Your Haircut and Your Face Shape
 Want to know which haircut is best suited for your face shape? The shape of your face is a major consideration when you are choosing them. A bob hair cut for example wouldn’t look right on someone who doesn’t have a lot of hair. Of course, other considerations are curl pattern, lack of curl pattern, texture of hair, and hair volume. Making informed decisions about your hair before you cut it off, is extremely important.
To determine your facial shape, pull your hair back off your face and secure it with a hair tie. Take or have someone take a picture of you. Upload it to your computer, print it out, then outline the perimeter of your face with a marker. You’ll need something visually to look at to get this right.
Its not hard to get the right haircut for your face shape if you do a little homework first. Find cool styles on the net or go into a salon and ask them for some style books to look over. All salon's have them!  If you don’t have a camera, look at yourself in the mirror. Use an erasable marker or old lipstick and outline your face. You’ll get a good idea of your face shape from the outline. Best Haircut for Your Face ShapeOval Face Shape The oval face is considered to be the ideal shape. People with an oval face shape can wear most styles and lengths, however, you will look best if you keep your haircut mostly all one length. Lower layers work well on you, so opt for some blending but don't overdo it. There aren’t many people who have a perfectly oval face. Even proportions make oval faces especially versatile. Round Face Shape Round faces are characterized by having a round chin. You should avoid short cuts and styles because they make your face look rounder. Long cuts work well because they elongate the face. To elongate a round face, decrease the volume at the sides and around the ears. Increase length, as well as the volume on the top and the crown. If you don't want long hair, part your hair on the side or add fullness on top. The round face shape is the rarest face shape. Long Face Shape If you fall in long face shape category your face needs shortening and widening. A long, straight haircut will emphasize the length and make it appear longer. To shorten your face, use fringes, bangs, layers, or add volume on top. The one haircut you should avoid if you have a long face is a bob. It will only draw down your face even more. A full fringe will give a better balance. Add volume at the sides using layers. Also you can pull your hair off your face into ponytails. This will make your face appear fuller. Square Face Shape If you have a square face shape, then you have a square jaw line and square hairline at the top of the forehead. Choose a cut that softens those features. You can wear your hair short or long. For square shapes, you must soften the edges. Avoid blunt cuts, one length, heavy fringes and bobs. If you prefer shorter hair, go for a layered cut. Insist on layers, not single-length styles or center part styles. Hair should be layered around the face. Elongate the face by adding height at the crown. You can achieve this by lifting the hair up in a high pony tail or lifted style. If you have a longer hairstyle consider curls. Hairstyles should fall past the shoulders and have soft layers or fringe to fall around the temples. Heart Face Shape Heart shape face is widest at the temples/forehead and narrow at the jaw line. Usually the chin is small, and pointy. The objective is to achieve width around the chin to change the appearance of a heart shaped face to an oval shape. You need to create width at the sides. Try your hair at around shoulder length and go for fullness from the chin down. Try soft waves and layers. The fringe should be full enough to cover part of the forehead to reduce the width. Avoid strong, blunt fringes. If you have a heart face shape you can still wear your hair long, but it should be messy or curly. Diamond Face Shape A diamond face shape is widest at the cheekbones and narrow around the forehead and chin. To create the illusion of an oval face, add width at the forehead by minimizing it at the cheekbones. To balance the narrow chin, go for width and fullness around the chin. If you go for a fringe keep it wispy. Pear Face Shape If you have a pear shaped face, you have a narrow forehead and a wide jaw line and a round chin. To create the illusion of an oval face, create width at the forehead and temples. Or create a full fringe at the jaw line to balance your face shape. Consider layers as well as tucking your hair behind the ears to draw attention to them. For the best results, don't let your hair grow past the neckline. Its not hard to get the right haircut for your face shape if you do a little homework first. You can find cool styles on the net or go into a salon and ask them for some style books to look over. All salon's have them. Of course, virtual style tools are a major plus. They are convenient and easy to use. Find your virtual hairstyles. Other pages of interest Your Facial Shape and Your Hair Style Transform Your Face Shape Using Foundation and Blush Order the WEN® Healthy Hair Care System and receive FREE bonuses
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