53 Gorgeous Wash & Wear Hairstyles for Women Over 50 

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Written by Rachel Miller

Updated: July 30, 2024

Minimum effort doesn’t have to mean minimum style! After all, you’re over 50, not over the hill!! You want something trendy, stylish, and youthful, but you don’t want to spend all morning trying to get your hair just right

Whether you’re a gal on the go or just hate high-maintenance hairstyles, a wash-and-wear haircut can give you everything you want for your hair and more! They’re the perfect blend of style, simplicity, and speed. Just wash your hair, and go! 

Get ready to make styling easier than ever with these 53 gorgeous wash-and-wear hairstyles for women over 50

#1. Classic Bob

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If you’re looking for something that balances trendy and timeless, a classic bob is the way to go! This ultra-versatile style features subtle layering for that full-bodied frame that flatters any face shape and gentle layering for a touch of texture to make styling as simple as ever!

#2. Textured Long Bob

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The long bob, also called the lob, is famous for its fine blend of lavish and lively, but you can add a bit more energy (and reduce some styling effort) by adding some texture! Long, textured layers add dynamic volume and movement to straight hair and waves for a virtually no-effort style! 

#3. Long Pixie

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Nothing says “chic and simple” like a long pixie! This wash-and-wear hairstyle features longer layers for simplicity and versatility, all while creating a youthful frame for your face for a girly-chic vibe. 

#4. Shaggy Bob

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Want something relaxed with a slight retro twist? Try a shaggy bob! This hybrid hairstyle blends the shags layering with the bob shape for a classy but casual style. Plus, all that effortless movement means minimal styling, especially for waves and curls

#5. Blunt Bob

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Go for a combination of classy and contemporary with a blunt bob. Clean, blunt-cut lines create a sharp, chic face frame with a modern edge, with classic bob volume and body, making an effortlessly elegant look for women over 50.

#6. Layered Lob

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The layered lob may be low-key, but it’s highly trending in the hair world. This wash-and-go haircut features layers to bring any hair type back to life, with a shoulder-length frame to create the ultimate frame for any face shape. 

#7. Short Shag

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Show off your spunky side with a short shag! This wash-and-wear hairstyle brings an effortless edge, featuring short, shaggy layers for a choppy texture that gives any hair a playful and perky look.  

#8. Angled Bob

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Love those modern minimalist looks? You need an angled lob! This sleek and stylish bob is defined by its clean, contemporary angle, which creates an age-defying frame for women over 50.

#9. Choppy Lob

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Get a little more energy for your hair without using all your energy to style it, and try a choppy lob! This long bob has choppy layers to give your hair more texture and movement for instant style.

#10. Side-Parted Lob

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A side-parted lob is a simple but sophisticated wash-and-wear hairstyle for women over 50. The side part is a tiny upgrade to the already beloved lob, enhancing its volume and movement while bringing a slight soft glam vibe. 

#11. Wavy Lob

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If you want something easy-breezy for your natural waves, look no further than a wavy lob! This long bob is the ultimate wash-and-wear hairstyle for women over 50 with wavy hair. It features long, wavy layers, adding full-bodied movement to redefine your waves for a fresh, youthful aesthetic. 

#12. Pixie with Long Bangs

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Short, chic, and super-simple–that’s how we describe a pixie cut with long bangs. Short, textured pixie layers zap some life into your hair, while the long bangs give the style more versatility while adding a trendy touch. 

#13. Chin-Length Bob with Soft Layers

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A chin-length bob with soft layers is a flawlessly flattering wash-and-wear style for women over 50. The complementary chin-length frame of this bob creates a super youthful vibe for round and oval face shapes. Then, soft layers add a little volume and movement to make styling absolutely effortless. 

#14. Long Layers with Face-Framing Pieces

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Who said long hair couldn’t be low maintenance? Not us, that’s for sure! Long layers with face-framing pieces are not as high-maintenance as they look. The long layers bring your length back to life with volume and dimension, and the face-framing pieces fall in just the right places to contour your features.

#15. Short Bob with Side Bangs

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Go for a polished yet perky look, like a short bob with side bangs! This bob keeps things short and sweet, with layers to add volume and texture for virtually no-effort styling and side bangs for an extra chic finishing touch. 

#16. Pixie Bob

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The pixie bob is another hybrid haircut that gives double the style (with much less actual styling). This wash-and-wear hairstyle features a short bob frame with volume and body with a gentle texture from the pixie layers, making an uber-easy style for straight and slightly wavy hair. 

