Knowing your face shape is great for picking out new hair styles and even for applying make-up, more specifically for countouring your face. On the 4th of July, I will be posting a tutorial on how to contour your face. Stayed tuned :)

These are general descriptions that can act as a guideline that will help you choose your face shape.
Other techniques include looking at your face in a mirror and outlining it’s shape with lipstick; or, you can measure your face with a ruler or tape measure, which is easier and less messy!

To measure your face:

• measure across your cheek bones then;
• across your jawline;
• measure across the widest point of your forehead (between the eyebrows & hair line) then;
• from the tip of your hair line to the bottom of your chin.
• Write down each measurement to compare to the following descriptions:

Oval faces are a tad narrower at the jawline than at the temples with a rounded hairline.

Rectangular or Oblong faces are long and slender. You may have a narrow chin or a high forehead. Your temples and your cheek bones are the same width. This face shape is longer than it is wide.

Round faces have a full face look. Round chin, round forehead and the widest point of your face are your cheeks. This face shape is equally long as it is wide.

Square faces have a square shaped jawline and a square hairline, roughly the same shape square.  This face shape is equally wide and long.

Heart-shaped faces are wide at the temples and hairline, thining out to a small chin. Think narrow jawline and wide cheekbones/forehead.

Triangular faces have a dominant jawline narrowing up to the cheek bones and temples. Opposite heart-shaped.

Diamond faces are widest at the cheek bones and equally narrow at the forehead and jawline.