Don’t listen to all the naysayers. When it comes to finding something fresh and fun for women over 70, style is limitless.
All you need is something that shows off your best features with a youthful frame and brings life back to aging hair, all with effortless maintenance. That may sound like an impossible trio, but just for you, we’ve made things much simpler.
We’ve curated a list of 85 timelessly trendy and tasteful hairstyles for women over 70. From texturized pixies to elegant styles with subtle highlights, you’re guaranteed to find something that brings all three (and maybe even more)! Let’s dive in!
#1. Chic Layered Bob with Soft Bangs
If you’re looking for something simple but sophisticated, you’ve got to try a chic layered bob with soft bangs. The full, rounded layers make hair look fuller and thicker, creating more volume and body to build an extra flattering frame.
#2. Classic Shoulder-Length Waves for Older Women
Classic shoulder-length waves are the perfect long, luxurious hairstyle for women over 70. Shoulder-length cuts are famously flattering for older women, enhanced by the soft movement of full-bodied waves, natural or created with a large curling iron.
#3. Elegant Silver Short Curly Bob
An elegant silver short curly bob is a vivacious style with all the sophistication of a classic bob and a little bit of playful flair. This short bob is made just for natural or permed curls for that essential girly charm while creating a full, flattering frame for your facial features.
#4. Sleek Jaw-Length Brunette Bob with Highlights
Want something super trendy and youthful but ultra upscale? You need a sleek jaw-length brunette bob with highlights! This chic jaw-length bob starts with a deep brunette, adding highlights instead of layers to add texture and dimension while keeping things smooth and sleek.
#5. Sophisticated Medium-Length Gray Layered Hair
Give your grays the ultimate level of elegance and versatility with some sophisticated medium-length layers. The layers create movement and volume and renew aging hair, curly or straight, while the medium length leaves your styling options wide open.
#6. Short Spiky Platinum Blonde Hair
Add a little edge to your look with something spunky and stylish, like short, spiky platinum blonde hair. This short style brings a renewed look to straight hair, thick or thin, spiky texture that makes thin hair look fuller and thicker, all while making an eye-catching aesthetic, especially with the iconic platinum blonde.
#7. Soft Shoulder-Length Curls with a Side Part
Want a simple, soft glam look? Go for soft shoulder-length curls with a side part. These curls add full-bodied volume and movement to any hair density with a flawless feminine flair. All you need is a curl definer to shape your natural curls into these soft, subtle curls, and add a side part for that extra sophisticated finishing touch.
#8. Silver Layered Bob with Wispy Bangs
Showcase your silver strands with a silver layered bob and wispy bangs! This graceful and glamorous hairstyle for women over 70 is a timeless transformation for fine and thin hair, creating a fuller look all with that distinguished shape of the bob.
#9. Medium Length Chestnut Brown with Soft Waves
Get an ageless look that blends comfort and style with medium-length chestnut brown soft waves. The color and mid-length cut work together to create a warm and inviting look with a touch of elegance. Then, soft waves finish the look with a slight luxe vibe.
#10. Short Curly Auburn Pixie Cut
A short, curly, auburn pixie cut is a fun and fashionable hairstyle for women over 70 who want something with fiery flair. The short, sparky pixie cut makes styling easier than ever, while the auburn color gives your skin tone a warm, rosy glow.
#11. Layered Salt and Pepper Bob with a Fringe
Natural luxury– that’s how we describe a layered salt-and-pepper bob with a fringe. This style gives aging hair of any type a double dose of dimension for a livelier look, while the super-chic bob shape complements all your best facial features, enhanced by the fab fringe.
#12. Short Honey Blonde Bob for Thin Hair
Keep things sweet and simple with a short honey-blonde bob for thin hair. This bob is a classic hairstyle for women over 70 with thin hair, designed with a flawlessly flattering frame for older women, and built to make thinner hair look fuller and livlier without going overboard. Then, the honey blonde tones bring that youthful, glamorous glow.
