500+ Short Haircuts and Short Hair Styles for Women to Try in 2024 (2024)

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What is the short hair style for 2024? ›

Slicked-Back Bob

Forget the slicked-back bun—2024 is all about the slicked-back bob. I've been seeing this style everywhere as of late, and I have no doubt that it'll remain in fashion for the foreseeable future. "This bob can be styled with a firm gel and a comb to create that slick look," explains Vickery.

Medium-Length Cut with Long Layers

Hemple says long layers always give off a youthful appearance. She adds that off-center or side parts that "fall naturally in place can make the eyes seem wider to give you a more youthful appearance."

Jack Miles and Rosie Myers have decades of experience cutting and styling hair. Between them, they have said four types of layers can age someone. These are layers that are too short, layers that are too long, layers that are too uniform, and having too many layers.

There's no hard and fast rule about when to make a major chop, but most stylists agree that shorter hair looks better on more mature women, even making them look younger. Long, thinning hair can visually drag down the face, but a short crop works the opposite.

Spring 2024 Hair Trend: The Baroque Bob

But where it gets its name is how its styled—usually with big, soft, sculpturesque waves (I mean, it's inspired by the Renaissance, after all). To get it yourself, ask your stylist for a classic blunt bob cut, but the real work happens when you're styling at home.

“2023 saw lots of people going for the big chop with the French bob making a comeback, so in 2024, it's inevitable that slightly longer, grown-out bobs will be back in,” says Khassal, who suggests asking your stylist for an A-line cut, where the front is a little longer and the layers are concentrated more towards the ...

Does short or long hair make you look younger? Long hair can enhance facial features by diverting attention away from wrinkles or age spots and adding volume to your hair. Short hair does not need to age you, though, as the style and texture of shorter hairstyles can add a youthful appearance.

A pixie with choppy pieces looks fresh and youthful ‚ plus it's wash-and-go low-maintenance. Try out feathery micro bangs with your pixie like Judi Dench.

What color hair makes a 60 year old woman look younger? ›

Silver, ashy, blond, and platinum are indeed the most popular hair color choices for women over 60. And with good reason!

“A bob is one of those styles that can make some people look younger—if done right. But when it's done incorrectly or done on the wrong face, it can make you look older.”

Long Pixie

It's the same as your classic pixie cut, but just with a little bit of added length to keep things fresh. The long pixie cut is especially great for those with aging hair as it includes a lot of layering and texturizing that helps the hair to look healthier than ever.

We find it hard to choose between the pixie cut and the bob, both of which are very popular with women over 60. Pixie cuts have lots of sass, while the bob is incredibly versatile and can be smooth, feathered, side-parted, or flicked out at the ends.

New York City-based hairstylist René Fris expects to see more of these spiky, uber-short bangs in 2024, especially paired with shags and wolf cuts like Ursula Corbero did here. "Ask your hairstylist for straight, textured bangs that fall about an inch-and-a-half down from your hairline," says Fris.

In short, they're perfect. Curtain bangs continue their trend cycle domination; we named them as one of the biggest hair trends for 2024, and Carpenter's fringe is the perfect example, especially when paired with her enviable blowout.

“There is a huge resurgence in pixie cuts and other cropped haircuts – in lots of different textures – right now,” says Eugene Smith, a senior stylist at John Frieda Salons in New York who cites Teyana Taylor and Coi Leray as two women with great crops.