Best Earrings for a Round Face Shape

Long, narrow earrings add a vertical line that lengthens the face.

This guide is for the round face shape: face length no more than 1.25 times the cheekbone width, with a soft jaw (under 90% of the cheekbone width).

Try

  • Long drop, linear and dangling earrings
  • Triangular and angular studs
  • Narrow hoops that are longer than they are wide
  • Chandelier styles that hang below the jaw

Skip or adjust

  • Big, round hoops and button earrings that repeat the shape of the face
  • Studs and small earrings that add no length
  • Chunky styles that sit at the widest part of the face

More for the round face shape

Earrings for other face shapes

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