Introduction
Tired of feeling like your glasses overpower your hairstyle or make you look older than you feel? You’re not alone. Many women over 70 struggle to find the perfect balance between their frames and their hair, often settling for outdated styles that don’t showcase their vibrant personality. The right hairstyle can transform your entire look, complementing your glasses while highlighting your best features and making you feel confident and beautiful.
As a hairstylist specializing in mature women’s hair for over 15 years, I’ve helped hundreds of clients discover styles that work harmoniously with their glasses, face shape, and lifestyle. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll discover 18 flattering hairstyles specifically chosen for women over 70 with glasses, plus expert tips on choosing the right cut, maintaining your style, and customizing looks to match your unique personality.
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18 Hairstyles for Women Over 70 with Glasses That Flatter
#1 Blonde Short Cut with a Deep Side Part
This classic, sophisticated style features a chin-length blonde cut with dramatic side-swept styling that creates instant elegance. The deep side part adds height and volume at the crown while the longer front pieces gracefully frame your face and complement your glasses. This cut works exceptionally well with rectangular or cat-eye frames, as the diagonal line created by the part balances angular frames beautifully. The blonde color brightens your complexion and draws light to your face, making it perfect for women who want a polished, timeless look.
#2 Salt-and-Pepper Short Shag with Bangs
Embrace your natural gray with this textured, piece-y shag that celebrates the beautiful salt-and-pepper transition. The choppy layers throughout create movement and volume, while wispy bangs softly graze your eyebrows, drawing attention to your eyes behind your glasses. This style is incredibly low-maintenance yet looks effortlessly chic, making it ideal for active women who don’t want to fuss with styling. The mixed gray tones add dimension and interest, while the shaggy texture keeps the look modern and youthful without trying too hard.
#3 Sassy Bob and Bitty Bangs
This bold, fashion-forward bob hits just below the ears and features micro bangs that create a striking, contemporary look. The short, blunt bangs sit well above your eyebrows, creating a unique interplay with your glasses and highlighting your eyes. This cut requires confidence and works best with smaller to medium-sized frames that won’t clash with the bangs. The chin-length bob adds fullness around the face while the severe fringe creates an edgy, artistic vibe perfect for women who embrace their unique style.
#4 Cute Short and Messy Cut with Natural Color
This carefree, tousled style celebrates texture and movement with its deliberately undone appearance and natural color palette. The cut features varying lengths throughout, creating a piece-y, windblown effect that’s both modern and age-appropriate. This style is perfect for women with naturally wavy or slightly textured hair who want to work with rather than against their hair’s tendencies. The messy styling keeps the look relaxed and approachable while maintaining sophistication, and it pairs beautifully with any glasses style from retro rounds to modern rectangles.
#5 French Micro Bob
Inspired by Parisian chic, this ultra-short bob barely grazes the jawline and features blunt, precise lines that create a sleek, sophisticated silhouette. The micro bob is characterized by its clean edges and minimal layering, creating a polished, geometric shape that looks incredibly modern. This style works beautifully with statement glasses, as the simplicity of the cut allows bold frames to shine without competing for attention. The French micro bob requires regular maintenance every 4-5 weeks and benefits from smooth blow-drying, but the polished result is worth the effort.
#6 Razor Cut Shag for Natural Curls
This liberating cut celebrates natural curl patterns with razor-cut layers that remove bulk while enhancing bounce and definition. The shag technique creates multiple lengths throughout, allowing curls to spring freely without the pyramid shape that often plagues curly-haired women. This style works particularly well with round or oversized glasses, as the textured volume balances larger frames beautifully. The razor cutting technique creates softer, more blended layers than scissors, resulting in curls that move naturally and frame your face with beautiful dimension and life.
#7 Thin Pixie with Glasses
Specifically designed for fine or thinning hair, this delicate pixie uses strategic cutting to maximize the appearance of fullness and volume. The cut is slightly longer on top with shorter, tapered sides, creating lift at the crown while minimizing the look of sparse areas. This style is liberating for women experiencing hair thinning, as shorter lengths naturally appear fuller and healthier. The pixie’s close-cropped silhouette creates a beautiful canvas for glasses, allowing frames to become a prominent style feature while the hair provides a soft, feminine frame.
