If you have a round face, the secret to a great hairstyle is to deflect the roundness of your face. In this photo gallery, I give you examples of great hairstyles for round faces, including shorter styles and cuts for all hair textures.
Are you really a round face? Find out how to measure your face to determine your true face shape.
Why this cut on Jessica Biel works on a round face:
- Long hair is gorgeous on round faces because it lengthens the face. If you have a round face, your best cuts will fall a few inches below the chin and longer.
- Ask your stylist to cut in long layers with the shortest layer hitting at your earlobe or even lower. Short layers make a hairstyle appear dated and also add body to hair, which will make a round face appear rounder. You don't want that.
- Gentle waves deflect the roundness of the face, so if you have natural wave in your hair (as most women do), allow your hair to do its natural "thing." Scrunch hair as it dries so it retains some of its wave or help along the wave by wrapping hair around the barrel of a large curling iron as Biel's stylist did here.
- You'll need a great curling iron to achieve this look even if you have wavy or curly hair. See my list of best curling irons.
- See "The Perfect Haircut on All Face Shapes" for more on rules for layering hair.
- To get this look see "The Secret to Sexy, Beachy Waves"
- More flattering shoulder-length hairstyles
