On long hair after 40: you have to be careful. I cut mine short when I feared I was getting the “Trusty the Bloodhound” look.
I don’t know much about dog breeds, but I do see some being presented at the Westminster Kennel Show that remind me very much of the of the long straight, ever so slightly waved hair hanging down on too many female tv personalities.
High school group photos of the graduates also look like all the girls want to have the Disney Goofy look, if they have dark hair - two long chunks of hair. Why has this been the style for years?