Top 10 New Grown-Up Hairstyles to Try

Change up your entire look with a new cut or color this year

By: Cynthia Nellis
January 7, 2011
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Every new year millions of women vow to make life-changing resolutions: lose weight, improve relationships, give up a bad habit. Why not promise yourself that you'll get out of the hairstyle rut and go with something updated and fun?

We've compiled 10 new hairstyles to try for women over 40, complete with celebrity photos to get you inspired to make the change.

Here are our favorite hairstyles for grown-ups:

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Bob Hairstyles Over 40

Bob Hairstyles Over 40

By: Cynthia Nellis
October 15, 2010
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The bob, a straight-cut hairstyle that can be any length, is recognized as one of the most perennially chic hairstyles for women of all ages. For women over 40, bob hairstyles are a convenient way to have a face-framing hairstyle that makes the most of hair's natural texture and thickness.

wendie malick bob hair
ellen barkin
Helen Mirren bob haircut
meg ryan's curly hairstyle bob
Sigourney Weaver's soft bob
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Fringe Benefits

Fake bangs for commitment-phobes

By: Gerit Quealy
September 3, 2010
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Nancy Grace, Joy Behar, Jane Velez-MitchellSource: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

The Big Bang: Smooth and sweet, spiky or side-swept, as seen on Nancy Grace, Joy Behar and Jane Velez-Mitchell, are style options to experiment with -- but with fake bangs you could have all three and more in your style drawer.

Justin Beiber aside, bangs — or fringe, as we've learned from the British — are a popular option for over-40 hairstyles for several reasons: they can be both polished and casual, they have a youthful quality, and even better, they cover forehead lines.

But there's the commitment. Yes, if you cut them and you hate them, they'll grow out — but you have to wait.

Option: Fake bangs

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Top 10 New Grown-Up Hairstyles to Try

Change up your entire look with a new cut or color this year

By: Cynthia Nellis
January 7, 2011
1 Comment
print
Source: Getty Images

Every new year millions of women vow to make life-changing resolutions: lose weight, improve relationships, give up a bad habit. Why not promise yourself that you'll get out of the hairstyle rut and go with something updated and fun?

We've compiled 10 new hairstyles to try for women over 40, complete with celebrity photos to get you inspired to make the change.

Here are our favorite hairstyles for grown-ups:

Read More
| style

Bob Hairstyles Over 40

Bob Hairstyles Over 40

By: Cynthia Nellis
October 15, 2010
print

The bob, a straight-cut hairstyle that can be any length, is recognized as one of the most perennially chic hairstyles for women of all ages. For women over 40, bob hairstyles are a convenient way to have a face-framing hairstyle that makes the most of hair's natural texture and thickness.

wendie malick bob hair
ellen barkin
Helen Mirren bob haircut
meg ryan's curly hairstyle bob
Sigourney Weaver's soft bob
View Slideshow

Fringe Benefits

Fake bangs for commitment-phobes

By: Gerit Quealy
September 3, 2010
Leave a comment
print
Nancy Grace, Joy Behar, Jane Velez-MitchellSource: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

The Big Bang: Smooth and sweet, spiky or side-swept, as seen on Nancy Grace, Joy Behar and Jane Velez-Mitchell, are style options to experiment with -- but with fake bangs you could have all three and more in your style drawer.

Justin Beiber aside, bangs — or fringe, as we've learned from the British — are a popular option for over-40 hairstyles for several reasons: they can be both polished and casual, they have a youthful quality, and even better, they cover forehead lines.

But there's the commitment. Yes, if you cut them and you hate them, they'll grow out — but you have to wait.

Option: Fake bangs

Read More

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