The

Face readers for centuries

have been reading facial
elements like eyes, lips,
foreheads and even facial
shape to tell people about
who they really are.

Now, find out what your

face says should be the
perfect hairstyle for
LET’S START 2015.
WITH YOUR
EYES

HAZEL GRAY
BROWN

GREEN
BLUE
say you
are a brave and
adventurous, say you are
say you an intelligent
yet sensible, person are a creative,
who makes and sensitive
outdoorsy person being who can
deep say you are who can be
connections say you are change their
a fresh and strong-willed mood to suit
with people. compassionate and very outgoing and
flirty individual the current
person who is family-oriented. occasion
health-oriented who has a great
and has a great sense of their
sense of self. surrounding
and is
community-
oriented.

FOREHEAD The forehead is a bulletin board of ones character.

What does your forehead say about you?

HIGH BROW
Says you are
well-trained.

LOW & WIDE

Says you are
LIPS
imaginative.

The lips can tell people a great deal about

HIGH & WIDE how you communicate. What do your lips
Says you are tell other people?
successful.

SQUARE Curved-Up
Says you are Lips
honest.
Curved-Down
Lips
DEEP LINES
Says you are
well-educated. Say you Say you are
dwell on the a positive
negative. communicator.

Full
Narrow Lips Small
Lips

Lips

Say you are an Say you are Say you have

unemotional a sensitive nothing nice
communicator. communicator. to say.

Hair HAIR
Color
COLOR

Granted you can change your hair color,

but its natural state does convey a sense of who you
are with out you even knowing. What does your
hair color say about you?

DARK RED
BROWN
BLONDE LIGHT
BROWN
Conveys you
BLACK
are a Conveys
seductive and you are
proud Conveys you Conveys you courageous,
person have a great are a romantic energetic and
but your memory and Conveys you at heart, but
are quite calm strong-willed
confidence youthful you are but can be
can put off demeanor but until the often the
occasion calls quarrelsome.
people. are very responsible
impressionable. for your party one in your
nature but can group of
be pessimistic. friends.

FACE Face shape shouldn’t be the only factor you

SHAPE think about before deciding what new hairstyle
to implement. However, your face shape can
either make or break that new look as well.

Round
Your full
face is also
called water-shaped
and conveys your
sensitive and
caring nature. You
often have stable
ROUND Want a Long Hairstyle
relationships

or Short Hairstyle?:
Celebrities who
share your
face shape.

LONG SHORT

Long hair is
CAMERON DIAZ gorgeous on round Short haircuts are
faces because it tricky on round faces
lengthens the face. because many short
If you have a round cuts add width to the
face, your best cuts sides of the face
will fall a few inches
below the chin and
longer.

EMMA STONE

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
FORMAL CASUAL
I have a night out on the town. I have some work to do.

LONG
GENTLE SIDE-SWEPT
WAVES BANGS

This style will deflect the This style creates angles on

roundness of the face, if you
have natural wave, allow
your hair to do its natural
“thing.”
a round face. Try long,
choppy layers, the shortest
layer should never be above
your earlobe and ideally
should fall at your chin.

ROUND FACE SHAPE TIP:

The key to a good hairstyle is to pick one that camouflages
the roundness, and give the illusion of length in the face.

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
CASUAL FORMAL
I have some work to do. I have a night out on the town.

UPDO
WITH
SWEPT BANGS
SHAG

Get a shag cut. Shags are This style allows you to

great cuts for round faces.
Just make sure they fall
longer than the chin.
keep it long and still get a
short look. The updo where
the bangs are upswept,
creates the illusion of a
longer face.

Square
Your square
face is quite
photogenic and
conveys your
strong personality
and ambitious
nature. You often
SQUARE Want a Long Hairstyle
are the witty one
in your circle
or Short Hairstyle?: of friends.
Celebrities who
share your
face shape.

LONG SHORT

The best
DEMI MOORE haircut for a Short haircuts can work
square face for a square face if it
is long, very still long enough to hide
long. the sharp edges of your
jaw.

ROSARIO
DAWSON
Want a Formal Look or a
Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
FORMAL CASUAL
I have a night out on the town. I have some work to do.

LONG
LAYERS
UP/DOWN
TWIST

Try half up half down or Long asymmetrical

variations on the twist. Be layers. Try an off center or
sure to add wave or curls side part.
to the hair and wisps in the
bangs or around the face.

SQUARE FACE SHAPE TIP:

Avoid getting a pixie cut. It is gorgeous on petite women
with small features. But this look would only highlight
your angular features, making them appear too harsh.

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
CASUAL FORMAL
I have some work to do. I have a night out on the town.

ANGLED WAVY
BOB LAYERED
BOB

An angled bob, that is A layered bob with soft

shorter towards the back, loose waves around the
with longpieces in front will face will bring out the best
distract from the jaw line. features of a square face.
Avoid center parts.

