Wavy hair is incredibly versatile, and with the right style, it can take years off your look. That’s why we’ve curated a collection of stunning wavy hairstyles for women over 50 that will inspire you to rock your waves with confidence.
These styles celebrate the beauty and movement of wavy hair while also giving you a fresh, modern look that’s perfect for you to try at your next salon visit. So, are you ready to fall head over heels for your gorgeous, wavy locks?
1. Wavy Lob with Side Part
Blending natural gray and darker tones in a lob (long bob) creates a sophisticated look that enhances your facial features. The multidimensional waves form a striking contrast that frames your face and highlights your eyes. The silver ash brown waves also add texture, making fine or thin hair appear fuller.
2. Medium-Length Waves with Deep Side Part
A deep side part on medium-length waves adds dimension and drama to your hairstyle. This parting technique shifts the volume to one side, creating a flattering asymmetrical look that can enhance your facial structure. The soft, loose waves provide a natural shine and texture, giving your hair a healthy, vibrant appearance.
3. Feathered Highlighted Waves
Adding highlights to feathered waves results in a dynamic and eye-catching hairstyle. The highlights create dimension, making the waves stand out and catch the light in a stunning way. Feathered layers add softness and movement, and the blend of colors adds richness and complexity.
4. Wavy Shoulder-Length Shag
The wavy shag is a trendy and easy hairstyle that adds a playful touch to your hair. Layers create volume and texture, giving the appearance of thicker hair. This shoulder-length cut works wonderfully with natural waves, enhancing the hair’s natural movement and giving a carefree, tousled effect.
5. Long Waves for Thick Hair
Long waves showcase the natural volume and density of thick hair. The length allows for a beautiful flow and movement, creating a soft, romantic look. This style enhances your hair’s natural shine and texture, creating a sleek, polished finish or a more relaxed, bohemian vibe.
6. Long Silver Waves
The long length of these waves allows for a graceful flow, adding volume that makes your hair look voluminous and healthy. This style highlights the natural beauty of silver hair. The soft waves soften the look, perfect for celebrating your natural color.
7. Short Blonde Waves
Shorter waves offer a fresh and youthful look. The bright blonde shade enhances your complexion, while the waves add texture and movement to your strands. The short length also highlights your cheekbones and jawline.
8. Voluminous Wavy Bob
Looking for some volume? This style adds body and fullness to your hair, creating a glam appearance. The waves enhance the natural shine and texture, making your hair look lively and vibrant. The bob length is versatile and easy to style, offering a range of looks.
9. Mid-Length Loose Waves
Here are some waves that provide a relaxed and natural look that is soft and feminine. The waves add gentle movement, giving your hair a light and airy feel. The length is ideal for those who want a manageable cut that still offers plenty of styling options.
10. Wavy Pixie Bob
This style combines the sophistication of a bob with the playfulness of a shorter pixie cut, thus the name pixie bob. This shorter style adds texture and volume, making your hair look fuller with more body. The waves soften the cut, adding a touch of femininity to the bold, contemporary shape.
11. Highlighted Waves
Here’s a striking long hairstyle for your fifties. Highlights in waves create a stunning look that adds depth and dimension to your hair. The light-catching highlights give a youthful glow and a sun-kissed appearance, and the waves add volume and texture for added vibrancy.
12. Tousled Wavy Pixie
Consider going short with a wavy pixie cut. The short length is easy to manage and style, while the tousled waves add a touch of softness. The pixie cut highlights your face, and the waves add volume up top, making your hair look full and voluminous.
13. Layered Shoulder Length Waves with Bangs
The layers reduce bulk and allow natural waves to form more easily, which can be especially beneficial if you have fine or thin hair. Side-swept bangs frame your face nicely. A more structured finish can be achieved with minimal effort, often requiring just a bit of texturizing spray or a quick run-through with a curling iron.
14. Mid-Length Highlighted Waves
Brown waves with highlights offer a beautiful blend of color and texture. The highlights catch the light beautifully, and the waves add noticeable dimension. The medium-length is practical and versatile for different styles, whether you just want to pull your hair back into a ponytail or wear it down, as shown above.
15. Chunky Layered Waves
In this cut, distinct, thicker sections of waves are designed to add significant volume and texture to your hair. If you have highlights or lowlights, chunky layered waves can enhance the dimension of your hair color. The layers allow the different tones to show through more prominently, creating a vibrant effect.
16. Medium Length Black Waves
The deep, rich black shade complements these voluminous waves, giving your hair a healthy, vibrant appearance. The waves catch and reflect light, highlighting the natural luster of black hair. This effect can be further enhanced with subtle highlights or lowlights, adding even more dimension and depth to the look.
17. Soft Wavy Layers
For a feminine look, try a shorter cut with soft waves and layers. This hairstyle adds volume and body, making it look like you have more hair (and who doesn’t love that?!). The subtle layers help to soften your facial features, making this a flattering choice for many face shapes.
