BONE STRUCTURE AND FACE
SHAPE
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HEAD
EYES
NOSE
EARS
MOUTH
CHIN
lateral view of skull
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Measure your face across the top of your
cheekbones. Write down the measurement on a
piece of paper.
Measure across your jaw line from the widest point
to the widest point. Write down the measurement.
Measure across your forehead at the widest point.
Generally the widest point will be somewhere about
halfway between your eyebrows and your hairline.
Write down the measurement.
Measure from the tip of your hairline to the bottom
of your chin.
7 FACE SHAPES
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Round
Square
Oval
Triangle
Inverted triangle
Diamond
Oblong
•Round face: Full-looking face with a round
chin and hairline.
Widest point is at the cheeks and ears.
Try----Styles with fullness and height at the
crown. Off center parts help reduce the
roundness. Short hair styles with a sweptback direction or hair styles that are longer
than chin length. By layering the top to
achieve fullness and keeping the rest of the
cut relatively close to the face, your round
face shape will appear longer and narrower.
Avoid----Chin length with round line. Center
parts tend to accentuate roundness.
Style----A round haircut ending at the chin
will certainly add weight to your already
round face shape.
Square:
A strong, square jaw line and
usually an equally square hairline.
Try----Short to medium length hair. Off-center
parts with height at the crown look great. Layers
and wispy looks around the face. Height at the
crown it will elongate symmetrical shape. If hair is
straight , a body wave would create softness and a
nice balance to the straight features of face shape.
Avoid----Long straight styles that accentuate the
square jawbone. Straight bangs or center parts
aren’t the best choice.
A straight bob ending at the jaw line is the wrong
thing to do for your face shape.
Layered bob can be worn, however it should end
above or below the jaw line, not at the jaw.
Styling----When styling achieve some roundness
to the shape and some height at the crown or
bangs.
Oval: An oval face is considered the
perfect shape.
Have you noticed how many different hair
styles they can wear?
They can wear short, medium and long hair
styles. Oval face shape is well “balanced”, or
in even proportion. Best look when styling
hair off the face.
Avoid-----Hair styles that cover up the
perfect features with heavy bangs, or too
forward-directed styles.
Wearing the hair style on the face, face
shape will get lost behind the hair. This may
appear to add weight to the face.
Style-----Off the face.
Triangle:
A reverse inverted triangle or
reverse heart shape. A dominant jaw line
with narrowing at the cheek bone and
temples.
Try----Shorter hair that balances prominent
jaw line.
Full at the temples and taper at the jaw are
perfect for triangular shapes.
Off center parts, wedges and shags look
great.
Lots of layers to achieve fullness through the
upper part of the face.
Avoid----Fullness by cheek area and jaw line.
Hair styles that flip out at the jaw line not
recommended.
Style---- Create fullness on sides above ears
and top of the head.
Inverted triangle or heart shape:
Face is
wide at the temples and hairline, narrowing to a
small chin.
Try-----Chin-length or longer. Fullness below
chin.
Side parted hair or swept-forward layers
around the upper face, with wispy bangs.
Chin-length bob is great.
Can wear short hair styles, but you need to
leave weight in the back nape area.
Avoid—Short, full styles that emphasize the
upper face.
Styles with too much height at the crown.
Style---Fullness below chin
DIAMOND:
NARROW FOREHEAD, WIDTH BY
CHEEKS AND NARROW CHIN
TRY------STRAIGHT ACROSS BANGS AND SIDE
PARTS IT SHORTENS THE FACE.
ONE LENGTH BOB
SHOULDER WHISPY KICKED OUT LOOK.
AVOID----SHORT HAIRSTYLES WITH HIGH ON
TOP PARTICULARLY ONES WITHOUT BANGS.
STLYES THAT LEAVE
NO HAIR ON THE NECK AREA OR THE CHIN
AREA.
STLYLE----TUCKED BEHIND THE EARS WORK
WELL TO SHOW OF CHEEK BONE STRUCTURE
Oblong: Long and slender, same
width at forehead and just below
cheekbones.
