Forty and Fabulous
by Beth Neely
As most of us do, I went home for the holidays to visit my family. I was lucky enough to have my 19 year old step-daughter Jordan with me. While home we were looking at some old photos my mother has hanging on her paneled wall.
Jordan was like, “Is that you?”
“Yes dear, that’s me.”
And then it hit me, my hair still looks exactly the same as it did 22 years ago when I graduated from high school. Of course, I color lovely grey, in addition to the mousy brown; with the help of Garnier #80. I had to break-up with my stylist, whom I loved, since it cost me a weeks worth of daycare just to get my hair dyed.
THEN
NOW
In high school my love affair was with the product Sun In. I would actually spray this stuff on my roots when they grew out and sleep in it. Yes, you read it right, sleep in it … and my hair didn’t fall out. Maybe we should name it Moon In! Did you know that they still make that stuff? I checked.
So, this goes out to all the 40-something women out there who are subconsciously trying to hold onto their youth. If you’ve found a way to update your look, without looking frumpy and forty, but forty and fabulous please let me know. Or if there is a stylist in KC who wants to do a make-over and be on this site, let me know. I’m game!