Choose the right shape for a more beautiful you!
In choosing the correct style, the first thing you must consider is the shape of your face. There are 7 facial shapes.
Are You?
Oval.
The ideal face shape is oval. It has no dominant area and looks very harmonious because the face is evenly balanced.
Consequently, oval faces look good with almost any hairstyle.
Round.
The round shaped face is characterised by a wide hairline and fullness below the cheekbones.
The contour moves from each cheekbone throught the jawbone and chin.
Solution: combining height in the top and crown sections, when possible, tends to diminish some of the roundness.
Long, wispy side areas help to make the cheeks look narrow. Combing the hair close to the head on the side and
nape sections also helps.
Square.
The square face shape is characterised by a wide hairline and jaw.
Solution: Combing the hair off the forehead and adding height at the top creates an oval illusion for the face.
Curly texture and wisps of hair around the sides of the face break the wide straight lines common to the square face.
Diamond.
The Diamond face shape is characterised by a narrow chin and forehead with wide cheekbones.
Solution: To achieve an attractive oval look, fullness or width is needed in the fore-head hairline and lower
cheekbone areas of the face. Fullness is not needed in the area of the upper cheekbones,
so the hair should be styled close to the head in this area. The hair should be styled with a fringe to disguise the
narrow forehead and with fullness around the narrow jawbone to complete the oval illusion.
Pear.
The pear shaped face is charaterised by a small or narrowforehead and a rather large jawbone.
Solution: Combing the hair to add width from eye level through the crown of the head is helpful.
Hair in the side and nape sections should be set and combed in a pattern close to the head.
Heart.
The Heart shaped face is characterised by a large, wide forehead (often with a widows peak), and a narrow chin.
Solution: To remedy the heart shaped face, some hair is brought onto the forehead to reduce the area across it.
A pageboy-type style is good for the lower sides of the face. With such a style, the hair is close to the head at the eyes,
where narrowness is needed, but the hair is slightly full towards the face around the jaw,
and below in front of the earlobes, where width is needed.
Oblong.
The Oblong shaped face is charaterised by a very long and narrow bone structure. This person often has a long thin neck.
Solution: A fringe across the forehead should be accomplished by soft waves or curles in the crown and nape areas.
This flatters the face and neck by creating the oval illusion.