Although many ladies go with shorter styles as they age, there's no reason senior ladies' hairstyles can't be long. Be true to your style, and choose cuts and styling methods that are flattering for your hair type for a beautiful look.
There's no reason you have to go short as you get older. Simple, classic long bobs and regular length bobs are absolutely gorgeous on older women. They work best on women with naturally straight hair, but wavy hair looks great in a long bob as well.
Long straight hair
While many people associate long hair with youth, keeping your hair long and stick straight can actually make you look older than you are. Pin-straight hair puts your face front and center—including all those little lines you're trying to obscure.
As recently reported in The Daily Mail, according to a poll of 2,000 women over 40, when a lady reaches the age of 46, she must chop off her long locks in favour of a more mature, age-appropriate 'do. She must also stop wearing ponytails, ditch the extensions, and put an end to heavy bleaching and visible regrowth.
There are plenty of different ways to wear long hair. For older women, keeping your hair youthful (without trying to look too young) will make you look and feel younger. Long hair can make you feel youthful. If your hair is very healthy and shiny, long hair shows it off.
But regardless of color, there is no age limit to wearing a ponytail. If you're an older woman who's been reluctant to put your glorious hair in a ponytail — either because it's grey, white or someone said you were “too old,” just DO it anyways!
A pixie cut is undoubtedly one of the best hairstyles for women over 70, for anyone with fine hair or rapidly thinning strands. Rather than spiking layers up, keeping them angled downwards can help mask the areas where the hair is sparse, and also allow for bangs to blend seamlessly into the rest of the style.
Women over 60 with thick hair are blessed with the option to have longer locks. If that's you, and you're looking for a new hairstyle, then you're at the right place! Stylist Victoria Hernandez from Bettendorf, IA shares one prevailing rule in keeping a long length. “Know how to style your hair,” she points out.
Can those over 60 still rock long hair, or should they try and stick to shorter styles? Long hair looks great on a wide range of ages — and works particularly well on those with medium or thick locks (just ask for lots of layers, to add volume).
As I can testify, hair loses pigment, changes texture and becomes thinner as we get older; it basically needs more looking after which is why, presumably, older women tend to lop it all off.
What length of hair is considered long? If your strands reach past your shoulders, it's considered long. You can opt for a mid-back length cut or grow it out to your tailbone for extralong hair.
Bangs can add a youthful quality to your face by making it appear smaller. But be careful to not have a bang that is too short. You want your bangs to come down long enough over your forehead so they don't accentuate any fine lines around your eyes.
Neil Moodie agrees, calling fringes 'the best way to freshen up your look'. Not only will a fringe bring out your eyes and highlight your cheekbones, he argues, but it will also 'cover all those unwanted forehead lines to make you look younger'. Sounds good to us.
Our hair thins as we age, so keeping it long may accentuate the thinning. "If hair is thinning, going shorter is an option," says Sam Villa Show Ambassador, Marissa Villa. "If you've had long hair your entire life, it might be time to update to a lob." Whatever you do, make sure your haircut has layers and depth.
Side swept bangs is a style of bangs that features a side part. Slightly longer than straight-across bangs, side-swept bangs can hide fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes. Unlike regular side bangs, your hair simply frames your face when your bangs are side-swept.
A sleek and simple pixie cut is a great way to get rid of damaged hair and will make you look healthier and younger. A short haircut is the best tool to visually balance your face shape and draw attention to your beautiful features.
Caramel, honey, gold, copper, and strawberry give a healthy brightness that makes us look and feel younger. (Framing your face with lighter shades draws the eye away from any complexion concerns, as well.)
Putting highlights and lighter tones around the frame of your face gives you a softer, younger appearance.
An asymmetrical long bob, or lob, is the absolute best hairstyle if you want to make your face look thinner. Opt for a lob at least three inches below the chin in the front, and angled shorter in the back.
Your hair is making you look older if…. Nothing ages you more than hair that is too dark. In fact, as we age, hair should lighten not darken - that is why nature does it for us with those annoying gray strands. Severe dark hair can cast shadows on your face emphasizing lines and wrinkles.
A poll of 3,000 men by The Daily Mail in 2008 found that an overwhelming 43% of men preferred a long and wavy hairstyle. Second place went to long and straight with 13% of men choosing it as their preferred.
10 Inches Hair
Your hair reaches the nape of your neck at 10 inches. It's long enough to go up in a ponytail, but you can let it flow loosely without much styling.
A cropped cut can be a way to show the world how strong you are. "A woman with short hair is perceived as confident — not having to hide anything,” says Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, author of “Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior – Anytime, Anyplace.”