Hair Extensions for Thinning & Perimenopause Hair at 46

I never thought hair extensions would become an important part of my work again.

Early in my career, I did a lot of them. When I first had my son, they were actually my go-to income. I loved the look — but I struggled with inconsistent quality, and eventually decided extensions just weren't for me.

Fast forward to 2025. New salon. New chapter. And, if I'm honest, a quiet urge to reinvent myself.

I booked in with a friend — a phenomenal cutter — and decided to go back to the short shag mullet I wore in the early 90s.

Nothing wrong with the cut. Everything wrong with the timing.

I looked in the mirror and realised something uncomfortable: I wasn't the same person I was the last time this version of me worked.

A mild panic message later, and the following week I was booked in for my first ever set of extensions at the ripe old age of 46.

What surprised me wasn't how my hair looked. It was how I felt. Balanced. Supported. Like myself again.

I'm firmly in my perimenopause era now, and I see women every day navigating thinning, changing textures, and identities that are quietly shifting alongside their hair.

That experience didn't just change how I feel about extensions. It changed how I think about growth.

Not everything you return to is regression. Sometimes it's refinement — done with better standards, better boundaries, and far more self-trust.

In 2026, that's the energy I'm bringing into my work.