10 Hairstyles That Make You Look Younger & 10 That Age You
Is Your Hair Doing You Any Favors?
Your hairstyle is more than just a style choice; it can add or take away years from your face. While the right cut with playfulness, movement, and proper framing can soften lines, highlight the right features, and add a youthful glow, severe or dated ones can age you significantly. Here are 10 hairstyles that make you look younger and 10 that add years, so you can choose a look that truly enhances your natural vitality.
1. Layered Bob
A layered bob has a youthful effect because it adds movement and shapes the face, adding a lively and fresh look. The shorter length draws attention to the jawline and neck while concealing wrinkles around the eyes.
2. Modern Shag
The modern shag consists of choppy layers and a face-framing fringe. It's a great low-maintenance hairdo that adds style, volume, and a bit of an edge to your hair.
3. Pixie Cut
The pixie cut is a bold and confident do that looks incredible on older women. The clean lines highlight your facial structure and your eyes, while the added volume at the crown gives thinning hair a fuller look.
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4. Curtain Bangs
Never mind that curtain bangs are "in" right now with the younger ladies; they look even better on more mature women. The bangs softly frame the face and conceal forehead wrinkles.
5. Side Part
A side part hairdo, as long as it isn't too deep, looks elegant and flattering on older women. It adds volume to the crown and helps frame your features, drawing attention to the eyes and cheekbones.
6. Butterfly Cut
The butterfly cut blends short, face-framing layers and longer layers throughout the back to create a winged look. It's designed to add volume, movement, and vibrancy, and highlight the cheekbones and eyes for a youthful and playful look.
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7. High Ponytail
While a low ponytail can age you, a high one gives you a more energetic and youthful appearance. The upward pull accentuates the cheekbones and makes you look sleek and polished.
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8. Side-Swept Bangs
Side-swept bangs add style, movement, and energy to your look. They also draw attention to the eyes while concealing forehead wrinkles.
9. Straight Chin-Length Bob
A straight chin-length bob can make you look younger when it's well styled with soft edges that keep it from looking too severe. It accentuates the jawline and neck, giving you a fresh and lifted appearance.
10. Asymmetrical Bob
An asymmetrical bob can make you look younger because it's a modern and stylish look that adds freshness and movement. Having one edge slightly longer is eye-catching and draws attention away from fine lines and wrinkles.
Now that we've talked about hairdos that can take years right off your face, let's go over the ones that have the opposite effect.
1. The Mom Cut
The mom cut is a shorter bob that's preferred by moms because it's flattering and low-maintenance. However, because of its association with moms, it can make you look older.
2. The Perm
While perms add volume, the fact that they were so popular in past decades makes them seem dated. The tight curls can also make hair appear frizzy and add bulk around the face instead of framing it nicely.
3. Farrah Fawcett's Feather Hair
There's a difference between a butterfly cut and a full-on Farrah Fawcett look. While it's a volumizing hairstyle, it's way too associated with the 1970s to look fresh, youthful, or modern.
4. Overly Long, Heavy Hair
Leaving your hair overly long and heavy gives the appearance that you don't care. It also drags down your face, making your features appear longer, and hides your bone structure.
5. Blunt, Harsh Bangs
When properly done, bangs can be incredibly flattering. However, when they're blunt or harsh, they create a strong line on the forehead, which can emphasize wrinkles and make you look severe.
6. Severe Middle Part
A hairdo with a severe middle part, especially if your hair is flat and straight, can highlight fine lines, wrinkles, and thinning areas while framing the face way too harshly. A slightly off-center part or layered look can add flattering texture, youthfulness, and movement.
7. Buzz Cut
It's not uncommon as a mature woman to feel the desire to cut off all your hair. However, this is a bold look that requires a lot of thought. With a buzz cut, there's no concealing lines or other "imperfections" that can make you look older.
8. Bang & Bob Combo
While bangs and bobs can both separately have a youthful effect, combining them can have the opposite effect. It can give a severe, dated appearance, especially if the bangs are too blunt.
9. The Karen
The hairstyle that's become known as "the Karen" is a short bob characterized by heavy layers with long pieces in the front. The look can be very harsh, and of course, the association with the severe and entitled "Karen" stereotype isn't doing it any favors.
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10. The Bouffant
The Bouffant hairstyle is a retro do where the hair is teased at the crown to add height. While it can be a flattering and playful look on a younger woman, it's way too 1950s to make you look youthful as a more mature lady.
