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Haircuts & Face Shapes
The basic goal of any haircut is to flatter the face, and faces come in many shapes:
Round, square, triangular, inverted triangle, diamond, heart-shaped, and of course the
ideal shape, the oval. Your haircut should help you to create the illusion of an oval face.
Here are some suggestions for creating this illusion with various face shapes:
Round:
The round face is as wide as it is long, and usually has soft rounded features. A hairstyle
that adds height at the top of the head and lays close on the sides will create the look of
a longer, more ideally-shaped face.
Square:
The square face usually is marked by strong jaw and forehead lines, and needs to be
balanced with curved lines in the hairstyle. A rounded line in the bangs or fringe area,
and sweeping curves on the sides which frame the jaw will soften the "corners" of the
square face. The length of the style can be adjusted to balance more "rectangular" faces
to produce the same effect.
Triangle & Inverted Triangle:
These faces are denoted as having wide jaw lines and narrower foreheads (in the case of
the triangle), or wider foreheads with narrow jaw lines (for the inverted triangle). In the
triangular face, you want a hairstyle that adds volume to the forehead area and tapers
toward the jaw. For the inverted triangle, a style that lies close to the head at the
forehead (usually with bangs to minimize the forehead) and builds in volume as it
reaches the jaw line will create the appearance of a more oval face.
Diamond:
The diamond face is angular, with wide cheek bones and narrow forehead and jaw line.
By creating a style that has volume at the top of the head and at the jaw line, but lies
close to the sides of the face, you minimize the prominence of the cheeks and soften
the angularity of the overall appearance.
Heart-Shaped
A heart-shaped face is close to the ideal, but usually has a wider forehead with strong
cheek bones and a narrow jaw line. Softer styles with low volume at the forehead which
lie close to the face at the sides and build in volume as they reach the jaw line will
create the illusion of an oval and the ideal face shape.
Oval
The oval shaped face is considered the ideal because it is flattered by virtually any
hairstyle.
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