#13. Gray Voluminous Bob with a Side Sweep
A gray voluminous bob with a side sweep is a top-level triple threat of dashing and delightfully dignified. The voluminous bob creates a full-bodied shape to give height and a little movement, courtesy of the side sweep, which also gives this style an extra dose of grace and glamor.
#14. Short Straight Bob with Side-Swept Bangs
If you’re into modern minimalist styles, you’ve got to check out the short straight bob with side-swept bangs. This smooth, polished look is perfect for fine and thin hair, and it combines the chic shape of the short bob with the flirty finishing touch of the side-swept bangs.
#15. Elegant Long Gray Layered Hair
Whoever said gray hair and length don’t mix had clearly never seen elegant long gray layered hair. This style brings instant elegance to any hair type while creating airy volume and lightweight movement that adapts to any style!
#16. Medium-Length Silver Hair with Soft Layers
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Mid-length silver hair with soft layers is a flawlessly fabulous look for those silver foxes–or should we say vixens? Medium-length cuts are perfect for elongating rounder and square faces while offering total versatility. Plus, the layers bring volume and movement to intensify your silver hair.
#17. Short Layered Brunette Pixie with Highlights
A short layered brunette pixie with highlights is a lovely, lively look for women over 70 who want something fresh but not too flashy. The layered pixie brings that voluminous and texturized look with highlights for a bit of illumination and dimension to liven up your aging hair.
#18. Soft Blonde Bob with Gentle Waves
Want something relaxed yet refined and with a little extra radiance? Look no further than a soft blonde bob with gentle waves. This classic cut sets the perfect tone for voluminous and full-bodied waves that give your hair an irresistible flowing movement on top of a bright blonde that seamlessly blends with natural grays and white hair.
#19. Silver Pixie with Textured Layers
If you’re looking for a bold-as-brass way to show off your silver hair, go for a silver pixie with textured layers. This super simple and stylish pixie features textured layers to give any hair type an extra dose of energy.
#20. Medium-Length Wavy Hairstyle with Highlights
Revive your waves with a medium length and some highlights! Mid-lengths are the ultimate middle ground, keeping things short and simple but still having that luxurious look and much more versatility. The highlights help blend your natural grays into your darker natural color while adding depth and dimension to enhance natural waves for a brighter, more defined look.
#21. Short Razor-Cut Pixie in Salt and Pepper
Give your sophisticated salt and pepper look some sparky flair with a short razor-cut pixie! This short pixie has razor-cut layers for a modern and slightly edgy twist on the classic pixie, while the salt-and-pepper color brings that super-refined flavor.
#22. Classic Straight Bob with Silver Streaks
Nothing says timeless and tasteful like a classic straight bob. Silver streaks add a dash of dimension for the illusion of texture while keeping the classic bob’s clean and polished look.
#23. Layered Curly Bob in Warm Brown
Nothing says “relaxed radiance” like a layered curly bob in warm brown. This look features a rich brunette in a classic cut that brings a brand-new look to your curls through improved bounce, body, and definition.
#24. Short Layered Golden Blonde Hair
Short layered golden blonde hair creates a graceful glowing hairstyle for women over 70. The layers add vivacious volume and movement to all hair types while enhancing the golden blonde color for a gorgeous youthful glow.
#25. Medium-Length Wavy Silver Hairstyle
Lavish meets light and airy with a medium-length wavy silver hairstyle. Medium length is the perfect way to highlight the refined aesthetic of silver hair, complemented by natural and styled waves.
#26. Short Blonde Pixie with Side Bangs
If you want something chic and minimalist, you need a short blonde pixie with side bangs. This minimum-effort look with major style brings a cool, contemporary look to straight and wavy hair, all in a bold and bright blonde shade that brings instant sunny vibes.
