While women are encouraged to embrace their natural hair texture and colorists are busy inventing new techniques for creating natural-looking color schemes, the same approach rules supreme when it comes to graying. Mature ladies are proudly wearing their well-earned silver, and gray shades have been trending over the past few years even among younger generations. So, let’s have a closer look at a current take on gray hairstyles and learn how to adapt them to your personal needs.
1. Gray Side-Parted Bob
Due to the deep side part, this sleek bob delivers a bit of asymmetry to interrupt the roundness of the face. It is perfect for highlighting cheekbones, too.
via @vancityhairgirl
2. Big Chop Ombre
When opting for a big chop, leaving the dyed tips may produce a beautiful ombre effect. Soft bangs and sideburns give a flattering frame for the oval face.
via @hairinzoeyschair
3. White and Gray Pixie with Choppy Micro Bangs
This gamine crop is really youthful and fun thanks to its choppy fringe and salt-and-pepper color. And it works well to shift attention away from the square bone structure, too.
via @sarzmahal
4. White Pixie with Soft Waves
Shining with a soft silver hue, this cut has just enough volume on the sides to add some width to the long face. “Consider side-swept bangs if you want to make your face look a bit rounder and your cheekbones stronger,” Eva Scrivo, NY-based hairstylist who worked with a long list of celebrities before publishing her Eva Scrivo on Beauty book, says in her comments for Oprah.com.
via @hairbyvanre
5. Medium Salt and Pepper Waves
Generally, older ladies are recommended to stick to softer hairstyle lines in order to offset the loss of skin elasticity. Textured waves below the chin are a go-to for heart-shaped faces, as they balance the lower part of the face and create plenty of movement.
via @alchemyorlando
6. White Curly Hair with Lowlights
The mix of random white and gray adds fun to this curly hair, and we know that curls are also great for creating volume. This look can be achieved both on natural curls or a perm.
via @curlsrock_hairstudio
7. Ultra Short Gray Hair
This crop cracks the problem of fine hair ultimately, leaving the strands to sit close to the scalp for a denser feel. It’s bold and edgy yet still classy, looking awesome with a pair of glasses.
via @hair.by.ashmichelle
8. Coily Gray Hair
It’s a nice idea to embrace frizzy hair by making the texture a part of a quirky twisted hairstyle . Both dimension and low maintenance are guaranteed.
via @textures_llc
9. Metallic Gray Pixie with Face-Framing Lowlights
All you need to tame your thick coarse locks is a bulk-removing layered cut and messy styling. Sure, it will look sassier with those dark streaks.
via @sahairasalon
10. Piecey Gray Pixie with Platinum Tint
A textured pixie works fine for thin tresses, and you can hide the scarcity by pulling the locks frontwards. Don’t miss this cute piece-y baby fringe – it’s truly age-slaying.
via @thelostkiiddoeshair
11. Silver Fox Bixie
This shaggy cut is perfect for showcasing a thick mane and radiating the awesome silver fox shade. Spice it up with a side-swept fringe.
via @happyhairsara
12. Dark Gray Wavy Pixie
This cute pixie is a nice fit for a lady over 60 with a wavy hair texture. We love both the lift at the roots and piece-y bangs, softening the face.
via @hairby_jlynnlowe
13. Spiky White Pixie
When wearing glasses, make sure your face is not overwhelmed. This rejuvenating spiky pixie is a case in point thanks to the lovely micro bangs.
via @biohemian_concept
14. White and Gray Long Pixie
This is a longer version of modern pixie, catching the eye with its dense fringe and a shiny color, accentuating the texture. If you have fine hair, layering will help with adding extra volume.
via @erm_styles
15. Gray Curly French Bob Toned Bronde
The curly chin-length bob with bangs is so Frenchy, and it has that bouncy feel, making older women look younger and flirtier. This style definitely adds youthfullnes to the overall look.
via @andrea_gildedfox
16. Long Gray Hair with Thin Lowlights
While short haircuts for gray hair promise low maintenance, long styles require an ongoing hair care routine, but it really pays off. Healthy silver locks look stunning and oh so feminine, also offering lots of ways to play with updos. This is a great example of a lady over 50, embracing her beautiful natural silver, refreshed with some wispy layers.
via @hairbyalliecollet
17. Platinum Blonde Waves with Naturally Gray Roots
This lady prefers rocking her long hair wavy – a clever move to soften the look, while the sliced tips add texture and a modern touch. This look is glam yet very easy to achieve.
