Who Says Great Style Has An Age Limit?
As a mature man, your sense of style isn't the same as it was when you were in your 20s. Your priority at the barber shop is no longer having the coolest fade, but finding the best style to mask your receding hairline or to flatter your grays. The good news is, if you choose the right do, you can look just as sharp, stylish, and confident as ever. Here are the 20 best hairstyles for men over 50.
1. Buzz Cut
You can't go wrong with a buzz cut at any age. It's the simplest type of hairdo, easy to maintain, confident, sophisticated, and can mask the appearance of thinning hair.
2. Crew Cut
Crew cuts are another timeless and ageless hairstyle that looks great on every guy. It's simple, polished, unfussy, and can give the illusion of hair density.
3. French Crop
The French crop features a textured fringe styled forward with tapered or faded sides. It looks great on older men because it conceals receding hairlines, is sophisticated, and stylish.
4. Slicked Back
The slick back hairstyle is ideal for older men because it's polished, mature, refined, and confident. It also helps you manage your thinning hair, and it looks good on various face shapes.
5. Pompadour
A pompadour is a man's hairstyle with short sides and long hair on top that's styled high. It takes more maintenance to maintain, but the result is a confident, modern, and flattering hairstyle that enhances mature hair textures and gives the illusion of thickness.
6. Side Part
The side part entails dividing the hair from one side of the head. It's a classic low-maintenance look that creates a clean outline and adds volume and fullness.
7. Messy Short Crop
A mess short crop has short sides and back with longer, heavily textured hair on top that's styled to look tousled. It's cool and youthful, and the unstructured style masks the appearance of thinning hair.
8. Short Afro Crop
As a more mature man, you may not feel up to rocking the full afro from the days of your youth anymore, but the short afro crop is a great alternative. It's low-maintenance, flattering, and its clean lines look youthful and sharp.
9. Ivy League
The Ivy League hairstyle consists of tapered sides and back with longer hair on top, often parted on the side. It's a classy and timeless do that's flattering for thinning hair.
10. Brush Back
The bush back is similar to the slick back but with a softer texture. It conceals thinning hair well while highlighting facial features and creating an elegant look.
11. Caesar Cut
The Caesar cut entails a short, straight fringe styled over the forehead with hair on the sides and back cut short and even. It's classic and stylish and is especially effective at concealing a receding hairline.
12. Subtle Fade
As an older man, you might not want to opt for the full fade that the youths are going for these days, but a subtle fade that features a gradual taper could be the perfect style for you. It's professional, modern, refined, and adds volume.
13. High & Tight
The high and tight hairstyle features very short hair on the sides and back and tall hair on top. The military-style haircut looks structured, professional, highlights masculine facial features, and conceals thinning hair, giving the illusion of thickness.
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14. Beard & Short Crop Combo
As you grow older, you may notice your hair seemingly migrating away from your head towards your chin. Instead of living in denial, embrace the change. Let your beard grow out in a controlled way and cut your hair into a short crop with a subtle fade on the sides and back.
15. Fully Shaved
Don't try to fight thinning hair with something awful like a combover. It's always better to embrace it. Shaving your head entirely will make your bald head look like a style choice.
16. Messy Medium Length
The messy medium length is a hairstyle featuring intentionally disheveled longer hair. Not only does it embrace gray hair, but it also gives the illusion of fullness to thinning hair and adds a casual, cool aesthetic.
17. Mop Top
The mop top hairstyle features long, layered hair on top with shorter sides and back. It's very effective at masking thinning hair and can be styled to look laid back or sophisticated.
18. Brushed Forward
A brushed forward hairstyle is created by sweeping your hair forward from the crown. It's low-maintenance, sophisticated, and adaptable, and hides receding hairlines well.
19. Medium Length Side Sweep
The medium-length side-swept hairstyle consists of longer hair on top than on the sides and back, styled to one side. It's a more high-maintenance style that requires a blow dryer and styling product, but the effect is a stylized volumous look that masks thinning hair and showcases your salt and pepper.
20. Layered Shag
A layered shag hairstyle is characterized by choppy layers and a heavy fringe. It's low-maintenance, adds movement, volume, and youthfulness, and enhances grays and silvers. It can conceal a thinning hairline, but it wouldn't do you any favors if you have a bald spot at the crown.