#27. Elegant Long Bob with Soft Curls
A shoulder-length layered cut is a low-maintenance but high-style look for older ladies with thicker hair. The layers remove bulk and add energy to heavy, thick hair while creating a frame that complements women over 70 with any face shape.
#28. Short Edgy Pixie for Gray Hair
Give your natural grays something glamorous with a pinch of grunge with a short, edgy pixie for gray hair. This pixie makes for a lighter take on that bold and edgy look, with a gritty texture ideal for making thinning hair look fuller and thicker and bringing that cool, confident charm.
#29. Shoulder-Length Layered Cut for Thick Hair
A shoulder-length layered cut is a low-maintenance but high-style look for older ladies with thicker hair. The layers remove bulk and add energy to heavy, thick hair while creating a frame that complements women over 70 with any face shape.
#30. Voluminous Silver Feathered Hairstyle
Light and airy meets glitz and glamor with a voluminous silver feathered hairstyle. This style pairs graceful silver hair with voluminous feathered layers to give any hair type maximum height and movement, but it is especially irresistible to natural waves and curls.
#31. Medium Straight Bob with a Side Part
If you’re looking for a minimalist look with major style, you need a medium straight bob with a side part. This flawless bob features a clean and tidy straight-lined frame that adds fullness to straight hair, thin or thick, and a side part for that extra dose of sophistication.
#32. Short Layered Pixie in Ash Blonde
The short layered pixie in ash blonde is chic and charming with a little edge. Ash-blonde blends seamlessly into natural grays while giving a slightly warm and golden glow, while the short layers bring that classic pixie texture to transform thinning, aging hair.
#33. Chic Shaggy Bob with Bangs
Get a trendy blend of two iconic cuts with a chic shaggy bob with bangs! The youthful, carefree texture and movement of the shag cut in the super-complementary shape of the classic bob. Then, bangs complete that frame with a fab finishing touch.
#34. Medium Length Curly Hair with Soft Bangs
Showcase your curls with style and a little bit of sass by trying a medium-length cut with soft bangs. The mid-length keeps styling versatile while giving your curls enough length to really come to life. The soft bangs top the whole look off with a gentle dash of whimsy.
#35. Short Silver Layered Cut with a Side Sweep
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Go low-maintenance but high-fashion with a short silver layered cut with a side sweep. This super-sophisticated hairstyle is for women over 70 with straight hair. It combines a stunning silver color with short layers to give fine, straight hair some dimension and a side-sweep to enhance the elegant movement and frame your upper facial features.
#36. Long Layered Hairstyle with Curls
Don’t buy into the bogus “long hairstyles aren’t for women over 70” myth. A long layered hairstyle with curls is a wonderful look for older ladies who want ageless allure. Layers bring volume and dimension, with movement from natural or styled curls, instantly transforming lifeless hair into a soft but stunning style that defies all those beauty lies.
#37. Sleek Short Bob in Jet Black
A sleek short bob in jet black is a striking look for women over 70. This style features a glossy black color and a bob with a silky-smooth texture, classic volume, and rounded shape, making this cut particularly flattering for square and round face shapes.
#38. Short Blonde Pixie with a Textured Top
Get that beautiful bedhead-chic look by getting a short blonde pixie with a textured top. This short style is for older ladies who love wash-and-go styles. It gives straight and wavy hair a much-needed boost in volume and a messy texture for a little edge and ultra-low maintenance.
#39. Medium-Length Bob with Soft Curls
Take the easy road to elegance with a medium-length bob styled in soft curls. These gentle curls revive thick and thin hair, giving it some body and movement. Best of all, this look is easy to style. All you need is a large curling iron or wand and a good hairspray.
#40. Elegant Side-Parted Silver Waves
Embrace your thin, silver strands with style and grace, and try some elegant side-parted waves. This look pairs your sophisticated silver color with waves to give your lengths a heavy dose of ageless glamor, enhancing volume and soft movement by the side part.