#8 Edgy Pixie for Silver Hair
This bold, fashion-forward pixie features asymmetrical cutting, textured layers, and dramatic styling that showcases stunning silver hair. The edgy elements might include an undercut, longer front pieces, or spiky texture at the crown, creating a look that’s confident and contemporary. Silver hair provides the perfect canvas for this modern cut, as the cool tones complement edgier styling beautifully. This pixie pairs exceptionally well with bold, statement glasses in black, tortoiseshell, or colorful frames that match your adventurous spirit and fashion-forward sensibility.
#9 Blonde Piece-y Pixie Cut
This textured, choppy pixie features blonde tones and heavy texturizing that creates a soft, piece-y finish with plenty of movement. The cut is longer on top with graduated layers that can be styled with fingers and a bit of pomade for a casually tousled look. The blonde color adds brightness and dimension, particularly flattering against aging skin tones as it reflects light and creates a youthful glow. This versatile pixie works with any glasses style and can be dressed up with smooth styling or kept casual with tousled texture.
#10 Feathered Pixie for Women with Glasses
This ultra-feminine pixie features soft, feathered layers that create gentle movement and a delicate, airy appearance around the face. The feathering technique involves point-cutting the ends to create wispy, feather-like texture that’s incredibly soft and flattering. This style is perfect for women who want a short cut but worry about looking too severe or masculine. The feathered layers create beautiful movement that complements glasses without competing, and the soft texture around the ears and nape creates an elegant, refined silhouette that’s both age-appropriate and contemporary.
#11 Gray Pixie Bob
This hybrid style combines the best elements of a pixie and bob, creating a slightly longer cut that offers versatility and softness. The gray color is embraced fully, often enhanced with toners to create beautiful silver, charcoal, or dove-gray tones that look intentional and stylish. The length typically falls between the ears and jaw, providing enough hair to tuck behind ears or style forward around the face. This transitional length is perfect for women who want short hair’s ease but aren’t ready for a full pixie, and it provides ample framing for glasses.
#12 Short Shaggy Cut for Older Women with Small Rims
This textured, layered cut features heavy choppy layers throughout that create movement, volume, and a youthful, contemporary appearance. The shaggy styling works particularly well with small, delicate glasses frames, as the textured hair adds interest and dimension without overwhelming petite frames. This cut typically falls between the ears and chin, with shorter layers on top for lift and longer pieces around the face for softness. The shag requires minimal styling—often just tousling with fingers and a light product—making it ideal for low-maintenance routines.
#13 Silver Long Pixie for Mature Ladies with Glasses
This elegant, slightly longer pixie offers sophistication and versatility with its extended length and beautiful silver tones. The cut typically leaves 2-3 inches of length on top with shorter sides, creating a feminine silhouette that’s still undeniably short and easy to manage. The silver color is the star here, often enhanced with professional toning to achieve luminous platinum, pewter, or moonlight shades that look expensive and intentional. This length provides options for styling—smooth it back, add texture, or create soft waves—while remaining low-maintenance and flattering with any glasses style.
#14 Lob for Large Rims
The long bob (lob) is the perfect counterbalance for large, statement glasses, providing enough hair to create harmony with oversized frames. This versatile cut typically falls between the chin and shoulders, offering styling options from sleek and straight to wavy and tousled. The lob’s length creates a beautiful frame for your face without adding bulk at the sides, which is important when wearing large glasses. This style can be customized with layers for movement or kept blunt for a more dramatic, fashion-forward look, making it adaptable to various personal styles.
#15 Grey Textured Bob
This modern bob celebrates natural gray hair with heavy texturizing that creates dimension, movement, and contemporary appeal. The texturing technique involves point-cutting, razoring, or channeling to create piece-y ends and lived-in texture that looks effortlessly cool. The gray color provides the perfect canvas for this textured approach, as the varying tones naturally create dimension that’s enhanced by the layered cutting. This bob typically falls between the ears and chin and works beautifully with any glasses style, as the textured finish creates visual interest without overwhelming your frames or face.
#16 Short Bob with Layers for Women with Large Glasses
This structured yet soft bob features strategic layering that creates volume and movement while providing balance for large, bold frames. The layers are typically concentrated around the crown and throughout the interior, creating lift and preventing the flat, heavy appearance that can occur with blunt bobs. The length usually sits at or just above the jawline, creating a clean, polished silhouette that frames the face beautifully. This cut requires regular maintenance to keep its shape but offers a timeless, sophisticated look that complements statement glasses perfectly.
