so does everything else, frankly.
This stops the hair looking too solid or flat, she explains.
I also recommend adding a gloss to give a youthful shine to the hair.
If Dame Helen Mirren doesnt give a damn about BS beauty rules, why should you?
This way, you prevent breakageif the ends dont split, the hair wont break further up the shaft.
If you leave your hair to grow without trimming it regularly, it doesnt ever get longer.
But it takes patienceabout a year.
I highly recommend it, he says, quick as a flash.
Besides, its better than on a man.
I hadnt even thought about that.
But thinking about it now, with the exception of Iggy Pop, there reallyshouldbe a rule about that.
This article first appeared onBritishVogue.
