An actual facelift costs thousands of dollars and comes with risks. These hairstyles and haircuts, though? These can be had at a minimal cost — or no cost at all! — and provide gravity-defying results that will make you feel like you’ve gotten an instant lift and spring in your step.
A great new hairstyle can make a serious impact. It can bring out your cheekbones, jawline, and the beauty in your eyes and other features. If you’re searching for a new haircut or style that will make you feel like you’ve gotten a facelift, without paying facelift prices, consider one of these 11 styles that hair experts recommend for older women.
Tousled Bob
A bob that’s tousled and features lots of shorter layers is fun, funky, stylish, and youthful. In short: it’s everything you need if you’re looking for a cut that gives you a lift. This bob stop around the chin or slightly beneath it and should feature lots of longer layers that create movement, but also blend into the hair.
Asymmetrical Bob
When you want a bob, but you also want it to be slightly unconventional, try an asymmetrical bob that is longer on one side and shorter on the other side. By creating asymmetry in your hair, you can actually create the look of more symmetry in your features, to boot.
Curly Shag
Bring out the beauty of your curls and waves with a curly shag style that relies on a slightly longer back and shorter sides, with length on top and tons of layering. This look is a hot retro ‘70s throwback, and the addition of texture and waves creates lift and looks modern and youthful.
Deep Side Part
What’s the quickest way to change up your hair without committing to a completely different style? Simple: change your part. Going from a middle part to a deep side part not only puts the emphasis on different features of your face (and looks mysterious), but it can also help conceal thinning and sparse areas by your scalp.
High Ponytail
You do not have to cut your hair just because you’ve blown out a certain number of candles on your birthday cake. If you love your long hair, but feel like it could use a little “oomph” once in a while, try pulling it into a high ponytail. You can even tease it a bit at the crown for extra volume.
Layered Cut With Bangs
Consider this the ultimate bombshell cut: a long or medium cut with long layers for movement and bangs for mystery is sexy and easy to sport. It works with all hair textures, too.
Long Hair With Waves
Long hair can sometimes drag down the face unless you also create width. That width can come in the form of layers, long bangs, or even something as simple as waves. Adding heatless waves to your hair and styling your hair so that your natural waves show through is one of the simplest ways to look more youthful.
Medium Haircut with Curtain Bangs
A medium haircut is a classic not-too-long-not-too-short style that works beautifully on mature hair. Add curtain bangs to give the face lift and make your hair look thicker and fuller.
Medium Haircut With Layers
Got medium hair that’s just sitting there limp? Add a few face-framing layers (start the shortest around your chin or a little higher) and you’ve not got an instant style.
Pixie Cut
A modern classic, the pixie cut is very short in the back and sides, with slightly more length on top. This cut works especially well if you have thinning hair and want to help make it look its healthiest.
Pixie With Extra Length
One of our favorite things about the pixie haircut is how versatile it can be. You can certainly opt for a classic pixie with short sides, back, and top, or keep your top layers longer so that you can slick them back or chicly to the side. Ask your stylist for a pixie cut with extra length on top.