18. Wavy Updo
An updo with wavy hair offers a perfect balance between elegance and a casual look. This style pulls your hair up, allowing the waves to cascade gently with a tousled finish. The waves add texture and interest, making this updo anything but ordinary.
19. Shoulder-Length Textured Waves
The textured waves can help to disguise any damage or uneven lengths, making your hair look healthier. Shoulder-length textured waves look particularly stunning with highlights or balayage. The different tones catch the light and add dimension, making the waves stand out even more. This hairstyle is suitable for all hair types, whether your hair is thick or fine.
20. Wavy Shoulder-Length Lob
A lob (long bob) with waves is a trendy yet classic hairstyle that suits many women. This length is perfect for women in their fifties who want a bit of length without the commitment of long hair. The waves add softness and volume, making your hair look thick and healthy.
21. Silver Waves with Center Part
Show off your natural silver shade with a hairstyle that works particularly well if you have naturally wavy or curly hair. The natural wave pattern helps to disguise any minor imperfections or frizz, making it easy to manage with minimal effort. For women with straight hair, achieving this look is as simple as using a curling iron or rollers to create soft waves.
22. Tousled Waves
This hairstyle combines natural texture with a flattering fringe swept to the sides. The tousled waves add a significant amount of volume and texture to your hair, making it look fuller and thicker. This is quite beneficial for women with fine or thinning hair, as the waves create an illusion of thickness and body.
23. Medium-Length Soft Waves
These waves add a touch of softness to your appearance, enhancing your features with gentle, flowing lines. A light curl-enhancing product or texturizing spray can help maintain the waves. As a bonus, you’ll reduce the need for constant heat styling and protect your hair from damage.
24. Textured Layered Wavy Bob with Side Swept Bangs
Whether you have thick or fine hair, the textured, layered wavy bob can be adapted to suit your hair type. The layers can be adjusted to add volume to fine hair or to remove bulk from thick hair, ensuring a flattering and manageable cut. If you have naturally wavy or curly hair, this cut is perfect for enhancing your natural texture.
25. Shoulder-Length Waves with Side Part
This wavy cut offers versatile styling options. You can wear it naturally wavy for a relaxed, beachy look or use a curling iron for more definition. The side part can also be adjusted to create different looks, whether you prefer a deep side part or a more subtle one.
26. Wavy Pixie
If you’re considering transitioning from longer hair to a shorter cut, the piecey, wavy pixie is an excellent choice. It allows you to experiment with a shorter style while maintaining some length and texture. The piecey layers and highlights draw attention to your eyes, cheekbones, and jawline.
27. Bohemian Waves with Braid
The loose waves create a soft, romantic feel, while the braid adds a touch of bohemian flair. You can customize the braid to suit your preference. Whether you prefer a loose, chunky braid or a tight, intricate one, this style allows for personal touches to make it your own.
28. Silver Waves with Swooping Side Bangs
This elegant look perfectly complements silver hair. This style combines soft, flowing waves with the added flair of long side-swept bangs. The waves enhance the natural texture of the hair, adding depth and dimension.
29. Medium Length Waves with Chunky Highlights
Mid-length waves with chunky highlights offer a bold and trendy look. Chunky highlights can be customized to complement your natural hair color and skin tone. Whether you choose warm caramel tones or cool blonde shades, the highlights will enhance your new look.
30. Face-Framing Highlighted Wavy Layers
Soft waves and strategically placed highlights help to soften any harsh lines around the face, creating a more gentle and feminine look. The layers are cut to softly frame your face, drawing attention to your features. The highlights further emphasize your features, creating a flattering look.
31. Vintage Finger Waves
Vintage finger waves bring a touch of old Hollywood glamour to your look. The meticulously styled waves create a sleek and polished silhouette, perfect for special occasions or adding a bit of retro charm to your everyday style. This classic hairstyle is all about elegance and sophistication.
32. Wavy Shoulder Length Layers
These thick, chunky layers can be cut to frame your face, highlighting your best features. This can also give your face a more defined shape. The layers can help in reducing the weight and bulk, making it simpler to wash, dry, and style.
33. Long Balayage Waves
Waves and balayage are a perfect match, as the combination enhances the best qualities of both, resulting in a stunning, natural-looking hairstyle. Using a balayage technique, your colorist will hand-paint your hair with highlights, placing the color exactly where it’s needed to create a natural, sun-kissed look.
Balayage creates a gradual, seamless transition from darker roots to lighter ends, mimicking the effect of naturally sun-lightened hair.
34. Long Soft Silver Waves
Here’s a way to embrace your natural silver locks. Long, soft silver waves create an elegant look. Whether you prefer to wear your hair down, in a loose updo, or half-up, this hairstyle adapts effortlessly to different occasions and outfits.
35. Textured Wavy Lob for Thick Hair
The wavy lob is a modern, trendy hairstyle that’s a chic choice that keeps you looking stylish and up-to-date. This style leverages the natural wave pattern in thick hair, creating a beautifully textured look. The texture and waves add movement and volume, preventing your hair from looking flat or weighed down.