Dressing according to your face shape involves selecting clothes, accessories, and hairstyles that harmonize with your facial features, creating a balanced and flattering look.
Understanding Face Shapes
Identifying your face shape is the first step. Common face shapes include:
- Oval: Considered the most versatile, with balanced proportions.
- Round: Characterized by soft curves and a similar width and length.
- Square: Features a strong jawline and broad forehead.
- Heart: Widest at the forehead and narrows towards the chin.
- Diamond: Narrow forehead and chin, with wide cheekbones.
- Rectangle/Oblong: Longer than it is wide, with a relatively consistent width.
Key Considerations for Dressing
The goal is to create a sense of balance. Here's how to approach different aspects of your appearance based on face shape:
1. Necklines
- Round Faces: V-necks, scoop necks, and open necklines visually elongate the face. Avoid high, closed necklines that can make the face appear rounder.
- Square Faces: Soft, rounded necklines like scoop necks, and U-necks can soften the jawline. Avoid sharp, geometric necklines like square or boat necks.
- Heart Faces: V-necks and U-necks can balance the broader forehead. High necklines may accentuate the narrow chin.
- Oval Faces: Most necklines work well, so experiment with different styles.
- Diamond Faces: Higher necklines or those with some detailing around the neckline can add width to the forehead and chin. Avoid necklines that are too narrow, as they can further emphasize a narrow chin.
- Rectangle/Oblong Faces: Boat necks and high, wide necklines can add horizontal balance. Avoid overly plunging necklines that can elongate the face further.
2. Hairstyles and Fringes
- Forehead Balance: Keep full fringes narrow. This is crucial, especially if you have a broad forehead and a slightly pointy chin. This helps to create the illusion of a narrower forehead and a broader chin, as indicated in our reference.
- Long or short fringes can effectively narrow the upper part of the face.
- Round Faces: Layered cuts and styles with volume at the crown can add length. Avoid blunt, straight cuts that emphasize roundness.
- Square Faces: Soft layers, waves, and styles with some volume can soften the angular jawline. Avoid sharp, geometric cuts.
- Heart Faces: Styles with some width around the chin and jawline, like a bob, can balance the broader forehead. Side-swept bangs also work well.
- Oval Faces: Almost all hairstyles work well, so explore different styles.
- Diamond Faces: Volume at the chin and forehead can help balance the narrower top and bottom of the face.
- Rectangle/Oblong Faces: Bangs (especially side-swept), waves, curls, and styles with volume at the sides can add width. Avoid overly long styles.
3. Accessories
- Earrings:
- Round Faces: Long, dangling earrings can help to lengthen the face.
- Square Faces: Rounded earrings like hoops can soften the jawline.
- Heart Faces: Teardrop earrings work well, widening at the chin.
- Oval Faces: Any style of earring works.
- Diamond Faces: Earrings that add volume near the cheekbones are generally best, balancing the width.
- Rectangle/Oblong Faces: Shorter, round earrings can add width.
- Hats: Choose hat styles that complement your face shape, such as wider brims for long faces and styles that add volume to the crown for round faces.
- Necklaces:
- Round Faces: Longer necklaces to add verticality.
- Square Faces: Rounded pendants or shorter styles.
- Heart Faces: Wider necklaces or chokers can fill the chin area.
- Oval Faces: Any style of necklace will work.
- Diamond Faces: Statement necklaces that add some width around the neck area.
- Rectangle/Oblong Faces: Shorter necklaces or chokers that add width and volume.
Summary Table
| Face Shape | Necklines | Hairstyles | Earrings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | V-necks, scoop necks | Layers, volume at crown | Long, dangling |
| Square | Scoop necks, U-necks | Soft layers, waves, volume | Rounded shapes, hoops |
| Heart | V-necks, U-necks | Width at chin, side-swept bangs | Teardrop earrings |
| Oval | Any | Any | Any |
| Diamond | Higher, detailed necklines | Volume at chin & forehead | Volume near cheekbones |
| Rectangle/Oblong | Boat necks, high & wide necklines | Bangs, waves, volume at sides | Shorter, round earrings |
By considering these guidelines and experimenting with different styles, you can discover what flatters your unique face shape the most. Remember the goal is to enhance your features in a balanced way!
