What Hairstyle Suits Me?

Like dressing our bodies, it is important to consider balance and proportion when it comes to choosing a haircut or style that will suit our face shape.

OVAL FACE

• Features: Perfectly symmetrical , gently rounded hairline, slightly wider at the temples than at the jaw.
• Objective: Show off your perfect proportions!
• Choose: Most hairstyles and lengths suit an oval face.
• Avoid: Ensure that your cut doesn’t hide your facial features.
• Celebrity examples: Cindy Crawford, Jessica Alba and Julia Roberts.

OBLONG (LONG) FACE

• Features: Face is quite long, with similar with at temples, cheekbones and jaw.
• Objective: Your haircut should create the illusion of a wider and shorter face.
• Choose: Short-to-medium length (above the shoulder), layers (fullness at sides of face), volume/body, side parting, wispy fringe.
• Avoid: Long hair, straight styles, centre partings, no fringe.
• Celebrity examples: Sarah Jessica Parker, Liv Tyler and Hilary Swank.

HEART FACE

• Features: The face is widest at temples, narrowest at chin.
• Objective: Balance out the wider forehead/temples area by adding visual interest or volume around the jaw/chin area.
• Choose: Chin-length, fullness at jaw-line, soft or curly styles, side parting, wispy fringe.
• Avoid: Short or pixie crops, volume at the crown / upper half of face, severe cuts.
• Celebrity examples: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Charlize Theron.

ROUND FACE

• Features: Rounded hairline and chin. Face is widest at cheekbones.
• Objective: Lengthen the face for a slimming effect.
• Choose: Longer than chin-length, height at crown, sleek cut that is close to the face, side parting.
• Avoid: Very short or very long styles, straight fringe, middle parting.
• Celebrity examples: Cameron Diaz, Kate Bosworth, Drew Barrymore, Mandy Moore.

SQUARE FACE

• Features: Strong square jaw and hairline.
• Objective: Soften the hard angles of the face.
• Choose: At or below shoulder length, layers, waves or curls, side parting, side-swept fringe.
• Avoid: Square or geometric cuts (e.g. bob), very long styles, middle parting, straight or heavy fringe.
• Celebrity examples: Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock, Calista Flockhart.

DIAMOND FACE

• Features: The face is widest at the ckeekbones.
• Objective: This is a particularly attractive face-shape so your objective should be not to hide your great features!
• Choose: Any length (a graduated bob looks especially good), nearly all styles, volume around the neck area.
• Avoid: Bare neck, hiding facial features.
• Celebrity examples: Linda Evangelista, Sophia Loren.

Yours in style,
Caroline

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