Does Your Hairstyle Fit Your Face?

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

I love to vary up my hairstyle on occasion, but I pay very close attention to how the hairstyle will fit my face shape, proportions, etc. A hairstyle, for example, may look amazing on Halle, Rhianna, Gabrielle Union, Beyonce, Tyra, etc., but I absolutely refuse to copy a style if I have a gut feeling that it may not suit me well. Furthermore, I am more than fully aware that those celebrities have a team of hairstylists to keep every curl and flip in place, so I purposely avoid hairstyles that require too much daily maintenance.

Your face shape plays a major role in the way your hairstyle fits your look overall. I found a great hairstyle guide on Amidbeauty.com (copied below), and wanted to share it with you! Perhaps you may be inspired to change up your look, or pat yourself on the back for choosing the right style for your particular face shape! :)
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Did you know that a certain hairstyle will compliment your beauty depending on the shape of your face??

Below are a list of shapes and descriptions to assist in determining a style that's truly you!

Many of us know what styles look good and some of us do not. You may ask yourself. Certain styles will enhance your face while other apply a negative affect. To determine hairstyles that compliment you, one must learn about facial shapes. The most common shapes are: Oval, Rectangular/Oblong, Round, Square and Heart. There are some that will fall into the category of Triangular or Diamond.

Finding the shape of your face will not only bring spark to your image, it will save you from having many, many bad styles!


A ROUND shaped face is displayed with full, round circular cheeks. Layers on the top and longer length near the back elongate your face. Round faces look great with longer, layered styles with lots of curls.

*Keep the sides close to the face and promote height at the crown. The goal of this style is to create an oval appearance and lift the face*

A SQUARE shaped face is described when the angular jawline is the same width as the forehead. This facial type looks best by trying a short style that is wavy on top. A wide forehead and jawline is softened by wispy edges.

*Soften the edges of your square-shape face by directing soft wavy bangs down over your temples.*


A HEART shaped face is characterized by a wide forehead, high cheekbones with a "V" shaped chin. Try a short, cropped style that is tapered at the neck. The long, wispy fringe softens a round and peaked forehead. This style is achieved when layers are long at the crown, graduated at the sides and tapered at the nape. The hair should be past the chin area.

*The best looks for this facial shape are full, curly and bouncy styles that create width around the narrow chin.*


An OVAL shaped face is well-porportioned. The length of the face is longer than the width. A classic oval shaped face looks great with any hairstyle! The preferred style would be long with graduated layers.


A RECTANGLE shaped face shows a narrow forehead and a wide chin. Try a shapely layered look or a curly style. Layers and heavy fringes build fullness on top to soften a wider crown.

*Select styles with more width and volume. Adding bangs will help to shorten a long shape face.*
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