Saturday, August 27, 2011

There are Six Basic Face Shapes



Find your face shape

Start by pulling your hair back from your face, and with no makeup on, look closely in the mirror.
The features for each shape to look for are:

Oval Face Shape
Round Face Shape
Long Face Shape
  • forehead is wider than the chin
  • prominent cheekbones
  • face gracefully tapers to a narrow oval chin
  • face is almost as wide as it is long
  • face is widest at the cheeks
  • forehead, cheekbones and jawline are all about the same width
  • can tend to have a prominent chin
  • has an elongated appearance
Square Face Shape
Heart Face Shape
Diamond Face Shape
  • forehead, cheekbones and jawline all about the same width
  • squared jawline is the most obvious feature
  • similar to oval but the chin tapers to a point.
  • not as common as the other face shapes
  • typically the face is highly angular
  • the forehead is somewhat short
  • the face is widest at the temples

Still not sure? – A simple test


  • Measure the length of your face with a ruler. (In this case the total length of the face is 8).
  • Divide the total length by 3. (In this case 8 divided by 3 is 2.67 or 2 2/3).
  • Measure the length from the bottom of your nose to the bottom of your chin. (in this case 2 1/3),
  • If the last number (the 2 1/3 number) is larger than the first number (the 2 2/3) than chances are you have a long face.
  • If the last number is less than the first number than chances are you have a round face.
  •  If the last number is equal to the first number than chances are you have an oval

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