Face Shapes for Women
Women's face shapes are the same 10 shapes as everyone's: oval, round, square, oblong, rectangle, heart, diamond, triangle, inverted triangle and pear. What changes is the styling. Below you'll find the best haircuts, bangs and glasses for each, and celebrities who share your shape.
Find your face shape
Oval face
An oval face shape is roughly one and a half times longer than it is wide.
Best hairstyles: long layers, blunt lob, curtain bangs, pixie cut.
Glasses: square or rectangular frames, wayfarers, aviators. Best glasses for oval faces.
Celebrities: Beyoncé, Jessica Alba, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts.
Round face
A round face shape is about as wide as it is long.
Best hairstyles: long layers below the chin, deep side part, long side-swept bangs, asymmetrical lob.
Glasses: rectangular frames, square frames, browline frames. Best glasses for round faces.
Celebrities: Selena Gomez, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kirsten Dunst, Miranda Kerr.
Square face
A square face shape has a forehead, cheekbones and jaw of about the same width, and a strong, angular jawline with defined corners below the ears.
Best hairstyles: soft, face-framing layers, long waves, curtain bangs, side-swept fringe.
Glasses: round frames, oval frames, rimless or semi-rimless. Best glasses for square faces.
Celebrities: Angelina Jolie, Olivia Wilde, Keira Knightley, Demi Moore.
Oblong face
An oblong face shape (also called a long face) is noticeably longer than it is wide, usually 1.7× or more.
Best hairstyles: blunt or curtain bangs, shoulder-length waves, chin-length bob, layered shag.
Glasses: oversized frames, deep, tall lenses, decorative or contrasting temples. Best glasses for oblong faces.
Celebrities: Sarah Jessica Parker, Liv Tyler, Gisele Bündchen, Gwyneth Paltrow.
Rectangle face
A rectangle face shape is longer than it is wide, like an oblong face, but with a strong, angular jaw.
Best hairstyles: wispy bangs, layered bob below the jaw, loose waves, shag with face-framing layers.
Glasses: round or oval frames, oversized frames, aviators. Best glasses for rectangle faces.
Celebrities: Sandra Oh, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Jessica Parker, Anne Hathaway.
Heart face
A heart face shape is widest at the forehead and tapers down to a narrow, often pointed chin.
Best hairstyles: side-swept bangs, chin-length bob, lob with ends flipped out, long layers starting at the chin.
Glasses: bottom-heavy frames, round or oval frames, rimless or light-colored frames. Best glasses for heart faces.
Celebrities: Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Diamond face
A diamond face shape is widest at the cheekbones, with a noticeably narrower forehead and jaw.
Best hairstyles: side-swept or full bangs, chin-length bob, tucked-behind-the-ears lob, deep side part with waves.
Glasses: cat-eye frames, oval frames, rimless frames. Best glasses for diamond faces.
Celebrities: Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Vanessa Hudgens, Megan Fox.
Triangle face
A triangle face shape has a jaw that's wider than the forehead and cheekbones, with an angular jawline.
Best hairstyles: volume at the crown and temples, side-swept bangs, layered cut with volume above the ears, pixie with height.
Glasses: browline frames, cat-eye frames, top-heavy or decorative frames. Best glasses for triangle faces.
Celebrities: Kelly Osbourne, Minnie Driver, Jennifer Aniston.
Inverted Triangle face
An inverted triangle face shape is widest at the forehead and narrows in a fairly straight line to an angular jaw and narrow chin.
Best hairstyles: side-swept bangs, chin-length or lob cuts, waves from the cheekbones down.
Glasses: bottom-heavy frames, round frames, rimless frames. Best glasses for inverted triangle faces.
Celebrities: Naomi Campbell, Christina Ricci.
Pear face
A pear face shape is widest at the jaw and narrowest at the forehead, with full cheeks and a soft, rounded lower face.
Best hairstyles: volume at the crown, side-swept bangs, layered shoulder-length cut, voluminous pixie.
Glasses: browline frames, cat-eye frames, bold, colorful upper rims. Best glasses for pear faces.
Celebrities: Kelly Osbourne, Jennifer Aniston (often described as pear/oblong).