Triangle/Pear

Your face is narrow at the forehead, and wide at the jaw. The shape of your face is…Triangle /Pear

 

 

The Right Hairstyle For Your Triangular/Pear Shaped Face Shape


TheHairStyler.com Hair Feature
By Roy Caccamo, THS Consultant

With a triangular face shape the object is to narrow your chin and widen your forehead.

   

Hairstyles To Try:

Layered hairstyles will help balance and soften your prominent jaw line. Styles with layers that taper at the jaw line can also be flattering.

 

Hairstyles To Avoid:

Shorter is generally better than longer. Avoid any hairstyle which will draw too much attention to your chin area such as straight solid bob cuts.
 

Your face is a perfect triangle if it tapers from a wide chin and jaw to a narrow forehead. You must concentrate on adding width at the brow and subtracting it at the jaw.

Do…

  • Draw attention away from the chin.

  • Wear width across forehead to balance jaw. Wide full bangs, dips and rolls at the temple are particularly attractive.

  • Try a style which lifts hair at temples, curves it around the brow in soft arcs and thus makes the brow seem wider.

  • Experiment with low side and angular parts.

  • Style hair full at temples and flat over the ears.

  • Swirl a full, wide wave or wear a wide, thick bang across forehead, thus concealing it and hinting at non-existent width.

Don’t…

  • Wear a long Bob, especially if hair is flat at temples.

  • Wear out-swinging lower sides that exaggerate jaw width.

  • Adopt too straight a style. You need softness.

Makeup…

Create illusory brows which extend beyond the natural line and sweep up with no downward tilt. Avoid straight brows. Pluck out extra space between brows. Highlight upper part of face with lighter foundation. Subdue jaw with darker shade. Blend dark tone under chin and over jaw. Follow the natural curve of mouth, soft but not too full. Apply blush at center of cheek, blending back up to the temples and fading down over the jaw.
 

Hair Color…
Lighter hair at the temples and forehead will help make the brow seem wider. A deeper shade at the lower sides will help de-emphasize wide jaws. Fortunately, you have a profile as well as a full face. Take these into consideration as you plan your hairstyle.



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!