Just because your favorite celebrity does a sexy, curly hair means it will look good on you. That is not always the case when it comes to hair styles for women. With so many styles there are… treatments and hair cuts, you can always have a perfect do that suits your personality.

Before you head to beauty shops downtown (or uptown), you must always assess your self. I recommend you to go in front of the mirror and look at your face’s structure. Is it oval-shaped, heart-shaped, diamond-shaped, oblong-shaped, square-faced or round-shaped?

The face shape is the most important consideration in getting a flattering hair style or hair cut that is why you need to know how you are shaped on the face.

Your Face Structure

Some women stands in front of the mirror, brings out a lipstick and tries to trace their facial structure. This is not as accurate as you seem. At some point, instead of seeing your face as rounded, it is rather diamond-shaped.

To find out your facial structure, bring out a measuring tape or a ruler and take down the following measurements: • measure your face across the top of your cheekbones. • measure across your jaw line from both widest point • measure across your forehead at the widest point • measure from the tip of your hairline to the bottom of your chin

* The widest point is somewhere about halfway between your eyebrows and your hairline

After taking down the measurements, if your face is a length equal to one and a half times width, then you are oval-faced. You’re round-shaped if your face is as wide as it is long. This may vary a little, but generally the measurement is close. If it is longer than it is wide, your face is oblong-shaped. You’ll know if you are heart-shaped if the measurement is narrow at the jaw line, wide at the cheekbones and/or forehead. If your face is about as wide as it is long with prominent emphasis from your jaw, you are a square-faced. And lastly, you are a diamond if the measurement is widest at cheekbones, while your forehead and jaw line is approximately equal widths.

Oval-shaped

Did you know that most celebrities and models alike are oval-shaped? The likes of Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Mariah Carey and Cindy Crawford can sport any hair do simply because they are oval-shaped. And yes, if you are one, you are very lucky. If you are oval-shaped, the variety of hair cut designs or styles is limitless. However, it is a big no-no for you to have heavy bangs.

Oblong-shaped

Prominent features of an elongated face are having narrow chin or a very high forehead. If you’re face is oblong or rectangular, it is best that your hair cut style is from short to medium lengths, specifically a layered cut with soft wispy bangs that will shorten the appearance of your face. You can also opt for hair cut designs that is full at the sides or your cheeks as it will add width to the look of your face shape. It is important that you avoid too much hair length as the look elongates your face more. You should also avoid center parts as it brings out the oval-shaped face in you. For hair cut designs or styles you can sport, you can emulate the dos that Gwyneth Paltrow, Janet Jackson, and Nikki Taylor did.

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