#17. Graduated Bob

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Get a sophisticated wash-and-go style with a graceful graduated bob! The angled shape creates an extra-flattering frame for women over 50, while the slight layering brings the bob’s body, volume, and texture, making styling effortless. 

#18. Short Bob with Wispy Bangs

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A short bob with wispy bangs is a delightfully delicate hairstyle for women over 50 with fine hair. This short and simple style features a chin-length bob with a light, airy texture and wispy bangs to create a soft finishing touch.

#19. Long Bob with Curtain Bangs

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Nothing blends elegant and effortless like a long bob with curtain bangs. This longer bob complements any face shape while creating volume and windswept movement. Then, the curtain bangs add that classic charm. 

#20. Textured Pixie with Short Bangs

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Get something high-energy but low-effort, like a textured pixie with short bangs! Short, textured pixie layers give almost any hair type dimension for super easy styling. Then, the short bangs finish it off like the chic cherry on top.  

#21. Short Shag with Side-Swept Bangs

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A short shag with side-swept bangs is a super stylish look for women over 50 who want something to show off that free-spirited personality. The short, shaggy layers bring instant vigor into any hair type while looking casual and carefree, and the side-swept bangs complete the look with a “too cool” vibe. 

#22. Stacked Bob

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If you’re looking for a lovely, low-maintenance style, there’s nothing better than a stacked bob! Stacked layers bring robust volume and smooth movement to create a voluminous and vivacious wash-and-wear style for women over 50  who need a little extra height for their hair.

#23. Feathered Pixie

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Go for a soft, airy style with a little spark, like a feathered pixie! This style features feathered layers to create lightweight volume and texture that gives an instant girly-chic vibe you can style in seconds.

#24. Side-Parted Pixie

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Chic meets spunky in the side-parted pixie! This pixie has slightly longer layers but still brings that classic pixie volume, texture, and easy styling. Then, the side part adds a sophisticated finishing touch. 

#25. Long Layers with Subtle Waves

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If you want a ravishing, romantic look, try some long layers with subtle waves! These natural or styled waves create gentle movement to exaggerate the layers while bringing a low-key luxurious element. 

#26. Short Bob with an Undercut

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Go for a simple style with a little edge, like a short bob with an undercut! Short layers bring some new life to your hair, while the short bob creates a complementary frame, and the undercut brings that cool, contemporary charm.

#27. Angled Lob with Long Front

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Get a high-fashion but low-maintenance look with a long lob and a long front. This wash-and-go style brings out the best in any hair type with soft volume and movement, while the angled frame creates a striking frame for any face shape, accentuated by the longer front.  

#28. Textured Bob with Subtle Highlights

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A textured bob with subtle highlights is a fresh, flawless wash-and-wear style for women over 50. Textured layers bring volume and movement, with depth and dimension from the subtle highlights intensifying your natural texture and a bright, youthful glow to finish it off. 

#29. Long Layers with Textured Ends

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If you want a lively, luxurious look, you need long layers with textured ends! This is the ultimate wash-and-wear haircut for women over 50 who don’t want to sacrifice length for a low-maintenance style. The layers add lightweight volume and an extra touch of movement to any hair type, especially waves and curls.

#30. Shag with Wispy Bangs

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Get a relaxed look that has a little extra razzle-dazzle with a shag and wispy bangs. This style features shaggy layers with a choppy texture to bring instant life to any hair type and wispy bangs to soften your facial features. 

#31. Chin-Length Haircut for Soft Waves 

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Soft waves and chin-length haircuts were a match made in hair heaven. This wash-and-wear haircut is the easiest way to bring your waves back to life with more volume and definition and a frame that creates a fresh, youthful charm.

#32. Short Layered Cut with Subtle Bangs

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If you’re looking for something short and snappy, a short layered cut with subtle bangs is just the thing for you! The short layers give effortless volume and texture, cutting your styling routine in half. Then, the subtle bangs give the look a soft finishing touch. 

#33. Shoulder-Length Cut with Face-Framing Layers

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Nothing says “low-key luxury” like a shoulder-length cut with face-framing layers. This easy-breezy wash-and-go style is ultra-versatile, bringing endless styling options to any hair type and face-framing layers to bring out the best in your features.

#34. Classic Pixie with Sideburns

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Get a simple but sculpted look with a classic pixie and sideburns. The classic pixie cut brings instant youthful energy to your hair and a chic frame for your face, intensified by the sideburns for a contemporary contour. 

#35. Textured Pixie with a Short Back and Long Top

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If you like those smart and chic looks, you’ll love a textured pixie with a short back and a long top. The shorter back layers create stacked volume with a clean-cut bottom for a low-maintenance look, while the longer top layers bring a voluminous, flowing movement to create a sophisticated finish.

