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Face shape

Haircuts for round faces

What it looks like: As wide as it is long, with full cheeks and a curved jawline with no angles.
The goal: Elongate: add height on top and take volume off the sides.
What to ask for: Short sides with some height on top; for longer hair, long layers and a side part.
What to avoid: Volume at the sides and lengths that end right at the cheeks.

Cuts that flatter you

Textured quiff, at the office

Men · Oval face

Textured quiff

Pompadour with a fade, at the coffee shop

Men · Round face

Pompadour with a fade

Long layers with a side part, on the rooftop

Women · Round face

Long layers with a side part

Rose-copper textured pixie, biking along the canal

Women · Square face

Rose-copper textured pixie

Stacked bob with caramel balayage, leaving the office

Women · Round face

Stacked bob with caramel balayage

Long copper waves, in the greenhouse

Women · Round face

Long copper waves

Swept-back salt and pepper, on the sailboat

Men · Oval face

Swept-back salt and pepper

Curly top with a low taper, on the padel court

Men · Round face

Curly top with a low taper

Medium texture with a side sweep, on a forest trail

Men · Oval face

Medium texture with a side sweep

Bixie Haircut, in a photography darkroom

Women · Round face

Bixie Haircut

Italian Bob, by a mural in wynwood

Women · Square face

Italian Bob

Asymmetrical Bob, in a fashion showroom

Women · Round face

Asymmetrical Bob

Korean Hush Cut, by a fountain in guadalajara

Women · Round face

Korean Hush Cut

Butterfly Cut, on a venice beach court

Women · Square face

Butterfly Cut

Ghost Layers, in a tailor's shop

Women · Long face

Ghost Layers

Face-Framing Layers, in a kyoto temple garden

Women · Round face

Face-Framing Layers

V-Cut Long Layers, at a beach bonfire

Women · Oval face

V-Cut Long Layers

Knotless Box Braids, in a calm spa lounge

Women · Round face

Knotless Box Braids

Silk Press with Layers, in a garage with a classic car

Women · Square face

Silk Press with Layers

Beach Waves with Balayage, at an open-air gym by the beach

Women · Square face

Beach Waves with Balayage

Bottleneck Bangs, at a horse stable

Women · Square face

Bottleneck Bangs

Long Glass Hair, at a fishing harbor

Women · Oval face

Long Glass Hair

Faux Locs, at an afrobeats concert

Women · Oval face

Faux Locs

Passion Twists, at a gospel brunch

Women · Round face

Passion Twists

Long Wavy Layers, on the dubai marina boardwalk

Women · Round face

Long Wavy Layers

Layered Lob, at an indie music venue

Women · Round face

Layered Lob

Korean C-Curl Perm, at a vintage record fair

Women · Heart-shaped face

Korean C-Curl Perm

Pixie Cut for a Round Face, on a beach in punta cana

Women · Round face

Pixie Cut for a Round Face

Long Layered Curly Hair, at an outdoor art fair

Women · Oval face

Long Layered Curly Hair

Textured Crop with Mid Fade, on a rooftop basketball court

Men · Square face

Textured Crop with Mid Fade

360 Waves with Low Taper, in a sunlit pottery studio

Men · Round face

360 Waves with Low Taper

Modern High Top Fade, in a neon-lit tokyo alley

Men · Round face

Modern High Top Fade

Korean Comma Hair, in the desert at golden hour

Men · Round face

Korean Comma Hair

Curtain Hair with Middle Part, in a palm conservatory

Men · Square face

Curtain Hair with Middle Part

Burst Fade Mohawk, at a jazz club

Men · Oval face

Burst Fade Mohawk

Textured Fringe with Drop Fade, in a summer sunflower field

Men · Square face

Textured Fringe with Drop Fade

Messy Quiff with Fade, in a recording studio

Men · Round face

Messy Quiff with Fade

Classic Crew Cut, at a surf shop

Men · Round face

Classic Crew Cut

Textured Caesar Cut, at a neon-lit gas station

Men · Long face

Textured Caesar Cut

Men's Curly Shag, in a barbershop waiting area

Men · Round face

Men's Curly Shag

Side-Swept Quiff, in an industrial loft

Men · Round face

Side-Swept Quiff

Brushed-Up Textured Hair, in a flower shop

Men · Round face

Brushed-Up Textured Hair

Curly Top with Taper Fade, at a lantern-lit night market

Men · Oval face

Curly Top with Taper Fade

Buzz Cut with Full Beard, at an outdoor yoga class

Men · Round face

Buzz Cut with Full Beard

Low Taper Fade with Textured Top, at a mumbai street market

Men · Oval face

Low Taper Fade with Textured Top

Afro Taper, outside an atlanta barbershop

Men · Oval face

Afro Taper

Skin Fade with Full Beard, in a dubai office lobby

Men · Round face

Skin Fade with Full Beard

Korean Dandy Cut, in a seoul convenience store

Men · Oval face

Korean Dandy Cut

Sponge Curls with Taper, on a brooklyn street

Men · Oval face

Sponge Curls with Taper

Fade with Hair Design, on a puerto rican plaza

Men · Round face

Fade with Hair Design

Better to avoid

They can look great on other faces, but on a round face they tend to throw off the proportions.

