60 Best Hairstyles for Women Over 60 in 2024

Cindy Marcus
Cindy Marcus Hairstylist, Editor-in-Chief

The best hairstyles for women over 60 to look younger are cut, colored, and styled in a way that enhances your hair’s natural texture and complements your facial features.

Keep in mind that the goal of your new haircut is to perfectly fit your face shape, complexion, hair texture and type, and individual personality. This way, it’s guaranteed that you’ll get a comfortable and modern hairstyle you can embrace.

With today’s haircutting, coloring, and hair care techniques, you won’t have a hard time looking for the perfect low-maintenance hairstyle idea to help you feel more youthful and vibrant and make your limp hair full of life.

Short Asymmetrical Bob

A short asymmetrical bob is a perfect cut for a sassy personality. It’s a very graduated cut at the back that transitions into a longer one side and shorter on the other side. The asymmetry is due to the side parting – the more to the side. The longer one side will be. Style with a loose wave on the longer side and tuck the shorter one behind the ear.

The Bold Quiff

The bold quiff haircut is a dramatic cut if you want to turn some heads. This haircut is short on the sides and long but sassy on top. Silver hair color looks great with this bold haircut. See more hair colors for ladies in their sixties.

Jaw-Length Stacked Pixie Bob

A jaw-length stacked pixie bob is ideal for women with thick hair. It’s cut quite short at the back, just below the hairline, and the graduation is very steep, reaching above the occipital bone. Many short choppy layers and a long soft side-swept bang finish off your sassy new bob.

Edgier Short Bob with Lots of Layering

Edgier Short Bob with Lots of Layering on a sixty-year-old woman
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An edgier short bob cut with lots of layering is a fun take on a classic bob haircut. The wispy layers give the haircut edge and movement. Another way to add fun and youthfulness to a cut is a funky-colored front piece.

Sleek Blonde Short Bob

An angled bob with layers is an eye-catching short haircut. The angle will give you the appearance of longer hair, and the layers will add life to your naturally thinning hair. This chop makes ideal short hairstyles for fine hair who like a low-maintenance styling routine. Plus, the little side bangs give it a real youthful touch.

Choppy Bob with Choppy Bangs

A choppy bob with choppy bangs is a great haircut for women over 60 because it adds volume and hides wrinkles within the forehead. Blunt front bangs create maximum density for a thicker, fuller look. Cutting your hair to fall right at your jawline is flattering on more mature women giving you an instant younger look.

The Long Shaggy Bob

The long shaggy bob is a very popular timeless haircut. Shag haircuts for 60-year-olds compliment the face with bangs and a wispy face frame. Front bangs conceal wrinkles on the forehead, automatically giving a younger look which is a great choice.

Wonderful Wedge Haircut

Wonderful Wedge Haircut for Women Over 60
Instagram @ittaribeiro

Wedges are the perfect haircut if you’re a woman in your sixties and want a low-maintenance routine for styling! Talk to your stylist about this wedge if you want to cut your hair. Go for a hairstyle ideal for older women who can wake up and go for the day. The best advice for women in their sixties considering short haircuts like this? Make sure you are open to change, and this cut requires volume.

Jaw-Length Bob with Edgy Lowlights

Jaw-Length Bob with Edgy Lowlights
Instagram @b.the_beauty

A jaw-length bob with edgy lowlights is a fun, flattering cut and hairstyle. Lavender lowlights add a subtle fun pop of color to any cut. The jaw-length bang makes your cheekbones pop.

Related: Best jaw-length styles for women over 60.

Textured and Spiky

A textured and spiky pixie cut is great for mature women looking to add some edge. This cut is very sharp with piece-y textured layers. Spiky layers help fine hair appear thicker and fuller.

See more spiky cuts for women your age.

Slimming Cut for Women with a Round Face

Slimming short haircut for women over 60 with a round face
Instagram @angstoghair

This gorgeous bob hairstyle is a great choice for older women looking for a change.

Short Curly Bob with Fringe

A short curly bob with fringe is the perfect face-framing haircut. This layered cut allows the curls to have lots of bounce and fullness. It is very low-maintenance and great if you want to wash and go.

Messy Choppy Lixie Shag

A messy choppy pixie shag haircut is a very bold statement look. This messy punk rock look creates body and movement. The shaggy layers give a softness around the face complementing your bone structure.

Related: Best shaggy pixies for women over 60.

Edgy Shaggy Mullet

Edgy Shaggy Mullet for ladies in their sixties
Instagram @hairbyelaa

An edgy shaggy mullet is great for fine-textured hair. The shaggy layers give you body and volume, making fine hair look and feel much thicker. Shags are very on-trend. They are a classic and timeless cut.

Wavy Medium-Length Shag

wavy medium length shag for women over 60
Instagram @jayne_edosalon

A shag is one of the best medium-length hairstyles for older women. A medium-length shag also looks flattering with the bangs and could help you to appear a decade younger. This chop is ideal for wavy locks, too. The shag has layers that can enhance the movement of medium hair.

Choppy Gray Pixie Crop

Choppy Gray Pixie Crop for Older Ladies
Credit: Instagram @barehare_x

A textured crop hairstyle for an elderly lady benefits from choppy layers. This choppy cut is one of the more stylish hairstyles for women over 60 who want to look younger.

Asymmetrical Pixie Cut

Opt for an asymmetrical pixie hairstyle. If you are over the age of 60, keep your hair cut short for less upkeep while owning a youthful and brightening mix of colors! An asymmetrical short pixie cut with brown beige accent pieces is a total refresher for your sixties!

Shoulder-Length Long Bob with Bangs

Modern medium hairstyles include a shoulder-length cut shag. You can look ten years younger with shoulder-length haircuts like this modern shaggy long bob with bangs, which is great for hiding wrinkles on your forehead and exploiting your youthfulness. Then color your hair with a brunette balayage for a super notable lob! A curtain fringe on shoulder-length hairstyles brightens the face and gives a youthful glow.

Voluminous Cut for Women with Fine Hair

voluminous cut for women with fine hair
Instagram @zakthomas_hair

A hairstyle for fine hair can appear fuller by adding highlights and layers to create more dimension. This beautiful head of curly hair, plus some colorful pieces, looks attractive and hides hair loss or thinning hair.

Chin-Length Hairstyle for Curly Hair

Chin-Length Hairstyle with Curls for Older Women Over 60
Instagram @winkasheville

Bangs create a more revitalizing look. Go short and stunning with silver-blonde highlighted beach waves on a chin-length cut.  Consider adding dark blonde highlights to cover your natural gray hair.

Tapered Rounded Bob with Feathered Layers

Tapered rounded bob with feathered layers for women over 60
Instagram @grazifariahair

Simple, rounded bob hairstyles look great on every lovely senior woman. It’s stunning how these feathered layers can grant your hairstyles better shape and extra volume. When you have graying hair, you have naturally occurring color variation that, if colored over correctly, can give you the most natural-looking color and dimension without the high maintenance. Short on time? It is not a wash-and-go style, and depending on your hair texture and thickness, it may take more effort to style the feathery layers.

Modern Blunt Bob for Straight Hair

Modern Blunt Bob for Over 60 Straight Hair
Credit: Instagram @staceybrookshair

Opt for a modern hairdo that’s a blunt bob crop style. I love the sharp structure of this look and how it contrasts with a few soft pieces of texture for thin hair.

Classic Layered Cut with Balayage to Cover Natural Grey Hair

Layered Cut for 60 year old with Natural Grey Hair
Credit: Instagram @colorme_sandy

This hairstyle for grey-haired women in their 60s looks amazing, combined with blonde and brown hues to cover grey hair. With this cut, you’ll avoid having a helmet or permed hair, so to speak.

Medium Length Hairstyle with Bangs and Layers

Medium-length hairstyle with bangs and layers for women over 60
Instagram @morati.hairden

If you have thin or thinning hair, you should go for choppy, medium-length layers to create an illusion of thicker, fuller hair. When it comes to medium-length hair styles for older women, you can add bangs to help you look younger.

Pixie Bob for Women with Straight Hair

Pixie Bob for Straight Hair
Instagram @tacolourga

A pixie bob for women over 60 is one of the trendiest haircuts. This cut works well on straight, thin hair since its goal is to flatter the head, making it appear thicker than ever. Ask your stylist for medium-length layers and long sweeping bangs to make the most of this look.

Layered Bob for Ladies with Thick Hair

Layered Bob for Ladies Over 60 with Thick Hair
Instagram @headsabove

With its classic shape, a layered bob for ladies with thick hair is always a great option. Modernize it by strengthening the graduation in the back while making the sides longer.

Related: Best short hairstyles for women over 60 with thick hair.

Wavy Bob with Loose Waves

Wavy Bob with Loose Waves for older women
Instagram @romeufelipe

Wavy bob with loose waves compliments women with square and round face shapes. It gives height through the crown and highlights the eyes and cheekbones. Short length gives them plenty of opportunities to style them easily however they like. Adding loose waves gives a soft alluring look for any age.

Long Pixie with Side-Swept Bangs

Try a long pixie with side-swept bangs to amp up your style. The side-swept fringe works best with a low side part and compliments round face shapes. This modernizing shape is flat, so only a little styling is required. This cut works well on either straight or curly hair.

