Most of these short hairstyles for women over 60 take two to four minutes with a round brush, or just a pea of light cream and an air-dry, and they still sit right by afternoon. Gray and fine hair get scissors instead of a razor so the ends don’t frizz, and most cuts need a trim every five to eight weeks.
1. Easy Pixie Cut on Gray Hair
On fine to medium hair and an oval or heart face, an easy pixie cut for gray hair leaves two inches on top with the sides and nape scissor-tapered, since gray frizzes under a razor. I point cut the top so a towel dry settles it. Styling is a pea of light cream through damp hair and an air-dry. For short hairstyles for women over 60, two minutes is all this asks. Trim every 5 weeks.
2. Soft Layered Bob for Fine Hair at 60 and Beyond
On fine hair and an oval, round or heart face, a soft layered bob for fine hair over 60 sits at the jaw with just two light layers so the ends keep their fullness. I point cut the baseline and work with scissors only. Styling is a volumizing mousse and a round-brush blow-dry with lift at the roots. Trim every 6 weeks so the ends do not thin out.
3. Wash-and-Go Short Cut for the Medium-Hair Client
On medium density hair with a little wave and an oval or heart face, a wash-and-go short cut for medium hair dries into shape with no brush. I keep the layers short and point cut everything so the hair lands on its own. Styling is a light cream on wet hair, a push with your fingers and time to dry. Trim every 6 weeks.
4. Side-Fringe Silver Pixie
On fine to medium hair and an oval, round or square face, a short silver pixie with a side fringe keeps the fringe long enough to sweep across the forehead with the sides cut close by scissor-over-comb. A clear gloss keeps the silver bright. Styling is a small round brush through the fringe to the side and a light wax to finish. Trim every 5 weeks and gloss every 8.
5. Chin-Length Bob for the Gray-Haired Client
On fine to medium hair and an oval or long face, a chin-length bob for gray hair is a blunt line with slight graduation at the nape for lift, and the blunt line makes gray look thicker. I cut with scissors and check from both sides. Styling is a flat-brush blow-dry and a shine serum. Trim every 6 weeks and use a purple shampoo weekly.
6. Easy Stacked Bob After 60
On fine to medium hair and a round or square face, an easy stacked bob for women over 60 has graduated layers at the nape so the back lifts on its own after a quick dry, with the front at the chin. Styling is three minutes with a round brush, lifting the stacked section. Among over 60 short hairstyles for women, it is the one that holds all day. Trim every 5 weeks.
7. Textured Crop for Fine Gray Hair Over 60
On fine hair and an oval, square or heart face, a textured crop for fine gray hair is point cut deep on top so the pieces separate and look thicker, with the sides kept short by scissor-over-comb. Styling is a volumizing mousse in the blow-dry and a matte paste to piece out the top. Trim every 5 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks so the gray stays bright.
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8. Short Shag for the Medium Wavy-Hair Client
On medium density hair with wave and an oval or long face, a short shag for medium wavy hair is razored from the crown down so the layers feather and the wave does the styling, with the length above the shoulder. Styling is a sea salt spray, a scrunch and an air-dry; no brush, no iron. Trim every 8 weeks and cover the roots every 5 weeks if colored.
9. Pixie Bob After 60
On medium to thick hair and an oval, round or heart face, a pixie bob for women over 60 keeps the top and front at the cheekbone with the back and sides short and slide cut to blend. It covers thinning at the temples. Styling is a round-brush blow-dry pushing the top back, finished with a light pomade. Trim every 5 weeks and touch up color every 4 weeks.
10. Short Curly Cut for the Gray-Haired Client
On fine to medium 3A to 3C curls and an oval or round face, a short curly cut for gray hair is cut dry at the jaw with rounded layers and scissors only, because gray curls frizz under a razor. I keep the crown a touch shorter for lift. Styling is a curl cream on wet hair and an air-dry. Trim every 10 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks.
11. Side-Parted Bob, the Easy Version
On fine to medium hair and a round or square face, an easy side-parted bob is a chin-length cut with the part two inches off center so the heavy side crosses the forehead and hides lines. I point cut the ends so they lie flat. Styling is four minutes with a flat brush, directing the heavy side over. Trim every 6 weeks.
12. Tapered Pixie for Thin Hair at 60 and Beyond
On fine, thin hair and an oval or heart face, a tapered pixie for thin hair over 60 takes the sides and nape close with scissor-over-comb and keeps two inches on top, so the thin areas are gone and the top reads full. I point cut the top. Styling is a volumizing mousse in the blow-dry and a light wax to finish. Trim every 4 to 5 weeks.
