How to Find the Best Hairstyle to Showcase Your Beautiful Face
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If you are thinking of trying a new hairstyle, check out these tips for finding the best ones for your face shape
Your hairstyle is an important part of your overall image. By getting your hair cut and styled to suit your face, you will get the look that is the most flattering for you. You might be surprised at how very different you can look with the right hairstyle. Finding the hairstyle to suit your face is often challenging. You have to balance the current trends with what will look best on you. But how do you know what will make you look your best?
This advice will help you discover which hairstyle is right for your face and how to choose a style that will enhance your looks and give you the absolute best look for you.
Figure Out Your Face Shape
In order to find the right hairstyle for your face, you first want to determine your face shape. Here is a brief guide, with some examples of celebrities, who have each of these shapes:
Oval: This type of face is oval-shaped so it’s equal in size on top and bottom. This is the easiest to style, due to it’s balanced proportions. Most hairstyles suit this face shape
Beyonce
Heart: Wider at the temples and narrower at the chin.
Reece Witherspoon
Round: This face type is similar to the oval, but shorter.
Kate Bosworth
Triangle: The opposite of the heart, this type of face is usually wide at the chin with a narrow forehead.
Sophie Ellis-Bexter
Square: A strong jaw and squared-off features are typical of this type
Olivia Wilde
Long Oval or Rectangle: A longer version of the Oval or the Square, (if the jaw line is less rounded) this face shape has a higher forehead and longer chin
Liv Tyler
Go Long to Slim the Face
For round faces, the worst thing you can do is to get a chin length cut. That will just draw attention to the roundness of the face. To make your face look longer and slimmer, keep hair long, at least shoulder length. While some layering at the bottom can work, it is usually best to keep layers out of the face and below the jaw line. Longer styles also look great on an oval-shaped face but are not so good if you have a long face shape, unless you combine it with a fringe
Use a Fringe to Hide Flaws
A fringe can camouflage a large forehead, or wrinkles! They can also be used to soften a face. They usually look best when they are not too full, so stick to just a light coverage. Fringes go well with heart-shaped faces to minimize the width of the forehead, and are also ideal for softening a square or long face. Avoid using them with a round face shape, since this will cut off length and make the face look even shorter.
Layers Create Softness
When you have straight lines in your face, such as those with a square, Triangle or rectangular face, some well-placed layers can really help soften your face and create a more feminine look. Be careful of having too many layers, since this can actually start to look frizzy and unkempt, but a handful of wisps looks great.
Short Cuts or Short Bobs add Width to the Jaw
Obviously, if you have already have a naturally wide chin, as in a square or triangle shaped face, you won´t want to opt for a bob or any other chin-length cut. However, for heart-shaped faces, this is the ideal hairstyle to balance out the wider forehead. Short hair or bobs can also be used successfully with a rectangular or long oval, to shorten the face, particularly if combined with a layered cut, to add texture and softness to the face.
Add Some Curl For Extra Body
Not everyone is blessed with full hair and when you have a triangular or a long, slim face, a little extra volume can really help. Going with a soft curl can help add some volume to the hair and balance out these face types.
Now that you have a fairly good idea of what your face shape is, and which hairstyles compliment it, you can take a look at a variety of hairstyles from magazines, the Internet or hairstylists’ style books and decide which is the right one for your face and to your personal taste. Choosing the best hairstyle for you will result in a great look that enhances your natural beauty and makes you feel your best everyday!
Here are 10 of the top hairstyle trends for 2020: