At 85 years old, Martha Stewart has done something that women are routinely discouraged from doing as they get older: She dyed her hair pink.
Ok, technically it’s rose gold. And technically, when celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton is responsible, it’s more like an expensive-looking strawberry champagne. But still. Stewart traded the blonde bob she’s worn in some variation for decades for a glossy, rosy shade, and I have only one complaint: Why don’t more women over 50 do this?
Women in their 20s, 30s and sometimes 40s get lavender streaks, cherry-red bobs, bleached eyebrows, etc. But once a woman reaches a certain age, the beauty conversation becomes suspiciously practical. Which haircut makes you look younger? Which shade best covers gray? Are highlights softening enough around the face?
