Facial Shapes and Style Solutions 
 
 
Before you embark on a new hair style, take into consideration your facial features. Do you want to play up your eyes? Your nose? Your cheekbones? For instance, bangs can accent your eyes, while hair off the forehead can balance your nose in profile view. 

Your hair type will also determine the best style. If your hair is naturally curly, wavy or straight, try and make it part of your style. 

Your facial shape is only the starting point.

Oval Shaped Face 

Some consider oval the ideal face shape. This shape can wear any design with flair.
Bobbed, layered, close, full, long or short-just about any style will suit this balanced shape.

Square Shaped Face 
Soften the edges of a square shaped face by directing soft wavy bangs down over your temples.
Long hair should fall to, or past shoulders. If pulled up, play with wisps of hair around the face.

For a short style, keep hair style round and soft with height at the crown.


Round Shaped Face 
The goal is to create an oval appearance and lift the face. 

Keep the sides close to the face and promote height at the crown.
If you are looking for a classic modern style, a layered shag is the perfect shape for a round face.

For short shape, close sideburn wisps soften and flatter the face.


Diamond Shaped Face 
To balance a narrow chin, your best look is a rounded shape with fullness at the bottom.
Wide wispy bangs help to create an oval look. The classic look for a diamond shape is a graduated bob that falls to the chin.

Try a wispy design to soften the edges.


Pear Shaped Face 
Focus on a full crown at top to create symmetry with a wide jaw.
Layered looks, like the classic shag flatter the pear shaped face. Tuck hair behind behind your ear so as to not draw attention to your cheeks.

Short hair should not pass the neckline and long looks should be kept tight at the nape.


Heart Shaped Face 
Heart shaped faces need a softer, curlier style - a chin length look is perfect. 

The objective is to create width around your narrow chin.

Side slanted bangs draw attention away from the jaw line. 

The best looks are full, curly, wavy and bouncy.


Rectangle Shaped Face 
Go for width and volume.
Suitable short style include the wedge design.

Long manes look better in full styles that fall at, or above the shoulder. 

Bangs look great when just touching the brows and help to shorten a long shaped face.