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The best hairstyles for women over 60 are not about hiding your age. They are about a cut that fits your hair today, which is often finer, drier or silver, and a style you can do in a few minutes.
Stylists agree on a few things: soft layers add movement (Who What Wear), a lob or bob with a clean edge looks fuller (Parade), and silver looks its best when it is glossy and bright (Vogue). Here are 18 fresh, easy hairstyles for women over 60, all shown on real women with silver, gray and salt-and-pepper hair.
How to Choose a Hairstyle After 60
FINE HAIR
Keep a Strong Edge
Bobs and lobs with a clean edge look fuller; add lift with a volumizing foam.
SILVER
Keep It Bright
Use a purple shampoo once a week to stop yellow tones.
DRYNESS
Add Moisture
Gray hair can be coarse; a detangling leave-in spray and an argan hair oil add softness.
STYLING
Choose Easy Tools
A a hot air brush gives a smooth blowout in one step.
Shop the Key Pieces
- A purple shampoo for bright silver
- A clear shine gloss for shine
- A volumizing foam for volume
- A hot air brush for easy blowouts
- A curl defining cream for curls
- A detangling leave-in spray for softness
- A mulberry silk pillowcase for less frizz
- An argan hair oil for shine
1. Long, Straight Silver Hair
PinLook formula: Long length + center part + clean, healthy ends
Long, straight silver hair with a center part looks calm and confident. Paired with glasses and a little jewelry, it proves that long hair after 60 can look polished, not tired.
Ask for: A long cut with a clean perimeter and a light dusting of layers at the ends.
Shine tip: Smooth the lengths with an argan hair oil so silver reflects the light.
Shop the look: an argan hair oil, a 1-inch flat iron, a purple shampoo
2. Sleek Silver Lob With a Side Part
PinLook formula: Shoulder-length + side part + smooth ends
A smooth silver lob with a side part is one of the most flattering cuts after 60. Stylist Marcos Diaz told Parade that a lob “often feels softer on women 50+” and that a side part creates lift.
Ask for: A shoulder-grazing lob with a strong, clean edge and a deep side part.
Styling: Smooth with a round blowout brush and turn the ends under.
Shop the look: a round blowout brush, an anti-humidity smoothing spray, a heat protectant spray
It is low-maintenance and grows out gracefully.
3. Collarbone Cut With Soft Layers
PinA silver collarbone cut with soft layers gives movement without losing fullness. It sits just above the shoulders, so it will not flip out awkwardly.
Ask for: Collarbone length with long, soft layers around the face.
Volume tip: Add a volumizing foam at the roots before you blow dry.
Shop the look: a volumizing foam, a round blowout brush, a purple shampoo
4. Short Silver Bob With Statement Glasses
PinA short silver bob with statement glasses looks artistic and modern. The rounded shape frames the face and lets the glasses become part of the look.
Ask for: A chin-length bob with a little graduation at the back for shape.
Hair type note: For fine hair, stylist Gregory Patterson told Parade to avoid over-texturizing a bob; a clean edge looks fuller.
Shop the look: a texturizing volume powder, a hot air brush, a purple shampoo
5. Face-Framing Layers on Natural Silver Hair
PinFace-framing layers on shoulder-length natural silver hair add lift and soften the face. Who What Wear notes that chin- or shoulder-grazing layers add movement without a big change.
Ask for: Face-framing layers starting at the cheekbones, with length kept at the back.
Volume tip: Use a volume and texture spray or a volumizing foam before blow drying.
Shop the look: a volume and texture spray, a volumizing foam, a round blowout brush
It is a gentle update if you do not want to go short.
6. Salt-and-Pepper Layered Cut
A salt-and-pepper layered cut shows off the natural mix of dark and silver strands. Shoulder-length layers make the contrast look intentional and stylish.
Ask for: Shoulder-length layers with soft, flipped-out ends.
Color tip: Who What Wear suggests a gloss or toner to boost natural gray; try a clear shine gloss at home.
Shop the look: a clear shine gloss, a hot air brush, an argan hair oil
7. Long Silver Layers With Curtain Bangs
PinLong silver layers with soft curtain bangs feel youthful and relaxed. The bangs sweep away from the face and blend into the layers.
Ask for: Long layers with curtain bangs cut longer at the sides.
Styling: Blow dry the bangs over a a round blowout brush in both directions.
Shop the look: a round blowout brush, dry shampoo, a heat protectant spray
8. Curly Gray Shag With Bangs
PinA curly gray shag with bangs is full of texture and attitude. The layers let curls sit in a rounded shape instead of a triangle.
