Good Hairstyles For Your Face Shape & How To Determine Your Shape | Justine Leconte
- Posted on 09 April, 2017
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Which hairstyle suits me? Here is how to find the best hairstyle for your face shape. Face shapes and hairstyles are a tricky topic. This video shows you how to find your face shape among the 6 main face shapes, with an easy test method.
Then I describe each shape (oval, square, round, heart, diamond and long) and how to recognize it.
Once you know which shape your face has, I give you tips on how to get a hairstyle that suits your face.
This knowledge is not a "rule" that everyone should follow: it is the guidance based on which you can make informed decisions about getting bangs or not, choosing a hair length, styling, etc...
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Exemples for each shape:
Oval face / long face: Blake Lively, Taylor Swift
Square face: Angelina Jolie, Olivia Wilde
Round face: Kirsten Dunst, Cameron Diaz
Heart shape: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon
Diamond shape: Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez
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Hi everyone. It's Justine. Today I put my hair away as you can see, because we're talking about face shapes.. It makes me look like this, but it's for the purpose of this video, so ... [, chuckles, ] ... we're good we're good., As I did in my series about different body types, I would like to first show you how to determine what face shape you have And then I talk you through the different hairstyle options for each shape.. My goal is not to tell you ,'' Here square shape, this hairstyle.'''Cause, that's not helping.. I want to explain to you the principles so afterwards you can decide which parts in which proportions you want to highlight hide how much et cetera., Okay, First, how to identify your face. Shape., Look at your face in the mirror like this looking straight., We are considering the following points: the top center of your forehead here, where the hair root starts, the tip of your chin, the corners of your forehead here on the sides where your cheekbones end .... You can see my face bones right. It'S about the level of your eyes., Then, where your jaw makes a corner here on each side., It's the level of your mouth. Kind, of. And that's it. So we are looking at those eight points and they build four lines.. Let'S call them the vertical center, the horizontal center, the forehead line and the jaw line. Your face shape is determined by the proportions of those four lines.. That'S it., It's as simple as that.. Now there are six main face. Shapes. I've noticed that many women think they have the round shape., It's usually not the case. So let's compare the different shapes until you find yours.. First, the oval shape.. It is considered to be very harmonious to the eye because the upper half of your head/face is similar to the bottom half, so it looks very balanced from top to bottom. In an oval shape. The vertical center line is larger than the horizontal center line.. That'S an oval shape. For a square-shaped face the forehead line and the jaw line are of similar lengths and the center vertical line and the center horizontal line are also similar. So it really looks like a square.. A round face is techinically almost like a square, except that this spot here from one corner of the jaw through the chin to the other one is almost like a perfect half circle. A round shape is really not as common as you'd think. A heart face. Has this line here larger than the jaw line and usually or often a pointy chin. Jennifer Aniston, is the typical heart-shaped face. A diamond face is almost like a heart shape to which we cut off ( so to say, ) the corners of the forehead.. The result is now that your center line here, those bones - is the largest part in your face., And the last type is the long face.. That'S when you take an oval and stretch it vertically to make this vertical center line appear even longer.. Here again, the six types next to each other, so that you can see and compare., Hairstyles and tips.. Now that you know your shape. Let'S talk about hair. An oval shape is considered to be aesthetically, balanced, pleasing for the eye.. So in theory you could sport any hairstyle., Long or short, curly or flat. It doesn't matter --, it works. If there is something in your face that you don't like and that you'd like to hide or visually correct a little bit, you can look into other shapes to learn how to trick the eye into looking somewhere. Else. Women who have a square shape, often find that their jaw bones here are quite visible, quite massive.. If that's your case, you can visually correct that by first off avoiding haircuts that have chin length'cause. That would accentuate that line even more --. The line that you dislike. Instead go for longer., So shoulder length or even longer. The longer you let your hair grow, the more that line that part proportionally to your hair