Which haircut suits me best: Help guide

We often wonder which hairstyle suits us best. Discover which is the best for you according to the shape of your face or type of hair. Discover your ideal look.

Short, shoulder length, just the tips…. The truth is that it is difficult to decide when we are looking for a change of look. How to choose? To be on the safe side, it’s best to focus on the shape of our face. The cut that will look best on us is the one that will help “balance” our features, highlighting our strengths.

Round face

Cut

Bobs (shorter hair at the nape of the neck and no layers) or ‘midi’ (shoulder length hair), parted on the side, are the most flattering for this round shape. The aim is to visually narrow the face by giving volume to the upper part and the chin, and removing it from the sides. Long hair with layers also looks good. A fringe, if you choose to have one, is better long and lopsided, and if you comb it, better to one side.

Style

Hair parted in the middle and flattened at the sides, or pulled back straight, or with gentle waves are flattering. They also slim down rounded faces considerably because they narrow the sides and lengthen the face.

It is best to avoid

Try to keep well away from straight fringes and curly hair, even more so if it is curly and short. The aim is to make your face look slimmer, and with a fringe and curls, you would make the widest part of your face stand out even more: your cheeks.

Oval face

Cut

Short looks are the ones that get the best results with this face, which is longer than it is broad, which highlights the cheeks. You can part your hair on one side, leave it casual, or even straight or falling onto your face. Super-linear bobs and even the boldest garcon cuts, look great with these soft features.

Style

Designs with movement, and hair tied back, from the most classical to the most inform, are a good option to make the most of these soft and harmonious facial lines.

It is best to avoid

Very thick fringes, or cuts with a perfect parting down the middle, and close to your head are not recommendable as they could excessively lengthen the whole. If your face is very oval, very straight cuts, and lifeless hair should be avoided, as they give a greater feeling of length; better to choose layered cuts.

Square face

Cut

The ideal length is about five centimetres under your chin, or cut just below shoulder-length, with very gentle waves, will make your face softer. We can not only soften your face with types of cuts or styles; colour and highlights can play a very important role.

Style

Waves and fringes (as long as they are not very thick and straight) are good resources to soften a square face. Layers help to reduce the geometric effect and subtle curls provide sinuosity.

It is best to avoid

Keep away from very sharp cuts, very marked angles, and above all, chin level hair if we want to soften our features. If, on the contrary, we want to enhance our features, we can choose a more marked look.

Heart-shaped face

Cut

This face shape is characterised by a wide forehead and cheekbones, and a pointed chin. The aim is to reduce the volume of the forehead. For this purpose, fringes are the best resource, but they must be long and tilted so as not to mark the width of the cheekbones, or else choose long, layered hair, and long fringes or short hair with greater upper volume.

Style

Waves are great allies of this type of face. You can try with retro styles that go very well with this shape of face. Dare to wear plaits, buns, or tie it back, and don’t rule out, pigtails.