40 Short Hairstyles For Women Over 70

Turning 70 is a milestone worth embracing, and choosing a fresh, flattering hairstyle is a wonderful way to boost confidence and spark joy. Whether you crave low-maintenance beauty, love a soft feminine look, or want a bold, sassy haircut, short styles make every day easier and brighter. Here are 40 hairstyles you may try. 

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1) Short Feathered Pixie Cut

The length and edges highlight and lift facial features, such as cheekbones and eyes, giving a naturally youthful, energized look.​ Its feathered layers and tousled movement catch the light, highlighting every strand of silver and adding a chic, confident sparkle.

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2) Shoulder Length Bob

This style is low-maintenance and easy to manage, perfect for anyone who wants sophistication without a complicated hair routine. A chin-to-shoulder length bob adds volume and movement, making hair appear fuller—especially helpful if you have thinning or fine strands.

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3) Short Bob with Bangs

What makes this cut particularly flattering for women over 70 is how effortlessly it frames the face while adding softness around the eyes and cheekbones. Hairstylists often recommend this length because it's incredibly practical – it's long enough to style in different ways but short enough that it doesn't require extensive maintenance or daily heat styling.

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4) Short Shag Pixie

Shag cuts are versatile—they flatter both naturally straight and wavy hair, and work well even as hair gradually thins with age. Soft, feathered ends and face-framing layers highlight facial features beautifully while providing a gentle, modern shape.

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5) Sleek Bob

The beauty of this cut is in its clean lines and how it sits just at the jawline, creating a really elegant silhouette. The blunt cut also makes hair appear thicker and fuller, which is such a bonus as hair naturally becomes finer with age, and that center part keeps everything balanced and face-framing in the most flattering way.

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6) Blunt Bob With Bangs

Full bangs draw attention to the eyes and glasses, softening the forehead and creating a playful, polished canvas for bold accessories. This cut requires little daily maintenance—its clean lines hold their shape, and blunt ends don’t need constant styling to look intentional and tidy.

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7) Soft Pixie Cut

The longer layers on top create beautiful movement and can be styled forward or swept to the side, while the shorter back and sides keep everything neat and easy to manage. Hairstylists frequently suggest this cut because it works with the natural texture of mature hair rather than fighting against it – those soft, feathered layers add volume exactly where you want it, especially around the crown.

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8) Voluminous Silver Pixie

This style provides fullness and height, making fine or thinning hair look much more abundant and lively without the need for teasing or heavy products.​ The swept-back shape draws attention upward, highlighting the eyes and cheekbones for a truly radiant, open look.

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9) Silver Layered Razor Cut 

Its easygoing shape flows elegantly, never feeling stiff—allowing hair to fall into place with casual grace, whether left straight or tousled. The razor technique adds subtle texture for a style that glows in natural light, perfectly suited for mature hair seeking softness and body.

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10) Layered Bob with Wispy Bangs

Wispy bangs gently soften forehead lines and seamlessly frame the eyes, lending a youthful, approachable appearance without being heavy. Hairstylists love suggesting this because it's incredibly forgiving of different hair textures. It's one of those cuts that just makes you look put together and feel confident, whether you're running errands or meeting friends for lunch.

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11) Bob With Natural Waves

The soft layers are key—they stop the hair from looking heavy and give it beautiful movement and bounce. It's a perfect length for women over 70 because it's so versatile and easy to manage.

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12) Wavy Textured Bob

A wavy bob feels fresh and stylish, giving women over 70 a confident, youthful look that’s also easy to manage. Layers and textured ends allow for natural lift and dimension, which soften facial features and create a chic, relaxed vibe that’s on-trend at any age.

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13) Feathered Blonde Bob

The deep side part and long sweeping bangs are absolutely brilliant for softening the face and creating visual interest. It's one of those cuts that actually looks better when it's a bit mussed up rather than perfectly smooth.

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14) Soft Curly Pixie

The soft, bouncy curls give instant volume and life to fine or thinning hair, making your hair look fuller and more youthful, even if your natural texture isn’t very curly. Stylists suggest this cut because it embraces the natural texture and works with the silver or white tones, celebrating every strand instead of disguising age.

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15) Shag with Face-Framing Layers

Face-framing pieces gently soften features and highlight your eyes and cheekbones, giving a fresh, approachable look. This style embraces natural greys and works with any hair texture, allowing hair to look healthy and effortless while keeping you cool and comfortable.

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16) Soft Layered White Lob

For women over 70, choosing to wear hair long like this is actually quite a statement of confidence and individuality. The soft layers create gentle movement and volume, giving fine or thinning hair a vibrant, airy appearance that feels fresh and youthful.

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17) Straight Blunt Bob

This style is blissfully low-maintenance: a quick blow-dry or even air-drying keeps it neat without hours of styling. Blunt bangs frame the face gently and brighten the eyes, creating a soft-yet-confident vibe that draws attention upward in the most flattering way.

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18) Textured Shaggy Crop

The shaggy, choppy layers are key, giving it that effortlessly tousled and modern vibe. Stylists love it because the irregular, piece-y lengths instantly make finer hair look thicker and fuller and provide lots of natural movement, preventing it from lying flat.