will look narrow., That's for the lower part of your face.. Now, if your issue is with the upper part - and you feel like your forehead - is too wide - you can correct that by doing bangs., Not split them in the middle, but split them on one side to break the square visually so to say.. Then, if you have the round shape, avoid bob haircuts. That makes your face seem even rounder. Also avoid styling. That makes the hair go inwards.. You know when you go to the hairdresser, he blow dries your hair. Looking like this ..., you go out wearing a helmet.. That'S not good for round shapes. Instead curl your hair towards the outside ..., with layers even better., And if you do bangs make sure that you split them in the middle to break the circle. Just like you want to break the square., Then a heart shape is often seen as a sign of femininity and strong personality at the same time., I'm not sure why.. I think it's because there are many actresses at the moment who are famous, considered, really beautiful and have the heart face., I'm not sure.. Anyhow, if that's your face shape, you can go with hairstyles shorter than the chin and you can go short as you want, because the chain is a part that you probably would like to show.. Then you can style with layers going inwards, --, that's the opposite of the round, face ... and if you think of Jennifer Aniston, that's exactly what her stylist did. Her hairstyle became iconic, because it's perfect on her face shape.. She has layers going inwards. The chin is very visible. In the case of a diamond shape, now.. You know we cut off a bit of the forehead so to say so. You want to add volume to the top of your head To kind of balance out the lower part of your face. If that makes sense. Asymmetrically split, bangs is also a good solution for you, because it visually makes your center line. So from here to here, look longer.. If you are a long face, you want to shorten your vertical centerline, so you can add bangs, ..., very easy advice, ... in the middle thick ones, no splits just huge bangs, and that will make your face. Look shorter. Also avoid wearing your hair, very long, very sleek and without layers next to your face, because it will look like it's stretching the face out even more.. Maybe you realize that already, but I'm a long-face. That'S why I usually don't iron my hair flat.. I like to keep it like [ that ] and I hair-dry it upside down to give it more volume to compensate for the fact that my face is so stretched out already, and I also rarely show my whole forehead if you saw previously on my channel. Usually I have bangs because my forehead is huge, But I would like to repeat and underline again that it's my taste., I'm just giving you the tips and the principles, the guidance. It's up to you to decide which parts of your face you want to highlight and Whatnot., If you have a square face - and you like your jaws, please show them Go for a pixie. Cut. Show your jaws.. Why not The fun thing once you have decided on your hairstyle is when you start playing around with makeup., For instance with contouring, you can make the square face or round face you look like a heart-shaped face., It's really impressive.. When contouring is well-executed. You can't tell that the initial bone structure was in fact a square., But I'm not a makeup artist. So I'm going to send you to other [ YouTube, ] videos that explain that much better than I would and I'm going to stop here.. I hope you found this video insightful. Thumbs up if you did.. Thank you so much. I'll see you Wednesday and Sunday again and until then, if you want to watch more, I can recommend those two videos Take care. Bye-bye
Comments
Kami Pearson: You are the first person that has worded this in a way that I can understand! Thank you!
Adi O's: She's the older, sweet, fashionable sister everyone runs to for advice
Mykasan: i really don't know if i'm an oval or a square...Maybe i'm a squoval.
Telepathy Joon: Her: *oval face is pleasing to the eyes and any hairstyle would suit* Me: *has oval face and looks absolutely hideous in any kind of hairstyle* ಥ‿ಥ
idiot: I searched ”good hairstyles for ugly people” and now I’m here
BTS Jeon: My face is so round that I can keep it on my exam paper and draw a circle
Shydreameress: I think my face shape is a potatoe.. What haircut should I choose ?
Jacqui Games: I'm a fricking diamond, and here I thought I was as round as my belly.
Violente: I like when you give a smile break during the conversation
S A M A N T H A T S U K I: I'm binge watching your videos because they're so intuitively understandable, straightforward, concise, helpful, THANK YOU SO MUCH :D I'm so excited to quickly be figuring out what styles I want to try and what colors I'd love to branch out into that should work with my coloration! Thank you!!
Meth Meme Lab: My double chin makes my square face a round face.
Joegirl: I absolutely love how you explain these types of things!! I love your skin tone video I have showed it to so many people. Thank you for these.
