Hairstyles and Face Shapes
The shape of your face has a huge impact on how any particular hairstyle will look on you. The great news? With a little understanding of hairstyles and face shapes, you can easily draw attention AWAY from facial charactristics you dislike by choosing the correct hairstyle.
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Hairstyles and face shapes MUST work together in order to highlight your best facial features and being less attention to features you dislike. You only need to know a little about basic facial design in order to bring out your prettiest face.
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If you think your stuck with a certain look, think again. With a little thought and creativity features you may think are "unflattering" may be easily downplayed simply by understanding hairstyles and face shapes and experimenting with your hairstyle.
Best Hairstyle For - Long Face
Long face shapes need to be offset by the illusion of creating width. You can achieve this easily. First, you'll want to avoid creating extra volume at the top of your hair, so avoid short layers. If you wear longer styles try creating width by adding fringe at the sides.
Notice how sexy city girl Sarah Jessica Parker creates a wider look to her face by
adding side fringe to her shoulder
length hairstyle.
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Best Hairstyle For - Heart Shaped Face (Narrow Chin)
The best way to draw attention away from a narrow chin is to
try a longer style with soft fullness at the chin level.
The style at the left
demonstrates this perfectly! The beautiful Katie Holmes
effectively offsets her heartshape facial structure with
a medium length cut emphasizing soft layers and fullness at the chin level.
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Best Hairstyle For - Square Face
To down play a square face you have a few options. A strong angular jaw
can be softened a bit with curls or choppy ends. You may want to experiment
long sleek styles where the layers begin at the jawline.
Demi Moore at the left demonstrates a simple but beautiful style
that offsets a strong angular jaw. Notice the soft curls and texture
right at the jaw level.
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Best Hairstyle For - Round Face
A great trick to create a more slimming effect is to use a side part. It will
draw attention away from the roundness of your face.
Notice how Cameron Diaz on the left is wearing a side part which very effectively 'de-emphasizes' the roundness of her face.
Also another trick is to wear a hairstyle that
falls just below the chin; this along with adding volume towards the top will
elongate the face. Do not style your hair in short, one-length, blunt cuts, as it will
only draw attention to the roundness of your face.
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Best Hairstyle For - Oval Face
Oval faces can wear just about any style, keep in mind however that layers and height
will elongate the face.
To draw attention to a flattering facial feature, your lips for example, have your hair layers cut between your nose and chin. Having layers cut to align with a focal point on your face is a very effective way to draw focus and attention.
Angelina Jolie above, looks beautiful wearing
any style! Here notice that her full lips are even more accentuated because of the way
her hair fills out on the sides, creating a visual line parallel to her lips.
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How to Draw Attention Away From Facial Features
Here are some other common facial features that can be offset by the correct hairstyle
Low Forehead
Adding length to your face can effectively offset a low forehead. Try a style that begins at the crown and emphasizes vertical lines .
High Forehead
You need to cover the forehead to give the face more balance. To accomplish this bangs work great. Try creating a horizontal line with bangs covering the forehead
Angled Features
Angled features can be stunning and beautiful! However, if you want to tone down the angular look of a chiseled jaw, cheekbone, or nose, wavy or curly styles are best.
Large Nose
Draw attention away from a large nose by creating a focal point at the crown. An upswept crown style works fantastically!
Thin Face
To give the face a more full look try adding curls to just the sides. You need to add fullness to the sides of your face and a soft curl style can do wonders.
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So, that's a basic summary of how hairstyles can shift the attention to enhance your facial structure.
The best way to experiment with hairstyles is to DISCOVER how they look with YOUR face shape. You may be surprised at which hairstyles work and which ones don't once you see them on you!
Remember the key is to enhance the features you like and disguise the ones you don't
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