Face Shapes and Hair Styles Updated: 11/20/2007
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Hair Stylist's Most Important Considerations.
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Heart Face Shape Shown
Pear Face Shape is Heart Face Shape turned upside down
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WEBSITE LICENSED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA USA
Designing Hair Styles that Compliment Facial Features!
Hair Stylist's Most Important Considerations.
While consulting a client in our salon,
she asked what her facial shape was.
After responding to her question she then said
"Well! I was told by another
stylist that I was Oval" (different than what I had said).
Realizing how difficult this must be for clients....
when I decided to endeavor building our web site I wanted to
include a page on how to know your facial shape,
what styles to avoid and
what styles you may Consider.
Providing style examples by showing some photos.
Click the names of the shapes to learn more or curser down.
Photos for the facial shapes are below the names of the face shapes.
I do not have hair style photos for all of the face shapes.
Face shape images are from a cosmetology
education book and Redken facial shape wheel.



Heart Face Inverted Triangle

Pear Face Triangle

Picture on right, narrower forehead

Diamond Face Shape

Styles: Diamond!

You
can wear short styles at the cheek bone or styles
below the cheek bone.
Your lovely angular structure can support a soft wave for body.
It is not recommended that you try a Pixie or other close cropped styles.
Don't:
Have full styles around the face. By Using the hair
length as the horizontal line attention getter
hair length should not be cut in a direct line of one inch
above or below the cheek bones for a diamond facial shape.
Remember not to draw attention to the diamond cheek
bones as this will make them appear more angular.
Oval Face - click for top

Length equal to one and a half times width.
Oval considered to be the ideal face shape because it is longer
than it is wide and appears well balanced.
Most any hair shape looks good on you.
Oval features allow you to sport more styles
than any other face shape.
Have you ever noticed the majority of models fall into this shape?
Have you noticed how many different hairstyles they can wear?
You can wear short, medium and long hairstyles.
Your face shape is well "balanced" or in even proportion.
You will look best when styling your hair off your face.
Most oval face shapes can show off slicked-backed looks.
Don't
Cover up your features with heavy bangs, or too forward-directed styles.
This may add weight to your face.
Rectangle / Oblong
click for top
Oblong
(angular chin)
Oblong
(angular chin)
Rectangle
(oblong with a square chin)
Rectangle
Rectangle
camouflaged by the hairstyle.
brow
bone and just below cheekbones.
See
model, fullness or width is at the cheek
bone.
When placing the palm of your hand flat
along the side of your face there
should not be strong facial angles or
round curvatures.
Oblong does not necessarily indicate an
extremely long face.
May have a
very narrow chin or a very high forehead.
Styles:
Semi-Short to Medium lengths not below the chin.
Fullness at and above the sides (cheek bones) your
face.
You'll want to balance the look of a long and
slender face.
Soft wispy bangs at forehead or even as long as
the check
bone will shorten the appearance of the length.
By cutting the hair into a semi-short or medium
length the
outline of the cut will also shorten the look
of the length of the face. Layers work great with
your becoming face shape.
You really do not carry very much of a
widest point of the face
if you are truly Oblong / Rectangle.
Therefore, you need fullness between the
corner
of the eyes to cheek bones.
Fullness gently at the sides of your face will add
width to the face shape,
as this will add softness to the straight lines in
your face.
You can create this by adding medium length
layers
and angled sides around the face.
Try side parts (not center parts) and you may be
able to
wear straight back styles with a little
fringy bang on the forehead and fringe at temples.
Avoid
Below Chin length hair with a rounded line
that mirrors face’s Oblong shape.
Center parts.
Short-short crops,
straight "chopped" bangs. Rounded full
one length haircuts without bangs
(Example: Bob)
ending below the chin will certainly add
weight and length to your face shape.
Do not have excessive height at the bangs
and top and crown.
Square
click for top
Width of the face is noticeably more than
2/3 of length.
Creating the illusion of a short face.
The side of your face should be equally
proportioned from the hairline
to the jaw. Your chin is short. You can
wear more hairstyles than you think.
Square faces are beautiful for true
designer hair styles.
Medium Short-to-medium length hair;
especially
with wave or roundness around the
face.
Wispy bangs; off-center parts; height
at the crown.
You want to soften the square look of
your face with layers
and wispy looks around the face.
Height at the crown will elongate
your symmetrical shape.
If your hair is straight you may
want to consider a body wave,
as some curl or wave to the hair
will achieve a nice
balance to the straight features of
your face shape.
Stay Away From:
Too much height at the crown.
Long straight styles that
accentuate square jawbone.
You want to stay away from
putting most of
the weight of a haircut at the
jaw line and below.
This will give the appearance
of added weight to the face.
If going with long hair it
should be kept tight at the
nape.



Sometimes
long and slender, about the same width
at forehead,

A
strong, square jaw line and usually an
equally square hairline.
Place the flat vertical side of your
hand to the side of your face.
Styles:
click for
top
Heart
/Inverted Triangle
Face is wide at the
temples and hairline,
narrowing to a small
delicate chin.
