Knowing yourKnowing your face shape is face shape is the first step the first step to creating to creating

a beautiful looka beautiful look

Not sure of your face shape?Not sure of your face shape?Pull your hair back / close one Pull your hair back / close one

eye/ look in a mirror/ trace your eye/ look in a mirror/ trace your face on the mirrorface on the mirror

What you are looking for is one of What you are looking for is one of the following:the following:OvalOvalRoundRoundLongLongSquareSquareHeartHeartDiamondDiamond

Still not sure?Still not sure?

1. Measure the length of your face

2. Divide the length by 3

3. Measure from the bottom of your nose to the bottom of your chin

4. Compare that number with the I/3 distance

5. Larger = long

6. Shorter = round

7. Equal = oval

Now, how to know Now, how to know your face shapeyour face shape

Let’s look at the characteristics of each face Let’s look at the characteristics of each face shapeshape

OvalOval

Forehead is wider Forehead is wider than the chinthan the chin

Prominent Prominent cheekbonescheekbones

Face gracefully Face gracefully tapers to a narrow tapers to a narrow oval chinoval chin

RoundRound

Face is almost as Face is almost as wide as it is longwide as it is long

Face is widest at Face is widest at the cheeksthe cheeks

LongLong

Forehead, Forehead, cheekbones and cheekbones and jaw line are all jaw line are all about the same about the same widthwidth

Can tend to have a Can tend to have a prominent chin prominent chin

Has elongated Has elongated appearanceappearance

SquareSquare

Forehead, Forehead, cheekbones, and cheekbones, and jaw line are all jaw line are all about the sameabout the same

Squared jaw is Squared jaw is the feature that the feature that is most obviousis most obvious

Heart Heart

Similar to the Similar to the oval but the oval but the chin tapers to a chin tapers to a pointpoint

DiamondDiamond

Not as common Not as common as the other face as the other face shapesshapes

Typically the face Typically the face is highly angularis highly angular

The forehead is The forehead is somewhat shortsomewhat short

Widest at the Widest at the templestemples

Now that you Now that you know your face know your face

shape.. So What?shape.. So What?

OvalOval

•This is the shape everyone else is trying towards.

•Congratulations

Oval shapes tryOval shapes try

A variety of styles. Most any hair style A variety of styles. Most any hair style looks good on youlooks good on you

Most models fall into this categoryMost models fall into this category Hair off the face looks best. Can wear hair Hair off the face looks best. Can wear hair

slicked or pulled backslicked or pulled back The perfect arch eyebrowsThe perfect arch eyebrows

Oval shapes avoidOval shapes avoid

Don’t cover up your perfect Don’t cover up your perfect features with heavy bangs or features with heavy bangs or too forward directed stylestoo forward directed styles

RoundRound

To make a round face appear oval apply To make a round face appear oval apply lines that go up the face. This draws the lines that go up the face. This draws the eye more up and downeye more up and down

The high arched eyebrow accomplishes thisThe high arched eyebrow accomplishes this The best eyebrow should peak toward the The best eyebrow should peak toward the

end of the brow. The tail should be shortend of the brow. The tail should be short

Round shape, tryRound shape, try

Hairstyles with fullness and height at the Hairstyles with fullness and height at the crowncrown

Off center partsOff center parts Short hair styles with swept-back directionShort hair styles with swept-back direction Hair styles that are longer than the chin Hair styles that are longer than the chin

lengthlength Layer the top for fullness – the rest close to Layer the top for fullness – the rest close to

the facethe face

Round shape avoidRound shape avoid

Chin length hair with a rounded line that Chin length hair with a rounded line that mirrors the face’s circular shapemirrors the face’s circular shape

Center partsCenter parts Short crop bangsShort crop bangs Fullness at the earsFullness at the ears

LongLong

Long and slenderLong and slender About the same width at About the same width at

the forehead and just the forehead and just below the cheekbonesbelow the cheekbones

May have a very narrow May have a very narrow chin or a very high chin or a very high foreheadforehead

Long shapes, tryLong shapes, try

Short to medium cut hairShort to medium cut hair Fullness at the side of your faceFullness at the side of your face Soft wispy bangsSoft wispy bangs Fullness at the side of your faceFullness at the side of your face

Long shapes avoidLong shapes avoid

Too much hair length (not past the Too much hair length (not past the shoulder)shoulder)

Center partsCenter parts Models use long hair but, have hair dressers Models use long hair but, have hair dressers

add fullness to the hair. add fullness to the hair.