Sara luvcats ::: I have a diamond face, I recently found out that adding volume and side bangs really fits me and always getting compliment on that didn’t really realized that it is something that has to do with my face shape
Mystic Mog.: I love that this lady says "it's up to you, do what you want, just my opinions" I'm loooooong, I need me some bangs....
Juliana Winik: What if you have an oval face but with VERY full/round cheeks!?
Esther: Thank you Justine. I've been trying to figure this out for years, and your method is so simple. I took a pic and drew in the lines and it's so easy to tell now. I'm an oval too btw.
ayebee: Apart from the amazing insight, I just love your smile!
Blue Words: I spent years trying to guess the colors that matched my skin and the shape of my face… I wish I had found your channel sooner ^^ Thank you!
Krista Kontio: I don't even care about my face shape, I'm gonna shave my hair anyway
Emily Laidlaw: Justine, do you have any tips for how to “improve” one’s profile with a hairstyle? I have had haircuts that look great from the front but not so great from the side.
Gabriela Elena Oanã: I finally understood how to identify face shapes according to their dimensions and proportions. Thank you, Justine!
Billy M: Justine, you are definitely doing something very good as per the number of your subscribers:) In my humble opinion, your approach is smart, educational and informative. You do your job preparing, present it in the short but clear format. Absolutely different than any other YouTuber. Quality over quantity, professional background and no doubt number of subscribers is getting bigger daily.
Jeanette Wells: Great lesson! THANK YOU ♥️. I’m surprised that I just happen to wear my hair as you suggested—I really didn’t know that I was doing it right.
Sarah L: You have described this so perfectly. I finally understand what shape me face is!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Katherine Margeson: Thank you for creating another great video, Justine! I cut my hair last year, and it took years off of my look.
Zainab Khan: Tbh.... I still think no matter what face shape or hairdo, my nose always spoils the look all together. Smh.
Trân Đoàn: This video is so underrated. All my life I thought I have a long shape until now. I just figured out from using tips in this video, I have a diamond face. Also, I hate having long hair and always love pixie haircuts. And common hairstyles recommendation for diamond face includes pixie haircuts. Oh wow! This is just blowing my mind! Thank you Justine for making such great quality content!
Diana West: Justine, Thanks for this very clear, simple explanation of face shape and what style to wear your hair to accentuate the features you want
Linea Victoria: The thing i dont like about the whole “face shape theory”-thing is that you apparently have to do things to AVOID the natural beauty in your natural face shape. Why would i want to slim down my square jaw? Who says oval is best? Why are we told to style and cut our hair to make it more oval and less of what we were born with, just to attain the more attractive oval face shape? This is nothing personal for this kind woman at all, but simply a thought that crossed my mind while watching
Fabriz Quintana Samantha Sofia: Omg you are literally the sweetest, thank god for you!
Anna Lambert: I can honestly not tell if I’m an oval, a heart, or a diamond. My face shape seriously looks like a mix.
gabriella monterrosa: Everyone always said I had a round face, interesting to find out I’m actually a diamond ♀️ thank you for helping me find my head shape !!
Amalie Young: Thanks, Justine! Have you done a video about face shapes and the most flattering necklines for each?
oktarina oktarina: This time I actually understand my face shape Thank you, as always you are very informative and straight to the point
Stella Yates: Thank you for this. I was about to go to the hairdresser and request a change from my usual cut. Now I realise why I tend to keep the same look - its because it works for my face shape! So what's my face shape - definitely lop sided!
Mini Pie: the moment when u realize every hair style doesn't suit you
kk doc: This was the very best tutorial I have ever seen on determining face shape. Thank you!!
eathealthier4u: Thank you for precise directions, and follow through without all the hype. I'd love concrete examples though, photos of people who have the "wrong" hairstyle and the "right" one.
Charla Leibrock: Oh my goodness... As soon as I saw you like 6 months ago or whatever I knew that I could trust you're teaching as far as the basic answers to the questions that I had. You're a well-educated and I really appreciate the tips and tricks and information that I have gotten from watching your Channel. Thank you so much!
Alex G: I've been using so many guides for a long time, and I was never quite sure what I was! It was always "I could be this.." But now I know for sure I am a diamond. Zero doubt.
