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Thinking about cutting your hair? Summer does that. While going shorter can be freeing and certainly update your overall look, it takes guts. The scary part used to be growing it out (the uh-oh moment). Now it's more about feeling exposed, naked without our usual locks. Here's why: At 50-plus, hair may be a bit thinner, and cropped hair puts newly matured necks prominently on display. But don't let that stop you! Here are 10 ways to chop chic and love it.
![Maye Musk and Tilda Swinton with an undercut style. Maye Musk and Tilda Swinton with an undercut style.](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/style-trends/info-2018/womens-short-haircuts/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par1/articlecontentfragmeImage1/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/beauty-and-style/2018/06/1140-ljj-hair-1-undercut.jpg)
1. The Undercut
Maye Musk and Tilda Swinton have this long-on-top, crisply-short-below bi-levelstyle. The superlong top section is what gives this cut versatility. You can swoop it up in a pompadour-like wave, create a sideswept bang, or brush it back and off the face. One cautionary tale: Do not let any stylist talk you into shaving the undercut part or doing a "fade." This cut is for divas who like to stand out in the crowd. Statement color adds to the effect.
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![Sharon Stone with a chiseled bob style. Sharon Stone with a chiseled bob style.](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/style-trends/info-2018/womens-short-haircuts/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par3/articlecontentfragme/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/beauty-and-style/2018/06/1140-ljj-hair-2-chiseled-bob.jpg)
2. Chiseled Bob
Sharon Stone's cut is basically a chin-length layered bob with graduated layers at the neck and nibbled layers beneath. You can do a side part and tuck all behind the ears for a smooth look, blow-dry it up big on top for lots of drama and volume, or smooth it off the face with styling pomade for yet another variation. If you're ready to snip your fine, thin hair blunt — this is it.
![Gayle King and Kris Jenner with bangs Gayle King and Kris Jenner with bangs](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/style-trends/info-2018/womens-short-haircuts/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par5/articlecontentfragme_0_1_2_3_4_5/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/beauty-and-style/2018/06/1140-ljj-hair-10-bangs.jpg)
![Isabella Rossellini, Maye Musk, Helen Mirren Isabella Rossellini, Maye Musk, Helen Mirren](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/style-trends/info-2018/womens-short-haircuts/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par5/articlecontentfragme_0_1_2_3_4_5_6/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/beauty-and-style/2018/04/1140-skincare-basics-rossellini-musk-mirren-promo.jpg)
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