Is your beard styling hard due to a lack of idea of your face shape?

Even hair styling can not suit you without knowing your face shape!

You should know how to find your face shape to avoid all these styling complications.

Determining your face shape is essential for making the most out of your grooming and styling choices. A basic knowledge of your face shape can help you choose the right hairstyle for you, beard styles, and even glasses that will compliment your looks. This blog is for understanding why knowing your face matters and how you can understand your face shape.

Why Knowing Your Face Shape Matters

Your natural face shape is a god gifted thing to enhance your looks. In the case of men, knowing the face shape matters because it can help you choose the perfect hairstyle and beard style and the selection of accessories such as glasses. Making the right choices in these things along with a skincare routine will exceptionally support you with a balanced look without being awkward or embarrassed.

Steps to Determine Your Face Shape

Step 1: Measure your face

Forehead Width: In the first step of measuring your face you should measure across the widest part of your forehead i.e., typically between your eyebrows and your hairline.

Cheekbone Width: Following that, measure your cheekbones starting and ending at the sharp bump below the outer corner of both eyes.

Jawline Width: After noting down the cheekbone width, it's time for you to measure the jawline width from the tip of your chin to below your ear at the jawline. Next, multiply this number by two.

Face Length: This is quite simple i.e. nothing but you should measure your face length from the center of your hairline to the tip of your chin. With this the first step is done, let's move on to the second step in determining your face shape.

Step 2: Analysing the measurements:

With the second step, you can conclude what your face shape is by comparing those measurements you’ve noted down in the first step. So you have to determine which part of your face is the widest and the shape of your jawline and chin. This comparison helps in identifying the face shapes that are mentioned below:

Common Male Face Shapes

Oval:

Men with oval face shapes will have a face length greater than the width of cheekbones, and the forehead is wider than the jawline. The angle of the jaw is rounded.

Styling tip: So, if you have an oval face shape, you can style up your hair by keeping the hair off to the forehead to maintain a natural balance.

Round:

This is quite similar to the oval face shape but the characteristics can be slightly different i.e., the cheekbones and face length have a similar measurement. The face is widest at the cheeks, and the jawline is soft and rounded.

Styling tip: So round-faced men should choose hairstyles that add height and make sure you avoid fringes. Also, keeping your beard in good length can add length to your face for a perfect look.

Square:

Identifying square-shaped faces is quite simple because all measurements can be similar with a strong, angular jawline being the most prominent feature.

Styling tip: Now delving into the styling tip for square-shaped faces can be suited with styles that soften the sharp angles such as textured haircuts and rounded beard styles, which work well. Try to avoid too much symmetry in hairstyles that might not enhance your look.

Rectangle(or Oblong):

For people with rectangular or oblong face shapes their face length will be the longest measurement, with similar forehead, cheekbone, and jawline widths.

Styling tip: If you are someone with a rectangular face shape then you need to opt for balanced styles that don't elongate the face further and enhance your look. Medium-length hairstyles and fuller beards can add width to your face.

Diamond:

For people with a diamond face shape their face length will be the longest with cheekbones being the widest, and a narrow forehead and jawline.

Styling tip: Coming to the styling tips suitable for diamond-faced men they need to choose the styles that add width to the forehead and chin. Also, they should be avoided with high-raised hairstyles i.e., too much height on the top.

Heart:

This shape can be quite surprising but yes there are men with heart-shaped faces whose forehead is wider than the cheekbones and jawline, which narrows to a pointed chin.

Styling tip: People with heart-shaped faces can style up with hairstyles that add volume around the chin and reduce the forehead's width. Also, keeping good-length beards can help balance the lower half of the face.

Triangle:

Determining your face shape can be quite something as listening to the geometry lecture again and remembering all those shapes. So, people with triangular faces will have their jawline wider than the cheekbones and forehead, with a prominent, broad jawline.

Styling tip: These people can choose styles that add volume to the upper part of the face, such as longer hair on top, to help balance the jawline.

Simplified way to determine your face shape:

Face Shape	Characteristics	Example Images
Oval	Face length is greater than the width of the cheekbones; the forehead is wider than the jawline; rounded jaw angle.
Round	Cheekbones and face length have similar measurements; widest at the cheeks; soft, rounded jawline.
Square	All measurements are fairly similar; strong, angular jawline
Rectangle	Face length is the longest; similar width for the forehead, cheekbones, and jawline.
Diamond	Face length is the longest; cheekbones are the widest; narrow forehead and jawline.
Heart	The forehead is wider than the cheekbones and jawline; and narrows to a pointed chin.
Triangle	The jawline is wider than the cheekbones and forehead; the broad, prominent jawline

Tools to Determine Your Face Shape

If you find yourself confused with all those measurements and styles you can simply use these tools to understand your face shape such as mirrors, photos, and mobile applications to determine your face shape. You can simply click on a photo and visualize the shape in a mobile application as guided and decide on your face shape followed by choosing the right styling techniques suitable for your face.

Takeaways:

Without any further delay follow the two simple steps and know your face shape. Determining your face shape is a straightforward process that can significantly impact your grooming and styling choices either for your hair, beard, or with the dressing no lesser than the celebrity you adore. The self-confidence you wish for comes from being perfectly groomed and organized. Choose the right style and follow up with your dreams of successfully being self-organised!