Hair We Go!
By Kelly Nixon
The type of hairstyle that you wear can dramatically change your look for the better. Learning a few simple rules will help you take full advantage of your assets and complement and flatter your natural features.
Why start with my face shape?
You can change your hair and make up everyday, but the most permanent and defining of your features will be your face shape. It can quite simply determine which hairstyles will suit you and by knowing which face shape you are can also help you understand what works and what doesn’t.
So what is my face shape?
One of the easiest ways to find your face shape is to look in the mirror and tie back your hair or use an alice band to hold it out of the way. You should be able to tell which face shape you are. If you are struggling try drawing around your face on the mirror with a lip liner or eye pencil (they should both wipe off really easy). You will be left with an outline of your face shape to check against this guide which most resembles your shape.
Oval Face
If you have oval shaped face you’re in luck as your face is very symmetrical and is considered to be the ideal shape.
Oval faces tend to be slightly narrower at the jawline than the temple area and taper gracefully from cheek to chin.
Round Face
More often than not a fuller face with wide and full cheeks. Round faces usually feature rounded foreheads and chins and the distance between the top and bottom of the face is very similar to the distance between the cheeks.
Heart Shaped Face
Heart shaped faces tend to have quite a wide forehead and a jawline that tapers to a narrow, often pointed chin.
Full cheeks are a common feature of this dramatic face shape and the narrower the chin is, the wider the cheekbones will look.
Square Face
The look here is quite strong and broad. Common features are wide foreheads, cheeks and jawlines.
A well-balanced face shape with very similar distances between top and bottom of the face and between the cheeks.
Triangular Face
Very similar to the heart shape but triangular face shapes tend to have a much broader forehead.
The cheeks and eye areas are also wider than the jaw area. This kind of face shape usually tends to taper down to a narrow chin and mouth.
Rectangular Face
A long face is very similar to oval shapes, but they do tend to have a higher forehead, a longer chin and cheekbones will be quite high.
The face appears longer than it is wide and the general outline is rectangular shaped.
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