The best hairstyles for women over 70 are simple but never boring. That’s why wash-and-wear haircuts are so popular with older ladies. They not only embrace your natural texture, they also enhance it, giving you instant style.
Wash-and-wear hairstyles offer all the benefits women over 70 need in a haircut, but they keep your styling routine short and sweet, leaving you time for better things!
Get inspired by these 55 wash-and-wear hairstyles for women over 70 who want instant style.
#1. Classic Pixie Cut
The classic pixie cut is a fan-favorite hairstyle for women over 70 who want something low-maintenance but high-style. This timeless short haircut features cropped layers that texturize even the finest, flattest hair to create a touch of movement, making styling as easy as ever.
#2. Textured Pixie with Side-Swept Bangs
Want that pixie look but with a little more punchy personality? Get a textured pixie with side-swept bangs! Textured layers bring more volume and movement to almost any hair type, and side-swept bangs to finish the look with a soft feminine flair.
#3. Layered Bob with Side-Swept Bangs
Vivacious, voluminous, and versatile–that’s how we describe the layered bob with side-swept bangs. As always, the bob frames all face shapes beautifully, while layers create full-bodied movement in any hair type. Then, side-swept bangs bring that flirty finishing touch.
#4. Short Shag with Wispy Bangs
A short shag with wispy bangs is the perfect hairstyle for women over 70 who want something perky, playful. Short, shaggy layers create breezy texture and movement that needs minimal styling. Then, wispy bangs softly frame your face.
#5. Long Pixie with Face-Framing Pieces
If you’re looking for something soft and sophisticated, you need to try a long pixie with face-framing pieces. This long layered pixie cut creates volume and smooth movement and features face-framing pieces for an extra flattering finishing touch.
#6. Chin-Length Bob with Soft Layers
Get that simply chic aesthetic with a chin-length bob and soft layers. The shape of the chin length creates a classic, complementary frame for any face shape. Then, the soft layers create volume, fullness, and gentle movement to make styling a breeze!
#7. Short Stacked Bob
A short stacked bob is the ultimate wash-and-wear hairstyle for women over 70 who want high-volume but need it in a low-effort style. Stacked layering at the back creates maximum volume for fine or thinning hair, while the graduated layering on top creates a soft, subtle angle that complements your facial features.
#8. Sleek Bob with Blunt Ends
If you want to look polished and put together (without all the effort), you need a sleek bob with blunt ends. This look features a clean-cut chin-length bob with blunt ends for that super neat and tidy finish with just a touch of movement.
#9. Voluminous Pixie with Subtle Highlights
Want something dazzling and dynamic—but not over the top? Look no further than a voluminous pixie with subtle highlights. This pixie has longer layers on top to enhance your natural texture with extra volume and subtle highlights to give it some depth and more dimension while giving a slight glow to your skin tone.
#10. Soft Feathered Pixie
Get a low-effort, light, and airy look with a soft, feathered pixie. This softly layered pixie has feathered ends for maximum movement, meaning minimal styling (even for the most lifeless fine hair).
#11. Short Curly Bob
The short curly bob is a classic go-to haircut for women over 70 with curly hair. This wash-and-wear hairstyle makes a serious comeback for curly hair while making your styling routine as easy as ever. It enhances your curl pattern with volume, bounce, and definition, all in a classic bob frame.
#12. Layered Pixie with Long Bangs
Add a little energy to your look–without using any of your own–with a layered pixie and long bangs. This pixie features short, sprightly layers for windswept texture, airy volume, and long bangs to soften the look and create a charming frame for your face.
#13. Chin-Length Bob with Side Bangs
If you’re looking for all things simple and classic, you need to try a chin-length bob with side bangs. This chic short haircut makes effortless styling for straight and wavy hair, with a chin-length frame to complement any face shape and side-swept bangs that add that fab, flirty flair.
#14. Long Bob with Natural Waves
The long bob, also called the lob, is a low-maintenance and lively hairstyle for women over 70 with wavy hair. Longer layers help you keep a little length, but they still free up your natural waves for more bounce and body to create an effortlessly lavish look.
#15. Pixie with Undercut Detail
Go for a classic short haircut with a contemporary twist, like a pixie with undercut detail. This combination pairs the traditional pixie layering for volume and a touch of texture with undercut details to bring that modern edge.
#16. Silver Bob with a Stacked Back
Are you all about simple sophistication? You need a silver bob with a stacked back! This style features a flawless frame from the bob, with stacked layers in the back to build maximum volume and a little movement to enhance your stunning natural silver hair.
#17. Short Shag with Textured Layers
Modern meets retro in a short shag with textured layers. This shorter shag creates a more youthful-looking frame for almost any face shape, while the textured layers bring vigorous tousled movement to any hair texture.
