It is a common saying that finding the best hairstyle or the perfect makeup for your face shape among billions of options can be hard and tricky. There are different ways of doing makeup for different face shapes.
When it comes to looking good, one of the easiest things you can do to look good is to identify your face shape and do your makeup and hairstyle according to what fits you the most.
KEY FACTORS
Measuring different parts of your face separately i.e. length, width, forehead and jawline can give you the most accurate results of your facial shape. The main key factors that should be noted when identifying one’s face shape are;
· Measure the length of your face.
· Measure the width of your face.
· Measure your jawline.
· Measure your forehead.
· Measure your cheekbones.
If you don’t want to measure your face shape with the actual ruler, you can take a selfie and measure your face shape through many AI face detectors available online. From this you can have an idea of your face shape.
DIFFERENT FACE SHAPES
There are billions of people on this planet earth. Each of them has different face shapes. Some have a single type of face shape meanwhile others have the combination of two different types of face shapes. Some of these face shapes are:
· Circle face shape.
· Heart face shape.
· Square face shape.
· Diamond face shape.
· Oval face shape.
· Oblong face shape.
Let’s discuss them one by one and see what type of makeup suits them the best.
1- CIRCLE FACE SHAPE
Circle or round shape is the most common type of face shape as almost 40% of people have a circle face shape. People with circular face shapes have softer edges on their face. Their chin is rounded and their cheeks are the most prominent feature and widest part of their face. Most people with a circle or round face shape have equal length and width (of face).
Makeup for circle/round face shape:
For a round face shape, do these following steps;
- Use darker shades.
- Use a bronzer that is 2 times darker than your skin tone.
- Carve out your cheekbones.
- Place your highlight slightly higher.
This will make your face features more prominent.
2- HEART FACE SHAPE
Dr. Shafer says one of the biggest giveaways for a heart shaped face is the hairline as this makes the forehead look bigger than the jawline and the chin becomes narrow at a point.
Makeup for heart shaped face
For a heart shaped face, do these following steps;
- Do a hearty blush.
- Contour using the ‘3’ method.
- Apply highlighter on the apples of your cheeks and the bridge of your nose.
- Play up the game with your eyeshadow.
- Don’t use wing eyeliner as this makes the face look even bigger and wider.
3- SQUARE FACE SHAPE
People with square face shape have forehead, cheekbones and jawline with the same width. Dr. Shafer says that if you have a squared face shape, you probably have your forehead and jawline more pronounced.
Makeup for squared face shape:
For a squared face shape, do these following steps;
- Softened the sharpen angles by applying the contour to jawline and temples.
- Apply the blush on higher cheekbones in a rounded motion.
- Highlight the midline of your face away from the edges of your face.
- It would be better if you opt for a lighter shade for your lipstick.
4-DIAMOND FACE SHAPE
People with diamond face shape have a narrow forehead and chin and their cheeks are the most widest and prominent feature of their face. They have a pointed chin.
Makeup for diamond face shape
If you have a diamond face shape, follow these steps while doing your makeup:
- Apply your contour to upper cheekbones.
- Put more blush on your cheeks (apples).
- Apply highlighter to the sides of forehead.
- Apply highlighter on your chin, this will attract the focus on these areas, balancing the face.
5– OVAL FACE SHAPE
People with oval face shape have wider foreheads and have a curved chin. their cheeks are the not round shaped. the length of the face shape is the most noticeable feature of their face.
makeup for oval face shape:
if you have an oval face shape, follow these following steps;
contour your forehead to create a shading effect that helps your face look smaller and shorter.
contour your cheekbones deeper as it will make your face look more sculpted and wider.
6- oblong face shape:
