As a man, knowing your face shape goes a long way in determining which haircuts complement you. A haircut can either help elevate your facial features or give you an unflattering look. Although personal preference is important, and we agree that you should wear a haircut that makes you feel comfortable, a well-chosen haircut that goes in tandem with your face shape can help contribute significantly to your physical appearance and even boost your self-confidence.
In today’s article, we’ll discuss nine of these face shapes and give you haircut ideas that help accentuate and create a balanced look for all.
1. ROUND FACE SHAPE
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We’re starting the list with the round-shaped face is marked out by soft curves that are almost equal in width and length. Specifically, this face shape is characterized by a gently curved forehead, full cheeks, and a soft jawline, resulting in a circular appearance. When it comes to selecting haircuts for men with this type of face shape, it is usually best to go with those that give the face a more angled look and make it appear longer or skinnier. Haircuts like the undercut, taper cut, pompadour, and middle-part haircut help add height and create the illusion of a longer face shape. These haircuts also help to complement and balance the round-shaped face.
2. OBLONG FACE SHAPE
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If you’ve never heard of this specific face shape, the oblong is longer than in width. The vertical part of the face, which starts from the top of the head down to the chin, is conspicuously more elongated than its horizontal part, which is the cheeks and ears. Many men with oblong face shapes tend to have sharply angular features such as defined jawlines or temples.
When it comes to selecting a haircut for this particular face shape, it is best to go with those that help reduce the length of the face by creating an illusion of more width at the sides. Avoid haircuts that are too long and straight, as these can further result in a pronounced elongated look. Instead, go for bangs, side parts, Caesar cuts, or a clean-shaven head accompanied by a well-trimmed beard, giving the face a better-balanced look.
3. OVAL FACE SHAPE
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In the world of face shapes, the oval face shape is considered the ideal face shape because of its balanced features. This is so because this face shape allows for many haircuts, which all suit it incredibly well. The oval face shape is characterized by a slightly longer face length, rounded cheeks, and forehead and jawline that are of similar width. As already said, men with oval-shaped faces can try out many different haircuts that suit their fancy. These haircuts include crew cuts, afros, low fades, high fades, taper fades, skin cuts, buzz cuts, fringe cuts, and side parts.
4. PEAR FACE SHAPE
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Named so after the pear fruit because of its shape, this is characterized by a narrow forehead and a wider cheeks and jawline. Due to their more pronounced width than the rest of the face, the cheeks and jawline tend to draw more attention. For men with the pear face shape, going for haircuts that pull more focus to the forehead while reducing the width or creating the illusion of a balanced lower part of the face is the best bet. Haircuts like textured layers, classic quiffs, and wispy bangs help to add volume to the top of the head. They also give the lower part of the face a slimmer appearance.
5. SQUARE FACE SHAPE
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As the name implies, this is a face shape whose features are equal in length and width, resulting in a box-like appearance. The forehead is straight, while the jawlines and cheeks have strong defined lines. Men with this type of face shape should go for haircuts that help to give their face a softer appearance or even enhance their angular features. Haircuts like the buzz cut, flat top, undercut, and crew cut, among others, help to strengthen the angles of this face shape further. On the other hand, shag haircuts, layered cuts, and fringes tend to soften out the angular features of this face shape, giving it a balanced look.
6. DIAMOND FACE SHAPE
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Like a diamond, this face shape is slender at the temples and jawline, while the forehead, cheeks, and chin tend to be more angled. In a diamond face shape, the forehead is narrower, the cheeks are wider, and the chin is more pointed. When it comes to selecting haircuts that complement this face shape, it is better to go with those that balance out the angles at the forehead, cheeks, and chin. You want haircuts that will minimize the width of the cheeks but add volume and softness to the chin area. Haircuts that can do this include messy fringe, pompadour, buzz cut, side-swept bangs, quiff with a fade, or even a skin cut.
7. RECTANGLE FACE SHAPE
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Although this is similar to the square face shape, it has a slightly more elongated length from forehead to chin. Its features include a straight, broad jawline, which is similar in width to the forehead and cheekbone. When selecting a haircut for the face shape, styles that add more width to the cheeks to balance the elongated length should be prioritized. Straight or blunt cuts can harden the features of this already-strong face shape. Hair cuts like side-swept bangs, wavy haircuts, fades, side parts, and buzz cuts, among others, can help to create an even more balanced look.
8. HEART FACE SHAPE
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The heart-shaped face features a broad forehead that gradually narrows to a pointy chin, thus resembling a heart. The cheekbones and jawline in this face shape are rounded but not as wide as the forehead. When it comes to choosing a haircut that complements this face shape, it is best to consider the ones that reduce the emphasis on the forehead yet add width to the jawline and chin to even out the pointedness. You want to avoid hairstyles like blunt bangs or those that create more volume at the top, as they tend to further exaggerate the width of the forehead. Layered haircuts, fringes, and side-swept bangs, among others, are great options for this face shape.
9. INVERTED TRIANGLE
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This face shape, which is closely related to the heart-shaped face, features a broader forehead that gradually narrows to a pointy or narrow chin. Here, the width of the forehead is more pronounced than the other parts of the face. While the cheekbones are wide, they are narrow compared to the forehead. Haircuts that are suitable for this face shape minimize the forehead’s prominence while creating the illusion of width at the bottom of the face. Low fade, tapered fade, side-swept bangs, and quiff are some haircuts that complement the inverted triangle face shape.
Now that you’ve determined your face shape, it’s time to restock your favorite men’s products!
