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It’s all about working with your natural hair texture, proportions, and lifestyle.
“The clippered pixie is one of my favorite edgier styles for round face shapes,” says Hoey.
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This creates height by elongating the shape and slims the face at the same time."
Danielle Brooks demonstrates how a close crop can be both stylish and empowering.
Her retrofinger waveslend movement and dimension, plus angles and height, to this short and sweet cut.
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Use a round brush to replicate the look, andinvest in a shine sprayto add sheen to tresses.
Short and Natural With Headband
Lupita Nyong’odemonstrates how a voluminous haircut can widen the face.
Here, her natural hair is pulled back with aheadband, adding further interest.
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Tousled Pixie
Jennifer Hudson’s thick, wavy strands make the perfect canvas for a pixie cut.
By removing length and weight from hair, a pixie can cut styling time in halfand then some.
To flatter a rounder face, consider adding volume on top.
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This will give your face the appearance of being longer.
Alternatively, you cangrow it out (without looking awkward).
Ask your stylist to cut choppy, eyebrow-grazing bangs and layered hair that frames the face.
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Air-dry and style with fingers for a casual look.
Just tuck your hair into your collar, pull out some front pieces, and voila!
Instant lob (sans scissors).
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Why?Side-swept bangsare cut and styled at such an angle that serves to elongate the face.
Lee Ji-eun, we commend you.
If you have fine and/or thin hair, a cropped pixie cut can be extremely flattering.
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However, when it comes to styling, use a product that lends volume and texture to your cut.
you’re able to do this by scrunching your hair as it dries.
If you want to boost it, wrap your hair around the barrel of a large curling iron.
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Itcan, but it doesn’thaveto.
When done right, texture can create volume in all the right places.
It will allow you to go for something different without compromising on length.
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“These are low maintenance but add just enough to freshen your style.
This will make styling easier to create height in the crown.”
Box Bob
Thebox bobis precision cutting at its finest.
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“verify to ask for texture through your ends.
This cut slims the sides of the face and creates length below the chin, elongating the face shape.
It’s youthful, professional, and trendy all in one.”
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Simply switching up your part is a fun and easy way to play with different styles.
Her mid-length cut with angled layers and a deep side part works to frame and flatter her face.
It retains that below-the-chin length but the fact that it’s tapered in the back creates dimension and movement.
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Wavy Shoulder Length
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Shoulder-length hairis nearly universally flattering.
And pairing it with loose waves only seals the deal.
“I then finish with a 1.5-inch large barrel curling iron to create some loose bouncy waves.”
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Kerry Washington’s sleek style also has caramel streaks that brighten and elongate her face.
That, and the right cut and style, of course.
“I use a clipper or a scissor-over comb technique to create this cut.”
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A headband also naturally draws the eyes upward to the effect that it lengthens the head.
A purple shampoo such as Unite’sBlonda Shampoowill help ensure the color doesn’t get too brassy.
It’s a fun and flirty look that is totally doable.
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“I love a pomade/paste to style this cut,” says Vaccaro.
No comb or brush needed."
They are tapered and sit at both sides of the face, leaving you with an elongated appearance.
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Ask your stylist to have the longest parts of the bangs hit right around your cheekbone.
The eyelash-grazing length accentuates her eyesnot to mention,complements a bigger forehead.
Combined with face-framing tendrils, this style is one of our faves for a round face.
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Gabrielle Union’s choppy bob is just one such example.
Keri Russel’s tousled shoulder-length cut features loose, mussy waves and an off-center part that epitomizes natural beauty.
Chanel Iman’s wavy lob is the perfect example.
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Because texture at the bottom draws your eyes downward, a haircut with layers elongates your face.
“Keep the volume at the root and movement toward the ends,” suggests Marjan.
“Have [your stylist] texturize the ends for added movement when you blow-dry,” she adds.
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Slicked-Back Poof
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Sometimes a little subtlety can go a long way.
Kate Bosworth channels Old Hollywood glam with her classic beauty.
For a version like Hayden Panettiere, blow-dry with a big round brush to achieve volume up top.
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Then slick back sides with something like Pattern’sStrong Hold Hair Gel.
Styling as such will make your face look longer and slimmer.
While lighter-hued tresses can draw attention to a round face, darker color creates a slimming effect.
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The trick is not going too dark, especially if you have a fair complexion like Alexandra Daddario.
A shade ofmedium brownwill seem less severe.
Creating lots of lift at the roots and combing back the sides keeps this cut chic.
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We liken it to amodern mullet.
A look that fits her round face like a glove.
Even her hair color, adeep espresso brown, creates a slimming effect.
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A long earring creates a lengthening effect that balances a round face shape.
If you want bangs but aren’t into the upkeep, curtain bangs are as low-maintenance as they come.
Finish with apadded headbandto add some sophistication and height.
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Curls and ahalf-up, half-downstyle read as fun and edgy.
Not to mention, her ponytail adds height to her face, making it appear more oval than round.
Face-Framing Tendrils
It’s no secret that we love a good'90s-inspired, well,anything.
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Miranda Cosgrove’s sleek updo with double-stranded tendrils isphat.
Sculpted Afro
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This gravity-defying style on Kat Graham is mesmerizing.
The best part about this cut?
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Her sidehard partalso flatters her face shape.
A side part flatters a round face while choppy ends break up its roundness.
This cut can be styled any which way, but we’re fans of the"wet" looktrend.
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Sombre Lob
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Kaley Cuoco’s beachy lob is California cool.
Dark roots add dimension to her blonde color, which feels effortless.
For added texture, spritz on some OribeDry Texturizing Spray.
So consider going darker in color with hair that frames your face, like Maisie Williams here.
It will serve to make a round face appear more oval.
To get the look, try air-drying hair before scrunching in some texture spray with fingers.
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A spritz of shine spray ensures curls stay moisturized.
There are a number of haircuts that work for those with curls and waves.
Those with a round face will benefit from a style with layers, so it frames the face ever-so-slightly.
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Short hair is incredibly versatile and can look just as good on a 20-year-old as a 50-year-old.
Since hair loses density as we age, opting for a short cut can flatter thinner tresses.
This includes anything from a volumized pixie cut to a blunt lob.
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Work in volumizing products when styling your hair to feign thickness.
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