As women over 50 and 60 age, they become more aware of how precious time is, including time spent styling their hair. This often leads to looking for a haircut that is easy to wash and wear.
Contrary to what you might think, you don’t have to go short to get a low-maintenance look. There are plenty of hairstyles of all lengths to suit your hair preference.
Whether you have naturally curly short hair or long thin hair, let’s get started finding the easy-to-maintain hairstyle that will give you your time back to enjoy the better parts of life!
For that to be possible, you need a haircut that is perfect for your face shape. The hair texture is also an important aspect to keep in mind because you won’t be using any heated tools or even a blow dryer.
Chic Wash-And-Wear Hairstyles For Women Over 50 & 60
Looking for a way to cut down on time spent in front of the mirror styling your hair? Check out these great options for wash-and-wear hairstyles for women over 50 and 60.
The Classic Textured Pixie (Best for Fine/Thinning Hair)
Cut tight to the head with choppy layers on top, it completely eliminates the weight that pulls aging hair flat. The short, textured pieces brilliantly disguise age-related thinning at the crown and hairline.
Short Swept-Back Textured Crop
For women over 60 who prefer short hair with no bangs, this one is super low maintenance. Hair is about the same length all over, shows off natural waves, and is easily swept back off the face with fingers.
Textured Pixie with Baby Bangs
Looking for an edgier haircut for women over 60? Wash-and-wear hair has never been easier than with a pixie that packs all the attitude with its baby bangs.
Short Wavy Layered Crop
Not sure how to style your hair to flatter your round face? We like this short hairdo, which gets help in the volume area from waves and layers.
Heavily Layered Short Crop with Choppy Bangs
As an older woman with very thin hair, you don’t want a hairstyle with no personality. It needs to fit your face shape and provide great framing.
Go for short bangs and numerous layers that you can tousle or messily arrange. Even as a woman over 50, you can look cool without too much effort.
Sleek Silver Pixie
Short haircuts are practical for ladies over 50 because they require minimal styling. Get a short pixie and dye your hair to obtain that marvelous gray nuance.
Don’t do this procedure at home because it will most likely require bleaching. See an expert that knows how to achieve this color without causing too much damage.
When styling, you can use just a little bit of pomade to obtain that stunning wet look.
Soft Pixie with Swept Fringe
Smart casual looks are a great choice for women over 50 with glasses. And a wash-and-wear hairstyle is probably the best approach.
Go for a short pixie cut that features slightly longer hair for the apex and baby bangs. Make sure your face shape is suitable for such a short fringe.
The Stacked Bixie (Pixie-Bob) (Best for Flat/Straight Hair)
Shorter at the nape of the neck, gradually getting longer toward the front. The stacked geometry in the back physically pushes the hair at the crown upward, faking a voluminous blowout without needing a round brush.
Stacked Bixie with Side Part
Layered stacked pixie haircuts provide more volume for the sides and back. They also feature small thin strands in the back, that cover the nape area. Go for a side part and comb your bangs toward the ear.
The Sleek Blunt Bob or Lob (Best for Fine, Straight Hair)
A zero-elevation cut with no layers. For women with fine, straight hair, a blunt perimeter creates a heavy weight-line that makes thin hair look twice as thick and naturally pulls down frizz as it air-dries.
Sleek White Chin-Length Bob
If you have a small face, opt for super short bangs on a short bob. The cut is perfect for women with all white hair, as it still gives you a youthful look. Just comb and be on your way!
Sleek Medium-Length Blunt Bob
For hair that is naturally straight, maintain a wash-and-wear style by opting for a medium-length bob. This one is so chic with a blend of gray and white. Part it slightly off center if you have a wide face.
Straight Shoulder-Length Lob (Long Bob)
There’s no shame in going blonde when you’re over 60. Just do it in a tasteful way, like this straight shoulder-length cut does with its light rose gold ends.
Sleek Blunt Chin-Length Bob with Side Part
When having thick straight hair, you don’t need to invest too much time in styling your locks. Get a blunt bob haircut and do a side part.
Choose a warm blonde color that suits your fair skin. Brush your hair while it’s still damp. You can use a few pumps of no-frizz hair lotion to tame your locks.
The Layered Wavy Bob (Best for Natural 2A-2C Waves)
A chin-to-collarbone cut with strategic internal layering. It stops natural waves from stacking on top of each other and forming an unflattering “triangle” or “bell” shape as it air-dries.
Layered Wavy Bob
Layers are a great style technique to get built-in texture and shape you can wash and wear any day of the week without worry. Add layers to short wavy hair and opt for a side-swept bang if you like fringe.
Short Wavy Blonde Bob with Side-Swept Bangs
Whether your natural hair color is blonde or you’re just looking to go lighter, a short blonde style with wavy layers is the way to go. A long side bang is ideal for creating a soft look.
Mid-Length Wavy Cut with Side Bangs
Actress Susan Sarandon serves as inspiration that women over 60 can still look youthful with their medium-length wavy hair. Just add side bangs! Wear hair down to show off your soft texture.
Vibrant Layered Wavy Bob
Ginger women unite and flaunt this adorable layered bob! Wash and wear after finger combing to get hair to lay the way you want.
