Gray hair often grows in coarser and wirier than your old color, so a bob that sat smooth at the jaw can puff out by lunchtime. That’s why I cut every one of these gray hair bobs dry, so the line shows exactly where it’ll fall after a paddle brush and a drop of serum.
1. Jaw Blunt Gray Bob
If your face is oval or square and your hair runs medium to thick, this is where I start with grey hair bob hairstyles. A clean blunt line at the jaw makes the gray look like a decision rather than an accident. On dry hair, I take the perimeter straight across without any layers so the ends hold the weight. Style it flat with a paddle brush and a single drop of serum. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six to keep yellow out of the gray.
2. Softly Layered Chin-Length Gray Bob
Any face shape with medium density can wear this chin length gray bob. The soft layers keep it moving without thinning the ends. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the chin and slide cut layers from the cheekbone down so there is no visible step. Style by rolling the ends under with a medium round brush and finishing with a light serum. Trim every six weeks, gloss every eight.
3. Silver Bob With Curtain Bangs Parted Center
Round and square faces with medium density do well with curtain bangs on a silver bob, and the bangs hide the part line where gray grows in thickest. Dry cutting, I set the bob at the jaw with point cut ends and take the bangs to the cheekbone with a center part. Style the bangs with a round brush, rolling them away from the middle. Trim the bangs every five weeks and the bob every seven.
4. Stacked Gray Bob With Cropped Nape
Women whose gray has thinned at the crown get height at the back from a stacked bob. It fits fine to medium density on an oval or round face. Dry cutting, I graduate the nape, stack the layers up to the crown, and leave the front sitting at the jaw. Style the back with a round brush, rolling it under. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every five.
5. Gray Bob That Suits Fine Hair
Low density gray hair on an oval or heart shaped face looks fullest in a bob with a blunt perimeter and two interior layers. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the chin, keep that line blunt, and slide two layers through the inside to lift it. Style it by blow-drying upside down with a volumizing mousse and then smoothing with a paddle brush. Trim every six weeks.
6. Gray Bob That Suits Thick Hair
Thick gray hair on any face shape works in a bob as long as the weight comes out from inside, otherwise it puffs. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the jaw and slide cut internal layers to take bulk out of the back and sides. Style it with a paddle brush and a smoothing cream to finish. Trim every six weeks, with the interior thinned every other visit.
7. Side-Swept Fringe Short Gray Bob for Over 60
For a thinning hairline on a round or square face with medium density, side swept bangs are the answer in short grey hair over 60 bob hairstyles. Dry cutting, I set the bob at the jaw with point cut ends and run the bangs from brow length on the short side to the cheekbone on the long side. Style the bangs across with a flat brush and the bob under. Trim every six weeks.
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8. Dry-Cut Wavy Bob on Gray Hair
Oval and round faces with medium density wavy gray hair get a bob that is cut dry, so the wave finishes at the jaw. With the hair in its own wave pattern, I point cut the perimeter and add a face frame from the cheekbone. Style it by scrunching in a curl cream, air-drying, then separating the waves with a dry texture spray. Violet shampoo once a week and a trim every seven weeks.
9. Gray Curly Bob
Oval and heart shaped faces with medium to thick curly gray hair get this bob cut dry, curl by curl, so the shape holds after it springs. With the curl stretched, I set the perimeter at the jaw, then point cut single curls shorter through the crown for lift. Style it with a leave-in and gel, diffuse, and shake it loose. Trim every eight weeks.
10. Full-Fringe French Bob on Gray Hair
Oval and heart shaped faces with medium density suit a gray French bob, which sits at the chin with a fringe that covers a thinning hairline. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the chin, point cut the ends, and cut the fringe full at the brow. Style it by air-drying with a cream and tucking one side behind the ear. Trim every six weeks, gloss every eight.
11. Gray Bob With Internal Layering
Fine to medium density on any face shape suits a gray bob with hidden internal layers, which stays full outside and light inside. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter blunt at the jaw and slide two layers through the interior only. Style it smooth with a paddle brush and a light serum. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six to keep the gray looking bright.
12. Silver Bob Cut Asymmetrically
Oval and square faces with medium density suit an asymmetrical silver bob, which runs two inches longer on one side. Dry cutting, I set the short side at the jaw and the long side at the chin, then point cut both. Style it smooth with a flat brush and tuck the short side back. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six so the silver stays clean.
