Comprehensive Styling Reference

The Definitive Guide to the 7 Face Shapes

Understand your unique facial proportions, learn how to measure yourself with precision, and uncover the styling secrets that highlight your natural beauty.

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How to Measure Your Face Shape (Step-by-Step)

Use a flexible tailor's tape measure in front of a well-lit mirror.

Forehead Width

Measure across your forehead at the widest point, midway between your eyebrows and your upper hairline.

Cheekbone Width

Place the tape measure across the highest point of your cheekbones, just below the outer corners of both eyes.

Jawline Width

Measure from the tip of your chin to the corner of your jaw below your ear. Multiply that number by 2.

Face Length

Measure down the center of your face from the exact middle of your hairline to the very bottom tip of your chin.

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1. Oval Face Shape

The Universally Proportional Archetype

An oval face shape features a face length that is roughly 1.5 times its cheekbone width. The forehead is slightly broader than the jawline, and the jaw curvature is gently rounded with no sharp angles.

Best Hairstyles

Virtually anything: Curtain bangs, long layered cuts, textured quiffs, classic bobs.

Best Glasses

Rectangular, geometric, cat-eye, and classic wayfarers.

Famous Examples

Beyoncé, George Clooney, Rihanna, Jake Gyllenhaal.

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2. Round Face Shape

The Youthful & Curved Silhouette

Face length and width are practically equal. Cheekbones represent the widest facial measurement with full, soft cheeks and a curved, non-angular jawline.

Best Hairstyles

Long layered cuts, high pompadours, asymmetrical bobs, side-parted waves that add height.

Best Glasses

Bold rectangular frames, D-frame glasses, angular wayfarers.

Famous Examples

Selena Gomez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Chrissy Teigen.

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3. Square Face Shape

The Chiseled & Angular Frame

The forehead, cheekbones, and jaw are all approximately equal in width. The defining feature is a strong, sharp jawline with distinct corners.

Best Hairstyles

Soft layered cuts, side parts, French crops, textured messy quiffs.

Best Glasses

Round wire frames, curved aviators, oval eyeglasses that soften angularity.

Famous Examples

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Henry Cavill, Margot Robbie.

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4. Heart Face Shape

The Inverted Triangle & Slender Chin

Widest across the forehead and temples, narrowing progressively down to high cheekbones and ending in a slender, pointed chin.

Best Hairstyles

Chin-length textured bobs, side-swept bangs, shoulder-length curls.

Best Glasses

Bottom-heavy frames, classic teardrop aviators, rimless glasses.

Famous Examples

Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Jonas.

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5. Diamond Face Shape

The High Cheekbone & Rare Geometry

High, sculpted cheekbones are noticeably wider than both a narrow forehead hairline and a narrow, pointed chin.

Best Hairstyles

Curtain bangs, deep side-parted waves, medium shags, short beards for men.

Best Glasses

Cat-eye frames, browline (Clubmaster) frames, rounded rimless.

Famous Examples

Rihanna, Robert Pattinson, Megan Fox, Cillian Murphy.

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6. Oblong / Rectangle Face Shape

The Aristocratic & Elongated Profile

Face length is substantially greater than face width. The forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are uniform in width with straight vertical cheek lines.

Best Hairstyles

Bangs/fringes to visually shorten height, wide curly waves, side-swept crops.

Best Glasses

Oversized square or round frames, thick acetate frames with decorative temples.

Famous Examples

Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Adam Sandler.

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7. Pear / Triangle Face Shape

The Wide Mandible & Strong Foundation

A jawline that is wider than both the cheekbones and the forehead. The face widens noticeably as it descends toward the jaw.

Best Hairstyles

Voluminous crown styles, textured pixie cuts, long layered volume around temples.

Best Glasses

Browline frames, cat-eye frames with prominent upper rims.

Famous Examples

Kelly Osbourne, Minnie Driver, Ian Somerhalder.