Hairstyles for Your Face Shape
5 min read • Hair Style Guide
Finding the perfect hairstyle starts with understanding your face shape. Different styles can enhance your features, create balance, and highlight your best angles. Here's your complete guide to matching hairstyles with face shapes.
How to Determine Your Face Shape
- Pull your hair back and look in a mirror
- Measure your forehead width, cheekbone width, and jawline width
- Measure your face length from hairline to chin
- Compare measurements to find your closest match below
💡 Tip: Use MirrorX to try styles for your face shape before committing!
Oval Face
Forehead is slightly wider than the chin, with cheekbones at the widest point. Considered the most versatile face shape.
Examples: Beyoncé, George Clooney
✓ Best Styles
- • Almost any hairstyle works
- • Long layers
- • Side parts
- • Textured cuts
✗ Avoid
- • Very heavy bangs that hide the forehead
Round Face
Face length and width are similar, with soft angles and full cheeks.
Examples: Selena Gomez, Chrissy Teigen
✓ Best Styles
- • Long layers below the chin
- • Side-swept bangs
- • Volume at the crown
- • Angular cuts
✗ Avoid
- • Chin-length bobs
- • Center parts
- • Styles that add width at cheeks
Square Face
Strong jawline with forehead and jaw of similar width. Angular features.
Examples: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt
✓ Best Styles
- • Soft layers
- • Side parts
- • Textured waves
- • Longer styles past the jaw
✗ Avoid
- • Blunt cuts at jaw level
- • Straight-across bangs
Heart Face
Wider forehead tapering to a narrow chin. Often has a widow's peak.
Examples: Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Gosling
✓ Best Styles
- • Side-swept bangs
- • Chin-length bobs
- • Layers starting at chin
- • Medium-length cuts
✗ Avoid
- • Short, full bangs
- • Excessive volume at crown
Oblong Face
Face is longer than it is wide, with a long, straight cheek line.
Examples: Sarah Jessica Parker, Adam Levine
✓ Best Styles
- • Side-swept bangs
- • Layers that add width
- • Waves and curls
- • Bob cuts
✗ Avoid
- • Very long, straight styles
- • Center parts
- • Too much height on top
Diamond Face
Narrow forehead and jaw with wide cheekbones. Angular features.
Examples: Rihanna, Robert Pattinson
✓ Best Styles
- • Side-swept bangs
- • Chin-length styles
- • Textured layers
- • Volume at forehead or chin
✗ Avoid
- • Slicked-back styles
- • Styles that emphasize cheekbone width