Try----Short to medium lengths.
Fullness at the sides of face and wispy
bangs soften the look of longer face
shapes.
Layers work well, they will add
softness to the straight lines in oblong
face shape.
Avoid-Too much hair length, it will
make the face look even longer.
Style---- Fullness at the sides
Cheek Bone
To accent cheekbones, blend in three dots of liquid highlighter
above the cheekbones. Dust a little brown contour powder below
and then fill in with your favorite shade of blush.
HIGHLIGHTERS CAN DO WONDERS
FOR YOUR FACE! IT CAN MAKE A
THIN FACE LOOK WIDER, YOUR
CHEEKBONES MORE PROMINENT
AND YOUR EYES LOOK LARGER.
CHOOSE ONE THAT IS TWO SHADES
LIGHTER THAN YOUR SKIN TONE
AND NEVER CHOOSE WHITE.
A FOUNDATION THAT IS LIGHTER
THAN THE ONE YOU USUALLY USE
CAN DOUBLE AS A HIGHLIGHTER
BUT REMEMBER TO APPLY SPARINGLY
AND DOUBLE CHECK YOUR
APPLICATION
HOLD YOUR HEAD UP. JOWLS ARE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU
TILT YOUR HEAD DOWN. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR MAKE UP.
PRETTY LIPS AND SCULPTED CHEEKBONES WILL PULL THE
ATTENTION UP!
The only thing that is going to make a noticeable difference is a hair
style. You can use make-up but you need to know exactly what you are
doing or you will look as if you have applied smudges of color to your
face and that is what people will see.
TO COVER DARK SHADOWS UNDER THE EYES, USE AN
UNDER EYE CONCEALER ONE SHADE LIGHTER THAN YOUR
FOUNDATION. IT SHOULD NOT BE SO LIGHT HOWEVER
THAT YOU APPEAR TO HAVE WHITE CIRCLES UNDER YOUR
EYES. APPLY IT VERY GENTLY WITH A BRUSH UNTIL THE
DARKNESS DISPEARS. MAKE SURE THAT THE CONCEALER
IS NOT OVERLY OILY OR IT WILL SETTLE INTO ANY FINE
LINES IN THE AREA.
SHADING THE NOSE IF DONE CORRECTLY, CAN MAKE A WIDE
NOSE LOOK MORE NARROW. YOU CAN ALSO PAY SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO THE CHEEKBONES. EMPHASIZE THEM TO DRAW
ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE NOSE. SAME THING GOES FOR THE
EYES. ADDING HEIGHT TO A HAIRSTYLE WILL ALSO TAKE THE
ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE NOSE.
HAVE YOUR TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET RID OF THAT DOUBLE
CHIN?
TRY LITTLE CONTOURING. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
APPLY A DARK SHADOW UNDER THE CENTER OF THE CHIN AND
BLEND TOWARD THE THROAT. REMEMBER TO BLEND WELL. IT
WON’T TAKE THE DOUBLE CHIN AWAY BUT IT WILL MAKE IT LESS
NOTICEABLE.
CONTOURING CAN CREATE SOME BEAUTIFUL
PLANES IN YOUR FACE BUT SAVE IT FOR
EVENING. DAY TIME, IT CAN SIMPLY MAKE YOU
TOO MADE UP. KEEP IN MIND THAT LESS IS
BEST………ALWAYS. CONTOUR POWDER SHOULD
BE A NEUTRAL COLOR WITH NO RED OR YELLOW
OVERTONES. IT SHOULD BE A FEW SHADES
DARKER THAN YOUR FOUNDATION. USING A
DARKER FOUNDATION IS A GOOD IDEA AS IT
CAN BE BLENDED FAR MORE EASILY THAN
POWDER. BLENDING IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO
BECOME SKILLED AT THIS APPLICATION
CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS DEHRATED SKIN. INCREASE YOUR
WATER INTAKE AND APPLY CREAMS DAY AND NIGHT.