Six Human Face Shapes And How To Determine Yours

Do you know your face shape? Knowing your face shape is very essential especially as a woman.

Perhaps your hairdresser once threw the word “round” at you in regards to your face when discussing a possible new ‘do. Or maybe the makeup artist at your sister’s wedding said she added more arch to your brow to flatter your “square” face. Well the time is nigh to figure out what exactly your face shape is and what that means for you going forth.

First thing’s first — how does one figure out one’s face shape? There are a few different methods you can use to figure this out. Some are quite confusing so we took our time to look for this simple and easy one to help you out.

This video from NewBeauty Magazine on YouTube explains how you can trace the outline of your face onto your mirror and determine the shape from there.

Not interested in the video, then please follow these steps:

Pull and tie your hair back so that your face is clear of it.

a.Stand in front of a mirror such that your entire face is well visible in the reflections.

b.Use a lipstick to trace out the outline of your face on the mirror, but before doing so make sure that the shape is clearly visible and devoid of any hair.

Now all you have to do is to compare the various features of the outline you have made with the features stated in the list of face shapes given below;

1.Round

In cases of a round face, a protruding jaw line is usually missing. Chubby cheeks and almost symmetrical length and width of face along with a round forehead are the primary features. The cheeks are usually the widest part of the face.

2.Oval

In the oval face type, the forehead is usually boarder than the jaw line. The chin tapers down and it somewhat resembles the shape of an inverted egg where the length is larger than the width

3.Square

No! You don’t necessarily have to resemble Sponge Bob Square Pants. It is just that you will have a prominent jaw line and a square chin whereas the other parts of your face will more or less resemble a straight line.

4.Oblong

An oblong face is most often confused with an oval face. However an oblong face is much longer than the oval face and has a softer jaw line which is of similar width like your forehead. Oblong faces are less wide than the oval ones.

5.Heart

The mere mention of hearts seems to make us very romantic, but having this face shape can be very tricky as far as eyebrow shapes are concerned. This face shape is adorned with a wide forehead, which is much wider than the cheeks or the jaw line. It also consists of a narrow jaw line complemented by pointed high cheeks.

6.Diamond

Elegant, right? The diamond face is ornate with a wide a wide forehead and equally wide cheeks which are very prominent and pointed in nature and a narrow and tapering jaw line.

Please note that if you don’t think your face fits into one of these categories — or could fit into more than one — that’s absolutely fine. Not anyone falls under these categories as there are a few others left out here.

For more beauty enhancement concerning your face, please read on ‘The Perfect Eyebrows For Six Human Face Shapes’

Let us know if these steps help you as well.