#41. Short Layered Cut with Copper Highlights
A short layered cut with copper highlights is a fabulous hairstyle for women over 70 who want to show off their feisty side. The bold copper highlights enhance the short layers with rich depth and a little bit of brightness.
#42. Medium-Length Layered Hair in Warm Brown
Go for a subtle but stunning look like medium-length layered hair in warm brown. This low-key take on luxury features a natural-looking brown tone with layers that give any hair type a little oomph.
#43. Short Platinum Blonde Bob with Bangs
Get an iconic ageless look with nothing but jaw-dropping style, and try a short platinum blonde bob with bangs. The icy platinum blonde creates a bold base for the bob, which brings a striking, clean, and tidy look, especially on straight hair, intensified by the bangs.
#44. Soft Layered Cut with Gentle Waves
If you’re looking for something delightful, go for a soft layered cut with gentle waves. This style features longer, softer layers for a smoother finish, with natural or styled gentle waves for a subdued movement, creating a subtly sophisticated style for women over 70.
#45. Chic Long Pixie with Side-Swept Bangs
A chic long pixie with side-swept bangs is a stellar style for older ladies who want something spunky but on the softer side. Short styles like this are always youthful, but the longer layers keep this look a bit softer and more adaptable to any hair type. Then, the side-swept bangs add that extra cool contemporary charm.
#46. Medium-Length Voluminous Curls in Gray
Want a voluptuous and vivacious style that gives your grays some razzle-dazzle? Look no curl than some medium-length voluminous curls. These big and bold curls give your hair full-bodied movement while shining a high-powered spotlight on your natural grays.
#47. Short Blonde Bob with Wispy Layers
Lighten and brighten your look with a short blonde bob with wispy layers. This breathtaking style is for airy, age-defying women over 70 and is especially ideal for thin or fine hair. The short bob creates an extra youthful frame, enhanced by the easy-breezy vibes of the wispy layers.
#48. Elegant Curly Bob in Dark Brown
Give your curls a lively look with a lavish flair, and get an elegant curly bob in dark brown. This bob features voluminous layers for bouncy and defined curls for an energetic aesthetic, all in a luxurious dark brown color.
#49. Medium-Length Straight Hair with Bangs
Medium-length straight hair with bangs is another low-key but high-fashion style for women over 70 with straight hair. The medium length adds a little life and lifts with bangs to frame your upper facial features, all in a low-maintenance hairstyle with super versatile styling.
#50. Short Textured Silver Haircut
If you want an elegant look with a slight edgy-chic vibe, look no further than a short textured silver haircut. As always, silver hair brings that sophisticated element, but the short textured layered gives it volume and movement in a style that dances on the line of bold and edgy.
#51. Long Gray Hair with Soft Layers
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Lighten up your lengths (without actually losing length) by trying long gray hair with soft layers. The layering creates volume and dimension to enhance all hair types, while gray hair keeps this magnificently mature.
#52. Medium Layered Bob with Side Bangs
Go for a minor upgrade on the classic bob with major styles, like a medium-layered bob with side bangs. This style brings the beloved bob body with a little twist. The layers make this bob especially ideal for finer hair that needs a little extra breath of life. Then, side bangs swoop in to give a look an extra refined flair.
#53. Short Blonde Layered Pixie with Volume
Get a sophisticated style and a little bit of an edge with a short blonde layered pixie with volume. The layered pixie brings volume and textured movement in a bright blonde, creating a fine blend of bold, grungy, and soft glam.
#54. Sleek Straight Bob with Fringe
A sleek straight bob is a super chic style for women over 70 with thinning hair. This style brings older ladies a flawlessly flattering face frame, with a smooth polished finish and fringe bangs to give this bob a slight French-girl-chic flavor.
#55. Mid-Length Wavy Hairstyle in Chestnut
Indulge your waves in a decadent and delightful mid-length wavy hairstyle in chestnut brown. The chestnut brown base creates a rich, natural tone, and the mid-length waves, whether natural or styled, bring their glam vibe.
