| Have you ever spent weeks combing magazines for | | | | hand, trace the shape of your face in the mirror. Match |
| a new hairstyle, searching for looks that would work | | | | the shape you scrawled to one of the following |
| with your hair type? Upon finding one, you take the | | | | descriptions: |
| picture to your stylist who duplicates it down to the last | | | | Oval is considered the perfectly balanced face, making |
| layer. You stare at your new self - the style is | | | | it a beauty ideal. Featuring a softly rounded hairline and |
| gorgeous and works so well with your hair type. So | | | | a jaw line that is a smudge narrower than the temples, |
| why does it look so bad? You probably didn't take | | | | it can handle any hairstyle that works with your hair |
| your face shape into consideration. A hairstyle chosen | | | | type. If you'd like to show off your lucky shape, avoid |
| without your face shape in mind can distort your | | | | on-the-face looks that hide your features. If you've got |
| features by changing the balance of your face. A | | | | a round or square face, avoid center parts, which can |
| simple rule is that hair should be wide where your face | | | | emphasize the face's fullness. Instead, try parting your |
| is narrow and vice versa, and hair should have length | | | | hair deep on the side to slim the face. |
| where your face is square and vice versa. | | | | Round faces are, well, round. If creating a slimmer look |
| There are several methods you can use to determine | | | | is important to you, try to keep fullness away from the |
| your face shape. The easiest is to ask your stylist. The | | | | sides (no Farrah feathers or curly bobs) and create |
| next easiest is to pull your hair off your face and | | | | length at the top or bottom (or both) of the style. |
| simply look. Often, your face is noticeably square, or | | | | Styles to make a round face look longer include short |
| oblong, or oval. If it's not, grab a bar of soap, a tube of | | | | or long cuts with ultra-short bangs, French twists, |
| lipstick, or an eyeliner and stand at least 6 inches (15 | | | | long-layered cuts with sleek sides, and side-swept |
| cm) from a mirror. Using whatever you've got in your | | | | bangs. |