21 Best Short Hair with Highlights for 2023

Short Hairstyle with Rose Gold Highlights

#17: Short Hairstyle with Rose Gold Highlights

What’s great about this? Rose gold highlights in short hair that’s dark give such a bold statement with loads of contrast. The placement and technique will give a softer less noticeable regrowth line as it grows out resulting in longer times between appointments. This short textured cut is a breeze to style. What’s your best advice? You honestly can’t mess it up! A little volume mouse and a blow dryer finished with a light shine pomade and you have a perfectly tousled style. If you are looking for a bold statement with low maintenance, short hair highlights are the way to go. The highlights will grow out seamlessly resulting in a few trips to the salon and more money in your pocket. Go home from the salon with a custom color conditioner to keep the rosiness of the highlights.

Short Brown Hair with Caramel Highlights

#18: Short Brown Hair with Caramel Highlights

What’s great about this? These warm caramel highlights on short hair are for ladies whose goal is to go bright blonde. These tones are perfect for women with medium to dark eyebrows and a tan complexion. This short haircut is a one-length trim and some point cutting at the ends to create a long bob cut without all the layers! What’s your best advice? This short hairstyle is great for any woman trying to brighten up their facial features with a few warm caramel highlights on brown hair.

Peekaboo Highlights on Short Hair

#19: Peekaboo Highlights on Short Hair

What’s great about this? Blue peekaboo highlights for short hair that’s naturally a copper color offers a bold juxtaposition of tones. Copper (orange) and navy are two opposing colors that pair so well with each other. What’s your best advice? This short hair is truly great for women who especially those who want just a touch of edgy in their life. Doing panels or peek-a-boos is a great way to add a splash of unnatural hair color without being too over the top. This particular short haircut works extremely well for someone with short fine hair. Be prepared for a moderate level of maintenance to continue wearing a look like this. If you’re thinking about maintaining the length and color as is for a while, you will need regular haircuts (anywhere between 4-8 weeks). Coppers need to be refreshed in that time frame as well. Dry shampoo is your best friend. The less you shampoo, the longer the color will stay vibrant.

Short Dark Hair with Highlights

#20: Short Dark Hair with Highlights

What’s great about this? Short dark hair with highlights cut into a graduated bob created volume and density making it easy to achieve fullness in all the right areas. The short dark underneath keeps it looking dense while the highlights throughout keep it light and airy on top. What’s your best advice? This short hairdo is more of a high maintenance style. I recommend getting a reshape every 4-5 weeks to keep the shape sharp and polished.

Red Hair with Blonde Highlights for Older Women

#21: Red Hair with Blonde Highlights for Older Women

What’s great about this? Short red hair with blonde highlights on a modern layered bob looks amazing. The color placement is to accentuate the layers and frame around the face. The combination of warmth from the copper base color and the coolness of the blonde highlights really give it a look that “pops.” What’s your best advice? This short hair and highlights is great for women over 70. It provides that age is just a number and you can always have fun with your hair. If you have grey hair, the root touchup requires being done every 4-6 weeks. It’s not a low maintenance color. You would also need to use the right color shampoo and conditioner to order to maintain the color and prevent fading.