TOO OLD?

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I think the ombre fad has come and gone around here. It was big about a year and a half or so ago. I toyed with doing something like that but more common (now) is having a darker (or different) color underneath/at the bottom as opposed to going from darker on top to lighter on the bottom. I'm with BBH, the latter, done wrong, just looks like you're growing out your hair. Two examples:

Brown on top with purple undertones (yes, I definitely feel too old to pull this off but I think it's sort of pretty):





This is just horrible:





I get my hair highlighted and my hairdresser discourages me from having the under side of my hair highlighted frequently (if at all). So, I'm blonder on top with more of a light-medium brown underneath.

As far as clothing, I think physique/fitness should play more of a role than age. There are some obese 20 year old's who shouldn't wear short skirts and yet they do. If you're in shape but have veiny/older legs, I think you can wear a fairly short skirt...just wear some tights with the dumb thing.

Personally, as much as I work out, I'm having a hard time with bikini's for the last couple of years. I've taken to wearing tankini's, Add to that, even in a beach environment, I'm not really comfortable showing that much leg (so when I walk around, I usually wrap a sarong around my waist). Pretty soon I'm going to buy one of those burka bathing suits.

I'm too old to do a back walkover like I used to but then again, I haven't really worked on it lately either. I've also lost my hula hoop mojo which I mentioned in another thread.