Thinning hair can be tough to manage. Your usual haircuts that always worked for you and the hairstyles that you relied upon for years can suddenly start to fall short of the mark. Your hair’s texture and density changes through the years and its upkeep may need to be adjusted to keep up with those changes. This doesn’t have to be a negative or scary thing, and it can feel empowering when you have a few great styles in your toolkit.
To conceal signs of shedding, thinning hair, consider these six hairstyles for a decade-defying look.
1. Mid Length Bob With Long Layers
The bob is an extremely popular haircut at the moment and it’s one that works well with thinning hair because it removes weight from it, preventing it from looking stringy at the ends. If you aren’t ready to go that short yet, a longer bob that stop somewhere between the chin/jawline and collarbone is a perfect compromise. It allows you to retain some length, but the addition of long layers provides body and movement.
2. Pixie With Longer Top
There are several variations of the pixie haircut, and some work better with thinning hair than others. A pixie with shorn sides and a cropped back but longer layers on top allows you to style those layers so that they cover sparseness on the scalp. This is also a fantastic haircut to pair with gray hair — it makes it look chic.
3. Curly Bob
What do you get when you combine the chin-length bob, a classic haircut, with bouncy curls? You get tons and tons of volume, which is the antidote to thinning hair. The more texture the better when you have thin hair — let your natural curls and waves come through or invest in heatless curling tools.
4. Ponytail with Height at the Crown
If your hair is shoulder-length or longer, you can pull it up into a low-maintenance ponytail, but you can make that updo super chic by teasing your crown just a bit for more height. This will also help conceal the appearance of thinning hair and sparseness at the scalp.
5. Messy Top Bun
A messy top bun with slight teasing at top makes your hair look thicker and it gives the illusion of more hair. It’s an effortlessly elegant look that pairs well with simple jeans, sneakers, and a sweater.
6. Messy Hair Part
Even if you don’t have time to visit your salon for a haircut or tease your roots for the perfect updo, you can make a major difference in how your hair looks by simply parting it differently. A messy hair part that doesn’t reveal a perfectly straight line down the middle or side of your scalp can strategically hide the fact that hair is thinning at your scalp. It also gives your hairstyle a fun, go-with-the-flow casual appeal.
