How To Choose The Best Hairstyle For Your Face Shape

The first step is to determine the actual shape of your face. According to Matrix Artistic Director Michael Albor, many people actually don’t know. Here’s an easy way to determine the shape of your face. Stand in front of a mirror. Tie your hair back so there is nothing on your face. With a dry erase marker held at arm’s length, draw the outline of your shape on the mirror. Step back and voila! You will see your face shape.

Hairstyles and face shapes are all about balance, and because of that an oval face shape is considered the ideal. That’s because every part of an oval face shape is proportionate—the width of the brow, cheekbones and jaw are almost equal. As a result, if you have an oval face, you can wear just about any hairstyle. If your face is round, your face will probably be nearly as long as it is wide, so the goal with a hairstyle is to minimize that width. If your hair is heart-shaped, your brow is wide, and your jaw is narrow, so the aim is to adjust your hairstyle to minimize the width of your brow. And if you have a square face, the length and width of your face are equal, and you will want a hairstyle that downplays the width of your jaw.

Best Hairstyles For A Round Face

If you have a round face, layers are your friend. The choppiness of layers will add angles to your facial features. If you like short hair, you can rock a pixie cut with lots of spiky layers throughout the crown. Use a hair styling paste to separate the layers and create interesting texture.

If you like medium-length hair, keep the length just below your jawline, which will elongate the roundness, and ask your stylist to layer the mid-lengths and ends to keep the silhouette streamlined.