Rosa - thanks for bringing up the thing about the mixed hair color looking messy. That’s been another thought I had, that if I cut it more blunt it might look more one color. I’ll just have to see if it takes too much work for me. I confess I have styled my hair exactly the same through various cuts for the past 10 or 15 years: blow-dry upside down, product at the crown, round brush on upper layers.

An oval face is length = 1.5 x width, also, the length of your nose from bridge to base is also the measurement of your forehead and also from the bottom of your nose to your chin, and I can see that the measurement from your nose to chin is longer than the length of your nose.

Your fringe cuts your face down so it doesn’t look long - this is why it works so well and I would advise keeping a fringe of some sort.

There is nothing wrong with a longer face (I too have one), all face shapes are beautiful.

Hope this makes sense!

I love the square glasses on you, so I’d stick with those. They look great on your face with your face shape/features/etc. But I’m not sure I totally dig the color of the frames–a more neutral tortoise would be super chic. Then again, the color might just look odd-ish because of the flash

I like your hair cut too, although the contrast between the darker edges and the lighter middle-part looks a tiny bit messy. But meh I hate dyes, and my hair also definitely does that, so do what you want It might be cute as a sort-of-long-bob but I’m not sure–your hair is thick enough that it might require some styling.

I think the prettiest length for nails is usually so that the nail is just as long as your finger (and not much over or they get caught in everything). So grow them out a bit? I

The colour of your sweater goes so well w/ your hair — I’m all for pink — and one of these days my hair will be the same colour as yours, so since my wardrobe is 90% pink already I’m all set, heehee.

Your hair is so nice and thick, I’d grow out the layers too — it’s TONS easier to maintain when it’s blunt cut or w/ only minimal long layers. Also, your hair is thick enough that you can keep it longer! Don’t get it cut short unless you HAVE to . . . . your eyebrows look fine to me — I agree w/ the comment above on full-frame glasses, perhaps in a burgundy colour too –

One suggestion is perhaps get an elliptical trainer and use it every day (I just got one three weeks ago!) — we are roughly the same hgt/wgt — the elliptical is fun and not stressful for your joints. If i were brave enough I’d post my own before and after shots . . . . actually I’m delaying taking some “after” shots for another few months, hoping I’ll see some discernable improvement, hahaha!! love your blog, look forward to seeing more!

Scary hey!

Fran - My eyes just started going recently too. That’s why I’m switching between three pairs of glasses: these, my everyday ones with the brown frames, and my sunglasses. I’m on the lookout for a magnifying mirror. Glad to hear your success story!

On the plus side, my regular everyday glasses are much more what you described.

I was thinking it was time for this top to go bye-bye, you confirmed it. I’ve had it for a few years and I think it has shrunk. And I was also planning on looking for a more blendy shoe. Not that I expected to need to be wearing full shoes already! Normally my toes wouldn’t see the inside of a shoe for another month!

Thanks for your help!

Cathy - thanks for the encouragement! I am 5 feet, 5 and 3/4 inches tall.

Christopher - you’ll be happy to know I am planning on scheduling not only the comeback cut, but also every six weeks thereafter for as far out as she is booking.

Thanks for dropping by.