#18. Pixie Bob with Long Side Bangs
Effortless elegance is possible, and nothing proves that better than a pixie bob with long side bangs. This haircut combines the short and sweet simplicity of the pixie with the shape of the bob to bring out your best features, and long, sweeping side bangs add that tasteful finishing touch.
#19. Short Bob with Choppy Layers
Get a fab meets fun look with a short bob and choppy layers. This short and chic chin-length bob creates a younger-looking face with choppy layers that infuse volume, texture, and movement to all hair types for instant irresistibility!
#20. Gray Pixie with an Undercut
A gray pixie with an undercut is a spunky short haircut for women over 70 who want to show off their natural gray hair with nothing but style. Longer top layers give soft texture and volume for a more sophisticated-looking pixie, but the undercut brings that modern edge.
#21. Long Pixie with Wispy Bangs
If you want a low-effort but high-energy style, look no further than a long pixie with wispy bangs! This long pixie has textured layers to give a soft but sparky look, and wispy bangs finish the look off with that airy charm.
#22. Bob with Subtle Waves and Highlights
Want something simple but soft-glam? You need a bob with subtle waves and highlights. This is a top-level wash-and-wear hairstyle for any hair type, with a classic bob frame and highlights to give your hair more depth and dimension while adding a touch of glamour.
#23. Short Layered Bob
A short layered bob is a timelessly trendy look for women over 70. The short chin-length bob frame brings out the best in your facial features, while the layers bring your hair to life with volume and movement.
#24. Textured Pixie with Choppy Bangs
Nothing says “effortless edge” like a textured pixie with choppy bangs. Short, textured layers bring high-powered movement and volume to your hair, creating a bedhead look with a punch of personality from the choppy bangs.
#25. Asymmetrical Bob with Side Bangs
Get that super chic, sophisticated look with an asymmetrical bob with side bangs. The asymmetrical frame is particularly complementary for square and oblong face shapes, and the side bangs create even more movement without the need for a crazy amount of layering.
#26. Short Curly Haircut with Bangs
A short, curly haircut with bangs is the perfect blend of style and simplicity. These wash-and-wear haircuts give your curls a show-stopping style (that you don’t have to actually style) and a flattering frame, especially with bangs.
#27. Textured Bob with Root Lift
Elegant and effervescent–that’s how we describe a textured bob with root lift. This wash-and-wear hairstyle gives thinner, fine hair that needs a little extra help with height, with voluminous, textured layers that add movement and create a full frame for any face shape.
#28. Short Bob with a Deep Side Part
If you want a triple-threat style, look no further than a short bob with a deep side part. This bob is sleek, chic, and super easy. It features a chin-length frame with minimal layering, a deep side part for a pinch of extra volume and movement, and a fab finishing touch.
#29. Short Salt and Pepper Hair
A short salt-and-pepper hairstyle is always a gorgeous go-to for women over 70, and there’s no wonder why. Short haircuts showcase the dimensional look of salt-and-pepper coloring in a versatile and easy-to-style look.
#30. Short Wavy Bob
Get next-level waves with a short, wavy bob. This is a classic wash-and-wear haircut for our wavy ladies over 70, featuring a chin-length bob to softly frame your face and gentle layering that brings boosted body and movement to your natural texture for brand-new waves.
#31. Short Feathered Hairstyle
Want that grunge-meets-glam look? Try a short feathered hairstyle! Feathered hairstyles are ideal for fine, thinning hair, packing it full of much-needed volume, texture, and movement. They make your styling routine a cinch and bring that much-needed feisty flair.
#32. Long Bob with Bangs
A long bob with bangs is a modern, minimal-effort hairstyle for older women. Shoulder-length cuts are famously versatile, adapting to all hair types and face shapes. They bring that classic bob style with a little more length and bangs to finish it off.
#33. Wavy Lob with Curtain Bangs
With a wavy lob, you can keep a little length, leaving your styling options open, but the shorter length makes those options easier than ever, with wave-enhancing layers and curtain bangs to frame your face.
#34. Short Shag with Face-Framing Layers
If you want a wash-and-wear hairstyle with star power, look no further than a short shag with face-framing layers. This carefree cut features voluminous, shaggy layers for robust movement and an extra-flattering frame, thanks to the face-framing layers cut to bring out the best in your facial features.
#35. Shoulder-Length Cut with Textured Ends
Get a minimal effort upgrade with maximum style by trying a shoulder-length cut with textured ends! Shoulder-lengths are a fan favorite for women over 70 who want something low-maintenance but extremely versatile. Textured ends add movement to your hair, instantly boosting your natural texture and bringing life to your look.
#36. Choppy Lob with Textured Ends
Take the easy route to edgy-chic with a choppy lob and textured ends. This long bob features a longer, more relaxed bob frame with choppy layers that bring full-bodied volume and movement, intensified by the textured ends.
