When your hair shows signs of thinning, it can be extremely challenging to find hairstyles and hair styling techniques that can conceal your sparse areas. But it’s not impossible. Whether your hair loss is genetic or the result of stress, hormonal changes, or medication, the fallout of losing hair is often stress, stress, and more stress. You can feel anxious just running a brush through your hair or shampooing it because more hair tends to shed during these times.
The best thing you can do for yourself is book an appointment with a board-certified dermatologist to get more information about the specific causes of your hair loss so that you can more effectively address it. The second best thing you can do is treat yourself to an appointment with your most trusted hairdresser. As a team, you can figure out which hair styles can boost your confidence again by making the most of your hair and making hair thinning less noticeable. The best hairstyle for you will work with your hair type and personal style, as well as how much maintenance you’re willing to put in. To give you a few ideas, here are five of the best trendy hairstyles women over 40 can try this winter to hide signs of thinning.
Bob
There’s a good reason why the classic bob makes it onto every list of best hairstyles, especially for thinning or fine hair. For starters, cutting long hair will make it automatically look thicker and healthier because of the simple fact that you are getting rid of dead, split ends that can look thin and straggly. But shape matters as much as length when it comes to your hair, and cutting strands so that they have a more blunt end will also make them appear more voluminous. The bob works for so many face types and hair types, including curly and wavy. Work with your stylist to figure out where your ends should land — anywhere from chin-length to right above your shoulders makes it qualify as a proper bob.
Pixie
On par with the bob we have another classic: the pixie. The pixie haircut is defined by its short back and sides and a bit more length on top. It can be customized to suit your hair type and how much texture you want to show off. Keep the top a bit longer and play around with a “bixie” if you prefer having more of that length, or go super-short, spiky, and spunky — your choice. Either way, thinning hair will benefit from a loss of extreme length and this look always appears trendy and cool.
Textured, Choppy Bob
Back to the classic bob for a minute. If your visions of a bob are always and only the cool straight and mostly one-layered version Uma Thurman sported in Pulp Fiction, you should know there are so many more ways to wear your bob. With or without bangs, the bob can appear to have movement and texture when you add a few more layers here and there and give it a choppy style. This also helps make thinning hair look more voluminous.
Side-Swept Bangs
Let’s say you’re not ready for a major cut yet. We get it. You can keep your hair longer or medium length and by simply playing around with your bangs, you will add the appearance of thickness and more texture in thinning hair. Keep your bangs a bit longer and sweep them to the side to conceal any sparse areas of the scalp that show through.
Pretty Headbands
You don’t want a new haircut. You don’t want highlights or color changes. But you DO want to make some kind of change that makes a pretty impact and draws less attention to sparseness and hair thinning. Enter the fancy headband. A wide headband can conceal the hairline where those pesky baby hairs can sprout when you’ve lost hair and it begins growing back. A headband with some sparkly details can also draw attention from your hair to your hair accessories.
Try not to stress thinning hair. Feel empowered by taking control of your hair styling destiny with a few trendy styles that look amazing.
