Iconic Hairstyles
Elegant Medium Length Haircuts for Women Over 50
Life after 50 is about embracing confidence and celebrating your unique beauty, and your hair is a big part of that. Medium-length haircuts strike the perfect balance between practicality and style, offering countless ways to express yourself. Whether you’re looking for something bold or soft and classic, medium-length haircuts can enhance your natural beauty effortlessly.
The beauty of medium-length hair is that it can do anything. It can flow in its natural beauty, be curled for a romantic look, or be swept up into a chic bun when you are on the go. It is the ideal length to experiment with and find what makes you feel most confident.
Your 50s and beyond is the time to embrace the styles that make you who you are today. A medium-length haircut is more than just a hairstyle; it is a statement of elegance, comfort, and individuality. Treat yourself to a style that feels as fabulous as you are.
Sleek Bob with Side-Swept Bangs
This sleek shoulder-length bob with perfectly layered and side-swept bangs falling elegantly across the face. The angle of the bang frames the face while the overall length allows for a range of styles from straight and sleek to softly tousled.
Voluminous Layered Mid-Length Cut
It's a gorgeously medium-length haircut, with cascading layers that will give it plenty of natural volume and bounce. This cut is feathered all over, including some face-framing pieces that softly graduate from the chin. This creates beautiful movement while maintaining fullness and body throughout the style.
Textured Wavy Lob
An edgy, modern long bob with choppy layers and tousled waves. This cut enhances natural texture and creates effortless movement.
Classic Long Layers with Side Part
This is a great medium-length cut with long layers creating natural flow and body. The subtle layers add volume without length loss. It is a smooth blend of layers that looks stunning whether worn straight or with loose waves.
Side-Swept Layered Cut
It is a medium length style with effortless, elegant, side-swept layers that have a more dramatic side part and layering around the crown that gives easy, natural volume and movement, sweeping longer lengths to one side balances the silhouette in general with a flattering line for the shape of the face.
Layers with Side-Swept Bangs
This style has loose, face-framing layers combined with large waves that give the look much movement and body. The side-swept bangs tend to blend well with the layers while the shoulder length creates the nice balance. The subtle layering gives natural volume at the crown while tapering at the ends.
Glamorous Volume-Boosted Layers
This cut features layers designed to produce incredible volume and movement. Feathered end and strategically placed layers that add fullness at the crown and sides with this medium-length style.
Cascading Golden Waves
Beautifully structured medium-length cut features dimensional waves and great layering. This haircut shows the perfect transition of volume at the roots and flows into soft waves. Face-framing pieces are added through a side-parted style with movement and definition throughout the fullness of the length.
Modern Shoulder-Grazing Bob
This updated version of the classic bob boasts internal layers, which provide an illusion of volume and flow. Shoulder-length with a soft graduation and layered ends at the back, and side-swept at the front with asymmetrical appeal, this haircut easily allows for flexible styling-very sleek or tousled, hence practical yet classy.
Textured Beach Waves
It features a fresh and youthful cut of effortless-looking beach waves with layers. Medium length incorporates subtle graduation and point-cutting techniques that creates movement and texture on the cut and maintains thickness in it while also incorporating soft invisible layers that provide natural-looking volume and easy styling versatility.
Face-Framing Layers with Bangs
This face-framing layer is a very classy haircut. The cut maintains fullness through the crown while tapering gently toward the ends. This cut maintains volume in the crown area yet tapers toward the ends. This haircut is easy to style to be kept straight or slightly wavy.
Tousled Shoulder-Length Waves
A stylish shoulder length cut with soft, graduated layers throughout. The hair retains an even density from roots to ends with subtle layering encouraging natural body and movement. This cut will work especially well for medium-textured hair as it can be easily styled, either worn naturally wavy.
Collar-Bone Length with Side-Swept Style
This is a modern take on the classic lob. featuring soft, piecey layers that sweep down the collarbone. This is a cut that has long, sweeping layers to create a dramatic silhouette with a lot of movement.
Beach Waves with Textured Ends
It has a well-textured cut to maximize natural wave patterns. The medium-length cut falls just below the chin and reaches shoulders, with fine-layering to give movement and body. Ends are point-cut, which lightens the look by feathering in and avoiding any heaviness.
Elegant Silver Bob with Layers
The cut is a sleek, shoulder-length bob with soft layers adding volume and movement. This side-parted cut lets the natural silver color shine. Subtle waves at the ends add a sophisticated and polished touch. Layers nicely frame the face to create a modern, elegant look. Timeless, yet chic in appearance.
Natural Waves with Subtle Layers
Soft, natural waves cascade down for a relaxed and effortless look. The subtle layers add dimension and movement, enhancing the natural texture of the hair. Perfect for those who prefer a low-maintenance yet stylish appearance, ideal for both casual and semi-formal occasions.
Voluminous Tousled Layers
A voluminous, tousled haircut with added layers that emphasize body and texturize. The layers help create a thick, dynamic flow, giving one's hair fullness and appearance. It does add volume and comes in handy, especially for persons who love making bold, easy styles.
