Fabian says that for people with round faces and long hair, it’s about keeping the layers on the longer side. “This will allow the illusion of a longer face to balance out the roundness,” explains Fabian. For medium to short hair, Fabian advises a sexy side parting. “If you want to try bangs, keep the face-framing layers longer to help slim your face,” he advises.
Fugate notes that for round faces, “you want to slim down your face a bit, so leaving your strands longer can help, as the length creates a nice vertical line to draw attention to.” Fugate points out that bobs are a great hairstyle for people with round face shapes. He also likes balloons and long, flowing capes for this crowd. “Just try to avoid short, face-framing layers unless they start below the jawline,” she says.
# 5 The shape of the square face
Fabian says that this face shape is very versatile. For example, Zoe Kravitz and Taraji P. Henson have worn many different looks and looked great. For those with a square face shape, Fabian says long hair with shorter textured layers or a collarbone-length bob with side-swept bangs or a sexy short pixie with edgy texture is the way to go.
Fugate says that for square faces, “you want to soften and add a lot of layers, so that the movement actually hides the bone structure a little bit.” He adds that “anything choppy and loose, like draperies with soft tendrils or whispers, can be great, as can shags for a sexy, tousled move.” She thinks of Freja Beha Erichsen’s look. “There’s something truly amazing about the combination of defined cheekbones and jawline and delicate, flowing layers,” says Fugate.
