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50 Wonderful Short Haircuts for Women Over 60

by
Serena Piper

20. Bob with Choppy Bangs. Besides giving a nice shape to the thick strands, this tapered cut with edgy side-swept bangs does a great job of balancing out the roundness of the face.

Short haircuts for women over 60 are getting more elegant and sophisticated every year. With more hairstylists joining the field daily, there are tons of new hair ideas generated which means there’s definitely something out there to fit your needs and preferences.

Check out these 50 beautiful ideas!

1. Feathered Cut. For women with fine hair, thicken up your piece-y layers with hair curlers or some texturizing spray.

2. White Blonde Hairstyle. White pixies with undercuts will always look stylish on senior ladies.

3. Pixie with Highlights. Getting highlighted feathers will spice up your hairstyle and your overall look, so have no fear and go experiment with your hair color!

4. Gray Bobbed Hair. This hairstyle is very elegant and graceful, making any woman look classy and young. Use purple shampoo to keep your natural gray brass-free and get side-swept bangs – and voilà! Compliments guaranteed.

5. Classic Stacked Bob Cut. Bob cuts will always be included in the list of the most popular cropped hairstyles for their versatility and timelessness. The bob cut is convenient and feminine. Add bangs and color for a complete re-styling and turn heads wherever you go!

6. Cropped Pixie with Layers. Picking short cuts can go as far as selecting an ultra-cropped pixie. Why not? Pixie cuts have always been a favorite when it comes to total makeovers, so start yours now!

7. Pixie with Layered Bangs. Layering can create a whole range of effects in short hair, and this feathery layered fringe injects a good deal of movement into the static, closely cut crop.

8. Feathered Tapered Pixie. This is one of the most popular haircuts among seniors as it’s very stylish and, thanks to its tapered shape, it’ll make you look taller.

9. Haircut with Voluminous Crown. This salt and pepper pixie with a fun pop of teal remains short and clean (read: easy to style) at the nape but produces plenty of volume around the crown with longer top pieces.

10. Pulled Forward Feathering. Apart from safely burying grayness in a stunning mix of ashy and pale blonde hues, this perfectly gamine pixie radiates youthful ardor and a bit of coquetry with its swept-forward styling and spiky tips.

11. Wavy Pixie. A pixie hairstyle suits women with all hair types and all hair textures. For thinner hair, waves work perfectly as they deliver more volume and dimension to the haircut.

12. Extra-Short Blonde Pixie. Not every woman is willing to rock silver hair. If you are more into warm shades, consider dyeing your hair blonde! The short pixie is definitely one of the best hairstyles for finer hair types.

13. Pixie with Micro Bangs. This sassy lavender-tinted crop uses both white blonde highlights and tousled styling to disguise thin hair while the elongated sideburn bits and choppy micro bangs add zest and fullness to the front.

14. Pixie with Pointy Sideburns. Pointed sides at the ears make for cute details on short haircuts. This playful twist not only enhances the overall shape but also adds a modern edge, making it a standout choice for anyone who wants to refresh their look.

15. Lavender-Gray Spiky Haircut. Lavender looks so good on senior ladies and goes well with short spiky locks. This piece-y hairdo brings a lot of texture and dimension to your hair.

16. Layered Gray Tresses. This tapered pixie version has many short layers to produce movement and texture, but it remains soft throughout the perimeter, including the neat bangs.

17. Fine Hair with Bangs. Ladies with fine hair may try a similar parted pixie haircut with minimal bang action.

18. Buttery Blonde Pixie. We never mind bringing joyful summer vibes into short locks, and this creamy, natural-looking shade with some depth at the roots makes the piece-y texture really shine out.

19. Creamy Blond Bob. While many short cuts are choppy from top to bottom, this sassy bob is pretty blunt at the ends yet textured and volumized in the mid-length.

20. Bob with Choppy Bangs. Besides giving a nice shape to the thick strands, this tapered cut with edgy side-swept bangs does a great job of balancing out the roundness of the face.

21. Shadowed Spiky Cut. Apart from stunning texture and volume, this daring style boasts plenty of depth created with a darker color at the roots, which is a nice body-adding trick.

22. Choppy Feathered Pixie. Pixies are common crops for women of all age groups because they are very easy to style and don’t need any special maintenance. Besides, a pixie cut is great for thin hair. Here we also see a very interesting ”patchy” frosted highlighting technique.

