THROUGHOUT my twenties and thirties, my thick, lustrous hair was my crowning glory – a source of pride and confidence. Friends and even strangers would comment on its shine and fullness. 4 Did a £20 Amazon buy help Olivia's hair grow thicker and longer in a few weeks? Credit: David Cummings 4 Olivia's hair started looking limp and lacklustre after her 50th birthday Credit: Supplied But as my 50th birthday crept closer, my once-vibrant locks started to thin.
Strands that used to be resilient and bouncy were now limp and lacklustre. It was alarming and disheartening. I noticed more hair on the shower floor and my ponytail felt noticeably thinner.
read more on fabulous GRAN-TASTIC! I’m a 65-year-old gran - people think I’m way younger thanks to my bikini bod TROLLEY HACK Shopper reveals how trick can hack supermarket trolleys if you forget coin Suddenly all those ego-boosting compliments were replaced by unwelcome digs at my barely-there barnet. Even one of my closest friends piped up: “Have you got a receding hairline ?”. “Thanks,” I thought.
“Is it that obvious?” I’d pored over snaps of fiftysomething celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and Salma Hayek, whose roots remained gloriously full. Most read in Fabulous BEARY CUTE ‘Cosy season's here early’ beam Primark shoppers as ‘cute’ £8 buy hits shelves HEELY NICE ‘I could run in these’ cries footie WAG as she picks up comfy £14 Primark heels ROAD TO HAPPINESS We ditched flat with 2 kids to .