10 Short Hairstyles for Women Over 40

If you’re in the over-40’s age-group, remember that a short, trendy haircut tailored to your face can take years off you! Yes, really! Maybe we can’t avoid gaining a few wrinkles and lines, but we can present ourselves as modern, fashion-conscious women! These modern looks are the best short hairstyles for women of any age, but look particularly attractive on trendy women over 40!
Trendy two-tone – best short hairstyles for women who look ‘cool

The two-toned, black and white color designs are always present in the latest short hairstyles, showing how much we love this contrast. This cut creates a ‘hip’ urban chic image with strong lines in the black section and a feathery vibe above. The shape of the head is shown by short, close layers at the nape, beneath the crown’s longer, blonde section. The forward styling creates movement and texture ending in a casual, side-swept fringe. The overall impression created here is a stylish woman, with effortless Boho elegance!
Fashionable black tips on brunette – best short hairstyles for women with thick hair

This well-groomed short hairstyle is also full of trendy features that mark it out from the rest! Adding black ombré to brunette hair is a new hair color idea which isn’t yet a mainstream look. But we love the way it has been added to this swept-over short-cut to make it fresh and different. There’s attractive texture on top which the black ombré accentuates. And another edgy detail in the extra-long, side-point, finishing the smoothly-curved bangs with a contrasting spiky tip.
White blonde basin-cut & shaved detail – best short hairstyles for women over-40

You may not be quite as young as the model for this easy-care, short haircut, but age is not a barrier to wearing the latest short hairstyles! The short-back-and-sides haircut with ‘undercut’ sides crossed over from punk to mainstream a while ago. And white hair with dark roots is a fashionable, new, color idea for all women – over-40, under-30 or any age at all. The barriers are breaking down and we no longer have to pick a style that society feels is suitable for a certain age. So this updated basin-cut, with textured tips softening the line of deep, straight-across bangs could well be your flattering, new look!
Roaring red – best short hairstyles for women with glamor

If you’ve always been a lively person with an eye-catching fashion style, don’t feel you have to follow the trend for gray, white and ash-blonde short haircuts! Medium skin tones with a warm undertone need warmer colors to look good anyway. This season’s trend for intense red shades is perfect for adding instant glamor to any short haircuts, whether you happen to be over-40, over-60 or over-80 for that matter! This fabulous cut is easy to maintain, owing to the short back and sides. But you can go to town with the long, red and sexy bangs in a face-framing wave, or flirty peek-a-boo bangs draped seductively over one eye!
Edgy etching on ultra-mod short asymmetric hairstyles