Zadekiel: I seriously still can't determine my face shape.
rodrick ᴗ̈: thank u for this! this was very easy. i’ve always had trouble figuring out my face shape. i have a diamond shaped face! or a heart shaped. i’m leaning more towards diamond
Jessie R. Cardona: You are beautiful from inside outside! Love this channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and pasión for life! GB
Hailey Shurley: Probably the most helpful youtube video I've ever watched. I watched 4 videos in a row on how to find your face shape, everyone being compleatly different. This is the only one that i feel that is logical. Never seen her videos before but right from the beginning i just thought she was the cutest thing with the accent and how she smiles after most sentances. SUBSCRIBED!!
Dion7: I have a long face, sleek hair and really want my hair to be long. I've just accepted it now. Went with shorter cuts and bangs for ages, but I just love the look of long hair, even if it doesn't actually look as good on me as on others.
Pau Okay: I am a diamond!! Thank you for explaining this very well. And yes, i am 3 years late, but thank you
Yuklin Wong: Hello Justine, I just watched 3of your YouTube videos for the first time, & I enjoyed them very much. The 6 face shapes video, then another with a pear shape face added, & the suitable hairstyles that goes along. Also watched your eyebrow video as well. It was very interesting, & exciting to watch them. I must say, that that I’ve never had my my face-shape analyzed b4. I also haven’t had a haircut, since the pandemic, so I need one badly. I hope the hairdresser will be able to do a face analysis, & cut my hair in a flattering-style for my face shape. I’ve been watching YouTube Tutorials, on hair-cutting, YouTuber’s doing haircuts at home, & tried to trim my hair. Of course, it’s not the same as going to a salon, & having a professional haircut, which I desperately need right now. I have moved to a new city about an hour away from where we used to live b4here in the USA. That means, it’ll be too far to go to my former hairstylist. So I’ve been looking for someone new, nearby in the new neighborhood we’ve moved 2 about a week ago. I will continue to watch more of your YouTube videos when I have time. I wish I can send u a pic of my face, & have u do a face analysis 4me. Take care Justine. So happy watching, even if though we live a world apart, & couldn’t say ‘hello’ in person. That would’ve been so nice. I wish you well, also blessings, & great success in all your ventures. Have a great day, or night Justine. From your new YouTube friend. Yuklin Wong yw
Teri: I always thought I had an oval face, but this video confirms it. My face would fit perfectly in your oval chalk drawing. I have tried just about every hairstyle, cut, length.. I sometimes wear it curly, wavy, straight... It’s good to hear that the oval face supports any type of hairstyle. So I guess I’m pretty happy about my face shape.
GirlArtistGeek: A very helpful video, thank you very much! I've never really understood the explanations about face shapes before... until your explanation. So now I finally know that I have a heart-shaped face. Thank you again. :)
Ali3n C4tz: I know that this video is a year old but I still wanted to say: I love that you put pictures of famous actresses in your video! They're good as a reference, but most of all if you don't like your face-shape but see beautiful actresses with it, you're like: this is not bad at all! I have a rather oval shape but with a tendency to square. I always thought well, it might look a little masculine. But then I saw Angelina Jolie and was like: dayumm, that face shape acutally looks really hot and unique! I don't wanna hide my square-features, I wanna accentuate them now! Thank you for this :)
S Roy: So beautifully done, thank you!!
lurklingX: This is the most helpful dissection of Face Shape that I have seen in all my years. Thank you for giving the practical tips, the reality of the face shape and not just a shape superimposed over a face that usually just looks oval every time. It’s really frustrating to have a mixed shaped face, and try and fit yourself into a category. At least this gives more criteria.
Rebecca Stanley: This is so amazingly detailed and easy to understand. Thank you! Very helpful
Genie InAbottle: Your videos are so detailed and yet so simple to understand. Thank you!!
BOM: i love your videos, i mean you don't waist time by tell us the story of your life, like, you go straight to the point omg thanks for your videos and tips
Zaida Grilli: THANK YOU!!! This is the first video that don't confuse me when talking about this theme!!!
