Most of the cuts I do for clients past 60 come down to two things: how the hair behaves once it turns gray or thins at the crown, and how many weeks you can go between trims. These hairstyles for women over 60 each list the texture, face shape, tools and trim schedule that make them work.
1. Bixie Cut for the Over-60 Client
I cut a bixie for women over 60 as a halfway point between a bob and a pixie. The back stays short and layered, the front reaches the cheekbone. The layers get razored so they feather, and the front is point cut. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval or round faces. Round-brush it dry and finish with a texture spray. Among women over 60 hairstyles, it looks new without committing to short. Trim every 6 weeks.
2. Italian Bob for the Over-60 Client
I cut an Italian bob for women over 60 just under the jaw, with a blunt line and some weight kept at the ends so the hair swings. There are no layers; I point cut the baseline and nothing else. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval, long or heart faces. Dry it with a round brush, turning the ends under, then add a shine spray. Trim every 6 weeks.
3. Bottleneck Bangs Past 60
I cut bottleneck bangs for women over 60 narrow at the top, flaring out at the cheekbones, on a shoulder-length cut with long layers. The center of the bangs sits at the brow and the sides lengthen quickly from there. Medium to thick hair works best, on long or oval faces. Dry the bangs over a small round brush. The bangs get a trim every 5 weeks.
4. Butterfly Layers Past 60
I cut butterfly layers for women over 60 with short layers from the chin to the shoulder and long layers below them, so the top is full and nothing is lost in length. The hair gets pulled straight up and point cut. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval or long faces. Dry it with a large round brush and put in Velcro rollers for 10 minutes. Trim every 8 weeks.
5. Gray Blending on a Lob
I cut a gray blending lob with the base at the collarbone and two long layers, once the colorist has woven in fine highlights and lowlights so the gray grows in with no line. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval, round or square faces. Dry it with a round brush and add a shine spray. Trim every 8 weeks, with the blending redone every 10 to 12 weeks.
6. French Bob and Curtain Bangs
I cut a French bob with curtain bangs to the jaw in a blunt line, with bangs that divide at the center and sweep toward the cheekbones. The bangs get a razor; the base gets scissors. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval, round or square faces. Let it air-dry with a light cream or dry it with a flat brush. The bangs need a trim every 5 weeks and the bob every 6.
7. Shaggy Bob for the Over-60 Client
I cut a shaggy bob for women over 60 with a razor, working from the cheekbone down so the layers feather and the ends separate, and I set the base at the chin. Medium to thick hair with some wave works best, on oval or long faces. Scrunch with a texture spray and let it air-dry. Of the older women hairstyles over 60, this is the one that improves on day two. Trim every 8 weeks.
8. Textured Pixie and Long Fringe
I cut a textured pixie with a long fringe by leaving the fringe at the brow and razoring everything else short for separation. The fringe goes to one side and covers forehead lines. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval, round or square faces. Dry the fringe forward, then move it to the side with a texture paste. Trim every 5 weeks and cover the roots every 4.
9. Silver Pixie, Soft Version
I cut a soft silver pixie with two inches left on top and the sides and nape tapered with scissors, because a razor makes gray hair frizz. The top gets point cut so it falls in soft pieces. A clear gloss keeps the silver from dulling. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval or heart faces. Dry it with a mousse and a shine serum. Trim every 5 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks.
10. Collarbone Cut and Face-Framing Layers
I cut a collarbone cut with face-framing layers by keeping the base at the collarbone and bringing the front pieces to the cheekbone so they lift the face. The layers are point cut. Fine to medium hair works best, on round or square faces. Dry it with a round brush and bring the front pieces forward. Trim every 6 weeks and cover the roots every 4 to 5 weeks.
11. Wavy Lob and a Side Part
I cut a wavy lob with a side part on dry hair, base at the collarbone, with a few invisible layers so the waves fall evenly. The part goes two inches off center. Medium-density 2A to 2C hair works best, on oval, round or square faces. Scrunch in a curl cream and let it air-dry, or wave it with a one-inch iron and leave the ends straight. Trim every 8 weeks.
12. Stacked Bob for the Over-60 Client
I cut a stacked bob for women over 60 with graduated layers at the nape, so the back rounds and the crown lifts. The front comes to the chin for a slight angle. Fine to medium hair works best, on round or square faces. Dry it with a round brush and lift the stacked section as you go. Trim every 5 weeks, because the graduation grows out fast.