#37. Angled Bob with a Long Front
Want something smart but simple? Try an angled bob with a long front. The angle of this bob is upward, creating a tightened jaw and neckline for a younger-looking face. The longer front creates a charming frame for your face.
#38. Textured Bob with Subtle Balayage
Get all things light and lively with a textured bob and subtle balayage. The textured layers bring vigorous volume and movement to any hair type, enhanced with depth and dimension.
#39. Long Layered Cut with Soft Waves
Who says you can’t have long hair after 70? Not us, that’s for sure! A layered cut makes long hair as lively as ever, with layers for volume and movement complemented by waves. And all while giving you the easy styling of a short haircut.
#40. Layered Bob with Side-Swept Fringe
A layered bob with a side-swept brings a super stylish and versatile wash and wear cut. This classy cut pairs that famed bob frame with layers for instant energy for any hair type and a side-swept fringe for that cool, contemporary twist.
#41. Short Feathered Bob
Looking for a wash-and-wear hairstyle that gives you a gentle dose of glamor? You need a short feathered bob! The short feathered layers create a light, delicate look perfect for straight, thick, or thin hair, all in that flawlessly flattering bob shape.
#42. Wavy Pixie with Side-Swept Bangs
Bring a tsunami of style to your waves with a pixie and side-swept bangs! Voluminous, vigorous layering gives your waves an effortless, tousled look for natural waves softened by side-swept bangs.
#43. Short Textured Crop with a Fringe
Modern, edgy, and uber-easy–that’s how we describe a short textured crop with a fringe. This short haircut features cropped textured layers for all the life your limp, flat hair needs to stand out and fringe bangs to frame your face and finish the look with a contemporary charm.
#44. Choppy Lob with Long Side Bangs
A choppy lob with long side bangs is an irresistibly iconic look for older gals who aren’t about to lose their sense of style anytime soon. This style brings voluminous, choppy-textured layers in a long bob frame for uber-easy styling, with long side bangs to finish the look off with some flirty flair.
#45. Short Bob with Chin-Length Layers
Get a classic cut you can style in seconds with a short bob and chin-length layers. This is a low-key but high-fashion wash-and-wear hairstyle, with chin-length layers to give your hair a soft dose of volume and movement while highlighting your jawline for a flawlessly youthful frame.
#46. Layered Bob with Face-Framing Highlights
If you want a dashing, dimensional style, look no further than a layered bob with face-framing highlights! Layers bring robust volume and full-bodied movement to any hair type, complemented by the highlights around the face, which add some depth while also giving your face a fresh, youthful glow.
#47. Short Shag with Piecey Bangs
Looking for something edgy yet easygoing? Go for a short shag with piecey bangs! Short, shaggy layers create a tousled-textured look, complemented by the piecey bangs, creating a high-powered look that can give movement to even the most lifeless hair.
#48. Asymmetrical Pixie Bob
Go for all things bold and modern, and try an asymmetrical pixie bob! This style combines a short version of the bob shape and pixie texture with an asymmetrical twist to give the look some contemporary edge.
#49. Textured Pixie with a Short Back and Long Top
Want that modern minimalist look with a little edge? You need a textured pixie with a short back and a long top. The shorter back layers build volume and create a contemporary, polished vibe to contrast the long, textured layers on top.
#50. Long Bob with a Side Part
A long bob with a side part is the perfect blend of classy and casual. This long, shoulder-length bob features voluminous layers for subtle movement and a side part of that extra sophisticated finishing touch.
#51. Short Shaggy Bob
If you want something vigorous and versatile, try a short, shaggy bob! The short shaggy bob pairs two highly popular haircuts for women over 70, bringing the shag’s volume and movement in the bob’s beloved shape that frames your facial features.
#52. Shoulder-Length Cut with Natural Waves
Shoulder lengths are fan-favorite haircuts for wavy hair, and for good reason. These ageless cuts create renewed waves with more bounce and body, all in a classy frame that brings out the best in any face shape.
#53. Short Bob with Tousled Waves
A short bob with tousled waves is a stylish wash-and-wear style for women over 70 who want that beachy-chic look. This bob features vigorous layers for robust volume, magnetizing movement, and tousled waves to top it off with that classic beach-babe charm.
#54. Textured Pixie with Long Piecey Bangs
Not ready to give up that edgy aesthetic? You don’t have to with a textured pixie and long piecey bangs. Textured pixie layers create that ultimate undone look, while the long, piecey bangs finish it.
#55. Chin-Length Bob with Flipped Ends
Want a timeless look with a bit of playful flair? You need a chin-length bob with flipped ends. This style is super complimentary for almost any face shape. Plus, flipped ends give any hair type an extra dose of movement with a chic, nostalgic charm.