How to Find a Wedding Hairstyle for Your Face Shape
Andrea Jordan
For Oval Face
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Best Updo Style: “Oval face shape allows for universal styling and gives a bride many options to explore,” says Dana Marcovici, Butterfly Studio Salon Wedding Specialist. Because your options are endless, experiment with a detailed bohemian braid or ultra-femme chignon.
For Oval Face
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Best Down Style: There aren’t many restrictions when it comes to optimal hairstyles for the oval-shaped face. Dress up your ordinary tresses with brushed out beach waves for a glamorous, yet effortless look.
For Round Face
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Best Updo Style: For round faces, it’s best to add height and not width to your face structure. Keeping more volume at the roots and tighter on the sides helps to elongate your face shape. So, if you’re slicking your strands back, try teasing near the crown of your head to add volume.
For Round Face
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Best Down Style: If you want your tresses to flow freely, try sweeping back half of your hair with a blinged-out hair accessory.
For Square Face
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Best Updo: “To make a square face appear softer, try adding a side part,” suggests Marcovici. The addition of a side part allows you to sport your favorite updos with ease.
For Square Face
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Best Down Style: If you’re wearing your hair out, the side part is still a good rule of thumb for square-shaped faces. Also, try pulling out pieces along the hairline to soften the jawline.
For Diamond Face
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Best Updo: “Consider adding volume to the sides of your head, near your eyes, to draw attention there,” says Cutler stylist Jocelyn Marrero.
For Diamond Face
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Best Down Style: For a diamond face, you want to avoid the forehead and chin area looking too narrow, so adding fullness from the bottom up will help add balance around the smaller points of your face.
For Heart Face
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Best Updo: Heart-shaped faces look best with bangs so don’t be afraid to rock fringe on your special day. If you don’t have bangs, try adding soft, face-framing curls to get a similar look.
For Heart Face
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Best Down Style: Keep volume around the jawline to balance out the narrowness of your chin. After all, there is no such thing as too much volume.
Plus, how to figure out what your face shape actually is.