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Hair Cut Style: What Works Best for You

When choosing your hair cut style you should consider what styles you like, what styles suit your lifestyle, what styles will suit your hair type, but above all you should consider which hair cut styles look the most flattering on you.

While choosing the right hair cut style is ultimately about your personal taste there are some basic rules you should follow. Top of this list is considering what styles suit your face shape.

The oval face is considered to be the ideal shape by hairdressers. People with an oval face shape can wear most hair cut styles and lengths with it still looking "right". The oval face is mathematically 1.5 times as long as its width, with the forehead slightly wider than the jaw.

Round faces are characterised by a round chin. Because they lack the length of the oval face, the aim of a hair style should be to create the illusion of length in the face. This is achieved by creating height on top of the head, and minimising hair width — keeping it flat at the sides and around the ears.

Rectangular faces have a square chin and hairline, and are long and narrow. The aim of a hairstyle should be to create width at the sides to disguise the narrowness. A fringe can also shorten the face, and a side part will help to disguise the squareness.

Pear shaped faces have a narrow forehead and is widest at the jawline, with a round chin. The objective of a hair cut style should be to give the illusion of an oval face by creating width at the forehead and temples.

Heart shaped faces are widest at the temples and narrowest at the jawline. Usually they have a small delicate chin. The objective of the hair cut is to create an oval by creating width at the jawline.

Diamond shaped faces are widest at the cheekbones and narrow in the forehead and chin. By creating width at the forehead and minimising width at the cheekbones, the illusion of an oval face can be achieved.

Square faces have a square jawline and hairline at the forehead. They are 'too short', so a hair cut style should seek to create height to elongate the face. Hair should be layered around the face to soften the jawline. Jaw and brow nearly same width. Hair should wisp around face to reduce squareness.