13. Long Pixie, Top Swept Back
I cut a long pixie with a swept-back top by leaving four inches on top and keeping the sides close, so the top pushes back from the forehead. The top is slide cut into the sides. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval, round or heart faces. Dry the top back with a round brush and hold it with a light pomade. Trim every 5 weeks and touch up color every 4 weeks.
14. Chin-Length Bob and Side Bangs
I cut a chin-length bob with side bangs as a one-length bob plus a long fringe that crosses the forehead. The fringe is point cut so it melts into the side. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval, long or heart faces. Dry it with a flat brush and a smoothing cream. The bangs need a trim every 4 weeks and the bob every 6 to 8 weeks.
15. Blonde Layers, Lived-In
I cut lived-in blonde layers at the shoulder, over a blonde that runs darker at the root and lighter at the ends so the grow-out has no line. The cut comes after the color, all point cut. Fine to medium hair works best, with fair to medium skin. Dry it with a round brush and a heat protectant. Trim every 8 weeks and tone every 8 weeks. The color goes 4 months.
16. Short Curly Cut Past 60
I cut a short curly cut for women over 60 dry, at the jaw, with rounded layers and no razor because mature curls frizz. The crown stays a touch shorter for lift. Fine to medium 3A to 3C curls work best, on oval or round faces. Diffuse it with curl cream and a shine serum worked through. Trim every 10 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks.
17. Natural Gray Bob and Soft Layers
I cut a natural gray bob with soft layers by keeping the base at the jaw and point cutting a few layers through the back so the gray picks up light in pieces. Scissors, no razor. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval, round or square faces. Dry it with a round brush and a shine spray. A purple shampoo once a week keeps it clean. Trim every 6 weeks.
18. Feathered Cut at the Shoulder
I cut a feathered shoulder cut with a razor from the cheekbone down, so the ends taper and flip back away from the face, and I set the length at the shoulder. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval, square or heart faces. Dry each layer back over a round brush and hold it with a light spray. Trim every 6 weeks and touch up color every 4 to 5 weeks.
19. Pixie Bob and a Tapered Nape
I cut a pixie bob with a tapered nape by keeping the top and front at the cheekbone and taking the nape down with clippers on a number 3 guard. Scissor-over-comb blends the two. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval, round or heart faces. Dry the top back with a round brush and finish with a light pomade. Trim every 5 weeks.
20. Blunt Lob for the Over-60 Client
I cut a blunt lob for women over 60 at the collarbone in a straight line with no layers, so fine hair looks thick at the ends. The head stays level while I cut, and I check the line from both sides. Fine to medium straight hair works best, on oval or long faces. Dry it with a flat brush and a smoothing serum. Trim every 8 weeks.
21. Short Shag and Curtain Fringe
I cut a short shag with a curtain fringe using a razor from the crown down so the layers feather, and the fringe divides at the center and sweeps to the cheekbones. The length stays above the shoulder. Medium to thick hair with wave works best, on oval or long faces. Scrunch in a mousse and let it air-dry. Trim every 8 weeks.
22. Half-Up Clip Style Past 60
I style a half-up clip look for women over 60 by gathering the top section at the back of the crown in a claw clip and leaving everything else down. It needs chin-length hair or longer and lifts the face with no tight pull. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval or round faces. Dry the length with a round brush before clipping. Trim every 6 to 8 weeks.
23. Low Bun Past 60
I style a low bun for women over 60 by gathering shoulder-length or longer hair at the nape, twisting once and pinning a loose knot. A few pieces come out at the temples. Medium to thick hair works best, on any face shape. Smooth the front with a light cream and hold with a soft spray. For weddings, it is the women over 60 hairstyles choice. Trim every 8 weeks.
24. Copper Bob for the Over-60 Client
I cut a copper bob for women over 60 at the chin, over a warm copper that brightens fair and medium skin. The cut follows the color: a blunt line with a few invisible layers. Fine to medium hair works best, on oval or heart faces. Dry it with a round brush and a shine serum. Copper fades fast, so gloss every 4 weeks. Trim every 6 weeks.
25. Brunette Layers Past 60
I cut brunette layers for women over 60 at the shoulder, layered from the chin down, over a warm brown that softens the skin. The layers are point cut. Medium to thick hair works best, on oval, round or heart faces. Dry it with a round brush and a shine spray. Trim every 6 to 8 weeks and cover the roots every 4 weeks.
If you’re curious, read short hairstyles for women over 60 easy and over 60 hairstyles for women fine hair.
Hairstyles over 60 older women new looks come down to how the hair behaves once it turns, since gray can frizz under a razor and needs scissors instead. FYI, brunette layers at the shoulder hold for weeks when I layer from the chin down. Warm brown is the shade that softens everything around it.