via @lifeandcoloursalon
18. Gray Hair with White Money Pieces
The long bob is never out of fashion, especially when it’s customized through face-framing layers and highlighted with white streaks in the front. You can never go wrong with money pieces.
via @loveyourlife.hair
19. Mid-Length Gray Hair with Bangs
When choosing a hairstyle with bangs, don’t hesitate to ask for a cropped fringe that is seriously trending now, including when paired with long hair. Curtain shape is perfect for face-framing purposes, too.
via @officialhairbynat
20. Extra Long White Gray Hair
This stunningly lengthy and heavily layered hair makes us feel jealous! This proves that disconnection rules when it comes to thick or medium textures.
via @silverstorm777
21. Short High-Contrast Salt and Pepper Hair
Natural hair is a strong trend, and it goes well with natural graying. This gal nails graying, packed into an elegant short hairstyle with an astonishing flipped out fringe.
via @contactevie
22. Naturally Graying Black Hairs
This ashy hair is natural gray with lowlights. We love the bounce enhanced through heavy layering on the bottom. This look is easy to recreate with just a blowout!
via @cosmocady
23. Crown Braid on Salt and Pepper Hair
Crown braid hairstyles are not for young girls only! This lady proves that silver and grey locks can look really crisp when braided.
via @hairnlove
24. Black and Accent White Dreadlocks
Yes, crochet hairstyles are also doable, blending well with graying. These gypsy locks shaped into an inverted lob that plays with colors and textures are just fascinating.
via @sasshayhair
25. Gray Finger Coiled Pixie
If you used to dye your hair and now you’re going for your gray, the curly texture of Afro hair can make the transition less visible. Bold enough for a very short cut? Steal this bang-on teeny weeny afro, adorned with a fun splash of white.
via @giviniv
26. Silver Pixie Bob with Shadow Root
This silver bob with shadow roots is just the thing for thin-haired women. It builds the required depth, while layering adds dynamics. This style looks great with wispy side-swept bangs.
via @jackmartincolorist
27. Natural Silver Roots and Creamy Blonde Ends
This lady sports her white hair with a side-swept fringe and laid back wavy styling, supplemented with a fancy loose braid in the back. What a fun look, and definitely different from what we’re used to seeing.
via @frostannas
28. Dark Gray Curly Hair
The salt and pepper solution is one of our favorites for gray hair, and this voluminous hairstyle looks vibrant with its messy curls. Swept to the side with a deep parting, the style looks fresh and modern paired with a pair of fab glasses.
via @vancityhairgirl
29. Metallic Platinum Highlights
If you are not blessed with natural curls, go for perm to juice up your tresses with trendy beach waves. Style them with gel and sal water spray for a textured wet look.
via @saloncyan
30. Medium White Blonde Shag
This shoulder length shaggy bob sparkles with an icy shade of blonde and boasts plenty of texture due to the sliced ends. Modern and age-appropriate at the same time!
via @hairbykristenh
31. Sleek Ponytail for Gray Natural Hair
What an elegant ‘do you can have by pulling your silver locks into a perfectly polished ponytail. Curl it to get an impressive bounce and finish off the look!
via @aviancechablishair
32. Undercut White Pixie with Black and Pink Lowlights
This pink streaked pixie is miraculous! It blends perfectly with natural white and gray, and creates a dramatic contrast between the shaved sides and long top.
via @francescogroupeccleshall
33. Razored Bixie with Pearl Blonde Toner
And this crop is ash gray with platinum highlights, but it’s by no means flat thanks to the razor-cut texture, some lift in the back and a layered fringe.
via @nelsonstylist
34. Tapered and Textured Gray Pixie
If you want to look rather edgy, opt for a bolder pixie cut coupled with cool tapered bangs and shaggier layers. This cut has a lot of volume on the top due to all the layers.
via @christinavita.hair
35. Messy Updo for Gray Hair
If you thought you can’t pull off a messy updo with gray hair, you’re so wrong! Here is a nice example of face-framing pieces, softening facial contours, creating dimension and bringing in a romantic touch.
via @t.neklyudova
From coveted silver fox to funky gray and pastel color combinations, gray and white hairstyles are versatile, modern and sexy. Though the transformation can be challenging, the result will be rewarding, provided that the style is chosen smartly. Take one of the pictures with you to your salon, and don’t forget to share your new look with our age-embracing gang.