The best way to tell a square shaped face is a square shaped hairline and squared shaped jawline. Your jawline, eyebrow bone, and cheekbones are about the same width. You want to look for a haircut that will soften your features. Celebrities with squared shaped faces are Carmen Electra, Demi Moore, Jessica Simpson, Sandra Bullock, and Eliza Dushku (pictured below).
Tips for Square Face Shapes
- Waves and curls soften the sharp angles of square faces.
- Wispy layers around your jaw and chin often help to soften angles.
- Blunt and heavy bangs will take away from the height of your face, making it appear shorter.
- Long hairstyles are best for this face type. Try layering your long hair and avoid center parts if it is one length.
- If your hair is short, try cutting short layers to add height to your hair. More height helps to elongate your face.
- Try to avoid hairstyles and haircuts that make your sides bulky, it will make your face appear wider.
Oblong Face Shape
Oblong, or long, shaped faces are more long than they are wide. The forehead, jaw line, and cheekbone are about equal in width. You want to pick a hairstyle that will make your face appear shorter and fuller. Celebrities with an oblong face shape are Sarah Jessica Parker, Celine Dion, and Liv Tyler (pictured below).
Tips for Oblong Face Shapes
- Extremely short cuts, long cuts, and cuts that frame your face should be avoided, they will elongate your face.
- Long and straight hairstyles will make your face appear longer than it is. Try cutting bangs, they can be blunt, wispy, heavy fringed, or side swept.
- Curls, shoulder length haircuts, and chin length bob haircuts are great for oblong shaped faces because they create width.
Heart Face Shape
Heart shaped faces are the easiest to spot and the most common face shape. The characteristics of this face shape are a well defined chin and fullness through the cheekbones and temples. You want a haircut that makes your forehead appear less wide and your chin to appear fuller and wider. Celebrities with a heart shaped face are Reese Witherspoon, Mischa Barton, Keri Russell, Katie Holmes, and Christina Ricci.
Tips for Heart Face Shapes
- Avoid blunt cut bangs. Instead, go for wispy bangs. Side parts and side swept bangs look great on you too.
- Long wavy hair is always a great look for heart shape faces.
- Fullness at the sides of your head are ideal because they narrow your jaw. Fullness on the top of your head is not ideal because it makes you look a little top heavy.
- Hair shorter than your chin generally does not look good. Try a jawline length bob.
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