The Most Flattering Hairstyle For Every Face Shape

There is simply no shortage of haircut ideas on the internet. There will be haircuts that look best on you and a few that aren’t flattering. The key to a great hairstyle is one that creates the illusion that you have a perfectly oval face. There are cuts that help make a round face appear longer, a long face appears wider, a square jaw appears softer and large foreheads and double chins basically disappear.

Whether you’re still getting over the emotional scarring of your terrible high school hair days, or simply have yet to find a haircut that flatters your face shape, the search for the ideal haircut is hard. It requires attention to detail and knowledge of angles. Find all the coolest hairstyles ideas that will flatter your face, and discover the haircut of your dreams right here.

Round

Executing a square haircut softens the round fullness of the face. Avoid short curly or wavy hair that makes your round face appear rounder. The better option would be a cut that hits below the chin or longer. Stay away from a bob that lands directly on the chin or somewhere in the middle of your cheeks. This style is very undesirable for round-faced women because you are accentuating the roundest portions of the face.

Oval

Consider your hair texture first. If your hair is thick or curly, avoid a blunt cut or risk looking like a pyramid. Oval faces tend to look good in everything, but their faces can appear long, so think twice before adding height on top of the head in the form of a trendy, ginormous donut bun, a teased updo or a spiky shortcut. There really isn’t a haircut that isn’t flattering for this face shape. So discover what you like best and make you feel fabulous, and have fun while you’re at it.

Square

This is the total opposite of the round shape since the main goal here is to soften the edges as you choose the hairstyle for you. Haircuts like bobs and wedges that land around the cheeks or chin work best or you may want to play down your strong, angular jaw. Texture, in the form of curls or choppy ends, does this brilliantly. For bangs, you should avoid wide, heavy blunt bangs, which only create more angles on your already angular face. You should have your blunt bangs longer on the sides to soften the look. 

Heart

A heart-shaped face has a long and narrow jawline, with a pointed chin. When determining the perfect haircuts for the adorable heart face shape, think about highlighting the chin. A bob adds to the absent chin. A heart-shaped face has a lot of cheek and we need to soften that. When styling, soft curls, and waves below the chin are gorgeous.

Long

Go for a hairstyle that makes the face rounder and shorter and you should avoid long hair but can get away with it if it’s cut in long layers that hit at the cheekbones and the chin. Long, wavy hair also looks good on because the waves add width to the sides of a long face. There’s nothing sexier than just-out-of-the-ocean waves.

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