Face Shapes and Hairstyles – Here’s what worked and what didn’t!
Whose face shapes most resemble yours?
One thing I’ve learned in the process of doing thousands of makeovers is that it is extremely hard to be objective about ourselves, especially when it comes to diagnosing our own face shape.
The majority of women who I’ve done makeovers for, when questioned, thought they had a different face shape than they actually had. Most often we think we have shapes that are not right, for instance; I’m too fat, too big, too long, too round . . . you know what I mean.
Your eye is much better at seeing and what works and what doesn’t work so well when we are looking at someone else. Here are some celebrities we saw at the Emmy Awards. Of course, the gowns will influence the choice of hairstyle in some instances but, face shapes must play a very important role on the final hairdo that is chosen.
Hairstyles for Heart Face Shapes
As you can see from the photo at the top of this article Kim Kardashian – has a heart shaped face, wider cheekbones narrowing chin line. We rarely see her with her hair up, but this twisted updo created one sweet look on her!
- Why it works – — Kim’s updo was kept narrow at the temples with just a bit of height on top. If this do had been styled to be too full and wide or too big on top, it would have accentuated her narrow chin-line and made her look too top-heavy.
Hairstyles for Round Face Shapes
Kelly Osbourne – has a round face shape, it is pretty much as wide as it is tall with roundness in the cheeks and the chin-line.
- Why it doesn’t work – women with round faces should always steer clear from big, rounded, poufy hair styles. The top of her hair is too full and rounded which looks top-heavy and adds fullness to her face. Kelly is adventurous in changing up her hairstyles and lately has lately had some much better haircuts on her. How much better does this asymmetrical hairstyle look on Kelly? For more hairstyles that might make your face look thinner check out our Pinterest Hairstyles for Round Face Board.
Hairstyles for Square Face Shapes
Heidi Klum – has a square face shape with her jaw bones and hairline more prominently square. (Most people don’t have a perfectly square, round, heart or triangle shaped faces, but will fall closer to one shape than another and Heidi leans more toward a square face shape.
- Why it doesn’t work – Heidi’s updo looks too severe. She needs some tendrils or wisps to soften the straight lines in her square face. An off-center part and height at the crown rather than the front would break up the symmetrical lines of her face. It’s right to bring height to the top, to elongate a square face shape but, the overall shape of this updo is too square.
Hairstyles for Oval Face Shapes
Eva Longoria Parker – has an oval face shape which balances well with bangs or no bangs, short or long hair in bobbed hairstyles or layered haircuts, just about any hairstyle works with oval faces.
- Why it works – Eva’s updo is edgy and elegant, and because it fits her face shape so well, it was perfect for the Emmy’s. This type of updo, all off the face with a textured look to it, was like the one we saw on Heidi Klum, but wouldn’t you agree . . . it looks much softer and well designed on Eva?
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