#36. Chin-length Bob with Flipped Ends

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A chin-length bob with flipped ends is a polished yet playful wash-and-wear hairstyle for women over 50. The chin-length is always a complementary frame, especially for older gals. Then, the flipped ends add extra movement to the look, making this style minimal effort. 

#37. Shoulder-Length Hair with Tousled Waves

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Find the perfect balance between simplicity and luxury in a shoulder-length haircut with tousled waves. This style features tousled waves for breezy texture and movement, giving your natural texture all those beachy vibes. 

#38. Long Layers with Flipped Ends

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Don’t chop off those beautiful lengths for the sake of style! You can have it all with long layers and flipped ends! Long layers give your hair some life and lift, accentuated by the flipped ends, for a touch of free-spirited flair. 

#39. Short Shaggy Bob

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Simply spunky and chic–that’s how we describe a short shaggy bob. This hybrid hairstyle features sprightly layers to bring effortless texture and movement, meaning minimal styling but maximum style.  

#40. Shaggy Lob

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Get something vigorous and voluminous with a shaggy lob. This wash-and-wear hairstyle gives natural waves and curls a boho-chic vibe with long, shaggy layers that create a cool, coastal-inspired volume and texture.

#41. Graduated Bob with Bangs

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A graduated bob with bangs is a triple-threat style. This wash-and-go haircut is a top-level, trendy, tasteful, and totally low-maintenance trio. It has a full, rounded frame, graduated layering for a whisper of texture, and bangs to complete the look with a chic charm. 

#42. Side-Parted Long Pixie

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Keep things short and simple but sophisticated with a side-parted long pixie. This short style is super low-maintenance, with gentle volume and texture for a wake-up-and-go kind of style and a side part of creating a trendy asymmetrical frame for your face.

#43. Messy Bob with Textured Ends

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Get that ultimate undone look with a messy bob and textured ends. This flattering style features messy layers for that bedhead-chic look, intensified by the textured ends. Best of all, this look is super easy to maintain for almost any hair type!  

#44. Natural Curly Bob

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Make styling your curls easier than ever with a natural curly bob! This curly cut enhances your natural texture with brand new body, bounce and definition, with that classic bob frame to flatter your facial features. 

#45. Textured Bob with Balayage

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A textured bob with balayage is a trendy, youthful wash-and-go style for women over 50. The textured layers are a breath of fresh air for all hair types, complemented by the balayage for natural-looking depth and definition and a fresh-faced glow for your skin tone.

#46. Long Bob with a Middle Part

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Get something low-key but high-style and versatile with a middle-parted long bob. This sophisticated shoulder-length style requires virtually no effort, flatters all hair types, and creates a beautifully balanced frame for any face shape. 

#47. Classic Bob with Side-Swept Bangs

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Nothing is as timelessly trendy and tasteful as a classic bob, especially with some side-swept bangs. This distinguished hairstyle features those classic clean lines to complement your facial features, with a voluminous, full shape to show off any hair type. 

#48. Shoulder-Length Cut with Soft Curls

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A shoulder-length is always a stunning wash-and-wear style for natural waves and curls. These mid-lengths are fan-favorite hairstyles for women over 50, bringing instant sophistication with minimal maintenance. 

#49. Long Layers with Feathered Ends

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Bring some life back to your thick hair without losing length or having a long-winded styling routine by getting some long layers with feathered ends! The long layers add volume and movement, intensified by the feathered ends, for a soft, effortless look that takes seconds to style. 

#50. Layered Bob with a Deep Side Part

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Nothing says “easy elegance” like a layered bob with a deep side part. The layered bob brings volume and a soft movement with a flattering frame, while the side part adds an extra touch of sophistication. 

#51. Short Bob with Soft Layers

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Get a polished and put-together look without all the effort with a short bob and some soft layers. This is a prim, proper style for women over 50 who like to keep things simple but want to look sophisticated. This style features a clean-cut short bob with soft layers for a little volume and subdued texture. 

#52. Angled Bob with Choppy Ends

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Go for all things elegant with a little edge, and try an angled bob with choppy ends. This style has what it takes to freshen up any hair type, while the graduated bob frame creates a contoured look to take years off your face. 

#53. Long Bob with Face-Framing Layers

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A long bob with face-framing layers is a low-key but highly trendy look. The lob is famous for creating a super flattering frame, accentuated by the face-framing layers to bring out the best in your features. But the best part is that it leaves your styling options wide open.


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