23 Short Hairstyles To Be Rocked By Older Women
Sohini Dasgupta
Updated At 04 Jul 25
Short hairstyles have become a statement of fashion among all age groups in the fashion world. Having its roots in the roaring twenties in the West, short hairstyles never seem to lose their charm for women of any age till this date and time. Owing its origin to the message and individuality, freedom and further popularized by Hollywood, the styles have become a symbol of elegance and convenience because of the ease, comfort and the freedom of movement they have always allowed.
1. Pastel-Coloured Pixie
Colours add life to everything around us. If you are really interested to have a colourful masterpiece in the form of your hair, do not hold yourself back! Just rock a fiery dye job by creating a wonderful blend of colours that suit your short hair. This is the ideal way to chop your hair short at any age and then stand out from others wherever you go. The vibe of energy and youth associated to this hairstyle falls short of words.
2. Blonde Bob
Sometimes, the wavy hair is what we need to make a good hair day. The beachy and carefree look associated to the style is highly sophisticated and goes well for women of all age groups. However, it needs to go well with the frame of one’s face and be also styled well using some products. The light curls are the highlight of this style and the shades of blonde on it only accentuate their features. So, just go forward and make your day with this wonderful style, like an ideal wavy blonde.
3. Curly Bob
Let your curls pass a bold and graceful statement without the utterance of a word! Such can be the power of an effective hairstyle to create a positive vibe wherever you go. Coco Chanel famously said” A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life”. This statement holds true even to this day if one flaunts the right hairstyle in proper manner at the right place, which is of course an addition to one’s own personality. The classic bob cut shaped by curls and fringes presents a very pretty and alluring appearance.
4. Classy Pixie
A pixie style is generally always classy. This is because it owes the roots of its origin to the twenties and the fifties when it had finally become a statement hairstyle to be rocked by Hollywood A-listers. It has a soft and feminine presence which can be further accentuated in a variety of ways. The bold, sophisticated look is not any less elegant. The hair is smooth and polished and it is shorter on the back and sides. The front can be decorated with longer layers.
5. Shaggy Bob
If there is any hairstyle that perfectly sports the most ‘undone’ look, then probably this certainly stands out. The textured, layered presence may not be for the faint of the heart. It does not present a neat and blunt baseline, but rather a mess of hair that crowns the head. The mess consists of fringes, bangs and layers uniquely designed to give a very stylish, feminine and modern appeal. The hair is generally cut to the normal length required for a classic bob hairstyle.
6. Classic Bob
This can be recognized as one of the few hairstyles that make one truly nostalgic about the life and times decades back. The classic bob was first popularized by Hollywood and then became an everyday style to sport for almost all women in the West, once upon a time and even today. The style is polished and shiny. It can also show off a slightly angled presence.
7. Layered Crop
The pixie resembling chopped and cropped short hairstyles never seem to be out of fashion. The hair is carefully trimmed on the sides and backs giving it shorter presence at certain areas while keeping the hair on the top a little longer. This asymmetry is what forms the beauty of this style. The volume and texture can be adjusted by shaping layers of different lengths, which is also a symbol of the style’s versatility.
8. Pixie Style
The pixie style became common in the 1950s and was a fashion statement back in the day among several A-listers of Hollywood. Today, it is common among women of all age groups across the world. Older women may especially love this look due to the convenience and ease of movement that it offers along with the youthful and energetic vibe that it offers. Generally cut very short, it can be further styled using layers and bangs.
9. Short -Angled Bob
The hair has a baseline that slowly increases in length towards the front in a graduated manner. The A line baseline is a distinctive characteristic of the short-angled bob. The ability to highlight the cheekbones and make the facial frame is what ideally distinguishes this style from many other contemporary styles. The modern and elegant appeal is just an edgy and extra addition.
10. Pixie With Fringes
Fringes and bangs go never out of fashion. The best way to style up a sleek and plain hairstyle at very low maintenance is to simply add some fringes and bangs to it in the right manner. The fringe can be blunt or wispy. If it is side-swept, the suitability to one’s facial frame must be taken into account. The short pixie style can be also be textured in a number of ways, which shows its versatility.
11. Choppy Pixie
This trimmed and chopped hairstyle is fashionable and one of the most common forms of short hairstyles to be rocked by women of a little older age group. The modern, classy appearance gets boosted by the elegant appeal and the bold statement it holds. The hair is longer on the top and shorter on the sides and back. The tousled, textured form gives it a shaggy and ‘undone’ presence to steal the show.
12. Pixie Bob
The style being a mixture of the bob style and the classically short pixie cut, the pixie bob sends a different message of magnificence and charm. The most important element of the style is that it differs a little from the classic pixie style by adding extra volume and texture to the whole hair. If you are eager to get a little change from the typical neat and sleek pixie, this can be your ideal favourite.
13. Textured Bob
Who doesn’t love windswept hair accompanied with some wholesome texture? The tousled hair can give you a little beachy vibe and create an ‘undone’ feeling along with a classical vibe of relaxation. The curls and coils form the texture in the short hairstyle, which can be accentuated using rollers and curlers. There can be layers and fringes and the main advantage is its unlimited versatility.
14. Bob With Microbangs
If you are not fond of bangs that are a little longer than what ideally suits for you, this can be a great alternative. The straight, stylish bangs that form the main element of this cut often are cut very short. They typically graze your forehead or eyebrows and this suits well for hair of a bob style of significantly shorter length. The textures and versatility is managed according to one’s unique preference.
15. Tapered Cut
The slightly angled cut sometimes featuring shapes like an A-line bob and can occur in a variety of different of different fashions as well. The tapered front shows off a graduated style with a difference in length between the sections of the shaped hair. Normally, the length increases towards the front in a very unique and attractive style. The length can vary according to one’s own unique style and the textures and the freedom of movement associated to the look are highly versatile.
16. Beachy Bob
If you want flip your hair without much care, this gives the vibe as if you are in the beach. The sun-kissed tresses of your hair give relaxed and a playful vibe. The light curls and slightly tousled texture give a beachy vibe where you can simply enjoy those wind-swept curls. The hair can generally be till the shoulder length and it allows great freedom of movement. The lady in the above image rocks a fiery red dye job.
17. Asymmetrical Pixie
Sometimes, uneven things represent a high form of beauty and style. This hairstyle can be the ideal epitome of uneven beauty. The bangs are cut to different lengths on the two sides and their length can increase or decrease in a graduated manner. The hair needs to be swept across the forehead in a way that the proper distribution of weight and volume occurs. The design of the hair should also suit the frame of your face.