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19) Side Parted Lob

This length is easy to tuck behind the ear for comfort or style, while still offering versatility to go sleek, wavy, or with natural movement. The long bob’s subtle layering gives a gentle lift and movement, bringing a youthful, polished energy to silver or white hair without trying hard.

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20) Sleek Bob with Baby Bangs

The micro bangs softly open up the face, letting your eyes and smile take center stage. The short length reveals beautiful bone structure and is wonderfully practical, keeping hair off the neck and never feeling heavy.

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21)  Blunt Bangs With Flipped Ends

The blunt cut all around requires regular maintenance to keep those sharp lines crisp, and achieving that perfect flip. The heavy, straight-across fringe (bangs) creates a bold, deliberate horizontal line.

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22) Colored Pixie

 Women over 70 love this look because it’s very low-maintenance—just a quick tousle with product keeps it looking chic and fun. The shorter sides and back provide a clean, manageable structure.

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23) Choppy Feathered Pixie

This soft, playful pixie brings lots of feathery, uneven layers and a bit of razored edge, giving fine or thinning hair a lovely sense of fullness and natural lift. It’s a style that celebrates individuality and comfort, allowing every woman to shine exactly as she is.

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24) Textured Pixie Crop

The cut frames the face well, highlighting the cheekbones and conveying a refreshing, energetic, and youthful spirit. It creates a refreshing, energetic look that’s easy to style and maintain.

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25) Curly Bob With Ringlets

It works with the natural curl pattern to create a cloud of soft, dimensional ringlets. It's a low-effort style when properly shaped, as the curls naturally spring into place.

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26) Feathered Layered Cut

The layering throughout is really expertly done – it adds volume at the crown where you want lift. It's a style that requires some maintenance with regular trims and likely some styling with a round brush or curling iron. 

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27) Straight Cut Bob

A blunt bob is all about clean, sharp lines and even length, giving the hair a polished yet modern look that never goes out of style. The blunt shape pairs beautifully with silver, blonde, or any natural hair shade, keeping your look fresh and age-positive at every stage.

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28) Shag With Curtain Bangs

It’s fantastic for women over 70 because the layers add natural volume—making hair appear thicker and bouncier. The tousled, shaggy shape feels young and fresh without trying too hard, and it’s so easy to maintain. The wispy ends keep everything light and airy rather than heavy or severe.

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29) Blonde Pixie With Wave

The short length with gentle layers creates this lovely sense of fullness and movement, especially at the crown where that bit of height really lifts the hair. The tapered sides and back keep things neat and polished without being too fussy.

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30) Stacked Bob

The chin-length front with the slightly shorter, graduated back gives the style this lovely rounded shape. What makes this particularly appealing is how the soft, side-swept styling adds movement.

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31) Slicked-Back Short Cut

This slicked-back style instantly gives a sense of quiet power—it’s neat, smooth, and lets your features take center stage. Stylists recommend slicked-back hair because it’s universally flattering and highlights the bone structure and eyes.

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32) Sleek Jaw Length Bob

There’s a timeless simplicity in the way this cut frames your features, showcasing the jawline and maintaining a balanced look that never feels heavy. The shape lifts and contours the face, highlighting cheekbones and providing gentle structure without needing much daily styling effort.

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33) Layered Salt And Pepper

With each breeze or step, the layers move naturally, bringing energy and a sense of freedom to your everyday look. To keep silver and gray bright, use a purple shampoo once a week to avoid any yellowing, letting your natural color gleam authentically.

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34) Voluminous Pompadour Bob

The layered, textured top section can be styled in different ways depending on the occasion. This is hair as art, as rebellion, as pure self-expression and it's absolutely inspiring to see women embracing such bold choices at any age.

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35) Silver Classic Bob

It works beautifully with natural silver or gray, reflecting light and amplifying shine so mature hair looks vibrant not dull or faded. The classic bob is versatile and suits almost every hair texture, from pin-straight to soft waves, without needing major styling adjustments.

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36) Feathered Side-Parted Bob

The "feathered" layers are cut to curve beautifully away from the face, giving the hair a lovely, airy movement that prevents it from looking stiff or helmet-like.  It works with the natural fall of the hair, making it look full and lively, and it's versatile enough to look great whether you blow it out sleek or let it air-dry with a soft wave.
 

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37) Icy Rounded Bob

The precise, rounded shape in the back gives it a polished structure, while the soft layers and gentle curl around the face keep the entire look approachable and flattering. While it looks expensive and perfectly styled, the short length means less drying time, letting you achieve this high-impact look.

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38) Voluminous Blonde Layered Blowout

The Voluminous Blonde Layered Blowout gives a fresh, lively look with every soft, face-framing wave, instantly making you feel vibrant and youthful. The ends look full, which suggests the cut maintains a good amount of weight at the bottom, helping fine hair appear thicker.

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39) Silver Buzz Cut

The buzz cut camouflages thinning and grey by evening out the texture and making the transition almost seamless. It's good for hot days making you feel light.

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40) French Bob With Wispy Bangs

The bob’s smooth contour and even ends feel polished without being rigid, so you always look effortlessly neat, whether out for lunch or reading at home. Wispy bangs camouflage forehead lines and draw attention to your eyes, giving your entire look a fresh, approachable vibe.