How do I find out my face shape?

Compare where your face is widest — forehead, cheekbones or jaw — with how long it is relative to that width. Oval faces are balanced and slightly longer than wide, round faces are close to equal, square jaws are strong and angular, heart shapes narrow from a wider forehead to the chin, diamonds peak at the cheekbones, and oblong faces are notably longer than they are wide. The app measures this from one selfie rather than leaving you to judge it in a mirror.

How many face shapes are there?

This analysis works with six: oval, round, square, heart, diamond and oblong. Most people are a clear match for one, and a few sit between two — in which case the styling advice for both usually works.

Does face shape really decide which haircut suits me?

It decides more than any other single factor, because a cut either balances your proportions or exaggerates them. Hair texture and lifestyle matter too — a style needing a daily blow-dry is the wrong style if you will not do it — but face shape is where to start.

Is the face shape analysis accurate?

It reads the same proportions a stylist assesses by eye — face length against width, and where the width sits — and returns one of the six shapes with the styling guidance that follows from it. Where a face genuinely sits between two shapes, the advice tends to overlap anyway.

Sample report · Maya · Heart

know what suits you

Face shape, decoded.

Every haircut decision starts with one question: what shape is my face? The app answers it from a single selfie and hands back the cuts, glasses and makeup that balance your proportions. Here is a full report, start to finish, so you can see exactly what you get.

Face shape

Heart

A heart face is wider at the forehead and narrows to the chin, so styles that add width near the jaw balance it beautifully.

Widest at: Forehead
Chin: Narrow, softly pointed

best styles for this shape

Cuts that balance a heart face

Each of these does the same job for Maya: build width where the face narrows. Your own report picks four for your shape.

Classic Bob

A chin-grazing bob adds fullness at the jaw to balance a wider forehead.

Textured Lob

A shoulder-grazing textured lob builds soft width right where a heart shape needs it.

Hollywood Waves

Side-swept waves soften the forehead and add volume toward the chin.

Feathered Layers

Layers that build body around the jaw bring lovely balance to a pointed chin.

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the style guide

What to do, and what to skip

The report spells out both, because knowing what works is only half of it.

Do

Chin-length and longer styles add fullness where the face narrows
A side-swept fringe softens a wider forehead
Waves at jaw level balance a pointed chin

Skip

Short blunt bangs that make the forehead look wider
Stacking too much volume at the crown

beyond hair

Glasses and makeup that balance it

Face shape decides more than the haircut.

Glasses

Bottom-heavy or rimless frames balance a wider forehead.

Makeup

Contour lightly at the temples and sweep blush low on the cheeks to balance the chin.

in good company

Faces that share this shape

Useful for a reason: it is far easier to judge a cut on a face shaped like yours.

Reese Witherspoon
Scarlett Johansson
Ryan Gosling

the six shapes

Which one are you?

These are the six the analysis works with. Open any one for what it means and how to style it.

Oval

An oval face is balanced and versatile, so nearly every cut works. These four play up that natural symmetry.

Almost any length works, so let hair texture and lifestyle make the call
Middle or off-center parts show off natural symmetry

Round

A round face suits styles that add height and length and draw the eye downward, lengthening the overall shape.

Build height at the crown to visually lengthen the face
Long layers that fall below the chin slim the cheeks

Square

A square face has a strong jaw, so soft waves and layers that round out the edges create a lovely balance.

Soft waves and layered ends round out strong angles
Side-swept or curtain bangs ease a straight hairline

Heart

A heart face is wider at the forehead and narrows to the chin, so styles that add width near the jaw balance it beautifully.

Chin-length and longer styles add fullness where the face narrows
A side-swept fringe softens a wider forehead

Diamond

A diamond face is widest at the cheekbones, so styles that add width at the forehead and chin create harmony.

Fringes and side bangs add width across the forehead
Chin-grazing cuts fill out a narrower chin line

Oblong

An oblong face is longer than it is wide, so styles that add width and a little fringe make it look balanced.

Waves and curls add width right where an oblong face benefits from it
Curtain bangs or a full fringe visually shorten the face

More on this in the complete face-shape haircut guide and men's hairstyles by face shape .

Now see yours.

One selfie is all the app needs to read your shape and hand back the cuts, glasses and makeup that balance it — then let you try them on your own face.

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FAQs

How do I find out my face shape?: Compare where your face is widest — forehead, cheekbones or jaw — with how long it is relative to that width. Oval faces are balanced and slightly longer than wide, round faces are close to equal, square jaws are strong and angular, heart shapes narrow from a wider forehead to the chin, diamonds peak at the cheekbones, and oblong faces are notably longer than they are wide. The app measures this from one selfie rather than leaving you to judge it in a mirror.
How many face shapes are there?: This analysis works with six: oval, round, square, heart, diamond and oblong. Most people are a clear match for one, and a few sit between two — in which case the styling advice for both usually works.
Does face shape really decide which haircut suits me?: It decides more than any other single factor, because a cut either balances your proportions or exaggerates them. Hair texture and lifestyle matter too — a style needing a daily blow-dry is the wrong style if you will not do it — but face shape is where to start.
Is the face shape analysis accurate?: It reads the same proportions a stylist assesses by eye — face length against width, and where the width sits — and returns one of the six shapes with the styling guidance that follows from it. Where a face genuinely sits between two shapes, the advice tends to overlap anyway.