Shag with Curtain Bangs for Long Hair

Shag with Curtain Bangs for seniors with Long Hair
Instagram @karissabain

Try a shag with curtain bangs for long hair if you are ready to amp things up. Curtain bangs soften the face and appear stunning on long or oval face shapes. Style this shag with face-framing layers using a round brush directed slightly away from your face.

Salt and Peppered Short Stacked Bob

Salt and Peppered Short Stacked Bob
Instagram @rachel919

A short stacked bob is one of the more classic hairstyles for sixty-year-old ladies. The cut in this photo is versatile gray, where you have the choice to activate or not the texture. The graduation was worked according to the cranial structure from the occipital, bringing harmony to a triangular geometric shape. Short hairstyles, such as this salt-and-pepper hairstyle, provide a classic but modern look that complements your age gracefully.

Gorgeous Long Hairstyle with Long Bangs

A long hairstyle with bangs will help hide your forehead wrinkles and take several years off the appearance. If you’re wondering if long hair makes you look older, the answer is yes if you have very fine, thin hair. You can pull it off as long as your mane is thick enough.

Face-Framing Short Haircut with Bangs and Glasses

This is the perfect short haircut if you’re a woman over 60 with glasses. It’s a fun and stylish gray haircut.

Pixie Cut for Women with Glasses

Go for a pixie cut that is divine and timeless. The edginess of the textured pixies paired with glasses will make any older lady feel youthful and fashionable.

Graduated Haircut for Fine Hair

A graduated hairdo for fine hair is a great cut to make your strands look and feel thicker. This is also a bob hairstyle ladies with straight locks can maintain without effort. Graduated cuts are cut at a 45-degree angle, stacking the hair in the back to create maximum weight. This makes fine hair have a very elevated voluminous look.

A Short Graduated Bob

A short graduated bob with a soft side fringe is an ideal hairstyle for ladies with fine to medium hair density who want extra volume. Ask your cutter for some soft layers that will add a lot of movement and body to your classic short grad bob.

The Swing Bob

The swing bob is an edgy style that works perfectly for ladies with thick and coarse hair. An undercut is a great option to remove extra bulk and texturize and add short layers. The front is left a bit longer and cut to enhance the forward movement of the hair toward the face, like a swing, hence the name-swing bob.

Shaggy Cut with Fringe on Long Hair

A shaggy cut with fringe for long hair is one of the best haircuts for women your age with fine to medium hair types and a bit of natural texture. The length of the fringe will determine the length of the shortest layers, and many piece-y layers frame the face.

The A-Line Bob with Graduation

The A-Line Bob with Graduation for women past their sixties
Instagram @uniquehairr

The A-line bob with graduation is a timeless hairstyle that works great for all hair densities – fine, medium, and thick. It can give extra volume. The more graduation, the more volume.

Layered Face-Framing Cut with Bangs

Layered Face-Framing Cut with Bangs
Instagram @mary_h.air

This layered face-framing cut with bangs is one of the most timeless and classy medium-length haircuts for women your age. It’s great for older women with fine to medium hair density that want more volume, body, and texture without spending much time on styling.

Stunning Long Wavy Hair

Stunning Long Wavy Hair for women aged 60
Instagram @ichoosegray

Stunning long wavy hair looks good in any color. Embrace the natural greys and texture and enhance the waves by adding long, soft layers.

Angled Bob with Bangs

Angled Bob with Bangs for women past their 60s
Instagram @hairbyhatty

An angled bob with bangs is one of the more flattering short haircuts for women with thick hair that wants to keep a bit of length but, at the same time, will have a light and easy-to-style cut. Before going for it, consider it will need longer to put in a ponytail. However, you can always pin the sides away or tuck them behind the ears.

Neck-Length Cut with a Side-Part

A neck-length cut with a side part is one trendy hairstyle in high demand because it works for all hair densities. The front bits are slightly shortened, resembling a grown-out fringe, and some soft layers are put in for volume and texture.

Very Short Layered Bob

Very Short Layered Bob for women turning 60
Instagram @aliciahcms

A very short layered bob is considered a cut that looks a lot like a slightly grown-out short graduated cut but with longer sides, top, and front that fall over the ears, the occipital bone, and the forehead. This is one of the most ideal short hair cuts for women with very thick hair because a lot of the weight is cut off with the short layers. The front is long enough to tuck behind the ears, too.

Razor Cut Lob with Long Side-Swept Bangs

A razor-cut lob with long side-swept bangs and lots of choppy layers is a sassy effortless-looking hairstyle that suits most face shapes and is ideal for medium to thick hair densities. Razored cuts grow out extremely softly and are easy to style. The hair slightly brushes the shoulder and naturally flips out.

