Stay in Shape - Choosing a Hairstyle That Suits Your Face Structure

Best choosing Hairstyles
Best choosing Hairstyles
Best choosing Hairstyles

Your selected style should accentuate your best features whilst removing attention from less pleasing attributes. A reputable hairstylist should instinctively know what sort of look would suit you, however if you go in to the salon armed with some knowledge of you own then you can communicate well with them to accomplish your desired result. Below are some tips of which styles suit particular face shapes.

Are you thinking of having a new hairstyle this summer? When deciding what look to go for it is important that you think about the shape of your face and what styles will compliment this. Even a well executed haircut can look out of place on the wrong shaped face. The main aim is to frame your features to generate an attractive overall balance.

Square

GO FOR: A feathered style that is soft around the ears. There ought to be some roundness to the shape

AVOID: Excessively short or long styles that will accentuate your jaw bone


Oval

GO FOR: You are blessed, any style if well created, will look nice on you

AVOID: Wearing your hair so it covers much of your face. This will lead to you losing your face shape and could add the illusion of added weight to your face.

GO FOR: A look that creates volume around the bottom of you face to counter balance the heart shape


Heart

AVOID: Short, full styles that highlight the upper face. Do not go for a cut that’s top heavy


Round

AVOID: Chin length hair with a rounded cut line; this will mirror and highlight you already round face shape. Also, steer clear of a short, blunt fringe

GO FOR: Lots of styles suit a round face shape, including choppy layers as well as a graduated bob

GO FOR: A shorter style so that you hair appears thicker and your face will look wider.


Long

AVOID: Anything long, this will only lengthen your face even further