Ask for: A curly shag with layers cut on dry hair and curly bangs.
Curl tip: Scrunch in a curl defining cream and dry with a diffuser attachment.
Shop the look: a curl defining cream, a diffuser attachment, a detangling leave-in spray
9. 90s Layers in Ash Silver
PinBouncy 90s layers on shoulder-length ash silver hair look fresh and full. The layers flip in different directions for lots of movement.
Ask for: Shoulder-length 90s layers with long face-framing pieces.
Styling: Use a hot air brush to bend the ends under and out.
Shop the look: a hot air brush, a volume and texture spray, a purple shampoo
10. Long Silver Curls
PinLong, voluminous silver curls look romantic and bright. Silver hair can be coarse and dry, so moisture is key for soft, defined curls.
Curl tip: Apply a detangling leave-in spray and a curl defining cream on wet hair, then scrunch.
Keep it fresh: Sleep on a mulberry silk pillowcase to reduce frizz.
Shop the look: a detangling leave-in spray, a curl defining cream, a mulberry silk pillowcase
11. Big Natural Silver Curls
PinBig natural silver curls with a rounded shape look joyful and full of life. The silver and gray mix gives the curls dimension.
Ask for: A curly cut shaped on dry hair to keep the rounded shape.
Moisture tip: Detangle gently with a wide-tooth comb while conditioner is in.
Shop the look: a wide-tooth comb, a curl defining cream, a diffuser attachment
12. Tousled Silver Waves
PinLong tousled silver waves look relaxed and sun-kissed. It is an easy, low-heat style for women who love long hair.
How to do it: Mist a volume and texture spray on damp hair and scrunch, or add loose waves with a 1.5-inch curling iron.
Shine tip: A drop of an argan hair oil on the ends.
Shop the look: a volume and texture spray, a 1.5-inch curling iron, an argan hair oil
13. Long Salt-and-Pepper Waves
PinLong, wavy salt-and-pepper hair with a center part shows the beauty of going gray naturally. The darker strands add depth to the silver.
Ask for: Long layers to remove weight and encourage the natural wave.
Tone tip: Vogue quotes stylist Kim Kimble: purple shampoo helps keep gray from turning yellow. Try a purple shampoo.
Shop the look: a purple shampoo, a curl defining cream, a mulberry silk pillowcase
14. Long Layered Silver Waves
PinLong layered silver waves with big sunglasses look fun and full of confidence. The layers add volume at the crown.
Ask for: Long layers with lift at the crown.
Volume tip: Set the crown with self-grip rollers while you get ready.
Shop the look: self-grip rollers, a volume and texture spray, a heat protectant spray
15. Long Silver Hair With Volume
PinLong, voluminous silver hair looks dramatic and elegant with black clothes and a statement brooch. It shows how striking silver can be.
Volume tip: Blow dry upside down, then smooth with a boar bristle brush.
Tone tip: Use a violet toning mask once a week to keep silver bright.
Shop the look: a boar bristle brush, a violet toning mask, an argan hair oil
16. Long Silver Hair, Worn Simply
PinLong straight silver hair worn simply with jeans and a black top looks effortlessly chic. It is proof that simple hair can look very stylish.
Ask for: Long hair with healthy ends trimmed every 8 to 10 weeks.
Smooth tip: Use an anti-humidity smoothing spray to tame flyaways.
Shop the look: an anti-humidity smoothing spray, a paddle brush, a purple shampoo
17. Low Ponytail With Soft Curls
A low ponytail with soft permed curls is an easy, pretty way to wear gray hair. The curls add body and the pony keeps it neat.
How to do it: Gather hair low and tie with mulberry silk scrunchies so it does not crease.
Curl tip: No perm? Add curls with a 1-inch curling wand.
Shop the look: mulberry silk scrunchies, a 1-inch curling wand, a curl defining cream
18. Swept-Back Silver Hair
PinSilver hair swept back from the face looks fresh and modern with a denim shirt. It works for medium or long hair and takes minutes.
How to do it: Brush hair back with a boar bristle brush and secure loosely with a large claw clip or U-shaped hair pins.
Shine tip: Smooth flyaways with an anti-humidity smoothing spray.
Shop the look: a boar bristle brush, a large claw clip, an anti-humidity smoothing spray
Bring a photo of a woman whose hair type and texture are close to yours, and talk to your stylist about how much time you want to spend styling. The right cut should make your mornings easier and make you feel like yourself.