Silky Silver Bob
A sleek straight bob that sweeps the hair into just above the shoulders with its smooth and well-polished finishing. It sports a modernized and classy silhouette because of equal length and clean lineation. Such is ideal for people who seek to be more elegant and glamorous while at ease and flexible at all times and situations.
Chic Wavy Bob
A chic wavy bob haircut boasts soft, tousled waves, adding volume and texture to the hair. It falls just above the shoulders for a playful and youthful look. The layers are subtly blended for a natural, effortless appearance. Perfect for low-maintenance hairstyles that can easily be dressed up or down.
Sleek Layered Lob
Sleek layered lob is a high-fashion haircut falling below the shoulder length. It is characterized by long, blended layers adding movement and dimension to hair. The ends have a subtle feathering, giving it a soft and smooth finish. It's ideal for someone looking for a professional, modern look that can be easily styled for the most varied of occasions.
Classic Shoulder-Length Waves
A classic shoulder-length wave is a timeless, elegant haircut. The hair is cut to fall at the shoulders, and soft waves add volume and bounce. The layers are minimal, letting the natural wave pattern shine through. It's perfect for those who want a simple yet refined look that exudes grace and sophistication.
Textured Blonde Bob
A textured blonde bob with soft, tousled waves creates a voluminous and dynamic look. The layers add movement and dimension, while the subtle highlights enhance the natural blonde color. The length falls just above the shoulders, making it a versatile and easy-to-maintain style. Ideal for those seeking a chic and modern appearance with minimal effort.
Silver Layered Lob
A silver layered lob with a center part and soft waves is a classy and elegant look. The layers add volume and texture, and the silver color gives a striking and modern appearance. The length, which hits the collarbone, is ideal for those looking for a stylish yet easy-to-maintain haircut. This cut is great for showing off natural gray hair with a modern twist.
Voluminous Curly Lob
This has a voluminous curly lob with soft cascading curls, making it glamorous. It adds a lot of layers that enhance the movement of the natural curls. The length falls right below the shoulders. Therefore, it gives the right amount of style with the ability to maintain manageability.
Natural Ombre Waves
An elegant ombre hair, where the root ends are darker, and lighter towards the ends. Waves create volume and add texture to make the look seem easy and casual. It's ideal for those wanting a low-maintenance style yet have a certain touch of class.
Chic Layered Bob
A stylish layered bob that falls just above the shoulders. Layers add movement and dimension, while subtle highlights enhance the overall look. Ideal for those seeking a modern and sophisticated hairstyle.
Sleek Blonde Bob
A sleek and polished blonde bob that grazes the shoulders. Clean lines and smooth texture give it a refined and elegant appearance. Suitable for anyone looking for a timeless and versatile haircut.
Sleek Bob with Side Part
This is a sleek bob cut with a side part. The hair is straight, smooth, and almost touching the shoulders. The ends curve inward softly. The style presents a very formal and professional appearance as if one has been polished for a business or formal place. The cut is symmetrical, hence providing a clean appearance that is highly sophisticated.
Textured Silver Lob
Long bob with silver coloring are very modern and cool in style. It is cut shoulder-length, and there are subtle layers added that give the hair volume and movement. The color is silver, which is so popular for the modern look among those who would like to be bold.
Layered shag with feathered ends
It's a layered shag cut with feathered ends for an effortless and easygoing look. Layers are used for cutting for providing texture and volume, while the feathered ends finish in soft, silky touches. Easy to care for, highly versatile, and absolutely great for relaxed, laid-back looks, it is a great cut.
Layered Bob with Soft Waves
A layered bob cut sported soft waves that added volume and texture. The hair was set at shoulder level with light layers from the sides, nicely framing the face. Soft waves gave off a relaxed and natural look perfect for both casual and formal occasions. This style is actually dressed up even better with a side part, adding elegance and sophistication.
Sleek Silver Lob
A sleek, silver lob with a modern touch. The hair is cut straight across the shoulders, just above the shoulders with an even edge. The silver color gives it a stylish, modern look while the soft texture gives a neat and classy look. This is perfect for someone who wants to show off their natural gray hair with style and confidence.
Blonde Lob with Highlights
A blonde lob haircut will have soft highlights that give the hair a more vibrant look, making it very interesting. The length is at shoulder level, cut with small layers to give the hair movement and volume. Highlights mix well with the main color, giving that sun-kissed look. This style would be perfect for people who need a fresh young look with little upkeep.
Elegant Layered Blonde Hairstyle
The hairstyle features a sophisticated layered cut with voluminous waves. The blonde hair is styled with soft curls at the ends, adding a touch of elegance and movement. The layers are expertly blended, creating a seamless flow and enhancing the hair's natural texture. The side parting adds a classic touch, making it suitable for both casual and formal occasions. The overall look is polished and timeless.
Elegant Layered Bob with Soft Waves
This is a very elegant layered bob cut that falls just above the shoulders. The soft waves add volume and texture to the hair, giving it a natural and effortless look. The hair is parted slightly off-center, enhancing the asymmetrical layers. Platinum blonde color gives it a sophisticated touch, and subtle highlights provide depth and dimension.