As a woman ages, not only her skin starts showing signs of aging, but hair texture also changes. Hair becomes less dense and you will notice thinning hair. Trying to find a hairstyle that will suit your current hair texture is tough. But the problem is compounded when you wear glasses. The hair style you choose should not only match your face shape and structure but should also match the frame style. And you also need to make sure that the hair style is age appropriate and suitable for your hair texture. The best solution for thinning hair or hair that has lost some of its volume is to opt for short hair styles. But which short hairstyles will suit a mature women with glasses.
Short Hair Styles for Mature Women with Glasses
Cropped Hairstyle
One of the best short hair styles for mature women with glasses is the cropped hairstyle. A cropped hairstyle is wispy and gamine and it looks great with glasses. The versatility of a cropped haircut is due to its styling variation that can be achieved with the use of different products. To get this style, you have to ask your stylist to cut your hair in short layers at the top with longer layers at the sides. Hair at the back should be cut close to the head with rounded edges to give it a softer and more feminine look. Hair at the sides should be layered in such a way that the longest layers just graze the top of the cheeks. To style such a haircut, allow hair to air dry after shampooing and conditioning hair. Apply a bit of texturizing cream to the crown and blow dry hair straight. This hairstyle gives hair more volume at the top which goes very nicely with rimless glasses.
Chin Length Bob
As hair starts to grow thinner another problem that mature women face is that the skin of the face starts to sag and the jaw line becomes less defined. So it is important to find a short hairstyle that camouflages this and makes your face appear more defined. A good short hairstyle for mature women who wears glasses is the chin length bob. To get this hairstyle, first you have to ask your stylist to give you a chin length bob haircut. Ask your stylist to cut your hair is one single length all throughout so that it hits just below the nape of your head. Just a single long layer cut a few inches shorter than the rest of the hair at the top of the head will give the hair a bit of volume. Finally get angled side bangs cut in such a way that it hits just below your eyes. This hairstyle is suitable for women who wear thick framed glasses or glasses with a double frame. This is also one of the best short hairstyles for women over 60.
Gamine Hairstyle
Most women think that a gamine hairstyle is for young girls who have sharp features. But gamine hairstyle looks good on mature women too as long as they get the proper cut. For styling such a hairstyle first you need to request your stylist to cut your hair in short choppy layers at the crown and back and keeping it close cropped at the sides. If you have a rounded chin and a heavy jaw line then such a style will suit you immensely. Keeping the sides cropped, gives you a more youthful look. It is also suitable for finer and thinner hair textures as layers at the crown area gives hair a more voluminous look. It is one of the best short hair styles for women over 50 with glasses.
Choppy Hairstyle
Another great hairstyle for mature women with glasses is the choppy hairstyle. To get this hairstyle ask for a haircut that has short choppy layers at the top which are about two to three inches in length. Hair at the back should be tapered to the nape with the sides left a bit longer. To style a choppy haircut you need to apply a volumizing mousse while the hair is still a little damp and then brush it with a paddle brush.
Short hairstyles are easier to style and they look great on mature women. Longer hairstyles tend to weigh hair down and gives a dated and tired look to mature women. Mature women with glasses should see to it that their eye frames match their face shape and hairstyle.
