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Determine Your Face Shape |
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Diamond Shaped Face
The characteristics of a Diamond shaped face are as follows:
A small forehead and widest at eyes and cheekbones, narrowing to a small chin. Many women have balanced their small forehead with their hairstyle and their face may appear to be heart-shaped.
Goal: Narrow cheekbones, add width to forehead and jaw. |
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Hairstyle: |
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Asymmetrical is best
Side part
Bangs are a must and should sweep to the side
Fullness at the chin, even if behind the ears
Mid neck hair length |
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Softly cured styles, not wider than tip of cheekbones
Frames should be slightly heavy at top
No decorative temple styles
Square frames with straight tip with rounded bottoms |
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Earrings:
No diamonds or squares
Combination of straight and curved best
Earrings should have more width than length |
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Square Shaped Face |
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The characteristics of a Square shaped face are as follows:
A broad jaw line and forehead with wide, angular cheekbones and chin.
Goal: To make the face appear longer.
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Hairstyle:
- Asymmetrical is best
- Side part
- Bangs optional; should sweep to side
- Fullness at the crown and temples
- Chin length hair
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Eyeglasses:
- Slightly angular shapes with curved corners
- Select frames with some weight at top
- Frames should appear more vertical than horizontal
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- Stark geometric frames will create a fashion-forward look
- Color concentrated on the outer frame corner will elongate face
- Decorative or contrasting color near temples above eye level
Earrings:
- No squares
- Combination of straight and curved best
- Earrings should have more length than width
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| Oblong Shaped Face |
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The characteristics of an Oblong shaped face are as follows:
The forehead, cheek and jawline are similar in width. The face appears long and thin.
Goal: To make the face appear shorter and wider. |
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Hairstyle:
- Asymmetrical or symmetrical
- Hair too long with elongate the face
- Bangs optional
- Fullness at the side necessary
- Chin length hair
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Eyeglasses:
- Styles that extend beyond the widest part of the face
- Round, deep, square or low-triangle shapes will shorten and soften the face
- Frames with strong horizontal lines
- Decorative or contrasting color will add width to temples
- Frames with low temples and bridges shorten the face
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Earrings:
- Avoid dangle and droop earrings
- Any shape is good
- Earrings should have more width than length
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| Heart Shaped Face |
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The characteristics of a Heart shaped face are as follows:
The forehead is the widest part of the face, tapering gradually to the chin, which is slightly pointed. Cheekbones are high.
Goal: To make the forehead appear narrower, while adding width tot he chin and cheek areas. |
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Hairstyle:
- Asymmetrical or symmetrical
- Hair should be full at chin and neck
- Bangs optional
- Avoid too much fullness at crown
- Chin length hair
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Eyeglasses:
Earrings:
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Triangles broadest at bottom
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Any shape as long as there is some width
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Earrings should have more width than length | |
| Triangle/Pear Shaped Face |
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The characteristics of a Triangle/Pear shaped face are as follows:
The forehead is the narrow part of the face, tapering out to the cheek and chin area.
Goal: To make the cheek and chin areas appear less wider, while adding width to the forehead. |
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Hairstyle:
- Asymmetrical or symmetrical
- Hair should be it's fullest at and above ears tapering gently outward and down to the neck area
- Slight or full bangs
- Avoid too much fullness below ears
- Chin length hair
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Eyeglasses:
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Minimize lower portion of face by selecting frames no wider than your forehead and angling outward at top corners
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Select frames with some weight on top
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Frames should appear more horizontal than vertical
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Slightly curved frames are best
Earrings:
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| Oval Shaped Face |
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The characteristics of an Oval shaped face are as follows:
The chin is slightly narrower than the forehead with high cheekbones. This face is considered ideal because is will balance and give the face proportion.
Goal: To make maintain balance and proportion. |
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Hairstyle:
- Asymmetrical or symmetrical
- Any hairstyle will work with this facial shape
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Eyeglasses:
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Maintain balance by selecting by selecting frames as wide or slightly wider than the broadest part of face.
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Avoid low, swooping temples that will disturb the balance
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Can wear most any style
Earrings:
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| Round Shaped Face |
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The characteristics of a Round shaped face are as follows:
The face appears full with very few angles. The length and width of the face appear almost equal.
Goal: To elongate and narrow the face.
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Hairstyle:
- Asymmetrical is best
- Short or below mid neck styles are best
- Avoid chin-length styles
- Fullness at crown
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Eyeglasses:
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Minimize roundness of face by selecting angular styles no wider that the widest part of face
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consider slightly curved, soft squares to balance the face
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Avoid very round or square styles
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Clear bridges
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Color on the temple will appear to lengthen the face |
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Earrings:
- Avoid round shapes
- Select shapes slightly longer than wide
- Combination of straight and curved lines
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