Oblong

The length is longer than it is wide. The shape of your face is…Oblong


 

The Right Hairstyle For Your Oblong Face Shape


TheHairStyler.com Hair Feature
By Roy Caccamo, THS Consultant

 

The object is to add width to minimize vertical length.
 

Hairstyles To Try: Styles that are short to medium in length with longer top layers without height are best suited such as wedge and graduated bob cuts. Chin and shoulder length looks that turn under or kick out also work very well to add width. Straight across bangs with side parts work best. Layered styles in medium and long lengths that add body in with wavy and curly textures are great for softening the straight long lines of oblong face shapes.
 

Hairstyles To Avoid: Hairstyles that add height at the crown or on top will only lengthen your face, as will middle parts and the absence of bangs. Wispy chin length styles that have no body or that don't add width through the sides should also be avoided.


If your face is oblong, strive for styles which either shorten or widen the long lines nature has given you.

   Do…

  • Wear smooth, flat crowns.

  • Choose a style with some fullness at the sides whether it is out swirling wings, a short upturned page boy, or a puffed-under hairstyle. Bouffant styles are flattering to the longer face if the fullness is at the sides, not at the top.

  • Wear bangs if forehead is high. Horizontal lines shorten the face. Divided bangs tend to ovalize your rectangular appearance.

  • Adopt hairstyles with lines that get wider as they climb; for example, a full crown with a fan shaped fringe which sweeps down over one side, thus ovalizing your face.

  • Try low, side parts with wispy bangs. They shorten brow and tend to round out square corners of your fore head.

  • See if a diagonal part flatters you most.

  • Direct layered ends to cheekbones. They cut length in half and draw attention to your eyes.   

    Don’t…

  • Pile hair on head.

  • Wear a center part.

  • Push hair back severely or…

  • Wear sleek styles, you need softness.
     

Makeup…
Pencil brows in a straight line with slight up-tilt at ends to give width to the face. Round ever so softly if straight line is not flattering. Lipstick should follow natural inclination of lips, more full than thin, and turned upward slightly at either end. To give the illusion of higher and more prominent cheekbones and to add slight width to face, apply the smallest amount of blush in a triangle right over jaw hinge.
   

   

Hair Color…

A long, rectangular/oblong face will not seem as long when hair at forehead is gradually shaded to darker color on top and sides are lightened.



 

Now that you know your face shape and how to choose the right hairstyle, why not take a look through TheHairStyler.com's hairstyle library? We have 1,000's of different styles for you to choose from which can be viewed on your own photo or on one of our THS models. You can even use our "Find Your Perfect Style" consultation to find the hairstyles that match your face shape!