#56. Short Curly Pixie Cut in Silver
If you’re looking for a short and snappy style, you’ve got to see the short, curly pixie cut in silver! This curly pixie creates springloaded curls for a fun, youthful flair in an iconically sophisticated silver tone.
#57. Shoulder Length Bob with Curls
A shoulder-length bob with curls is an outstanding old-Hollywood-inspired style for women over 70 who love all things vintage glam. This charming shoulder-length bob brings full-bodied volume to set the perfect tone for bouncy natural or styled curls to really seal the retro deal
#58. Elegant Long Layered Waves
Long hair isn’t just for young ladies! Women over 70 can also get a super flattering look with elegant, long layered waves. Voluminous, vivacious layers give energy to your hair while enhancing your natural waves, making this cut incredibly flattering for round and square face shapes.
#59. Short Layered Bob with Silver Highlights
If you want something sophisticated but a bit spunk, you’ve got to try a short layered bob with silver highlights! The short layered bob creates a lovely, lively shape that complements women over 70 with any face shape. Then, silver highlights add a sliver of dimension and illumination to your natural grays.
#60. Medium-Length Straight Brunette Hair with Bangs
Medium-length straight brunette hair is understated but not to be underrated. This cut and color combo brings a naturally luxurious look to thick, straight hair, with bangs to highlight your eyes and complete the look with a chic charm.
#61. Short Spiky Blonde Haircut
Go for a playful rocker-chick look, like a short, spiky blonde haircut. The short, spiky haircut gives full volume and an edgy texture, all in a bold, bright blonde for that extra eye-catching aesthetic.
#62. Chic Medium Layered Cut with Curls
A chic medium layered cut is a fun and flawlessly fabulous hairstyle for women over 70 with curls. Layers bring body and bounce to natural curls and waves. You can even turn up the playful charm of this look by using a curling iron to define your curls.
#63. Short Bob with Textured Layers in Gray
Take the chic look of the short bob to the next level with some textured layers and your natural gray hair! Textured layers bring extra movement and dimension to give your gray hair of any type a brand new life.
#64. Long Layered Silver Hair with Waves
Believe it or not, silver hair is super trendy right now, so why not show your natural silver strands with an ultra-elegant look that adds a little energy? Long layers give thicker hair some extra movement, allowing waves to really come to life with full body and definition.
#65. Medium-Length Bob with Soft Fringe
A medium-length bob with a soft fringe is another tasteful, timeless hairstyle for women over 70 with thinning hair. The bob builds the body for a full, rounded shape that complements any face shape, while the soft fringe gives it a gentle dose of trendy charm.
#66. Short Curly Hairstyle in Auburn
This one’s for the curly girls! A short, curly hairstyle in auburn is a vibrant, vigorous look. The short curly hairstyle showcases your natural texture with full volume, bounce, and definition, while the eye-catching auburn shade brings warmth and radiance.
#67. Elegant Shoulder-Length Straight Cut
Looking for something that pairs style and simplicity? You need an elegant shoulder-length straight cut. This sophisticated yet understated style highlights thicker, straight hair, giving it a classic look with full versatility.
#68. Short Wavy Pixie in Light Brown
Want something high-energy but low-effort? Try a short, wavy pixie in light brown! The pixie’s layers bring your waves some new life, adding texture and dimensional movement. All in a lavish light brown for an extra-defined look, especially with some highlights.
#69. Silver Medium-Length Layers with Bangs
Silver medium-length layers and bangs are the IT style for women over 70 who love all things elegant. This sleek and stylish look gives any hair type volume, movement, texture, and bangs for that extra touch of sophistication.
#70. Short Straight Bob with a Side-Swept Fringe
Need a chic and easy look for your thinning straight hair? Look no further than a short, straight bob with a side-swept fringe. This bob builds body and volume to make your hair look fuller, with a side-swept fringe to add a cool, youthful finishing touch.
