If y'all've ever heard yous should choose a hairstyle based on your face shape, chances are you've spent some time staring in the mirror quizzically. At that place are so many different face shapes—from round confront to diamond, after all.

Unfortunately, at that place's no step-by-pace method to yield a definitive respond, says Annie Tevelin, makeup artist and founder of SkinOwl. Determining your face up shape is all about the measurements of each quadrant. Though non precise, the easiest way to do this is to print out a picture of yourself and trace a line around your face and hairline to come across what shape it near resembles, says Tevelin.

One time y'all've washed that, consult the guide below for more than aid landing on your face shape, plus get helpful styling tips to have to your hairdresser.

Round faces

Round faces are relatively symmetrical. When you measure from ear to ear and from the tiptop of the forehead to the chin, these lengths should be inside an inch or two of each other, says Fae Norris, a hairstylist at Rock Paper Salon in Los Angeles. People with round faces also tend to take a soft jaw and cheekbones, she says.

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Celebs with circular faces: Mila Kunis and Selena Gomez

Pilus tips: For those with round faces, longer lengths and straighter styles with volume on the top will deliver a more oval appearance, says Norris. Try middle and slightly off-center parts or wear your hair half upward in a messy bun with soft waves and textured layers, she suggests. You can likewise go for a mod shag with a texturized drape bang that hits the cheekbones. A stick straight look à la Cher is also an specially overnice style for round faces, says Norris.

Square faces

Like circular faces, square faces are rather symmetrical—measurements around the face tend to exist within an inch or ii of each other, says Norris. Only square faces are by and large feature of a stiff jaw and cheekbones.

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Celebs with square faces: Angelina Jolie, Rosario Dawson, and Olivia Wilde

Hair tips: "Stylists will often suggest opting for a style that softens the jaw, draws out the cheek bones, and creates length," says Norris. "While styles with side parts or unlike types of bangs or fringe can expect neat, a safe bet is to cut to the brow or slightly below and alloy in at the corners." If you accept curly hair, opt for a length that hits at—or below—the jaw with a trivial volume at the crown. Pixie adjacent cuts with short sides and a long, texturized or curly top tin soften the square face shape, likewise, says Norris.

Oval faces

The length of an oval, or egg-shaped face, is roughly one and a one-half times longer than the width, says Norris. Typically, people with oval faces have a soft jaw and forehead, too.

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Celebs with oval faces: Liv Tyler, Rihanna, and Jessica Alba

Pilus tips: "A good method is to pick a style that brings focus to your favorite characteristic," says Norris. "Layers starting at the jaw and below will bring out cheekbones, razor cut infant bangs volition highlight the eyes, and the "French daughter bob" hitting anywhere between the chin and collarbone with waves or curls looks astounding." Norris suggests avoiding actress-long hair without layers and whatever style that delivers unnecessary height, but you lot do you lot, of course.

Center faces

Center-shaped faces tend to take a wider forehead, sculpted cheekbones, and a very narrow mentum, says Norris.

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Celebs with heart faces: Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow

Pilus tips: "For a heart-shaped face up, which has more width at the brow and cheekbones leading to a narrow or pointy chin, I recommend highlighting the most prominent feature—typically the cheekbones," says Norris. Try a blunt long bob or a mode with side bangs. "I also love a textured shag hitting at the shoulders or above, with layers starting between the eyes and nose."

Diamond faces

This face shape is pointy and narrow through the chin and brow and is widest at the cheekbones, says Norris.

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Celebs with diamond faces: Halle Berry and Selma Blair

Hair tips: This face shape is often dislocated with the similar centre-shaped face up, says Norris. But diamond-shaped faces are defined by finer, slightly pointy features. "Diamond-shaped faces look wonderful with the hair completely dorsum or upwards, close cropped pixie cuts, directly locks, or anything close to the face," says Norris. "Very short, textured bangs can also look fantastic." The trick is to avert as well many layers or voluminous styles that hibernate your visage, she says.

Pear faces

This face shape is the opposite of a center-shaped face and is notable for a wide jaw that measures 1.v times the width of the forehead, says Norris.

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Celebs with pear faces: Kelly Osbourne and Kate Walsh

Hair tips: A pear-shaped, or more triangle face, is widest at the jaw and narrower through the forehead, says Norris. She suggests trying heavy, straight bangs to balance the top with the lesser or an extra-direct mode that's sleek at the jaw line to continue the forehead open up.

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