Hairstyles and haircuts for ladies over 60

Restraint, sense of style, excellent taste are the hallmarks of older ladies. It is impossible to realize this image without a well-chosen haircut. Therefore, choosing a haircut for a 60-year-old woman is not an easy task.

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In old age, some ladies notice with chagrin that their once luxurious hair is a thing of the distant past. You need to try to make a fashionable, beautiful hairstyle on thin, not too thick strands.


For different length

The ideal solution for such an honorable age would be a short haircut. Just look how impressive the ladies look in the photo. We present a catalog of haircuts for pensioners. Their main advantages:

  • simplify hair care;
  • imply regular cutting of split ends, which allows you to always look stylish and well-groomed;
  • allow you to implement a lot of styling options, and in many cases do without it at all - and at the same time look stylish, elegant;
  • have an obvious rejuvenating effect.

The main thing is to choose the right hairstyle for 60 years. Such nuances as the type, color of the hair, the shape and features of the face, height, complexion of the lady will help in this.

Hairstyles for short hair for women 50-60 years old are light, proportional, as natural as possible. Their main features are form, functionality, discreet elegance:

  • ladies over 60 with a slender figure and youthful features will suit a pixie or a very short modern haircut with graduation. This can be seen with the naked eye in the photo. In particular, it is a good choice for liquid hair;
  • a classic bob with even bangs looks strict, respectable, in harmony with respectable age. Romantic, even reckless styling options are available for the hairstyle, if you suddenly decide to remember your youth and forget about the respectable behavior of post-Balzac ladies;
  • some after 60 start a completely new life, free from conventions. If you are interested in photos of extraordinary and modern haircuts, pay attention to the short length and mohawk styling.

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The average length looks good on older women. It leaves room for maneuver: the strands are straightened or curled, gathered into a bun or braided, fit in an elegant wave or left in a natural mess. See photos of perfect hairstyles for beautiful ladies with medium hair.

According to stylists, a very elegant solution is a regular medium-length bob with oblique bangs. A gray bob looks no less stylish - it has a nice feature to change depending on the styling option.

Take a closer look at the cascade with an accent at the top of the head. It will add volume to the hair. Professionals recommend combining the cascade with classic highlighting.

An excellent solution after 60, as seen in the photo, a short graduated bob. Haircut goes well with evening styling.














Ladies of advanced age are not required to follow the generally accepted rules and cut long strands. But be prepared, long hair requires careful care, it is better not to grow it below the shoulders. You can pick up a lot of hairstyles for women 60 years old:

  • neat bun at the back of the head;
  • shell;
  • node;
  • large wavy strands.

Do a new hairstyle every day and enjoy how stylish, young, fresh you look.

How to rejuvenate?

What should a woman look like at 60? Of course, young. And they will help her in this hairstyle, the photos of which are presented below.
And here are some tips that will help you lose a couple of decades.

  1. Trust the classics. The traditional square gives room for improvisation. If desired, style it with a hairdryer and a brush, or make beautiful waves by winding strands on curlers.
  2. Choose voluminous haircuts with bangs. They immediately take 10 years or even more.
  3. For medium length hair, try asymmetry. For example, curl the tips outward, and the bangs inward. The usual hairstyle will become new and extraordinary.

Most importantly, don't overdo it. Leave the pursuit of bright creative images to 20-year-olds. You enjoy elegance and grooming, while remaining young at heart.

Choose your option

Choosing a haircut for an elderly woman is not easy. A properly selected option will refresh facial features, give the appearance of lightness, freshness. Approach the change of image with restraint, thoroughly.

First of all, decide on the type of face:

  • most lucky ladies with an oval face. Any hairstyle suits them. Feel free to change your image without fear of experimentation;
  • asymmetrical haircuts look good on chubby ladies, as well as a traditional square with oblique or straight bangs, or without it at all;
  • women with a square face need to visually soften their features. The best way to cope with this task is asymmetry.

Refuse smooth styling, excessive bouffants, licked buns. They emphasize age.

If we look at the photo of haircuts for ladies over 60 with a round face, it can be seen that the square is the most popular among this category. If you have the skills of hairdressing, you can do it yourself:

  1. Wash and comb your head.
  2. Using hairpins, divide the head area into 7 parts. Separate the right and left zones of the temples, the front between the temples (bangs), also divide the crown into the right and left parts, in the same way - the back of the head.
  3. Starting from the front area, select a strand of 2-3 cm, cut to the desired length, holding the scissors parallel to the floor.
  4. After finishing the front part, go to the back of the head. Cut to the desired length and proceed to the side zones. Trim the strands at the top of your head last.
  5. Go back to the bangs and, having decided on its length, cut it off.

Remember that the scissors must be horizontal when cutting. Do not pull the strands strongly, maintain the same length in all areas of the head.

Try a bean



Ladies who prefer short haircuts without styling can choose a bob. The photo shows that there are many options for haircuts.

A layered hairstyle is suitable for an oval face, an asymmetric version is performed on curly curls, and a fungus-shaped cap will decorate straight strands. Instructions for making a layered bob for an oval face:

  1. Dampen your strands to keep them damp.
  2. Separate them with a vertical parting at the crown and extend the parting down to neck level.
  3. To keep the side strands out of the way, secure them with clips.
  4. With two diagonal partings, select the lower strands in the back of the head and, having measured the required length, cut with a straight cut.
  5. Start cutting from the middle, gradually moving to the sides.
  6. Separate the following strands with parallel diagonal partings and cut them.
  7. Gradually work your way up until you're done with the back of your head.
  8. Select the hair at the back of the head with vertical partings, pull them perpendicular to the head and cut the ends, holding the scissors diagonally.
  9. Proceed to the temples: make an arched parting, take a temporal strand, cut the required length, slightly turning the strand outward.
  10. Using the same technique, cut the hair on the temples on one side and the other.
  11. Cut the bangs in an oblique or straight line.






Overweight women need to be careful when choosing a haircut. Discard too long hair, collected in a ponytail, strands hanging on the sides of the face, as well as excessive volume.

Full ladies should choose short hairstyles or long, but not sleek styling. A haircut for a woman over 60 overweight should definitely be with bangs. Prefer voluminous bangs: graduated, thinned, oblique. Here is a photo with the names of suitable options:

  • cascade;
  • bob-car.