We will first discuss 9 elements related to the shape of the face, then we will talk about the different profiles.
1- Close-set eyes
Avoid wearing your hair close to your eyes if you have a face shape with close-set eyes. It accentuates the closeness of the eyes. Instead, opt for hair that's swept back at the temples. Avoid any hairstyle that envelops your face. You want a clear face!
2- A broad forehead
Wear thick, long bangs, if possible, or long, angled bangs.
Style your hair forward, at the temples and close to the eyes. If your forehead is wider than your ears, compensate by adding volume to your ears.
3- A short forehead with low growth
Wear short, thick bangs that start almost at the top of your head.
Trim the bangs above your eyebrows, keeping them under your hair. This will give the impression that your forehead continues under your hair.
4- A Large Front
Short bangs above the eyebrows will give the illusion that the forehead is shorter.
Avoid thin bangs, which could reveal the skin on your forehead. This could make the "trompe l'oeil" look less effective.
5- A rounded forehead
Avoid creating bulk and volume on the forehead. Wear thin bangs.
Give prominence to your cheeks by revealing them to amplify them. This will create a balance with your forehead.
6- A fleeing front
Wear bangs with volume. If you don't have bangs, style your hair forward, gathering volume at your forehead.
7- Cheekbones that are too prominent or too large
Style your hair forward, without adding volume, to cover part of your cheekbones.
8- A long chin
Wear full bangs to offset your chin. This will enhance your profile.
9- A receding chin
Avoid straight hair and ponytails, which pull your face back. Instead, have hair on the side of your face.
Voluminous forward-swept bangs should also be avoided, as they would accentuate the receding chin. Flat or swept-back hair, with volume at the nape of the neck to frame the lower part of the face, would be much more suitable.
10- A wide nose
A clear face will give width to the nose. So, when you have a face shape like this, to slim it down, add volume to the top and sides of your head to make your nose appear more proportionate to the overall shape.
11- A long nose
Avoid parting your hair in the middle. A side parting will be much more flattering.
In addition, volume on the forehead will balance the nose and thus mask its predominance.
12- A nose that points upwards
Style your hair downward to create a distraction that will trick the eye.
13- A nose that points downwards
Style your hair upwards to create a trompe-l'oeil effect that works in reverse.
14- A Wrinkled Face
Create a smooth upward movement by sweeping your face away from your face. Avoid straight, flat hair around your face, as well as hair that's too long.
They have the effect of accentuating wrinkles and stretching them downward. Instead, if you have long hair, opt for a series of layers surrounding your open face.
15- A long neck
Wear your hair mid-length to wrap around your neck, keeping little volume on top of your head.
16- A short neck
Avoid long hair. A short neckline that reveals the skin of the neck will look much more flattering.
The concave cut can also be an option if you don't want to lose length in the front. In addition, volume on top will be beneficial.
17- A Small Size
Avoid long hair, which can flatten your figure. Too much volume will also make your head look too big for your body, which will amplify your flaw instead of correcting it.
On the other hand, just the right amount of volume on the top of your head can advantageously make you look an inch taller, without looking exaggerated.
18- A large size
Avoid excess volume on top of your head: Too much volume can make you look surreal. Opt for long or medium-length hair, keeping the volume proportionate to the length.
19- A strong size
Remember that the tips of your hair are a guide arrow that draws attention to a specific part of your body. This is why strong women must stop using their hair as cover-up, as they so often do wrong.
On the contrary, free your body! So, if you have a large buttocks, very long hair falling to the middle of your back is not a good choice, since it draws attention to what is underneath... Similarly, if your shoulders are rather broad, it is preferable that your hair does not rest there, to avoid the triangular shape (from the back as well as from the front) which would accentuate their width, not to mention that people will tend to follow the line of your hair and thus focus their gaze on your shoulders.
It is therefore better to opt for a cut that only grazes the shoulders, or even shorter, with a volume in proportion to the body.
An upward-swept hairstyle might also work. Finally, if you have a small head, straight, flat hair will tend to make your head appear even smaller than it is. Avoid hair that's too short and lacking in volume. Always balance hair volume with your height.
The Profile
To achieve the "perfect" profile, you need to achieve the oval. The three elements to watch for in this regard are:
- The forehead: is it rounded or angular?
- The nose: is it long or short?
- The chin: is it long, short or receding?
1- The right face
The straight face is characterized by its lack of shape: a flat forehead, a small nose and a short chin.
In many cases, the rear section of the skull is only slightly domed or absent.
To enhance this profile, avoid the overly straight lines created by long, flat, straight hair. These will make the profile appear even harsher and more severe.
The solution is to add a little volume and roundness to the nape of the neck between the vertex and the occipital, opting for a flowing and simple hairstyle.
2- The concave face
This face is defined by a prominent forehead, but especially by a prominent chin. In some cases, the nose may be short.
Avoid flat hairstyles, which will accentuate the concavity. Soft bangs with a little volume can produce very satisfying results.
3- The angular face
The angular face is recognizable by its sloping forehead which, at the same time, accentuates the back of the head.
Avoid pulling your hair back to avoid accentuating your receding hairline. Correct this with volume at the forehead.
4- The convex face
A convex face is characterized by a receding chin. It can even have a slightly receding forehead. Avoid flat hairstyles and voluminous bangs when you have a convex face shape.
To correct, create a well-measured volume behind the head intended to compensate for these two facial deficits.
Finally, the eternal question: which side should we part our hair and place our bangs on?
No face is entirely symmetrical; we all have a straighter side and a sloping side. To determine your sides, look at the outer corners of your eyes in front of a mirror and identify which corner is more drooping than the other: this is your sloping side.
This side will give the effect of an almond-shaped eye, therefore smaller, while the other eye will appear more open and larger. The choice is yours...
Sweeping the side swept away by directing your bangs to the opposite side gives a sexy and mysterious look, while sweeping the side swept away (that sweeps away the right side) will give your face a more symmetrical appearance.
A center parting enhances a symmetrical face because it emphasizes both sides, but it can, on the other hand, accentuate an asymmetrical face.
If you would like to know more about the issues related to face shape, please continue reading the following article: Choosing the right hairstyle according to your face shape
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