Both the haircut and the hairstyle can make a big difference in your appearance, and can hide or accentuate certain features that are flattering or not. Women with round faces need to pay special attention in order to avoid emphasizing roundness.
That is why below, we will show you several haircuts for round faces that can help you flatter your face.
Short hair
There is no doubt that one of the main trends in cuts are shorts. But for a cut to favor us, several points must be taken into account before its adoption, and this is where the shape of the face becomes vitally important. Today we present the best short haircuts for girls with round faces.
Short hair like Jennifer Lawrence’s works great on round faces. Add volume to the top of your head with layers, and asymmetrical bangs balance out the roundness.
Ginnifer Goodwin dresses her face in beautiful hairstyles, perfect for her. Asymmetrical and frayed bangs are the key.
Michelle Williams is an expert when it comes to dressing her face. She combs her bangs diagonally to break the curvy lines of her face.
Asymmetries are one of the general options in hairdressing, and in short hair they play a fundamental role, in round faces it allows us a more elongated appearance. Wearing short hair and small longer locks forward also allows us to reduce the roundness of our face. Kelly Osbourne is famous for her round face and beautiful wide smile. She has created asymmetrical features in the hairstyle to break the roundness.
Medium length
It is important that the face appears more oval. Avoid cuts that are above the chin as this will emphasize the roundness of the face. Ideally, the hair should be at least a length below the chin.
Heavy bangs are a great way to balance out a round face. You can hide the contour of the face with thick bangs on the sides of the face.
This tousled bob cut is a good style, as hair falling around the face can lengthen it.
Straight hair is also preferable as it has a slimming effect, ideal for round faces. Short bangs above the eyes should also be avoided, long side bangs are preferable. This cut is ideal, as it gives the face a more square look.
Long hair
Chin-level curls should also be avoided. When you have curly hair, it is preferable to add volume on the crown rather than on the sides of the face, this will make the face appear longer and more oval. Layers will then help curly hair to flatter a round face.
The curly hairstyle is perfect as the curls are below the cheekbones. The asymmetry helps to break the roundness.
The longer the hair, the better. Katie Holmes elongates her face with a long haircut, creating weight on her ears and chin with soft waves that also hide the width of her face.
Mila Kunis tends to stay true to her long hair. The length that passes the clavicles is a good choice.
Kate Upton opts for big waves to elongate her face shape. She puts the volume at the ends, instead of at the chin.
Adele is famous for using a lot of height in her hairstyles to elongate her face, but she always keeps long bangs that hang down on either side of her face.
Drew Barrymore creates more defined curls at the bottom of the hair to draw attention to a lower point in the face.
Aishwarya Bachchan wears waves that sweep out across the cheekbone and narrow the forehead.
Jessica Biel wears waves below the cheekbones, this elongates the face considerably.
Finding hairstyles for round faces can be challenging, but it can be done, and these celebrities are here to prove it. A round face is almost as long as it is wide, it’s all about finding a hairstyle that balances these features.