Finding the right hairstyle after 60 can be a game-changer, especially for those with round faces. The perfect cut can slim your face, highlight your best features, and boost your confidence. These 15 hairstyles are specially chosen to create a more defined, youthful look while being easy to maintain.
1. Layered Bob with Side Sweep
Layers create movement and dimension, instantly slimming round facial contours. The side-swept bangs draw attention diagonally across your face, creating a visual elongating effect.
This versatile style works with both straight and wavy hair textures, making it a practical choice for everyday elegance.
2. Pixie Cut with Textured Crown
Bold and beautiful, this pixie adds height at the crown where you need it most. The vertical lift draws the eye upward, creating the illusion of a longer, slimmer face shape.
Extra texture on top balances fullness in the cheeks while keeping sides neat and close-cut.
3. Soft Shag with Curtain Bangs
Feathery layers frame the face while creating a flattering vertical line. The curtain bangs open like drapes to highlight your eyes and cheekbones, drawing attention away from fuller cheeks.
This retro-inspired cut works wonderfully with natural gray or silver hair for an effortlessly chic look.
4. Asymmetrical Lob (Long Bob)
The slightly longer length on one side creates a diagonal line across your face, instantly slimming round features. This modern cut offers versatility—wear it sleek for a sophisticated look or add waves for casual elegance.
The asymmetry tricks the eye into seeing a more oval face shape.
5. Voluminous Crown with Tapered Sides
Height at the top elongates your face while shorter sides slim your cheeks. The contrast between fullness above and sleekness around the ears creates a visual lifting effect.
This style requires minimal styling—just a bit of volumizing mousse and a quick blow-dry focusing on the crown area.
6. Face-Framing Layers with Side Part
Strategically placed layers starting at chin level create vertical lines that slim the face. The parte lateral profunda adds asymmetry, breaking up the roundness of your face shape.
Ask your stylist for layers that curve inward slightly at the ends to enhance the slimming effect around your jawline.
7. Graduated Bob with Wispy Fringe
Shorter at the back and gradually longer toward the front, this bob creates a slimming diagonal line. The wispy bangs soften the forehead while drawing attention to your eyes rather than the fullness of your cheeks.
This low-maintenance cut holds its shape beautifully as it grows out.
8. Long Layers with Off-Center Part
Longer layers starting below the chin create vertical lines that visually stretch a round face. The slightly off-center part breaks symmetry, making your face appear less circular and more oval.
This versatile style works wonderfully with natural waves or can be blown out straight for different looks.
9. Textured Crop with Swept Fringe
This sophisticated short cut features piece-y texture that creates angles against the roundness of your face. The swept fringe draws the eye diagonally, immediately creating a slimming effect.
The textured ends add definition while keeping the style soft enough to complement mature features.
10. Midlength Cut with Curtained Layers
Layers that start at cheekbone level and curve inward create a curtain effect that slims round faces. This clever cutting technique frames your face while visually narrowing wider areas.
The midlength is perfect for those who want versatility without the commitment of very short or very long hair.
11. Choppy Pixie with Long Bangs
The contrast between the short, textured back and longer, angled bangs creates a slimming frame for round faces. These longer pieces can be styled to one side, creating a diagonal line that visually elongates your face.
The choppy texture adds youthful edge while remaining age-appropriate.
12. Shoulder-Length Shag with Bangs
Feathery layers throughout create movement that distracts from facial fullness. The bangs can be customized—side-swept for maximum slimming or straight across but textured to soften the look.
This cut works beautifully with natural gray hair, allowing for air-dried texture or more polished styling.
13. Angled Bob with Deep Side Part
Slightly longer in front than back, this geometric cut creates diagonal lines that instantly slim a round face. The deep side part adds asymmetry, breaking up the roundness even further.
For maximum effect, tuck one side behind your ear to showcase your jawline and create even more angular definition.
14. Tapered Pixie with Textured Top
Ultra-short on the sides with longer, piece-y texture on top creates height that elongates your face. The vertical lift draws the eye upward rather than outward, countering roundness with flattering angles.
This low-maintenance style requires minimal product—just a bit of texturizing paste to define the layers.
15. Chin-Length Bob with Subtle Layers
Hitting precisely at the chin, this classic length creates a strong horizontal line that defines the jawline. Subtle internal layers remove bulk and create movement without sacrificing the clean line that makes this cut so slimming.
Style with a slight inward curve at the ends for maximum face-slimming effect.