Face Shapes & Their Characteristics
Oval
It has long been considered the ideal face shape due to its balanced proportions. The forehead is wider than the chin, prominent cheekbones and the chin tapers into a narrow yet oval chin.
Celebrities: Grace Kelly, Sarah Michelle Geller.
Oval
It has long been considered the ideal face shape due to its balanced proportions. The forehead is wider than the chin, prominent cheekbones and the chin tapers into a narrow yet oval chin.
Celebrities: Grace Kelly, Sarah Michelle Geller.
Round
Simply said, a round face resembles a circle. The distance between the forehead and the chin is equal to the distance from one side of the face to the other. The round face shape tends to not have prominent cheek bones.
Celebrities: Christina Ricci, Isabella Rosselini
Long/Oblong
The long face shape as its name suggests has an elongated appearance. The length of the face is longer than the width. The cheekbones tend to appear low due to the length of the face
Celebrities: Sarah Jessica Parker, Liv Tyler,
Heart
As the name suggests, the heart shaped face has a wider forehead, which tapers into a narrow chin.
Celebrities: Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johannson
Triangle
This is the opposite of the heart shape. The triangle face has a wider bottom which tapers up into a narrow forehead.
Celebrities: Amber Valetta, Victoria Beckham.
Simply said, a round face resembles a circle. The distance between the forehead and the chin is equal to the distance from one side of the face to the other. The round face shape tends to not have prominent cheek bones.
Celebrities: Christina Ricci, Isabella Rosselini
Long/Oblong
The long face shape as its name suggests has an elongated appearance. The length of the face is longer than the width. The cheekbones tend to appear low due to the length of the face
Celebrities: Sarah Jessica Parker, Liv Tyler,
Heart
As the name suggests, the heart shaped face has a wider forehead, which tapers into a narrow chin.
Celebrities: Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johannson
Triangle
This is the opposite of the heart shape. The triangle face has a wider bottom which tapers up into a narrow forehead.
Celebrities: Amber Valetta, Victoria Beckham.
Square
Similar to the round shape as it is as wide as it is long. The difference is that the square face shape tends to be more angular with a wider forehead
Celebrities: Jackie O., Jessica Simpson.
Diamond
The diamond face shape as the name suggests has a narrow forehead and chin and is wider in the cheek area.
Celebrities: Sophia Loren, Katherine Hepburn and Linda Evangelista.
Don’t be discouraged if you find that you do not have the ideal oval face shape; as you can see from the celebrity examples given, beauty has more than one ideal
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