SquareSquare

Strong angled eyebrows to Strong angled eyebrows to balance the strong jaw linebalance the strong jaw line

Peak of the brow is most Peak of the brow is most effective when directly effective when directly above the square of the jawabove the square of the jaw

Square shapes try:Square shapes try:

Short to medium length hair; especially Short to medium length hair; especially with wave or roundness around the facewith wave or roundness around the face

Wispy length bangsWispy length bangs Off center parts / use wave and curlOff center parts / use wave and curl Height at the crown Height at the crown Soften the square look of the face with Soften the square look of the face with

layers and wispy looks around the facelayers and wispy looks around the face

Square shapes avoidSquare shapes avoid

Long strait hair stylesLong strait hair styles Linear strait bangs or center partsLinear strait bangs or center parts A strait bob ending at the jaw A strait bob ending at the jaw Layer bob if it ends above or below the jaw Layer bob if it ends above or below the jaw

lineline

HeartHeart

Face is wide at the Face is wide at the temples and temples and hairlinehairline

Narrowing to a Narrowing to a small delicate chinsmall delicate chin

Heart shapes tryHeart shapes try

Chin length or longer hair stylesChin length or longer hair styles Side parted hairstylesSide parted hairstyles Swept forward layers around the upper faceSwept forward layers around the upper face Gentle wispy bangsGentle wispy bangs Chin length bob is great!Chin length bob is great! Shorter styles but leave weight at the back Shorter styles but leave weight at the back

of the neckof the neck

Heart shapes avoidHeart shapes avoid

Short full styles that emphasize upper faceShort full styles that emphasize upper face Height at the crownHeight at the crown Severe slicked back looksSevere slicked back looks Short full styles with tapered necklinesShort full styles with tapered necklines You have great cheekbones to emphasize! You have great cheekbones to emphasize!

Don’t get a hairdo that is too top heavy. Don’t get a hairdo that is too top heavy.

DiamondDiamond

A cross between a A cross between a heart and a dramatic heart and a dramatic ovaloval

Widest at the Widest at the cheekbones and narrow cheekbones and narrow equally at the forehead equally at the forehead and jaw lineand jaw line

Diamond shapes tryDiamond shapes try

You are dramatic. Try a variety of stylesYou are dramatic. Try a variety of styles Almost everything will look good on youAlmost everything will look good on you Shorter styles but leave weight in the backShorter styles but leave weight in the back Better balance with styles between your Better balance with styles between your

cheekbones and delicate chin linecheekbones and delicate chin line

Diamond shapes avoidDiamond shapes avoid

Too much hair on your face that hide your Too much hair on your face that hide your great featuresgreat features

You can do about anythingYou can do about anything Chin length hair with a rounded line thatChin length hair with a rounded line that

Famous peopleFamous people

Rich people spend a lot of money on Rich people spend a lot of money on looking goodlooking good

Find a famous person with your face shape Find a famous person with your face shape and watch what looks good on themand watch what looks good on them

Famous oval facesFamous oval faces

Ashley Judd

Elizabeth Elizabeth TaylorTaylor

Marilyn Marilyn MonroeMonroe

Grace Grace KellyKelly

Famous Famous Round FacesRound Faces

JewelJewel

Vanessa Vanessa WilliamsWilliams

Uma Uma ThurmanThurman

Cameron Cameron DiazDiaz

FamousFamousLong Long FacesFaces

Julia RobertsJulia Roberts

Jennifer Jennifer Love Love

HewittHewitt

Stephanie Stephanie SeymorSeymor

Claudia Claudia SchifferSchiffer

Famous Square FacesFamous Square Faces

Jennifer Jennifer AnistonAniston

Paulina ProizkovaPaulina Proizkova

Demi Demi MooreMoore

Brooke Brooke ShieldsShields

Famous Famous Heart Heart FacesFaces

MadonnaMadonna

Jayne Jayne SeymourSeymour

Mariah Mariah CareyCarey

Naomi Naomi CampbellCampbell

Famous Famous Diamond Diamond

FacesFaces

Sophia LorenSophia Loren

Katharine Katharine HepburnHepburn

Linda Linda EvangelistaEvangelista