Hairstyles Face Shapes
Not considering face shape is like putting a round peg in a square hole
Back in eighth grade art class we learned about complimentary shapes and how to never wear a dress with vertical stripes unless we were skinny as a rail.But often women forget those lessons when it comes to choosing a new hairstyle. You’ll see women with a high forehead wear a pony tail which only exaggerates the high forehead. Then I see women with a round face shape go out and get a tight curly perm and of course they end up looking like a blimp. Knowing the geometry of face shapes and hair is a simple process that will make sure you are getting a hairstyle that compliments your natural tendencies.
Your hairdresser sees it everyday. A heart face shaped client comes in with a picture of out of a magazine of a great hairstyle on some celebrity with an oval face shape and says “I want the same hairstyle as this picture”. Then the client gets upset when the hairdresser tries to talk her out of it. It’s like putting a square peg in a round hole.
This weekend I spotted a woman who had a
round face shape, she was wearing a chin length triangular hairstyle,
wider at the base. That hairstyle made her look like a blimp.
Any way, listen to your hairdresser when it
comes to choosing the most flattering hairstyles by face shape. Thanks
to the StarTribune who interviewed hairstyling experts about the subject
and gave us this wonderful article.
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How to find a haircut that suits your face shape
By ALLIE SHAH Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Thinking of getting a sleek new Sienna
Miller haircut this summer? If your face is oblong like Sarah Jessica
Parker’s, you might want to reconsider.What’s becoming on a heart shaped
face may not flatter a woman with an oblong or square shaped face
shape. A perfect oval face shape may be able to pull off many different
hair lengths and hairstyles, but a soft-featured, round face shape looks
most pleasing in longer hair.
Knowing the contours of your face shape and
what complements it is the key to choosing a haircut that’s not only in
style but also looks right on you. “It’s one of the first things we look
at,” said Shane, a hairdresser and owner of Mask Hair Designs and Day
Spa in Minnetonka and Plymouth, Minn.
So important is face shape in determining
how to cut hair, she says, that many cosmetology schools devote two days
to the study of face shapes.
Lyndon Barsten, an educator at Aveda
Institute in Minneapolis, wrote a chapter on face shapes for a textbook
that’s used to train students. In the book, called “Introduction to
Styling Hair,” he identifies seven face shapes and advises which
hairstyles best suit each one.
The different shapes, the heart shaped face,
diamond, round, pear, oval, square and oblong are meant to serve as
guidelines, he says, as some people have a combination of face shapes.
For example, a person may have an oval forehead and central area where
the cheekbones are located, but a square jaw line.
A good way to determine your face shape is
to pull all your hair back away from your face, look in the mirror and
trace your face with a soap bar or lipstick.
Many consider the oval face shape ideal
because almost any hairstyle and length is flattering. Heart shapes are
marked by wider foreheads and a pointed chin. Their most flattering
hairstyles include medium to short lengths and wispy bangs.
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Here is the complete listing of all of the articles in our topic on “Hairstyles Face Shapes”
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The Ultimate Guide to Face Shapes and Hair Styles
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Celebrities Secret Weapon: The Right Hairstyle for the Face Shape
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Face Shape and Hairstyles
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