Accepting long hair doesn’t have to mean giving up youthful style; stunning long haircuts for women over 50 offer plenty of choices that fit every face shape and style.
An side-swept bob with soft face-framing layers can reshape and emphasize your beautiful chocolate brown balayage color, while subtle highlights and lowlights can add dimension and depth to long tresses.
Layers
Long layered haircuts add movement and volume to thin locks. Ask your stylist for long face-framing layers that create the illusion of thicker locks; longer layers also look fantastic on naturally curly locks.
Long layers can give straight hair more body and youthful vitality, especially if it has become dry and unruly. Add soft balayage highlights ranging from cocoa brown to honey blonde for an eye-catching style.
Long bob layered haircuts are easy to style and flatter any facial structure, from straightened and curled locks alike. Additionally, this cut works on both straight and wavy locks and requires less maintenance than full-length layered styles – it also works wonders in relieving thick hair from bulk without losing length!
Balayage
Balayage is one of the newest hair trends, offering a sun-kissed appearance without harsh lines of demarcation. Instead of traditional highlights where colorists use foils to cover every inch of your head, with balayage your stylist will use freehand painting of colours on individual strands, with more emphasis on face framing pieces and ends for a natural, multi-tonal colour finish.
Balayage works best on light to medium brown hair, although any shade can benefit from its application if your colorist knows how. To keep it looking its best, be sure to use moisturizing shampoo and conditioner like Shu Uemura Essence Absolue Nourishing Protective Hair Oil ($69), to prevent too much dryness or brassiness from your strands accumulating over time. And touch up roots every four to six weeks!
Long Bangs
Long layered hair can look full and luxurious when given an injection of color with highlights and balayage. Highlights create a rich multidimensional style, adding body to fine strands or texture to thick tresses – also helping avoid the unruly appearance of thin locks, while giving them a healthier appearance.
No matter whether your hair is straight or wavy, this long haircut with bangs will flatter any face shape and complement its gorgeous hues. Channel style icon Brigitte Bardot with a wavy shag that finishes off with curtain bangs for an alluring rock ‘n’ roll vibe.
Women with wide foreheads will love this long and layered hairstyle that features face-framing bangs. Simply pin them back or leave them loose for a more beachy vibe!
Soft Waves
Long layered hair is one of the most adaptable styles for women, offering many styling possibilities from polished and sleek to casual and relaxed with just a bit of texturizing spray or quick blow out.
Request from your stylist a graduated cut that starts short at the roots and gradually gets longer towards the ends for fuller, easier styling of your strands. This will add volume while simplifying styling!
For extra structure in your length, request that your stylist cut face-framing layers into your hair. This is a great way to reshape your facial features without cutting any of your locks off; plus the wispy front layers give an airy wind-swept effect and work great with straighter locks that need definition.
Straight
Long straight hair needs some assistance to achieve texture and volume. Request that your stylist add layers that vary in length for movement and bounce; this technique works especially well on thick textures which may otherwise feel weighted down.
For an elegant style, try the long bob (commonly known as the lob). Fashion editors love this chic yet easy-care haircut as it flatters every face shape.
This beautiful blonde bob with angled, swoopy layers is one of our favorite long layered haircuts for women. The balayage adds color, texture, and dimension while still looking beautiful even without blonde locks! Though the style would look lovely with any shade of brunette hair. Getting this length may require regular trims in order to prevent certain ends becoming longer than others over time.
