Description of face shape
Oval – Length equals around one and a half times width. As oval is considered to be the ideal face shape it is therefore the most versatile, so nearly every hair style will look good on this face.
Round – Round hairline and chin line, wide face and round cheeks. If you have a round face shape, the goal here is to slim the face. Hair below the chin line should be worn with a face-lengthening center parting.
Square – straight hairline, angular jaw with wide face. Your hairstyle should try to soften the sharp angle of your jaw line and minimize a squared-off forehead look.
Triangular or Pear – wide chin and narrow forehead. When choosing a style for this face shape, you should seek on a look that narrows the chin and widens the forehead to balance proportions.
Heart – narrow jaw line, wider at eyes. If this is your face shape, you’ll want a hairstyle that extenuates the jaw line and narrows at the eyes. Heart shape faces need a softer, curly style.
Square shape
Hairstyles to Try
Wispy forward falling hair onto your face will soften your jaw line.
Wearing bangs swept over to one side will create diagonal movement to minimize square shapes.
Short to medium length hair will also suit you, especially if the style is rounded in shape or has wispy ends.
Styles with height at the crown will also work in your favor.
Hairstyles to Avoid
Avoid blunt bobs, especially sitting at chin length with straight heavy bangs as this will accentuate your jaw line and squareness.
Middle parts with solid bangs can also work against you.
With a square face shape, your main aim should be to soften your strong jawline.
Round shape
Hairstyles to Try
Hairstyles with height and fullness at the crown will give the illusion of a narrower face shape, particularly those short in length.
Longer hairstyles or ones that are kept close to the cheeks with no width will look better.
Middle parts are great for creating the illusion of narrow length.
No bangs are the ideal as the focus point becomes the bridge of the nose, creating a more oval shape.
If bangs are used they should be swept across, or in the case of solid bangs, only where there is substantial height on the top.
Short hairstyles are great and do not suffocate small round faces.
Hairstyles to Avoid
Hairstyles that add volume through the sides such as chin length bob cuts, straight or kicking out in design.
Side parts and heavy straight across bangs create a wider shorter shape and therefore should be avoided at all costs on hairstyles without any height.
Heart shape
Hairstyles to Try
Any textured chin-length hairstyles will suit best.
If bangs are wanted make sure that they are side-swept bangs not straight across as blunt cut bangs will only make your face shape shorter and wider.
Shoulder length cuts with wispy layers that kick out will also work very well.
Height on top will work but only if they belong to shoulder length or longer hairstyles.
Hairstyles to Avoid
Short, full hairstyles like slicked back looks that emphasize your upper face.
Short styles with heavy straight across bangs that create an upside down triangular shape.
Triangle or pear shape
Hairstyles to Try
Layered hairstyles will help balance and soften your prominent jaw line.
Styles with layers that taper at the jaw line can also be flattering.
Hairstyles to Avoid
Shorter is generally better than longer.
Avoid any hairstyle which will draw too much attention to your chin area such as straight solid bob cuts.