Oval
Your face is neither
round nor angular,
but oval and bal-
anced. This is the
most common face
shape. It conveys
that you are calm and
OVAL objective. Most of
all, you are an open
Want a Long book with people you
Celebrities who Hairstyle or trust.
share your Short Hairstyle?:
face shape.

LONG SHORT

JENNIFER If you’re not ready If you have an oval face

ANISTON to take the plunge to
go short, consider a
shoulder-length style
which works great
with an oval face.
you can get away with
any type of short cut,
from super short, to
chin-length.

NATALIE
PORTMAN Want a Formal Look or a
Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
FORMAL CASUAL
I have a night out on the town. I have some work to do.

LONG
WAVY
UP/DOWN
FRONT
TWIST

Half up half down, modified Go with long, wavy hair on

front twist. Wavy or more an oval face. Make sure
straight. Most formal styles it is not too long (bad for
work well with this face oval faces), but a perfect
shape mix of wavy and long.

OVAL FACE SHAPE TIP:

Bangs are totally hot and if you have an oval face, you
can get away with all bang types. The key to bangs is to
make sure they aren’t too short, or they’ll look dated.

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
CASUAL FORMAL
I have some work to do. I have a night out on the town.

SLEEK
BOB

QUIFF

A sleek, sophisticated bob Try a pompadour or “quiff”.

will never go out of style.
This usually features shaved
sides and a puffy teased top
that looks like a rooster’s
comb. This radical hairstyle
with rock the night out.

Oblong
The long, thin face
is called the wood-
shape face. With
sweeping cheek-
bones, a strong
jaw line and raised
forehead, a long
OBLONG Want a Long
face shape has
historically been
Hairstyle or considered the
Celebrities who Short Hairstyle?: most regal of all.
share your You are practical,
face shape. methodical and
tend to be a tad
more overworked.

LONG SHORT
LIV TYLER

Use caution: Too

much hair length If you like short hair,
will make your avoid short layers that
face appear even add volume on top.
longer

SARAH
JESSICA
PARKER Want a Formal Look or a
Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
FORMAL CASUAL
I have a night out on the town. I have some work to do.

LOOSE
TWIST LONG
BOB

A loose twist, not pulled tight A long bob with plenty of

on the sides. Add some layers. The layers will add
curl to achieve loose volume body, and prevent the style
through the sides w/o too from lengthening the face.
much height on top. Fringy
bangs will break up the
length of the face.

OBLONG FACE SHAPE TIP:

The last thing you want to do is to make your face look
longer, so avoid hairstyles that add volume at the top of
your head.

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
CASUAL FORMAL
I have some work to do. I have a night out on the town.

FLIRTY
BANGS
CHIN-
LENGTH
BOB

Long fringy flirty bangs. Try a chin-length bob,

Avoid A-Line bobs with no these cuts are ideal for
layering around the face. you because they create
Avoid parting directly down the illusion of width.
the middle.

Heart
Also known as
the inverted
triangle face,
curves define a
heart shape, which
begins broadly at
the forehead and
HEART Want a Long
cheeks, and then
rounds down into
Hairstyle or a pointed chin.
Celebrities who Short Hairstyle?: Your face says you
share your are philosophical,
face shape. analytical, and a
strong desire to
acquire knowledge.
You dislike outdoor
jobs.

LONG
JESSICA ALBA
SHORT
With attention
concentrated at
the top, it’s best
to balance
proportions by
capturing and Going short will show
moving the your best feature – your
REESE viewer’s eye cheekbones.
WITHERSPOON further down the
face.

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
FORMAL CASUAL
I have a night out on the town. I have some work to do.

LOW
LOOSE LOOSE
CHIGNON LONG
WAVES

Add some wave to the hair

and wear a low loose Loose, flowing waves soften
chignon towards the nape or angles on the bottom of
pulled slightly to one side. the face and the side swept
Leave some loose pieces bangs narrow the forehead.
out. This will add width to
the narrower bottom portion
of the face. Avoid height on
the crown. Wear a side part.
Bangs and wisps on the face.
Or, half up half down,
keeping the down part full.
length of the face.

HEART FACE SHAPE TIP:

Any cut that hits at or below the chin and flows out fuller
at the bottom will allow hair to flow down in a way that
complements the natural top width of your face shape.

Want a Formal Look or a

Business Casual Look?
BUSINESS
CASUAL FORMAL
I have some work to do. I have a night out on the town.

PIXIE

LOOSE
CURLS

Are you daring – try a pixie Avoid slicking the hair back.
cut. It will highlight your Achieve some type of
cheekbones and eyes by al- volume just below the ear,
lowing the natural contours such as loose curls.
of the heart shaped face to
take center stage.

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