Who Shares The Shape Of Your Face?

 
Charlize Theron is an oval.
Do you know the shape of your face?  Figuring it out can be confusing, but once you do, you can select hairstyles, eyeglasses and sunglasses to flatter your best features and hide any flaws.

Here are charts showing the possibilities of face shapes:
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Gisele is a Rectangle.
Now, let's determine the shape of your face. (It's easier to tell if you pull your hair back away from your face):

1. Oblong – Your face is a lot longer than wide.  The sides of your face are straight – the forehead, cheeks and jawlines are the same width, and you have a round chin. Examples of oblong faces include Liv Tyler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cher, Terri Hatcher, John Corbett and Elle Macpherson.

2. Rectangle – Your face is long ... i.e. oblong, with an angular or square chin like [anchorman] Lester Holt, Stephanie Seymour, Ricky Martin, Eminem, Elisabetta Canalis and Gisele Bundchen.

Cameron is a round.
3. Round – Your face is as wide as it is long.  You have full cheeks and a wide jawline  Your face will maintain a youthful appearance longer than the other shapes.  Lucky you!  Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Emma Stone, Kristen Dunst, Daniel Radcliffe and Mariska Hargitay all have round faces.

4. Square – Your face is nearly as wide as it is long. Your forehead, cheeks and jawlines are the same width.  You have an angular, or square chin.  Examples of a square face include, Sandra Bullock*, Jessica Simpson, David Beckham, Ryan Seacrest, Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie.
Reese is a heart.

5. Heart – Your face is slightly longer than wide.  Your forehead (or brow) is wide, and your jawbone, or chin is narrow.  Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Lopez, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashley Judd and Leonardo Decaprio are heart shapes.

6. Triangle – Your forehead is tapered, i.e. narrow.  Your jawline is the widest part of your face, like how a pear expands.  Academy award winner, Geena Davis, Minnie Driver, Kathy Ireland, Tiffani Thiessen, Keith Urban and Justin Tumberland have triangle faces.

Rihanna is a diamond.
7. Inverted Triangle – Your face is slightly longer than wide.  It's a heart-shape, without a peak at the forehead.  Your jaw and chin are slender, or pointy like Jennifer Love Hewitt, Victoria Beckham, (The Dixie Chicks') Natalie Maines, Ethan Hawk, Johnny Depp and Tyra Banks.  Also Derek Hough -- what do you think?

8. Oval – Like an egg, your face is longer than wide, but has symmetry.  You have prominent cheekbones, but your forehead and jaw are the same width.  Your chin is round.  An oval face has the balance to wear almost any hairstyle.  Examples of ovals include Uma Thurman, Amanda Peet, Heidi Klum, Megan Fox, Matt Damon, Jude Law and Sharon Stone.

9. Diamond – You have an oval face with high cheekbones, but possess a more angular, or pointed chin like Rihanna, Elizabeth Hurley, Felicity Huffman, Nicole Kidman, Pete Wentz and (24's) Kim Raver.  {By the way, Nicole Kidman's 2 youngest daughters take after daddy Keith.  They are triangles.}

*Sandra is a square.
Have you found your face yet?  I'm an oval.

Notice how an oval face is more balanced, but not more beautiful.  Yes, Charlize Theron, an oval, is beautiful, but so is Reese Witherspoon, a heart.  As is Sandra Bullock, a square and Liv Tyler, an oblong.  Yep.  The variety of faces is interesting ... and spectacular.  I love the differences!

After you discover the shape of your face, you can find styles to help you look your fabulous best.  For a short lesson, click here.  

Your homework is to find one face, from real life or on television, to match each of the shapes on the charts.  Be sure your face fills in one slot, and share your answers under comments, if you'd like.

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