A cut with a clippered nape takes about two minutes to style, just matte paste worked through with your fingers, but it starts looking fuzzy around week three. That trim schedule is the real commitment with an edgy undercut pixie over 50. Fine to medium hair often wears it best, since short sides make the top read fuller.
1. Classic Undercut Pixie Cut
The cut is a number two through the nape and sides on dry hair, with the top point cut to three inches so it can go back or forward. That clippered nape does the heavy lifting, which is why the classic undercut pixie is where every undercut pixie edgy over 50 request starts with me. Oval and square faces with fine to medium density carry it well. Matte paste between the palms, top pushed up. The undercut gets clippered again every three weeks.
2. Undercut Pixie With a Long Top
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair and leaves four inches on top with razored ends, point cut so it sweeps to one side. Keeping that length on top is what holds softness at the face over an undercut. Round and square faces with fine to medium density suit it. Flat brush the top across and hold it with a light paste. Undercut trimmed every three weeks, top every six.
3. Silver Undercut Pixie Cut
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair, point cuts the top to three inches, and chops the ends so they separate. Short sides show natural silver right at the scalp, and that is what makes it read sharp on an undercut pixie. Oval and heart faces with fine to medium density suit it. Rough-dry with texture spray and use violet shampoo once a week. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
4. Pixie With a Side Shave
The cut takes one side to a number one on dry hair, leaves the other side to the ear, and point cuts the top to four inches swept toward the long side. A side shave on a pixie is one side long, one side down to the skin. Oval and square faces with medium density suit it. Flat brush the top across. The shaved side gets clippered every three weeks.
5. Undercut Pixie With a Textured Top
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair and point cuts the top to three inches, roughing the ends with the points of the shears. A textured top on an undercut pixie is point cut everywhere so nothing lies flat. Oval and heart faces with fine to medium density suit it. Matte paste between the palms, top pushed any direction you like. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
6. Platinum Undercut Pixie Cut
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair and point cuts the top to three inches with razored ends; the top is then lifted to platinum and toned at the bowl while the clippered sides stay natural. Platinum on an undercut pixie is the edgy over 50 color I get asked for more than any other. Oval and heart faces with fine to medium density suit it. Rough-dry with texture spray. Trim and retouch together every four weeks.
7. Fine Hair Undercut Pixie
The cut clippers the nape and sides to a number three on dry hair and point cuts the top to two and a half inches with short crown layers for lift. Short sides make the top read twice as thick, which is why fine hair over 50 takes an undercut pixie so well. Oval and round faces with fine density suit it. Flip your head over and dry with root lifting mousse. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
8. Undercut Pixie With a Side-Swept Fringe
The cut clippers the nape on dry hair, graduates the sides, and leaves the fringe long to the cheekbone with razored ends swept to one side. That side swept fringe is what softens a square jaw over an undercut. Square and round faces with fine to medium density suit it. Flat brush the fringe across and lift the crown with paste. Nape trimmed every three weeks.
9. Bob With a Nape Undercut
The cut clippers the nape on dry hair, sets the perimeter at the chin, and point cuts two layers through the sides. A nape undercut under a chin bob lifts weight out so the top sits fuller, and it disappears when the hair is down. Oval and round faces with medium to thick density suit it. Flat brush it dry with the front pushed forward. Undercut trimmed every four weeks.
10. Undercut Pixie Edgy Over 50, Disconnected
The cut takes the sides to a number two on dry hair, then the top is cut to four inches with a hard line where the two meet. Disconnection means no blending at all between top and sides on this undercut pixie edgy over 50 cut. Oval and square faces with medium to thick density suit it. Flat brush the top back and set with pomade. Sides trimmed every three weeks.
11. Undercut Pixie With Curtain-Style Bangs
The cut clippers the nape on dry hair, graduates the sides, and cuts the bangs from the nose to the cheekbone with a center split. Curtain bangs over an undercut pixie frame the eyes and keep the front soft. Square and round faces with fine to medium density suit them. Round brush the bangs out and the crown up. Bangs trimmed every five weeks.
12. Thick Hair Undercut Pixie
The cut takes the nape and sides to a number two on dry hair, point cuts the top to three inches, and thins the interior with shears. Thick hair over 50 is the easiest to undercut because the top keeps its weight. Oval and square faces with thick density suit it. Matte paste between the palms, top pushed up. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
13. Faux Hawk Pixie Cut
The cut takes the sides to a number two on dry hair and point cuts the center strip to four inches, tapering at the nape. A faux hawk pixie is short sides and a long center that pushes up. Oval and long faces with medium density suit it. Flat brush the center up and set with a strong paste. Sides trimmed every three weeks.
