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Face Shape
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Expert insights on face shape identification, hairstyling, eyewear selection, and makeup techniques — all tailored to your unique features.
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Oblong Face Shape: How to Tell, and What Suits It
An oblong face is clearly longer than it is wide, with even widths from forehead to jaw. Here is how to confirm it and how to add balancing width.
Diamond Face Shape: How to Tell, and What Suits It
A diamond face has cheekbones as its widest point, with a narrow forehead and a narrow, pointed chin. Here is how to confirm it and how to balance it.
Heart Face Shape: How to Tell, and What Suits It
A heart face is widest at the forehead and tapers to a pointed chin. Here is how to confirm yours, and how to balance the top-heavy proportions.
Square Face Shape: How to Tell, and What Suits It
A square face has a strong, angular jaw and near-equal width at the forehead, cheeks, and jaw. Here is how to confirm it and how to soften or celebrate it.
Round Face Shape: How to Tell, and What Suits It
A round face is about as long as it is wide, with full cheeks and a soft jawline. Here is how to confirm it and which styles add the definition you are after.
Oval Face Shape: How to Tell, and What Suits It
An oval face is about one and a half times longer than it is wide, with the cheekbones as the widest point. Here is how to confirm yours and what to do with it.
How Accurate Are AI Face Shape Detectors? Why Results Differ
AI face shape detectors can provide a useful styling estimate, but photo angle, lighting, hair, expression, and mixed features all affect the result.
Heart vs. Diamond Face Shape: How to Tell the Difference
Heart and diamond faces can both have prominent cheekbones and narrow chins. Learn the one defining difference, compare each feature, and check your result at home.
The 7 Face Shapes: A Complete Guide to Identifying Yours
A complete guide to the seven face shapes — how to measure yours in four steps, how to tell the commonly confused pairs apart, and what each shape means for hairstyles, glasses, and makeup.
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