How to pick the perfect hair cut for your face shape

Face shapes and hair cuts

Choosing the right haircut for your face shape is more important than you would think. The right haircut will disguise imperfections and highlight your best attributes. For example lengthen a round face or soften the corners of a square face. Hair cuts can give you a whole new look follow these tips and guidelines to find the hair cuts that flatter you and your face shape the most.

hairstyles for oval faces

haircuts for oval faces

Oval face shapes

The oval face shape. This is considered to be the easy face shape to work with. Just about any hair cut or style will look great on this face shape. The best way to pick out the right hair cut for an oval face is to determine what part of the face you want to highlight the most. Maybe a hair cut that will attract a lot of attention to your eyes. Maybe you want a hair cut that looks `edgy or choose one that fits your life style. You can use other factors to find the perfect hair cut since oval face shapes look good in just about anything.

Angled bob

Long loose waves softening a square face

Square face shapes

Square face shapes have very defined angles. The best haircuts for this face shape will soften these angles. Square faces can also appear short and wide. Adding length will help with this. Longer haircuts and styles look great. The key is to work with the angels of your face. If you want bangs try side swept and not straight blunt bangs. Long layers instead of short layers to lengthen the face. Short layers will add width. Chin length hair framing the face looks beautiful and so does an angled bob. Round shapes and loose waves are great looks for a square face.

Short haircut that adds width

Long layered hair that adds width

Oblong face shapes

Oblong faces they look just like oval shaped faces but they are longer. You want hairstyles that add width and avoid anything that adds length. Lots of short choppy layers. Short hair cuts look awesome especially the ones that add width around the face. Bangs are an oblong faces best friend . Hair cuts that hold a nice shape around the face like haircuts that flare out.

short hair framing the face with deeply parted bangs

Long layered hair with side swept bangs

Heart face shapes

Heart shaped faces have angels and width. Haircuts with bangs look great especially with a deep side part these styles open up the face without adding to much width or harshness to the defined jawline. Rounded layers framing the face look fabulous. Pixies look wonderful if you are looking for a shorter haircut. Out of all the faces shapes this one can be very versatile so talking to your stylist will be helpful. This way you can find a way to highlight the features you like the most.

Long rounded hairstyle with deep side parted bangs

Short hair cut that adds length to the face

Round face shapes

The idea is to elongate the face distracting from the round shape. This is best done with long layers that start at the chin. Anything higher like at the ears will add to the round shape. long hair cuts and styles look beautiful and do a great job lengthening the face. If you want to add bangs go for side swept bangs and side parts this adds more angels.

Short rounded haircut with side swept bangs

Medium length curly hairstyle

Triangle face shapes

Triangle face shapes are more narrow at the top of the face and have wider jaw lines than foreheads. This means that the very best hairstyles will balance this out by adding volume and width to the upper half of the face. Also haircuts that soften the jaw line like curls waves and round shapes. Short haircuts look great on triangle face especially those with curvy round shapes or lots of layers. Be careful with bangs this will shorten the forehead so if you choose to go with bangs side swept would look the best maybe even wispy type bangs. For medium haircuts hair that is layered nicely and framing the face works the best. Long hair should be cut in lots of choppy layers.