Short Hair

The crucial thing to take note of when having short hair is to match the cut to the shape of your face.

There are seven basic facial shapes, basically diamond, heart, oval, rectangle, round, square, and triangular. Not all facial shapes are suitable for all kinds of cuts.

Diamond-shaped faces are narrow at the foreheads, and wide at the cheeks, with a small pointy chin. This works best with cuts that add more fullness at the top of the head to balance with the width of the cheeks.

Heart-shaped faces are wide at the foreheads, and have small chins. This works best when paired with a layered bob with lots of volume to your hair. Asymmetrical cuts are also good.

Oval-shaped faces have high foreheads, with narrow but round chins. This works well with any cut.

Rectangular-shaped faces are long with high foreheads, with defined jaws and chins. This works best with chin-length or shoulder-length cut, to give it an overall softening effect. Some fringe at the forehead also works well.

Round-shaped faces have wide foreheads and full jaws. Since this shape is similar to oval, most hairstyles will work but it’s best to have fullness above the ears. The softer the cut and the more the layers are brought forward towards the face, the better the hairstyle is for this facial type. Asymmetrical cuts are also good.

Square-shaped faces with its “lantern” jaw and wide forehead requires a graduated cut with lots of volume at the top.

Triangular-shaped faces are widest at the jaw and narrow at the temple, and are suitable for most hairstyles except those with volume at the top of the head.

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