From here, you can take into consideration your features that you want to enhance. Verve chatted to the wonderful team at Laboratorie to find out more.
Square Face Shape
What is a square face shape?
A square-shaped face features a broad forehead, wide cheekbones and a strong jawline. Selecting a haircut that softens these features is essential for a flattering appearance.
What hairstyles suit a square face shape?
For a look that complements bone structure, consider a side parted style, which will offset the squareness. Long layers can also be flattering and will help to disguise the angles of the face. If you like a cropped length, consider a short, layered bob and add a side swept fringe which will draw attention to the cheekbones instead of the jawline.
Square-shaped faces often feature a very strong jawline, so it’s up to you whether you want to enhance or soften. Long, wavy styles are great for softening and lengthening a short, angular face while a choppy bob is great for enhancing the bone structure.
Avoid having a short pixie cut as it may look too severe and masculinise the face. However, if you like short hair we recommend playing with weight. Build the weight out on top to balance the jawline, and keep the fringe light and soft. If you are going for a bob then it should be fuller and rest between the jaw and neckline, and partings on the side.
Round/Circle Face Shape
What is a circle face shape?
Round face shapes typically feature a similar length and width as well as prominent, rounded cheeks. The most flattering hairstyles with round faces are those that add definition and shape.
What hairstyles suit a circle face shape?
Round faces benefit from any cut that brings shape and angle to the bone structure. Think short, angular bobs, rock chick layers and side-fringes that break up the softness of the face.
A length that hits the shoulders or just below the jawline will be flattering and elongate the face. Style with a slightly off-center part and add in some choppy layers to give the hair more texture and body.
A center parting creates a symmetrical appearance, although moving the parting can give a nice volume to the hair and can create the look of an oval shape when parting hair to left or right..
Avoid single-length cuts along with short layers, which can enhance the round shape. Opt for a more disheveled blowdry over lots of curls.
Oval Face Shape
What is an oval face shape?
Oval shaped faces, thanks to their well-balanced appearance, can suit a wide variety of hairstyles. However, if you’re looking for a style with impact, you should consider opting for either long locks or a cute, short crop.
What styles suit an oval face shape?
For oval-faced ladies who like medium length, a blunt bob or lob with subtle layers will look particularly chic. If the client prefers long hair, opt for minimal layers or style the hair with waves or curls to keep it from dragging down the face.
Most partings will suit this face shape. An oval face gives you the luxury of moving the parting around as much as you like. Generally, partings look great from the rise of an eyebrow, so whether you’re going from straight back to crown or straight back from one side to the other to conceal the parting line, you should get a beautiful look.
With oval shapes can experiment with more daring styles due to the oval’s harmonized features. Lucky oval-shaped faces can pull off pretty much any style due to their well-balanced proportions. This is a great excuse to go for some more daring styles such as a punky crop or a long, one-length seventies style cut.
Heart Face Shape
What is a heart face shape?
If you have a heart-shaped face, your bone structure will feature a broad forehead and cheekbones with a narrow jawline and chin,
What styles suit a heart face shape?
A long side-swept cut will compliment the features beautifully while drawing eyes down to the bottom of the face.
You can also pair this cut with waves or curls starting below the ear to even out the angled jaw. Alternatively, a side-parted pixie cut with textured ends can also appear gorgeous on a heart face shape, as can a medium length bob, which will ensure fullness around the jaw.
Avoid straight across blunt fringes as this will widen the forehead. Focus on longer length around the back and behind the ears to create a wider shape for the bottom part of the face.
For bob shapes keep it graphic with clean, sharp lines and with longer shapes a fuller fringe and central parting will flatter this shape.
Side partings also work well for heart shapes. All partings work on this face shape, but consider what looks best on the client.A low or medium parting from the rise of the eyebrow, the corner of the eyebrow, or start of the eyebrow are most flattering.
Diamond Face Shape
What is a diamond face shape?
Diamond is an angular face shape that features a narrow forehead and jawline with cheekbones at the widest point of the face.
What styles suit a diamond face shape?
Diamond-shaped faces are widest at the cheekbones so can benefit from a cut that is fuller around the jawline such as an angular bob or a shoulder-length cut with layers that begin around the chin.
Diagonal side partings are the best. Opt for styles with longer length on top to create height on the curvature of the head, preferably with some length showing from behind the ears. Soft mullets are great for this.
A quirky pixie cut will accentuate the prominent angles of a diamond face shape, whilst a side-swept parting will soften the look. For a soft look, consider a medium or long layered haircut worn with tousled waves and a deep side parting. If you wish to enhance the appearance of the jaw, on the other hand, a chin-length bob will work best.
Rectangle Face Shape
What is a rectangle face shape?
Much like square-shaped faces, rectangular faces can appear sharp, and tend to have a sharp jaw and forehead.
What styles suit a rectangle face shape?
Those with a rectangular face should work to soften the appearance of their jaw and forehead without further elongating the face.
A soft layered cut, for example, can disguise the corners of the face. However, you should be careful to avoid overly long styles, which can further elongate your appearance. If you do opt for a long length, try styling your hair with a wavy blowdry , which will add horizontal volume and soften the angles of your face. When it comes to fringes, choose soft, rounded fringes and curtain fringes over square styles and blunt cut options.
Soft layers will work just as well on rectangle-shaped faces while a rounded fringe can help reduce the appearance of face length.
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