23. Layers with Long Sides. For a different take on the pixie haircut, try having longer sides and longer layered locks on the crown rather than a cropped top.

24. Curly Undercut Hair. Want something really different? Try a salt-and-pepper undercut topped with tousled layered curls.

25. Light Blonde Pixie. Some hair crops seem bold since they open up your face completely, but this cut gives you a safety blanket with long pieces all around the front.

26. Bixie with Lowlights. For those who are into a bit longer hair than pixies, bixies would be an excellent choice. Add lowlights to your natural gray for more texture.

27. Pixie Bob with Sideburns. Sideburns make your face visually thinner and lend some special charm to your whole look. A great option for fine straight hair.

28. Piece-y Textured Haircut. Fine strands look even better when you upgrade them with delicious colors, such as this golden blonde with babylights.

29. Straight Cropped Pixie. Pixies are your best option when it comes to shorter haircuts. Spend less time styling with a low-maintenance haircut.

30. Long Pixie with Wispy Bangs. If you are after sophisticated haircuts, this gorgeous greige cut with a depth-adding root melt has seamlessly blended layers for a more polished, voluminous, and textured look.

31. Feathered Hair with Bangs. The short feathered cut with teased roots and babylights provides a voluminous hairstyle flattering for most women.

32. Curly Voluminous Pixie. This is the volume and movement ladies with thin hair can get just by asking for a longer pixie and styling it up and back.

33. Shaggy Blonde Cut. Not only does this style direct attention to the eyes and sharpen the cheekbones, but it also creates nice fullness in the front.

34. Gray Undercut Pixie. Mature women tend to color their hair as they age, but why not embrace your elegant gray color with a cute pixie?

35. Messy Grown-Out Pixie. This sparingly textured and layered cut keeps most of the body intact and allows the messy styling to conceal thinning spots in the hair without much effort.

36. Golden Blond Hair. This long pixie is full of layers accentuated with thinned-out ends and highlights to deliver both volume and texture.

37. Honey Blonde Inverted Bob. Great volume at the crown and enhanced fullness around the face are only a few reasons for choosing inverted cropped bobs.

38. Thick Straight Hair Cut. The vintage hair trend is back! This shaggy mullet crop reminds us of Jane Fonda’s helmet hair of the 70s.

39. Stacked Silver Cut. If you are looking for the right hairstyles for your fine hair, this cut can work for you since it creates a fuller crown with stacking and adds texture with the help of sliced ends.

40. Slicked Back Sides Haircut. This heavily-layered cut features feathered ends all around which lets it feel absolutely airy while encouraging lift at the top.

41. Auburn Pixie with Bangs. When wearing glasses, you might want to keep your hair away from the face to avoid overwhelming it, and this auburn cut with a side-swept fringe opens the face and brings out the blue eyes.

42. Two-Tone Graduated Bob. This cut combines hair stacked in the back with a fairly darker color to make the upper part feel even more elevated with no extra layering.

43. Shag with Gray Blending. Here is an off-beat alternative to the dimensional salt and pepper color scheme, including insertions of peach blonde and emphasizing the shaggy texture of the pixie crop.

44. Ashy Pixie with Bangs. Here is a cool example of a mature lady embracing her natural graying with the help of dark gray and brown lowlights blended with her beautiful silver.

45. Messy Blonde Pixie. In the hunt for hairstyles with glasses? This fun crop opens the face for oversized frames while retaining oomph and texture.

46. Bob with Deep Bangs. We like how this cropped bob hugs the face, softening its contour and amps up the volume at the crown, leaving enough body in the front.

47. Bobbed and Feathered Hair. This silver bob handsomely shapes the thick tresses and turns the heavy hair into an airy style with the help of a swoopy fringe and feathered layers.

48. Tousled Pixie Cut. Actually, you can blow dry this long pixie to get a much smoother look, but it will remain gorgeously textured and low-maintenance anyway.

49. Black and White Coloring. This silver fox hairstyle comes with two killer combos: it pairs the choppiness of modern short crops and the shape of a bob while also mixing gray and silver.

50. Wispy Voluminous Pixie. This layered style carefully releases the thin strands from weight and gives them a good lift at the roots while the totally lived-in blonde highlights add depth to the pack.

Hopefully, you feel a little better about the abundance of options you have. The nice thing about shorter hair length is low maintenance and freedom to transform into another style in a short time.