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Hair Styles, Cuts and Lengths that Work With Your Face Shape
You want to change your hair style, but aren't sure what would
look best. Should you keep it long or cut it short? Will cutting
your shoulder length hair make it wavy, curly or frizzy? Are
extensions an option? Was your mom right when she said you had a
square face and should never wear bangs?
Face shape is crucial in getting the most flattering hair cut.
Celebrity clients spend thousands of dollars on the best
stylists at the best salons, but you don't have to. The easiest
way to find your face shape is to pull any bangs off your
forehead into a clip, take a lipstick or a magic marker and
outline your face in the mirror. Draw what you see, not what
you think, and you may be surprised. Step back and consider the
shape on the mirror as only a geometric design.
If you Have an Oval Face Shape
If you look at most models and actresses, you'll notice that
their faces tend to be oval. Oval faces look good in pretty much
any hairstyle, especially styles that show off that perfect
shape. Don't get bangs, and don't wear your hair in your face.
For everyone else, hairstyles may be used to create the
impression of having a "perfect" oval face. But you can also use
your hairstyle to play up your best features regardless of your
face shape.
Hair Cuts for Round Faces
There are two ways to address hairstyles for a round face. One
way is to accentuate the roundness even further, with a bowl-
shaped haircut, which can be very beautiful on the right woman.
There's something widely appealing about transforming an unusual
characteristic into a real feature, and playing up a round face
is one way to be very much your own person, stylistically
speaking. But if you don't want your face to look as round,
choose a hair style that lengthens the look of your face. Have
the top layered for fullness and height, and thinned out below
the cheekbones to give the illusion of a narrower chin line. Go
with medium to long hair. If you don't mind the extra time,
running your hair through a straightening iron can be an extra
sleek & sophisticated look.
Rectangular Face Hair Styles
A long, narrow face can be rounded a bit by hair that's kept
short to medium in length, with wispy bangs. Fuller sides from
the forehead to the middle of the cheekbones widen the face, and
layers add fullness and volume to the hair. Long hair and center
parts accentuate rectangular face shapes, making them appear
longer.
Flattering Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
You can have a lot of fun with new hair styles. The key here is
to get a style with more fullness lower on the face, around the
chin, and less fullness at the forehead. Sweep your hair back to
show off your fabulous cheekbones. Short hair doesn't work as
well on a heart shaped face, because it puts the emphasis at the
top of your head. Keep your hair at least chin length, and light
and wispy around the forehead.
Hair Lengths for Triangular Faces
If your chin or jaw is wider and your forehead narrower, add
weight to the top of your head with layers that create fullness,
thinning as it approaches the jaw. The shag was made for the
triangular face! Short hair looks nice on a triangular face.
Long hair doesn't work as well, but if you're attached to your
hair and can't bear cutting it, try styles that pull your hair
back as it falls below your cheekbones.
Elongate a Square with the right Hair
The square face can be elongated somewhat by added height on the
top of the head. Layers on the crown and parting your hair off
center help to reduce a square look. Wispy bangs and temples
soften the squareness too, and may add roundness. Wavy hair adds
to the softening effect; straight lines, straight bangs and
straight or flat hair are to be avoided. Short or medium hair
looks nice. Don't let any haircut end at your jawline.
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