Best Hairstyles for an Oblong Face Shape
Shorten the length and add width with fringes, waves and volume at the sides.
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.
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- Full or curtain fringes that shorten the forehead
- Waves, curls and volume at the sides
- Chin-length and shoulder-length cuts with layers
- Short cuts with a fringe and shorter, textured sides
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- High volume and tall styles that add height
- Long, straight, flat hair that hangs down the sides
- Slicked-back styles that show the whole forehead
More for the oblong face shape
Hairstyles for other face shapes
These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.