#71. Chic Long Pixie in Platinum Blonde
If you want something with age-defying allure, look no further than a chic long pixie in platinum blonde. This pixie is a bold and modern look for all hair types but is exceptionally ideal for giving fine, straight hair some much-needed oomph, full volume, dimension, and a wispy texture. Plus, platinum blonde isn’t just super trendy but also great for gradually growing in your natural grays.
#72. Medium Wavy Cut with a Side Part
A medium wavy cut with a side part brings a tsunami of style to women over 70 with natural waves. This wavy cut is designed to renew your waves with volume, body, and elegant movement, with a side part to finish it all off with a distinguished charm.
#73. Short Layered Pixie with Dark Highlights
Get a triple-threat of elegance, energy, and a little bit of edge with the short layered pixie and some dark highlights. This trendy salt-and-pepper-inspired style gives aging hair more depth and dominion for a fuller, livelier look.
#74. Elegant Long Gray Hair with Soft Curls
Looking for something lightweight and luxurious for longer, thicker gray hair? Try some soft curls! These subtle curls give thick hair some life and lift while bringing some serious style to natural grays.
#75. Medium-Length Bob with Gentle Waves
Want a simple, soft glam style? Look no further than a medium-length bob with gentle waves. This bob is ideal for finer hair that needs a little extra life, with the gentle waves giving full-bodied, flowy movement in a flawless medium-length frame for women over 70.
#76. Short Razor Cut in Salt and Pepper
Wear your natural grays with grace and a little grit by going for a short razor cut in salt and pepper. The short razor cut brings a little edge to your look, enhanced by the depth and dimension of the salt and pepper coloring.
#77. Shoulder-Length Straight Hairstyle with Layers
Go for an ageless hairstyle that levels up straight hair, like a shoulder-length layered hairstyle. This cut keeps styling simple but is incredibly versatile. You can make it sleeker by styling it with a flat iron. Or, you can get a casual take on the blowout by styling it with a round brush and blow dryer.
#78. Short Platinum Bob with Textured Top
A short platinum bob with a textured top gives a little sprinkle of spunk to the classic bob, making it a little more lively and adaptable. Textured top layers bring more volume and dimension to any hair type, all on top of an iconic platinum blonde color to seal the deal.
#79. Medium-Length Curly Bob with Highlights
If you’re looking for something fun and fashionable, you need to check out the medium-length curly bob with highlights. This is a fabulous hairstyle for women over 70 with curls, with a bob designed just to bring brand new bounce, body, and a whole lot of playful flair. Then, highlights add depth and dimension for more defined curls.
#80. Long Wavy Silver Hair with Layers
Long, wavy silver hair with layers is the perfect style for wavy ladies over 70 who refuse to give up their long hair. Layers inject some energy back into waves that have lost a little life from the length while keeping all the unlimited styling options of long hair.
#81. Short Layered Cut with Soft Bangs
Want a contemporary take on the pixie cut? Add some layers and soft bangs! The layers will add more height and life to your hair while remaining virtually effortless. The soft bangs will create a gentle frame for your face.
#82. Medium-Length Brunette Bob with a Fringe
The medium-length brunette bob with a fringe is another look that defies age and beauty standards, giving women of all stages in life a low-key luxurious look that’s even lower-maintenance. Then, the fringe adds that fab finishing touch.
#83. Short Textured Pixie Cut
Show off your punchy personality with a short textured pixie cut! Textured layers bring aging straight hair back to life with a modern edge, all while being virtually no maintenance.
#84. Elegant Mid-Length Wavy Hair in Gray
Show off the dimensional beauty in naturally gray hair with nothing but class. The mid-length cut flatters the face and gives waves the perfect base to bring vivacious volume and graceful movement.
#85. Short Blonde Bob with Gentle Layers
Want something slightly summery? You need a short blonde bob with gentle layers! Gentle layers give the classic bob a lighter, livelier look, while the blonde color keeps things sunny and bright.