Textured crop with fringe, on the seaside boardwalk

Men · Square face

Textured crop with fringe

Blunt bob with bangs, at the art gallery

Women · Long face

Blunt bob with bangs

Platinum side-swept pixie, on a café terrace

Women · Oval face

Platinum side-swept pixie

Silver undercut pixie, in the hotel lobby

Women · Oval face

Silver undercut pixie

Chocolate bob with curtain bangs, at the train station

Women · Long face

Chocolate bob with curtain bangs

Long black hair with heavy bangs, at the recording studio

Women · Long face

Long black hair with heavy bangs

Sleek low bun, leaving the museum

Women · Oval face

Sleek low bun

Sleek mahogany bob with blunt bangs, at the design store

Women · Long face

Sleek mahogany bob with blunt bangs

Long brunette hair with thick bangs, in the orchard

Women · Oval face

Long brunette hair with thick bangs

Short texture with a messy fringe, at the cocktail bar

Men · Square face

Short texture with a messy fringe

Surfer medium-length hair, at the beach

Men · Square face

Surfer medium-length hair

Long slicked-back hair, riding along the coast

Men · Oval face

Long slicked-back hair

French Micro Bob, on a sailboat deck

Women · Oval face

French Micro Bob

Glass Bob, in a bright co-working space

Women · Oval face

Glass Bob

Hime Cut, at an alpine hiking hut

Women · Oval face

Hime Cut

Women's Wolf Cut, on a patio in oaxaca

Women · Square face

Women's Wolf Cut

Soft Mullet, in an orange grove

Women · Long face

Soft Mullet

Round Curly Cut, on a lake jetty at dawn

Women · Oval face

Round Curly Cut

Curly Lob with Bangs, in a kitchen making pasta

Women · Long face

Curly Lob with Bangs

Birkin Bangs, at a windy coastal lighthouse

Women · Long face

Birkin Bangs

Flipped Bob, at a cliff café in santorini

Women · Oval face

Flipped Bob

Sleek Short Bob, backstage at a conference

Women · Square face

Sleek Short Bob

Natural Curly Bob, at a bollywood dance class

Women · Oval face

Natural Curly Bob

Long Voluminous Curls, at a savannah garden club

Women · Oval face

Long Voluminous Curls

Bob for Fine Hair, at a wine bar in napa

Women · Long face

Bob for Fine Hair

Jellyfish Haircut, at a taipei night market

Women · Oval face

Jellyfish Haircut

Long Shag with Bangs, at a café in bogotá

Women · Square face

Long Shag with Bangs

Buzz Cut with Skin Fade and Line-Up, at a busy taco stand

Men · Oval face

Buzz Cut with Skin Fade and Line-Up

Korean Wave Perm, next to a vintage motorbike

Men · Long face

Korean Wave Perm

Slicked-Back Undercut, on a balcony over mexico city

Men · Long face

Slicked-Back Undercut

Modern Mullet, by a hotel rooftop pool

Men · Oval face

Modern Mullet

Flow with Middle Part, in a sneaker store

Men · Oval face

Flow with Middle Part

Men's Wolf Cut, in a retro diner booth

Men · Square face

Men's Wolf Cut

Men's Textured Shag, at a bowling alley

Men · Long face

Men's Textured Shag

Man Bun, at a boxing gym

Men · Square face

Man Bun

Long Curly Hair for Men, in a tea house

Men · Long face

Long Curly Hair for Men

High and Tight, on a rainy paris street

Men · Square face

High and Tight

French Crop with Blunt Fringe, in a greenhouse café

Men · Oval face

French Crop with Blunt Fringe

Hard Part Side Part, at an art gallery in chicago

Men · Square face

Hard Part Side Part

Edgar Cut with Taper, at an east la taquería

Men · Oval face

Edgar Cut with Taper

Cornrows for Men, at a philadelphia block party

Men · Long face

Cornrows for Men

Long Straight Hair for Men, at a mountain lake

Men · Long face

Long Straight Hair for Men