Face shape
Heart-shaped face
Widest at the forehead and narrowing to a slim, pointed chin. Where the width sits matters more than length against width.
Every guide on heart-shaped faces: hair, bangs, glasses and contour, in one place.
Is it a heart-shaped face? Read it from the top down
On a front-facing photo with your hair pulled back, start at the forehead and see how quickly each width falls away on the way to the chin.
- The forehead is the widest of the three widths, or ties with the cheekbones.
- The jaw is clearly narrower than the cheekbones.
- The outline runs down to a small, pointed chin, without a clear corner at the jaw.
- The cheekbones sit high.
- Length against width does not decide it: a heart-shaped face is read from the widths.
One guide puts a heart face's forehead at about 0.92 of the cheekbone width and its jaw at about 0.73 of it, against 0.88 and 0.79 for an oval. In those numbers the forehead is nearly as wide as the cheekbones, and the jaw is what falls away.
Telling a heart-shaped face from a diamond face or a round face
Diamond face
Both can end in a pointed chin, so the forehead decides. A diamond face has a clearly narrower forehead and keeps its width at the cheekbones; a heart-shaped face carries it up to the forehead.
Round face
A round face keeps its jaw close to the cheekbones in width and ends in a curved chin. A heart-shaped face has the wider forehead, a jaw clearly narrower than the cheekbones and a pointier chin.
Check the two ends in turn: forehead against cheekbones separates heart from diamond, and jaw against cheekbones separates heart from round.
Guides for heart-shaped faces
Hairstyles for heart-shaped faces: add weight to the lower face
Hairstyles for heart-shaped faces put volume near the chin, with a parted fringe on top. Six cuts in one table. Not sure you're a heart? Check free.
4 min readHairstyles for your face shape: seven shapes, one table
Hairstyles for your face shape come down to two moves: add or go easy. One table covers seven shapes. Find your shape free with one front photo.
5 min readHow to tell your barber what you want: four things to say, in numbers
How to tell your barber what you want: photos, lengths as numbers, parting, styling time, plus a script. Not sure of your face shape? Check it free.
10 min readHow to style your hair in 5 minutes: the order, and where the volume goes
How to style your hair: towel-dry, roots first, cool air to set, a pea of product, and where volume goes. Not sure of your face shape? Check it free.
8 min readBangs for your face shape: one table for length, weight and direction
Bangs for your face shape come down to length, weight and direction. A seven-shape table and where guides disagree. Check your shape free in seconds.
4 min readGlasses for heart-shaped faces: keep the weight low
Glasses for heart-shaped faces: a light top rim and a rounded base. Five frames compared. Check your taper first with a free face report.
5 min readGlasses for your face shape: a guide to seven shapes
Glasses for your face shape: contrast your outline or echo it. One chart tells seven shapes what to try and skip. Find your shape free in seconds.
5 min readThick glasses lenses: choose the frame first, then the lens
Thick glasses lenses: what frame width, centring, 1.67 vs 1.74 and coatings really change. Unsure of your face shape? Check it free.
6 min readGlasses size: how to read frame width, bridge and temple length
Glasses size starts with three numbers inside the arm: lens, bridge, temple. Read them, run four mirror checks. A free face report shows your shape.
5 min readBeard styles for face shape: where length and width go
Beard styles for face shape: length, width and edges compared across seven shapes. Grow it a month first. Find your face shape free before you trim.
5 min readHow to shave your face: seven steps, then where the edges go if you keep stubble
How to shave your face in 7 steps, plus where stubble edges go. Blades last 5–7 shaves. Wondering about your jawline? Check it free.
8 min readContouring for your face shape: where shading and blush go
Contouring for your face shape is drawing with light. Where shade, highlight and blush go for seven shapes. Which are you? A free face report shows.
4 min readHighlight and contour basics: where each goes, and why
Highlight and contour basics: highlight where light lands, contour where shadow falls. A placement table, spots to skip. Check your depth free.
4 min readFace shape types: the seven shapes in one table
Face shape types are usually seven. One table sorts them by length, widest part and jaw. Which one are you? A free face report shows it in seconds.
5 min readV-shaped face: is it oval, heart or diamond?
V-shaped face is an everyday name, not a textbook shape. Two ratios sort it into oval, heart or diamond. A free face report shows your shape.
4 min readEyebrow shape for your face: echo its lines or contrast them
Eyebrow shape for your face: place the head, arch and tail, then use the table for seven face shapes. Not sure of yours? A free face report shows it.
4 min readHow to trim eyebrows: strays only, and never the head, arch or tail
How to trim eyebrows without ruining the shape: strays only, in 4 steps, plus which tool to use. Curious about your brow gap? Check it free.
7 min readJawline and face shape: two numbers, not one
Jawline and face shape link through two numbers: corner sharpness and jaw-to-cheekbone width. A table of seven shapes. Check yours in a free report.
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Compare with the other six shapes
Heart-shaped face: widow's peaks, V-shapes and bangs
Do I need a widow's peak to have a heart-shaped face?
No. A downward point in the middle of the hairline is common on heart-shaped faces, but it is not required, and the shape of the hairline does not decide the category. What counts is how wide the forehead is at the sides and how far the face narrows below it.
Is a heart-shaped face the same as an inverted triangle or a V-shaped face?
An inverted triangle is the same family: wide forehead, narrow chin. V-shaped is only an everyday phrase for a face that narrows to a small, pointed chin, so heart-shaped faces are often called that, and so are diamond faces and ovals that taper gently. Check where the width sits before you take the name at face value.
My forehead measures a little narrower than my cheekbones. Can the face still be heart-shaped?
It can. One guide's own figure for a heart face puts the forehead at about 0.92 of the cheekbone width, yet it calls the forehead the widest point, because where you place the measuring points moves the number. Read the drop down to the jaw as well, and if the forehead is clearly narrower, look at a diamond face instead.
Can a heart-shaped face wear straight-across bangs?
Guides disagree. One suggests a neat fringe just below the brows; another says short, blunt bangs lay a bar across a wide forehead and make the chin look narrower. Both are stylists' habits rather than tested findings, and a soft-edged fringe that parts or sweeps aside is the safer try.