Knowing your face shape is the first step to creating your most beautiful look.

There are six basic face shapes. 
 

Oval

Round

Long

Square

Heart

Diamond
To find out your basic face shape
  • start by pulling your hair back from your face, and with no makeup on, look closely in the mirror.
  • The features for each shape to look for are:

Oval

Round

Long

Square
  • forehead is wider than the chin
  • prominent cheekbones
  • face gracefully tapers to a narrow oval chin
  • face is almost as wide as it is long
  • face is widest at the cheeks
  • forehead, cheekbones and jawline are all about the same width
  • can tend to have a prominent chin
  • has an elongated appearance
  • forehead, cheekbones and jawline all about the same width
  • squared jawline is the most obvious feature

Heart

Diamond

   
  • similar to oval but the chin tapers to a point.
  • not as common as the other face shapes
  • typically the face is highly angular
  • the forehead is somewhat short
  • the face is widest at the temples
    

Still not sure? - A simple test
  • Measure the length of your face with a ruler. (In this case the total length of the face is 8).
  • Divide the total length by 3. (In this case 8 divided by 3 is 2.67 or 2 2/3).
  • Measure the length from the bottom of your nose to the bottom of your chin. (in this case 2 1/3),
  • If the last number (the 2 1/3 number) is larger than the first number (the 2 2/3) than chances are you have a long face. 
  • If the last number is less than the first number than chances are you have a round face.
  • If the last number is equal to the first number than chances are you have an oval face
   

So now you know your face shape - but now what?

  • The same rules apply to putting on makeup as putting on a dress. The goal (for most) is have an hour glass fiqure.
  • The stripes on the left will make someone look wider (if that's what they need).
  • The stripes on the right make a person look thinner (if that's what they need).

 

This is also the most common shape.  Just as stripes on a dress can create an illusion of shape so can makeup and eyebrows. How it works. - Click on the face shape button below for advice on finding your best eyebrow shape.
 

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