Medium Wavy Shag with Face-Framing Bangs
If you’re over 60 and are rocking glasses these days, choose lots of wavy layers for face framing. Medium, thin bangs are easy to maintain. You can even scrunch in a little product to get more volume.
Short Wavy Highlighted Crop
One of the best ways to welcome in older age is with an easy-to-style short haircut that gets its shine from blonde highlights. Thin or thick highlights will give you an easy wash-and-wear style.
Short Natural Wavy White Crop
Wavy hair is super easy to style when short, making it the ideal choice for a wash-and-wear look for women over 60. Just let your hair dry naturally, and you are good to go.
Classic Layered Swept-Back Bob
Bob haircuts are ageless and low-maintenance. They offer plenty of styling opportunities but are also a great choice for women over 50 who want a wash-and-wear hairdo.
Comb your hair to the back and use a round brush when detangling after your shower.
Asymmetrical Wavy Bob
An asymmetrical bob gives your hair the shape you need. This wash-and-wear hairstyle is ideal for women over 50 that don’t want to spend all their morning in front of a mirror blowdrying, straightening, or using lots of hair products.
Soft Layered Wavy Lob
If you love natural elegant looks, brown hair dye will certainly complement your fair skin and blue eyes. If your hair tends to get curly at the ends, better define that area and create two-level layers.
The Modern Choppy Shag with Bangs (Best for Medium/Thick Wavy Hair)
Relies on heavy razor-cutting to remove interior bulk. It is designed to look messy, piecey, and undone. It embraces natural cowlicks and turns them into purposeful “texture,” while the fringe hides forehead lines.
Shoulder-Length Layered Cut with Wispy Bangs
If you have a chubby face, look for a haircut that has thin and piecey bangs. This shoulder-length cut features side-swept fringe and soft face-framing layers that simply require a finger comb to wash and go.
Chin-Length Feathered Bob
If your hair is naturally thin or fine and you want some body, go with a chin-length bob with bangs and ask for a feathered cut that will easily pick up any mousse you sweep through it.
Modern Choppy Shag with Bangs
Instantly give thin or fine hair a boost of volume by asking your stylist for choppy layers. This will make curls and waves curve inward. A thin bang can help nicely with framing.
Classic Mid-Length Shag
Shags involve a lot of layers and usually keep the hair longer in the back and with a lot of volume for the apex and crown.
By choosing this hairdo, you will obtain a wash-and-wear hairstyle that will sit beautifully without too much effort.
Shoulder-Length Wavy Hair with Blunt Bangs
Wavy hair is the perfect canvas for highlights, blonde nuances, and a wash-and-wear haircut. Keep the longer tresses reaching the shoulder line and style layers and bangs.
Spread the fringe on the forehead and keep it just above the eyebrows. The hairdo is superb and doesn’t need any styling.
Mid-Length Messy Wavy Shag
When you get a messy cut, one of its perks is that it doesn’t have to look pitch-perfect. You can tousle your tresses or mess them around as you please. And when waves are involved, you get a voluminous hairstyle that needs no styling.
The Rounded Coily Crop / The TWA (Best for 3C-4C Natural Hair)
By cutting natural tight coils into a distinct, structural “halo” shape, the curls stack perfectly upon one another without needing twist-outs or heavy, daily manipulation.
Rounded Coily Crop
Does your natural black curly hair have a few grays or whites peeking through? Show it off in a rounded short haircut you just have to wash and wear. You can even add short bangs, as seen here, to cut up face dimension.
Tapered Natural Coily Crop
We love this wash and wear haircut for black ladies over 50. It is easy to keep your coarse hair tamed. You just need to find the proper haircut.
So give your Afro locks a rounded shape and style some layers. To make sure your hair is manageable, use conditioners and hair masks developed for this hair type.
Voluminous Rounded Coils
When you have such wonderful curl patterns, you must highlight them with a proper haircut. If you choose a short hairstyle, your riglets won’t obtain that loose aspect caused by the weight of your hair. This way, they will preserve their tight shape and gain bounce.
Shoulder-Length Layered Ringlets (Best for 3A-3B Curls)
Leaving curls slightly longer (at the collarbone) allows the natural physical weight of the hair to stretch the curl just enough, making it bouncy and manageable without shrinking into a frizzy pouf.
Shoulder-Length Springy Curls
Naturally curly hair is coveted by women everywhere, so don’t hide it! A shoulder-length cut with no bangs is easy to care for with a little curl-formulated shampoo.
Medium Highlighted Curly Cut
With beautiful warm blonde and caramel highlights to define your curly hair, no one will guess you’re in your 60s! Just wash and air-dry your hair and viola!
Layered Mid-Length Curls
Such tight curls can be so hard to manage, but with the right haircut, they can be easily tamed. And it all starts with using proper hair care products that are specially designed for curls.
Create layers for the crown because you probably don’t want to end up with a triangle shape cut.
It’s easy to see that with any of the above wash-and-wear hairstyles for women over 50 and 60, you’ll feel beautiful and stylish all the time. Some may require a little styling cream and some won’t – you get to pick the one that will best suit your life!