Me Myself: Two thumbs up! I loved the way you made it so easy of a concept to grasp....thanks
Casey Ruddell: Thank you for explaining it so clearly! Also, I love the large ring that you are wearing :)
pancake ghosty: I was gonna cut my hair but I measured my face and then measured everyones in the house. I dunno why but it's so interesting to me now
Lf: How to find your face shape after watching Justine's video: (worked for me, I thought I had several face types) Step 1: Use your phone to take a selfie while standing in front of a window preferably for good light. *Do not* take the picture too close to your face. Instead make sure it's quite far away, so that the camera does not distort your proportions. You can then crop it so that you can see your face up close. This is also why I would not recommend you use instagram/snapchat, because you cannot crop the photo afterwards, you can only take it really close to your face. Step 2: Edit the picture. Use the drawing feature in all phones, when you edit the picture in the gallery/photos app. Draw the four lines Justine showed at the beginning. Step 3: Forehead line: across the upper corners of your forehead. Step 4: Cheekbone line: In front of a mirror, while touching your cheekbones, find where they end. Now draw the line across your face on your phone. Step 5: Jawline: Again, in front of the mirror, find the corners of your jaws, and then draw the line on your phone. Step 6: try and draw a line from the top of your forehead to the tip of your chin as straight as you can! Step 7: Look at your finished masterpiece and watch Justine's video again on a different screen. WORKS LIKE MAGIC!
Liz Johnson-Ross: Finally an explanation that is easy to understand and easy to work out. As soon as I added the spots around my reflection and sat back, my face shape was immediately obvious. Thank you
Matt Hazle: I cannot tell you how much I love how objective and simple you are. I've always hated fashion and shopping because it never makes any sense as to what I should buy. I'm no expert from a bunch of youtube videos; but at least now I have a damn clue about what color of clothes to try to shoot for and I actually know the shape of my face. You are a very rare type of Youtube channel and you should be damn proud of it.
Sophia Captain: Love learning from you, Justine. And love your personality.
Marisa Patricio: Dear Justine, your videos are very useful and really charming. I notice French women love short haircuts - in fact, the best salons and hair products are French. I feel that shorter haircuts can really add a style statement to a girl’s outlook. Have you ever tried a shorter haircut? I think it would look great on you!
Pearl Post: Hi Justine: You are so lovely. Your presentation on all of your topics are wonderful. Thank you.
I'm watching: Very well explained basics!!! Thank you. However, there may be many more important considerations such as hair texture, facial features, the huge impact of an assymmetrical haircut and of course personal style.
Shelly: I'd say I have a long face and have worn heavy bangs since childhood. Thanks to my Dad I have his receding hairline. I'm trying to grow my bangs out and go without a perm. I've have often worn a perm. The left side of my hair is noticeably heavier as well.
Marie Lorenz: Helpful people like you are so lovely and make this world better! Thank you for sharing knowledge and information in such a sweet, friendly way! :) xx
Jane Morgan: love your tips and insight into beauty and what works best xx
*queenizzydeigh*: Thank you so much for helping me FINALLY solve the mystery of my face shape!! I'd always been told I was everything from heart, round, and oval. After your video, I found out I'm actually diamond shaped!! Now off to check out your glasses video!! Keep up the awesome, informative videos!
Carolina Nedoszetko: Justine adoro seus vídeos mas nem todos tem a legenda em português. Coloca em todos por favor :) beijos.
Line Monssi: Stumbled upon your video and it is really good and clear!! I do have a small question. Is it a prerequisite for oval and especially long face-shape that the middle (cheekbone) line is larger than the upper (forehead) and lower (jaw) line? You did not say so, I think, but all the pictures featured a larger middle line for oval and long. I don't have a square nor a round face (vertical line a lot longer than horizontal) but then all 3 horizontal lines are the same length.
Chela McGuire: Justine, you are one wise and beautiful young lady. I am learning so much from your postings. Thank you.
