Loving your gorgeous gray hair isn’t always synonymous with loving your hairstyle. As our hair goes through natural changes with age, we may find it drier, more brittle, and more in need of TLC. Even former long hair enthusiasts may cozy up to the fact that a shorter haircut can look just as sexy, but may also make the most of your hair type and color and be easier to maintain.
If it’s been a dog’s age since you cut your hair any shorter than your bra strap, or you feel like your current short haircut lacks life and movement, consider one of these five short haircuts for gray hair. These cuts look chic, are super on trend, and, most importantly, they complement gray hair beautifully.
Blunt Lob
The blunt lob is the perfect haircut for anyone who has always had long hair, and wants to ease into a shorter style. This cut falls around the collarbone, but can be slightly longer or shorter, and its blunt ends provide a clean line that can actually make your hair look thicker than having a ton of layers. You can pull off the blunt lob with straight, wavy, and curly hair — decide with your stylist if adding face-framing layers will jazz up the cut for you and offer more movement.
Collarbone-Length Hair With Waves
The reason why this length and style work is because it’s not too long or too short, and the focus is on texture, which makes your hair look thicker. Even if your hair isn’t naturally wavy, adding a few heatless curlers to the hair while styling it will give it body and can help make your face look wider, instead of longer.
French Bob
Think about the Roaring Twenties and you’ll find where the inspiration comes from for the chic and sophisticated French bob. This bob type is categorized by a super-short blunt cut that falls right around the jawline to perfectly frame the face. Its blunt ends help make your hair look fuller, and will really bring out the beauty and color of your gray tones.
Kitty Haircut
The kitty haircut is one of the most trendy 2024 styles, and it’s one that allows you to keep a little more length, if that’s your preference. A sweet and sexy descendant of the wolf cut, this one is marked by collarbone-length hair and face-framing layers that are more rounded in shape for a softer look. Adding curtain bangs to this look makes it even softer and more retro.
Pixie Haircut
For the ultimate cool-girl short haircut, the pixie never disappoints. This classic cut has a short back and short sides, with longer pieces at top that can be styled in any way you feel suits your day or the occasion: elegant and slicked back, playful and spiky, etc. The pixie has long been the answer to thinning hair woes, as well — it gives the illusion of much thicker hair.
Wear your gray hair in whatever way makes you feel your best — whether that means in long, medium, or short styles. But if one of these shorter haircuts sparks your interest, talk to your stylist about ways you can personalize it and make it your own.
