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Can Older Women Have Long Hair and Still Be Professional?

Updated11/22/2022

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Update: We still think this is a great discussion on whether older women can have long hair and still be professional — but you may also want to check out some of our more recent discussions on aging gracefully, including how to go gray intentionally. Long hair on older women: the perennial question. Despite our…

Back-Handed Compliments at the Office

Updated07/10/2021

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How do you deal with back-handed “compliments” at the office? Reader B wonders… I am a 30 year old lawyer working in Washington, DC. My late 20’s/early 30’s professional female friends and I have experienced a strange and disconcerting dynamic amongst women in the workplace: getting negative comments from other women for being smartly/well- dressed. These…

Beauty Wednesday: Skincare and Aging

Updated11/19/2024

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So here’s a fun question: how has your skincare routine changed through the years? For the older readers, when did you notice that you needed to add a little “somethin somethin” to your routine? Do you think particular brands matter, or is it just important to do something? (For example: does a particular brand of…

Eyeliner & Competence: An Open Thread

Updated02/06/2023

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So a few weeks ago there was this survey: more makeup makes you look more competent. Or so they say. This seems like exactly the kind of thing we should explore here… hence today’s open thread. Do you think makeup or eyeliner says anything about your competence? Let’s Assess The Models’ Competence Based on Eyeliner…

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Can Long, Platinum Blonde Hair Be Professional?

Updated11/01/2018

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2017 Update: We still stand by this advice below about long platinum blonde hair at work, but you may also want to check out our latest discussion of the best shade of blonde hair for being taken seriously at work. This is a perennial question: is long hair professional? And a corrollary: is long platinum…

Can Older Women Have Long Hair and Still Be Professional?

Back-Handed Compliments at the Office

Beauty Wednesday: Skincare and Aging

Eyeliner & Competence: An Open Thread

Can Long, Platinum Blonde Hair Be Professional?

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