13. Flipped-Out Gray Bob
Oval and long faces with fine to medium density suit a gray bob with flipped ends that kick out at the jaw. Dry cutting, I give the bob a slight outward graduation so the ends turn out, then point cut the last inch. Style the ends outward with a medium round brush and set with a light spray. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six.
14. Silver Money-Piece Bob
Any face shape with medium density suits a silver bob with a money piece, which brightens the two front sections to bright silver so the face picks up light. Dry cutting, I set the bob at the chin with a face frame from the cheekbone, then lighten the frame and tone it cool. Style the frame rolled back. Tone every six weeks and trim every six.
15. Deep-Parted Gray Bob
Round and square faces with medium density suit a gray bob with a deep side part, which hides the spot where gray grows heaviest. Dry cutting, I set the bob at the jaw, point cut the ends, and cut the heavy side a little longer so it sweeps across. Style the heavy side across with a flat brush and tuck the light side. Trim every six weeks.
16. Gray Bob Made to Tuck
Round and square faces with medium density suit a gray bob cut to tuck behind the ear, the easiest kind to live with. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the chin, point cut the ends, and keep the sides long enough to stay put once tucked. Style it with a flat brush, tuck one side, and finish with a light cream. Trim every six weeks.
17. Blended Gray Bob
Any face shape with fine to medium density suits gray blending on a bob, which keeps the color soft as the gray comes in. Dry cutting, I do a layered bob at the jaw with point cut ends, then thread fine lowlights and highlights through the top so the gray mixes instead of banding. Style it with a round brush. Trim every six weeks and refresh the blending every twelve.
18. Gray Bob Cut on an Angle
Round and square faces with medium density suit an angled gray bob, shorter at the back and longer at the front, which lifts the face. Dry cutting, I graduate the nape short and angle the perimeter down to the chin at the front. Style the front forward with a round brush and finish with a smoothing cream. Trim every six weeks.
19. Crown-Volume Gray Bob
Round and long faces with fine to medium density suit a gray bob with crown volume, which most gray bobs need because the hair goes flat on top. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the jaw, cut short crown layers at the occipital bone, and point cut them for lift. Style it upside down with a root lifting mousse. Trim every six weeks.
20. Blunt-Fringe White Hair Bob
Oval and long faces with medium to thick white hair suit a blunt bob with blunt bangs, which reads sharp because there is no color variation to hide a soft line. Dry cutting, I set the bob at the chin and cut the bangs at the brow with light point cutting. Style the bob flat with a paddle brush and the bangs with a small brush. Violet shampoo weekly and a trim every five weeks.
21. Gray Bob Suited to a Round Face
Round faces with medium density do best in bob hairstyles grey hair can carry at chin length with height at the crown. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the chin, add short crown layers, and point cut the whole thing so no line sits at the cheek. Style it upside down for lift and roll the front forward. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six.
22. Gray Bob Suited to a Square Face
Square faces with medium density soften under a gray bob with rounded corners. Dry cutting, I do a chin length bob, round the corners toward the chin, and point cut the perimeter so no hard line meets the jaw. Style it by rolling the ends under with a medium round brush, then finish with a light serum. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six.
23. Gray-and-Dark Salt and Pepper Bob
Any face shape with medium density suits a salt and pepper bob, which lets the mix of dark and gray show the cut. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the jaw with point cut ends and add soft layers from the chin so the dark and light strands separate. Style it with a round brush and a light serum to finish. Gloss every eight weeks and trim every six.
24. Micro-Fringe Gray Bob
Oval and long faces with medium density suit micro bangs on a gray bob, sitting well above the brow and point cut so they fray. Dry cutting, I set the bob at the jaw with point cut ends and take the bangs from a narrow section at mid forehead. Style the bangs flat and the bob under. Trim the bangs every three weeks.
25. Over-70 Gray Bob
Oval and round faces with fine to medium density, past 70, want a gray bob that is soft at the ends and full at the crown. Dry cutting, I set the perimeter at the chin with light point cutting and add two short crown layers for lift. Style it with a round brush, lifting the crown and rolling the ends under. Violet shampoo weekly and a trim every six weeks.
For a fuller picture, see wedding hairstyles for grey hair and over 60 hairstyles for women round faces.
Grey hair bob hairstyles can puff by lunch if the cut is too blunt for the coarser texture gray grows in with. FYI, a chin-length bob past 70 stays soft at the ends and full at the crown when dry-cut at the perimeter. That crown fullness is what keeps the silver bob from going flat.
