Guide

Determine Face Shape

Your face shape determines which hairstyle truly suits you. With this guide, you can identify your shape in just a few minutes – completely without tools. If you want it exact: our AI scan automatically measures your face at 468 points.

Find your face shape in 5 steps

  1. 1.Hair out of your face

    Tie back longer hair or brush it back so that your forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are clearly visible. Stand directly in front of a mirror in even lighting.

  2. 2.Compare three widths

    Compare using your fingers or a measuring tape: forehead width (above the brows), cheekbone width (below the eyes), and jaw width (at the angle of the jaw). Which part is the widest?

  3. 3.Length versus width

    Measure from your hairline to the tip of your chin and compare it to the widest part. Significantly longer than wide suggests Oval or Oblong, while almost equal suggests Round or Square.

  4. 4.Check your jawline

    Is your chin pointed, round, or angular? A pointed chin with a wide forehead suggests Heart-shaped, while an angular jawline suggests Square or Triangular.

  5. 5.Identify your shape

    Compare your observations with the seven shapes below. Unsure? The StyleScan face scan automatically measures your face at 468 points and identifies your shape in seconds.

The seven face shapes

Oval

Forehead slightly wider than the chin, face about 1.5× longer than wide.

Balanced proportions, slightly longer than wide. Suits almost any style.

Round

Length and width almost equal, soft jaw and cheek lines.

Equal width and length, soft contours. Needs height on top and short sides.

Square

Forehead, cheekbones, and jaw almost equal in width, prominent jawline.

Strong jawline, forehead and jaw about the same width. Bold, masculine look.

Oblong

Significantly longer than wide, often a high forehead.

Significantly longer than wide. Needs width on the sides and no excessive volume on top.

Heart-shaped

Wide forehead, tapering to a pointed chin.

Wide forehead, pointed chin. Needs fullness on the sides or a forehead fringe.

Diamond

Cheekbones are the widest part, forehead and chin are narrow.

Wide cheekbones, narrow forehead and narrow chin.

Triangular

Jaw wider than the forehead.

Wide jaw, narrower forehead. Needs volume on top and at the temples.

Precise instead of estimated

The StyleScan face scan analyzes your face at 468 points directly in the browser, automatically detects your shape, and shows you the matching hairstyle as a before-and-after image.

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