It’s normal to experience hair changes throughout your life. Depending on your age, genetics, and lifestyle changes, your hair can shed more at certain times. You may not realize it’s even happening at first, and then you’ll notice more hair on your brush or the floor and the crown of your head may look more sparse. This change can happen as a result of hormonal shifts while postpartum or going through menopause, genetic hair loss, stress, nutritional deficiencies, and certain illnesses and medications.
Whether you’re actively looking for solutions for your hair loss and working with a dermatologist or have accepted it and just want to find ways to feel and look your best, there’s never a bad time to find a great hairstyle that makes the most of your hair exactly as it is now.
Here are eight super-cute and sophisticated hairstyles that can help hide signs of thinning hair.
Bob With Long Layers
The classic bob meets modern layering with this sophisticated and sassy cut that’s ideal for thinning hair. The length reaches your chin and its baseline is blunter, which helps make your hair look thicker. Cutting longer layers into this bob provides more volume and movement.
Classic Low Bun
Let’s face it: you aren’t going to want to fiddle with a brush and hairdryer every day to help give your thinning hair volume — on some mornings that just seems like too much work. Piling your hair back into a classic low bun works every single time. It’s an elegant look that hides signs of thinning hair at the scalp and can be punctuated by a sophisticated silk scarf worn as a headband, if you choose.
Curly Hair
If you have natural curls that you’ve been straightening for years, now is your chance to unleash your natural texture — it can make your hair look thicker and hide areas of sparseness on your scalp. And if your hair is straight, adding heatless curls that won’t damage your strands is the perfect way to get a little more oomph into your style.
A Flipped Side Part
Changing your hairstyle completely is great and all, but sometimes the simplest change makes the biggest impact. By simply flipping your side part to the other side, you could be covering up sparseness around your scalp that can really help make your hair look thicker.
Half-Up/Half-Down Hairstyle
The half-up/half-down hairstyle is great for thinning hair because it makes it look like you have more hair at your crown, but allows you to keep its length in the back.
Pixie Haircut
Fan of short hair? Then the pixie is perfect — it keeps things cropped on the sides and back, which conceals thinning hair, but longer layers on top still give you that little bit of movement you want to make your hair look fuller.
Ponytail With a Teased Crown
Teasing the crown of your hair just a bit makes hair strands look thicker, but the incorporation of a high ponytail also helps conceal areas of sparseness and gives your hair and face a nice little lift. Be careful not to wear your hair too tight though — tight elastic band styles can pull at your scalp and lead to shedding.
Slicked-Back Hair
Slicking back your hair with a product like gel or mousse allows you to pat down any baby hairs while concealing sparse spots on your scalp. Tie your hair back into an elegant knot at the nape of your neck.
