Finding the perfect hairstyle after 60 can be a game-changer, especially if you have a round face. The right cut can enhance your features, while the wrong one might add years or create an unbalanced look. Let’s explore which styles to avoid and which ones will beautifully frame your face for a more youthful, flattering appearance.
1. Super Short Pixie Cuts
Too-short pixies can emphasize facial roundness rather than creating balance. The lack of length removes any opportunity to frame your face, making your cheeks appear fuller.
As we age, extreme shortness can also highlight facial changes that come with maturity.
2. Blunt Bob With No Layers
One-length bobs create a helmet-like effect that emphasizes roundness rather than softening it. The straight lines cut horizontally across your face draw attention to fullness in the cheek area.
Without layers to create movement, this style can look rigid and aging.
3. Chin-Length Cuts With Rounded Edges
Rounded bob cuts that hit exactly at chin level create an optical illusion that doubles down on facial roundness. The curved shape of the cut mirrors your face shape, making roundness more pronounced.
This particular length draws a visual circle around your face.
4. Bowl Cuts Or Mushroom Shapes
Bowl-shaped cuts create a circular silhouette that compounds natural facial roundness. The horizontal line across the forehead paired with curved sides frames your face in a way that maximizes width.
These retro cuts tend to look dated on mature women.
5. Tight Curls All Over
Dense, tight curls create width and volume all around the head, which can make round faces appear even fuller. The uniform curl pattern adds bulk without creating the vertical lines needed to elongate.
This style tends to create a top-heavy appearance on round faces.
6. Pelo liso con raya al medio
Middle parts with straight hair frame round faces like curtains, emphasizing fullness rather than creating flattering angles. The symmetrical division draws attention directly to the center of your face.
Without layers or movement, this style can appear severe on mature faces.
7. Short Bangs Cut Straight Across
Very short, blunt bangs create a horizontal line that emphasizes width rather than length in round faces. This style cuts off the forehead, removing vertical space that could otherwise balance roundness.
Short bangs draw immediate attention to the fullest part of round faces.
8. Slicked-Back Styles
Pulling hair tightly back exposes the full circumference of a round face without any softening elements. The severe look draws attention to facial fullness and can emphasize jowls or neck fullness that comes with age.
This style removes any opportunity for strategic framing.
9. Single-Length Long Hair
Long hair without layers can drag down mature faces and emphasize roundness due to the weight pulling downward. Heavy curtains of hair create shadows that can highlight jowls or loss of definition.
The lack of movement in one-length cuts can look aging on women over 60.
10. Tight Updos With No Volume
Severe buns or updos without height or softness emphasize the full circumference of round faces. The pulled-back style creates a circular silhouette that mirrors and highlights facial roundness.
Without strategic volume on top, these styles can appear aging and unflattering.
11. Heavy, Thick Bangs
Dense, heavy bangs create a strong horizontal line that emphasizes width in round faces. The visual weight sits at forehead level, drawing attention to facial fullness rather than creating balance.
Thick bangs can also appear severe against the softness of mature skin.
12. Long Layered Bob (Lob) With Face-Framing Layers
Shoulder-skimming cuts with graduated layers create vertical lines that elongate round faces beautifully. The longer front pieces slim the cheeks while offering versatile styling options.
This adaptable length works with various textures and requires minimal maintenance—perfect for active lifestyles.
13. Side-Swept Bangs With Texture
Angled bangs create diagonal lines that instantly slim round faces while softening forehead lines. The asymmetrical effect breaks up circular face shapes and adds youthful dimension.
En side sweep provides coverage without the heaviness of straight-across bangs, offering a modern, elegant look.
14. Pixie With Longer Top Layers
Modern pixies with length on top create height that visually elongates round faces. The contrast between shorter sides and textured crown draws the eye upward, creating a slimming vertical focus.
This low-maintenance style offers volume where you want it while remaining age-appropriate and stylish.
15. Soft Shag With Feathered Layers
Feathery, textured layers create movement that breaks up the circumference of round faces. The deliberately tousled effect adds youthful volume while face-framing pieces slim wider cheeks.
This versatile cut works with natural texture and requires minimal styling—perfect for embracing your hair’s natural qualities.
16. Asymmetrical Bob With Length
Slightly longer on one side, this modern cut creates diagonal lines that instantly slim round faces. The deliberate asymmetry breaks up circular face shapes and adds contemporary edge.
The longer front pieces draw the eye downward, creating a vertical visual pathway that elongates rather than widens.