#17 Shaggy Long Hair
For women who aren’t ready to go short, this shoulder-length shag offers texture, movement, and a youthful vibe while maintaining length. The heavy layering throughout removes weight and bulk, allowing hair to move freely and creating dimension that makes thinning hair appear fuller. This style works with natural texture, requiring minimal styling beyond air-drying with a light product. The shaggy layers create a soft frame around glasses, and the length provides versatility for pulling hair back when needed. This cut is perfect for transitioning from longer styles or maintaining some length while embracing modern texture.
#18 Mid-Length Cut for Women with Small Glasses
This versatile, collarbone-length style provides the perfect balance for delicate, small-framed glasses, offering enough hair to create presence without overwhelming petite frames. The cut typically features subtle layers that create movement and prevent a heavy, triangular shape while maintaining enough weight to look healthy and full. This length is incredibly practical, as it can be styled smooth, wavy, or pulled into a small ponytail or clip. The mid-length cut works beautifully with small glasses because it creates proportion and balance, ensuring your frames remain visible and stylish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I wear these styles with bifocals or progressive lenses?
Absolutely! These styles work with all types of lenses. However, if you wear progressive lenses, avoid heavy bangs that fall directly over your eyes, as they can interfere with the reading portion of your lenses. Side-swept bangs or styles that keep hair away from your line of sight work best. Discuss your specific lens type with your stylist so they can adjust the cut accordingly, ensuring both style and functionality.
How do I transition from long hair to one of these shorter styles?
Transitioning gradually often feels more comfortable psychologically. Consider moving to a lob first, then a chin-length bob, and eventually a pixie if that’s your goal. Each step allows you to adjust to less length while ensuring you truly want to go shorter. Alternatively, some women find that making a dramatic change all at once feels empowering and liberating. Bring multiple photos to your consultation and discuss your concerns honestly with your stylist, who can recommend the best approach for your hair type and comfort level.
Will short hair make me look older?
Actually, the opposite is often true! Short, modern cuts can be incredibly rejuvenating, removing damaged, thinning ends and creating fresh, youthful styles that highlight your face. The key is choosing a contemporary cut with texture and movement rather than dated, overly structured styles. Avoid severe, heavy styles without layers or texture, as these can appear harsh. Soft, piece-y, textured cuts with strategic layers create movement and softness that’s universally flattering and youthful regardless of age.
How often should I get my hair cut to maintain these styles?
Short styles like pixies require maintenance every 4-5 weeks to keep their shape and prevent awkward grow-out phases. Bobs and lobs can go 6-8 weeks between cuts, depending on how quickly your hair grows and how precise you like your style. Regular trims are actually more economical than you might think, as they prevent the need for corrective cutting when styles grow out too far. Schedule standing appointments so you maintain your style consistently rather than letting it deteriorate between visits.
What if I have a cowlick or difficult growth patterns?
Experienced stylists know how to work with, rather than against, natural growth patterns. Cowlicks can actually be incorporated into styles as natural volume points or directional elements. Discuss your specific growth patterns during consultation so your stylist can plan the cut accordingly. Sometimes, the best solution is embracing the cowlick’s direction rather than fighting it, which creates a more natural-looking, easy-to-style result that works with your hair’s natural tendencies.
Conclusion
Finding the perfect hairstyle to complement your glasses and celebrate your beauty at 70-plus is absolutely achievable with the right cut, styling, and confidence. These 18 styles offer something for everyone, from bold pixies to elegant lobs, each designed to work harmoniously with glasses while highlighting your best features. Don’t be afraid to try something new—your hair grows back, but the confidence boost from finding your perfect style lasts much longer.
Book a consultation with a skilled stylist who specializes in mature hair, bring photos of your favorite styles from this list along with your actual glasses, and have an honest conversation about your lifestyle and styling commitment. The right hairstyle can transform not just your appearance but how you feel every day. Join thousands of women over 70 who’ve discovered that the right haircut is the best accessory you can wear with your glasses—and embrace this exciting opportunity to refresh your look and feel absolutely fabulous!
