The Best Hairstyle for Your Face Shape

Square Face Shape

The main features of a square face are broad and strong forehead, square hairline and angular jaw.
The Best Hairstyles for Square Face
In this case, you’ll need to soften the strong angles and edges of the face.
Layers with long side sweeping bangs will produce a great balance for the look and draw attention away from the strong jaw line.
Try to avoid blunt, rounded, above the jaw line haircuts that add more width to the jaw.
Really short cuts will exaggerate the edges and angles of your face shape.

Heart Face Shape

Heart shaped faces are usually narrow at the jaw line with a pointy chin and wide at the forehead or cheekbone. It is very much similar to an oval face shape - the difference is that below the cheekbones is narrower.
The Best Hairstyles for Heart Face
In this case, your goal creating balance between a wide forehead and a pointy chin. Your hairstyle should create more width to your small jaw line and diminish the strong forehead. Layered chin-length and shoulder length haircuts will work well on your face shape. If you want bangs with that, make sure that they are feathery and side sweeping, not blunt ones that make your face shape shorter and wider. Also deep side partings will visually break up the width of the forehead.

Diamond Face Shape

The main features of a diamond shaped face are broad and strong forehead with square hairline and angular but narrow jaw.
The Best Hairstyles for Diamond Faces
In this case you need to add fullness around the forehead and chin to form a more balanced oval appearance. You can easily achieve that by choosing haircuts which add width at the chin area. Choose styles that add softness and width at the cheekbones and fill out a pointed chin. Bangs are also a great option – side sweeping , feathered or texturized ones. Try to avoid very short haircuts with no bangs, also middle partings that will add more length to the face.

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