Best Earrings for an Oblong Face Shape

Wide earrings add width and make the face look shorter.

This guide is for the oblong face shape: face length at least 1.45 times the cheekbone width, and not a heart or diamond shape.

Try

  • Round hoops and button earrings
  • Wide, rounded studs and clusters
  • Chunky, wide-set drops that are wider than they are long
  • Statement studs at the lobe

Skip or adjust

  • Long, thin drop earrings that add more length
  • Very long, dangly chandelier styles
  • Tiny earrings that add no width

More for the oblong face shape

Earrings for other face shapes

These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.