13. Short Bob With a Soft Fringe
On fine to medium hair and an oval or long face, a short bob with soft bangs puts a brow-length fringe, point cut so it stays light, on a jaw-length cut. The bangs cover forehead lines and the length covers the neck. Styling is a flat brush through the bangs with the rest left to air-dry. Have the bangs trimmed every 4 weeks and the length every 6.
14. Easy Feathered Cut After 60
On medium to thick hair and an oval, square or heart face, an easy feathered cut for women over 60 has razored layers that flip back from the face without help. I cut the layers from the cheekbone down and keep the back short. Styling is a round-brush blow-dry with each layer directed back, set with a light spray. Trim every 6 weeks.
15. Short Gray Hair With a Full Crown
On fine to medium hair and a round or square face, short gray hair with volume at the crown has short graduated layers at the back of the head that stand up, with smooth sides. I cut gray hair with scissors. Styling is a round brush lifting the crown in the blow-dry, with a volumizing mousse. Trim every 5 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks.
16. Rounded Bob for Fine Hair at 60 and Beyond
On fine hair and a long, oval or square face, a rounded bob for fine hair over 60 sets the base at the chin with the ends curved inward and graduation at the nape for lift. I skip interior layers so the ends stay thick. Styling is a round-brush blow-dry with the ends bent under. Trim every 6 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks.
17. Longer-Top Pixie for Medium Hair
On medium to thick hair and an oval, round or heart face, a pixie with a longer top for medium hair keeps four inches on top with the sides close, and the top sweeps back or sideways without a brush. I point cut the top for texture. Styling is a light pomade through damp hair and a push back. Trim every 5 weeks.
18. Short Blonde Bob After 60
On fine to medium hair and fair to medium skin, a short blonde bob for women over 60 is a jaw-length cut in a soft beige blonde that blends with gray roots so the grow-out never shows a line. I cut a blunt line with a few invisible layers. Styling is a round-brush blow-dry and nothing else. Trim every 6 weeks, with a toner at every 6 weeks too.
19. Ear-Length Bob for the Gray-Haired Client
On fine to medium hair and an oval or heart face, an ear-length bob for gray hair is a blunt line at the bottom of the ear with slight graduation at the nape. I point cut the ends to soften the line. Styling is a flat-brush blow-dry with one side tucked behind the ear, which shows off earrings. Trim every 5 weeks and gloss every 8.
20. Easy Curtain Bangs on a Short Cut
On fine to medium hair and an oval, round or square face, easy curtain bangs on short hair pair a chin-length cut with bangs parted at the center and swept to the cheekbones. I razor the bangs so they fall apart on their own. Styling is one minute over a round brush for the bangs and an air-dry for the rest. Have the bangs trimmed every 5 weeks.
21. Short Natural Cut for the Gray-Coil Client
On 4A to 4C hair and an oval, round or heart face, a short natural cut for gray coils keeps the coils around two inches with a clipper-shaped perimeter. I cut on dry, picked-out hair. Styling is a leave-in and a curl cream, then a pick through the roots. A clear gloss keeps the gray bright. Trim every 6 weeks to hold the shape.
22. Choppy Bob for Medium Hair at 60 and Beyond
On medium density hair and an oval, square or long face, a choppy bob for medium hair over 60 is point cut deep at the ends so they look broken up and move, with the base at the jaw. Styling is a texture paste, an air-dry and a twist through a few end pieces. Short hairstyles for women over 60 with choppy ends can go a while past a trim. Trim every 8 weeks.
23. Gray Pixie, Low Maintenance
On fine to medium hair and an oval or heart face, a low-maintenance gray pixie is scissor cut so the grow-out stays soft, with two inches on top and tapered sides, and it still looks right at 8 weeks. Styling is a light cream, an air-dry and a push of the top into place. A purple shampoo once a week keeps the tone clean. Trim every 8 weeks.
24. Short Hair With Layers Swept to the Side
On fine to medium hair and a round or square face, short hair with side-swept layers keeps the back short with graduation and razors the top and front long enough to cross to one ear. Styling is a round brush taking the long section across in the blow-dry, set with a light spray. Trim every 5 weeks and cover the roots every 4 weeks if colored.
25. Easy Wavy Bob After 60
On medium-density 2A to 2C hair and an oval, round or square face, an easy wavy bob for women over 60 is cut dry with the base at the chin and a few invisible layers so the waves fall evenly. Styling is a curl cream on wet hair, a scrunch and an air-dry, with no iron needed. Trim every 8 weeks and gloss every 8 weeks if the hair is gray.
More to explore: over 60 hairstyles for women fine hair and medium hairstyles for women over 50.
Short hairstyles for women over 60 mostly take two to four minutes with a round brush, or a pea of product on a busy morning. FYI, an easy wavy bob for women over 60 works on medium-density 2A to 2C hair and an oval or square face. Cutting it dry is what keeps the wave where it lands.