Leah: Girl your cheekbones omg !! :)
wildflower: Thank you Juliette for sharing all of your classic knowledge. The hair band looks amazing on you. I felt like I was watching Liv Tyler giving the lesson :) ✌
Joyce Cristina: I had some difficult on the process of identifying the point of my face USING THE MIRROR because I tried to be more accurated as possible, so a suggestion that worked out for me is taking a picture and then drawing little dots on the edges of my face in the picture. (: I loved this video! It helped me so much <3
Katherine Morelle: I’ve always had issues because I’m a diamond for the top half of my face, and round on the bottom. A narrow forehead, but very wide cheekbones and jaw and now I’ve gained weight, it’s all very round from the cheekbones down. I try to never cover my forehead, and have hairstyles that go upward (I like victory rolls when I have the ability to do them. And then have the rest of my hair long and in waves. But, I’d also love to just wear my hair down and curly (it’s natural state), it’s just hard to do, and it doesn’t go with my style.
ritchel macapagal: Explicit and natural! I think if all or at least majority of the people in this world is like you, there will be no room for misunderstanding. You're my IDOL Madame Justine!❤
Aging Ophelia: It's true, anyone that has extra weight on, people tell them they're round-faced, and so often they aren't. As an oval, I've had lots of different flattering styles, but as my hair is both fine & thinner now, my options have become somewhat limited.
Lasha Limbu: Your voice is sweet. The way you talk calms ones mood. thanks for the tips.
Christine Koenig: What a perfectly understandable explanation. Great job, Justine, and thank you so very much! I've always thought that I have a round face, but after watching your video, taking a selfie, and drawing the lines myself, I've learned that it's actually oval shaped. Great video!
ChosenCDA: Just loving the accent to begin with ❤️
graleh: This is really the first time I actually understand what my face type is. Thank you! <3
Nabilah M: The struggle of a long face!!! 70% of my face is my forehead Imao
steemdup: I also have a lot of forehead, so thanks for the tip about parting my hair on the side. Btw, it's said that having a lot of forehead is a sign that you have a big brain. C'est bon, oui? lol
MagpiesNeedle: For a long time I thought I had a round face. I had this in my ‘to watch’ list and forgot. I got some new make up last week because I finally became certain I had cool undertones, not warm. So I took a straight on selfie and then traced it. Ta-da, oval. So this is close to that and a very good, simple video to explain it.
Anna: I used to think I’m a round face but after I’m watching your video I’m certain I am heart-shaped ❤️ No wonder I look best with the inward curls with layers!
Linda Mortara: Very clear and useful tips! I have a square face and some months ago I made the terrible mistake of cut my hair to the jaws. I looked terrible! (Not every squared-face people may look terrible, that's just my experience) By the way, you're so nice!
Gia Ha: Justine is usually pretty cute in her videos, but I think she was extra pretty in this video with her bare/minimal makeup look!
Emma Gilbert: The most helpful video about face shapes I’ve seen in my life . I’ve finally figured out my face shape!! Thank you ❤️
amry galaxy: Are we gonna talk about her eyes? They're so pretty
hey I'm nxxyeppie: This is the video I've been looking for! Thank you so much!
Anagha C Chandran: she is so like a teacher describing every nook and corners
Dania A. Oliva-Peña: Thank you , I really appreciate the time you make for your informative video's .
Anastasia Darwitan: You are brilliant. Please keep the posts coming~ Thank you!
Jefferson Alberto: I found really interesting the topic about the warm undertones and how it’s influencing the choices of people’s opinions when it comes towards makeup and fashion rather than body types since it’s probably not going to be a thing on the 2020’s I believe
Vilena Gradova: What a smart woman. I love her logical approach to what she does, it makes it so understandable. Finally
Chen-Yu Huang: Super practical! I love your advice! Whenever you post a picture of the celebrity that really makes your explanation more clear. I would love to see more of that. Maybe it would be fun to have a video on you analyzing celebrity style in an academy award or something like that. It would be really helpful for normal people like me know how to apply the beauty principals onto our daily life. Just a suggestion. :)
olivia: My face shape looks like a pear to me. My hair dresser told me that my face is oval. Yeah, ovalpear
Elizabeth Thompson: Thank you Justine. I've now confirmed for good I'm an oval shape. I thought I was but I just watched you, and I am. ❤️.