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Choosing the Perfect Hairstyle for Your Face Shape

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Determining your face shape can be pretty difficult to figure out. You will go into the salon with a pic of your fav celeb hairstyle, get the style, but end up with a different result! Wanna know why? It’s the face shape girl! There are so many different face shapes, it’s hard to decipher what one is yours! Especially, when you want a specific style! You may think you have a round shaped face like Chrissy Teigen, but could have a pear-shaped face instead! We wanted to make things a little easier for you, so we gathered all of the info we could to help YOU! So next time when you visit your stylist, you can reference your favorite celebrity’s hairstyle that matches your face shape!

determining the best hairstyle for your face shape

Determining Your Face Type

Click the best face shape for you and see which celeb you match with!

  • Heart Shaped - If you have a wide forehead, pointy jaw, and a widows peak, you are the Queen of heart shaped faces!
  • Inverted Triangle Shaped - If you have a wide forehead, pointy jaw, and no widow’s peak this is your face shape!
  • Diamond Shaped - If you have wide cheekbones and a pointy jaw, you’ll shine bright like a diamond with your beautiful face!
  • Oval Shaped - If you have wide cheekbones, a rounded jaw, and an average face length, your face is definitely in the oval category!
  • Square Shaped - If your face is equal lengths but you have a square jaw, your too hip to be square!
  • Round Shaped - If your face is equal lengths, your jaw is round and have a short face, this is you, sis!
  • Oblong Shaped - If your face has a long chin and forehead, and everything else is equal lengths, this is you beautiful!
  • Pear Shaped - If you have a wide jaw, then shout out to all the pear face shaped beauties!


Heart Shaped

If you are here, then you and Kourtney Kardashian have something in common! When having a heart-shaped face, you want to balance it by choosing hairstyles that de-emphasize your forehead. The best hairstyles for you, are layers that stop by your collarbone, deep side-parted hair, or even shoulder length lobs! Some hairstyles to avoid are short bangs or super long hair.

heart face shape hairstyles

 

Inverted Triangle Shaped

If you have an inverted triangle face, then you and Scarlett Johansson are face shape besties! This is slightly similar to the heart-shaped face, the only difference is, are you don’t have a widow's peak! The best hairstyles for you would be long side swept bangs or center-parted bangs, bobs, pixie cuts, and layers! Some hairstyles to avoid are thick rounded bangs and blunt bangs. 

inverted triangle face shape


Diamond Shaped Faces

If you have a diamond-shaped face, you and Halle Berry are #twinning! When having a diamond face shape, choose hairstyles that can create an illusion of a broader forehead and jawline. The best hairstyles for you would be, short textured lobs, long side-swept bangs, or even a high ponytail! Some hairstyles to avoid are thick rounded bangs and bangs that go straight across.

diamond shaped hairstyles


Oval Shaped

If you have an oval-shaped face, you and Bella Hadid are facing goals! Oval face shapes are known as the “ideal” face shape - shhh...just don’t tell anyone else that ;)! The best hairstyles for you would be side swept bangs, a blunt bob, and a shoulder-length layered hairstyle! Some hairstyles to avoid are short bangs and non-layered hairstyles.

oval face shape hairstyles


Square Shaped

If you have a square shaped face, you and Hailey Baldwin AKA Hailey Beiber are slayin' this face shape! Choose hairstyles that soften your jawline! The best hairstyles for you are straight hair with layers, wispy side bangs, or subtle bangs that stop at your cheekbones! Some hairstyles to avoid are slick backed looks (like high ponytails) and thick blunt bangs.

square face shape hairstyles


Round Shaped

If you have a round shaped face, you and Selena Gomez have a beautiful babyface!  Choose hairstyles that elongate your face shape! The best hairstyles for you are pixie cuts with volume, deep side parts, or a textured lob. Some hairstyles to avoid are wispy bangs and wide curls.

round face shape hairstyles


Oblong Shaped

If you have this face shape, then you and Joan Smalls have that supermodel look! Choose hairstyles that give the illusion of width! The best hairstyles for you are blow-outs, long layered hair, and loose curls! Some styles to avoid are sleek hairstyles and long non-layered hair.

oblong face shape hairstyles


Pear Shaped

If you have this face shape, then you and Kelly Osbourne have the most unique face shape! Choose a hairstyle that softens your jawline! The best hairstyles for you are long soft bangs, thick bangs, and side-parted hair. Some of the hairstyles to avoid are center-parted hair, sleek hairstyles, and short textured bangs.

pear face shape hairstyles

By determining your face shape and matching it with your favorite celebrities, you can find the right hair inspo for you! Comment below what your face shape is! Add a picture and you may be featured on the Perfect Locks Instagram, @perfectlocks!

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