Classy Mid-Length Cut with a Side Part

Classy Mid-Length Cut with a Side Part for women 60 and up
Instagram @zen.hair

A classy mid-length cut with a side part is one of the most desired hairdos among ladies your age. Its length reaches slightly below shoulders, making it very versatile in styling. Wear it smooth or wavy, and tie it up or half up, half down. The side parting makes the hairstyle look more formal or elegant.

Short and Stacked with an Undercut

Short, stacked with an undercut, is one of the edgiest and the best hairstyles for women over 60. It’s ideal for very thick and coarse hair density and texture because the undercut will take much of the bulk out, and the rest of the hair will fall over without being too voluminous and big.

Pulled Back In the Middle or Long Curly Hair

Pulled Back In the Middle or Long Curly Hair for mature women
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Pulled back in the middle or long curly hair is a practical and, at the same time, very pretty hairstyle. It’s a great and easy way to remove the curls falling in your eyes and create extra volume.

Short Wash-and-Wear Cut for Busy Women

Short Wash-and-Wear Cut for ladies past their 60s
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This wash-and-wear cut is quite short and graduated at the back with sides that reach the ears and soft wispy fringe. The cut is layered and textured to create natural volume.

Collarbone-Length Hair with Wispy Bangs

Collarbone-length hair with wispy bangs is a hairstyle you can’t go wrong with. The wispy bangs fall softly below the eyebrow and gently arch into the face-framing layers.

Textured Shag Crop

A textured shag crop looks great when short, graduated, choppy, and extremely textured. Keep this haircut with some longer, about 2-3 inches, pieces of hair popping at the base of the jaw/earlobe. It’s a bold feminine crop with a playful character.

Stacked and Shaped Really Short Bob

A stacked, shaped, really short bob is a haircut that makes fine hair look full and plump. The volume is built into the cut so that even the soft, fine hair won’t go flat. The stacked layers at the back transition seamlessly into a little bit longer and very delicate layers on the sides.

The Silver Pixie with Bangs

The silver pixie with bangs is a great style for the maturing woman. It’s sophisticated in length but edgy in style when paired with bangs. The varying length in the fringe can be versatile when styling smooth or tousled.

Mod Short Bob with Bangs

A mod short bob with bangs is a softly beveled, jaw-length modern bob with a full fringe reaching the eyebrows. The mod bob is great for medium to thick hair textures but not advisable for very fine and soft because it can become flat easily.

Modern Shaggy Bowl Cut

Modern Shaggy Bowl Cut
Instagram @peluqueriakris

A modern shaggy bowl cut is a fresh approach for tousled hair—a great undone style with minimal products, yet one created with mousse and a diffuser. A styling wax can further help accentuate the piece once your tresses are dry.

Long Shaggy Hair with Long Bangs

Long shaggy hair with long bangs is a sassy approach for a longer length on a maturing woman. The style is versatile on smooth or tousled textures and can be styled as it air dries or is polished with hot tools.

Sassy Pixie Mullet for Thick Hair

A sassy pixie mullet for thick hair is a short pixie cut with longer bits of hair left on the back hairline and sideburns. It’s a very manageable cut that doesn’t require much styling and grows well in a nice shape.

Ear-Length Crop with Side Bangs

Ear-Length Crop with Side Bangs for 60 year old women
Instagram @kirsten.franke

An ear-length crop with side bangs is an elegant hairstyle preferred by many ladies over the age of 60. The back is cut quite short, slowly connecting to sides that are left longer, ear-length.

The Short-to-Medium Inverted Bob

The short-to-medium inverted bob is one of the edgiest ladies hairstyles in which the back is very graduated with loads of stacked layers. The short graduation sharply continues into medium-length sides that reach the collarbone. Ask your stylist to cut shorter layers if you wish for more volume and texture.

A Jaw-Length French Bob

A jaw-length French bob is short with slight graduation or bevel at the backside. This haircut works great with finer hair because it gives volume and beautiful movement. A soft fringe on the eyebrow level will complement this classic hairstyle.

Edgy Silver Pixie Cut for Thin Hair

Edgy silver pixie cut for women in their 60s
Instagram @rileyjean_hair

Rock a simple, edgy silver pixie cut for women with naturally gray hair. It’s not your typical grandma hair. The pixie hairstyle in this picture was cut to give a sassy feel. To cover up your white hair, ask your hairdresser to place a few foils of black lowlights and add some dimension. You’ll need to take some consideration of the upkeep of this cut. This cut, in particular, can get out of shape on the neck quickly, so make sure your hairdresser offers neck trims between haircut appointments. Keep your natural grey hair. It isn’t much upkeep at all. Subtle lowlights and pops of color grow out well.

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