14. Undercut Pixie With a Shaved Line
The cut takes the sides to a number one on dry hair, point cuts the top to three inches, and shaves a single line above the ear with a trimmer. A shaved line in the undercut puts detail where the sides are short. Oval and square faces with fine to medium density suit it. Rough-dry with texture spray. Sides trimmed every two weeks, since the line grows out fast.
15. Undercut Pixie With Blended Gray
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair and point cuts the top to three inches; fine highlights and lowlights are then woven through the top only. Gray blending on an undercut pixie keeps the top soft while the sides show their natural gray. Most face shapes with fine to medium density suit it. Rough-dry with texture spray. Undercut trimmed every three weeks, blending refreshed every twelve.
16. Tapered Undercut Pixie
The cut tapers the nape with clippers on dry hair, blends into the sides scissor over comb, and point cuts the top to three inches. A tapered undercut runs from skin at the nape to a number three at the crown. Round and square faces with fine to medium density suit it. Flat brush it dry with the top pushed forward. Taper trimmed every three weeks.
17. Undercut Pixie With a Long Fringe
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair, point cuts the crown short, and leaves the fringe long to the cheekbone. A long fringe over an undercut pixie styles with one brush. Round and square faces with fine to medium density suit it. Flat brush the fringe across and lift the crown with paste. Undercut trimmed every three weeks, fringe every six.
18. Copper Undercut Pixie Cut
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair and point cuts the top to three inches with razored ends; permanent copper then goes on the top only. Copper on an undercut pixie reads bright against the darker clippered sides. Most face shapes with fine to medium density suit it. Rough-dry with texture spray. Undercut trimmed every three weeks, copper refreshed every five.
19. Round Face Undercut Pixie
The cut takes the sides to a number one on dry hair and point cuts the crown to four inches so it stands. Crown height with the sides clippered close is what a round face needs from an undercut pixie. Fine to medium density on a round face suits it. Flat brush the crown up and set with a strong paste. Sides trimmed every three weeks.
20. Undercut Pixie Cut for Glasses
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair, point cuts the top to three inches, and takes the fringe to the brow while the client is wearing her glasses. An undercut pixie with glasses has to have the fringe cut with the frames on. Most face shapes with fine to medium density suit it. Small brush the fringe flat. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
21. Asymmetric Undercut Pixie
The cut takes one side to a number one on dry hair, leaves the other side to the jaw with razored ends, and point cuts the top toward the long side. An asymmetrical undercut pixie is one side to the skin and the other to the jaw. Round and square faces with medium density suit it. Flat brush the long side across. Short side trimmed every three weeks.
22. Undercut Pixie With Choppy Layering
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair, then point cuts an inch deep into the top so nothing sits in a line. Choppy layers on an undercut pixie are point cut deep so every piece stands apart. Oval and square faces with fine to medium density suit it. Rough-dry with texture spray and pull the pieces apart with paste. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
23. Curly Hair Undercut Pixie
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry curls and point cuts the top curl by curl to three inches. Cutting dry is how an undercut pixie on curly hair over 50 keeps the curl shape on top. Type 3A to 3C curls with medium density suit it. Curl cream on wet hair, scrunch the top, diffuse on low. Undercut trimmed every three weeks, top every eight.
24. Undercut Pixie With a Wispy Fringe
The cut clippers the nape and sides on dry hair, point cuts the top to three inches, and cuts a thin brow fringe with the shears held vertical. A wispy fringe over an undercut pixie covers the forehead without robbing the crown of density. Oval and long faces with fine density suit it. Small brush the fringe flat and blow the top up. Fringe trimmed every four weeks.
25. Bixie Cut With a Nape Undercut
The cut clippers the nape on dry hair, lets the front fall to the cheekbone, and point cuts choppy layers through the top. A bixie with a nape undercut holds the front at the cheekbone and takes the back to the skin. Oval and round faces with fine to medium density suit it. Flat brush it dry with the front pushed forward. Undercut trimmed every three weeks.
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Undercut pixie edgy over 50 styles in about two minutes with matte paste worked through with the fingers, but the nape starts looking fuzzy around week three. FYI, a bixie with a nape undercut holds the front at the cheekbone between trims. That clippered nape is what keeps the shape sharp without daily effort.
