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Face shape

Haircuts for square faces

What it looks like: A broad forehead and a strong jaw with clear angles.
The goal: Soften the straight lines slightly without losing character.
What to ask for: Texture and movement: undone fringes, waves and layers that break up the jawline.
What to avoid: Very geometric or military-style cuts.

Cuts that flatter you

Textured quiff, at the office

Men · Oval face

Textured quiff

Textured crop with fringe, on the seaside boardwalk

Men · Square face

Textured crop with fringe

Classic side part, at the wine bar

Men · Long face

Classic side part

Long shag with curtain bangs, at the flower market

Women · Oval face

Long shag with curtain bangs

Long layers with a side part, on the rooftop

Women · Round face

Long layers with a side part

Wavy lob, at the bookstore

Women · Square face

Wavy lob

Platinum side-swept pixie, on a café terrace

Women · Oval face

Platinum side-swept pixie

Long pixie with side bangs, outside the movie theater

Women · Long face

Long pixie with side bangs

Rose-copper textured pixie, biking along the canal

Women · Square face

Rose-copper textured pixie

Silver undercut pixie, in the hotel lobby

Women · Oval face

Silver undercut pixie

Wavy bixie with bangs, on a lisbon street

Women · Oval face

Wavy bixie with bangs

Short curly afro with bangs, at the pottery studio

Women · Long face

Short curly afro with bangs

Copper layered bob, at home

Women · Square face

Copper layered bob

Stacked bob with caramel balayage, leaving the office

Women · Round face

Stacked bob with caramel balayage

Curly shag with bangs, at the record store

Women · Square face

Curly shag with 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

Burgundy bob with bangs, in the garden

Women · Oval face

Burgundy bob with bangs

Messy black hair with bangs, at the cove

Women · Oval face

Messy black hair with bangs

Long copper waves, in the greenhouse

Women · Round face

Long copper waves

Long curls with bangs, in the park

Women · Oval face

Long curls with bangs

French crop with gray hair, at the barbershop

Men · Square face

French crop with gray hair

Swept-back salt and pepper, on the sailboat

Men · Oval face

Swept-back salt and pepper

Short texture with a messy fringe, at the cocktail bar

Men · Square face

Short texture with a messy fringe

Curly top with a low taper, on the padel court

Men · Round face

Curly top with a low taper

Silver side part, at the ski lodge

Men · Long face

Silver side part

Surfer medium-length hair, at the beach

Men · Square face

Surfer medium-length hair

Medium texture with a side sweep, on a forest trail

Men · Oval face

Medium texture with a side sweep

Shoulder-length waves, on the rooftop terrace

Men · Long face

Shoulder-length waves

Long slicked-back hair, riding along the coast

Men · Oval face

Long slicked-back hair

Bixie Haircut, in a photography darkroom

Women · Round face

Bixie Haircut

Italian Bob, by a mural in wynwood

Women · Square face

Italian Bob

Shredded Bob, at a festival at sunset

Women · Oval face

Shredded 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

Long Layers with Curtain Bangs, in a chocolate shop

Women · Oval face

Long Layers with Curtain Bangs

Face-Framing Layers, in a kyoto temple garden

Women · Round face

Face-Framing Layers

Blunt Collarbone Lob, at a bookshop café

Women · Long face

Blunt Collarbone Lob

Women's Wolf Cut, on a patio in oaxaca

Women · Square face

Women's Wolf Cut

Octopus Haircut, in a vintage clothing store

Women · Oval face

Octopus Haircut

Mixie Haircut, at a sports stadium

Women · Oval face

Mixie Haircut

Round Curly Cut, on a lake jetty at dawn

Women · Oval face

Round Curly Cut

Tapered Natural Cut (TWA), in a candle shop

Women · Square face

Tapered Natural Cut (TWA)

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

'90s Blowout Layers, at a pottery wheel

Women · Long face

'90s Blowout 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

Silver Bob, in a perfume boutique

Women · Oval face

Silver Bob

Faux Locs, at an afrobeats concert

Women · Oval face

Faux Locs

Passion Twists, at a gospel brunch

Women · Round face

Passion Twists

Sleek Short Bob, backstage at a conference

Women · Square face

Sleek Short Bob

Long Wavy Layers, on the dubai marina boardwalk

Women · Round face

Long Wavy Layers

Pixie Cut for Women Over 60, on a copenhagen bike lane

Women · Oval face

Pixie Cut for Women Over 60

Side-Swept Bangs with Layers, at a mall in manila

Women · Heart-shaped face

Side-Swept Bangs with Layers

Hidden Undercut with Long Hair, on a harajuku street

Women · Oval face

Hidden Undercut with Long Hair

Long Shag with Bangs, at a café in bogotá

Women · Square face

Long Shag with Bangs

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

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

Men · Oval face

Buzz Cut with Skin Fade and Line-Up

360 Waves with Low Taper, in a sunlit pottery studio

Men · Round face

360 Waves with Low Taper

Korean Two-Block Haircut, in a modern climbing gym

Men · Oval face

Korean Two-Block Haircut

Curtain Hair with Middle Part, in a palm conservatory

Men · Square face

Curtain Hair with Middle Part

Textured Fringe with Drop Fade, in a summer sunflower field

Men · Square face

Textured Fringe with Drop Fade

Slicked-Back Undercut, on a balcony over mexico city

Men · Long face

Slicked-Back Undercut

Messy Quiff with Fade, in a recording studio

Men · Round face

Messy Quiff with Fade

Modern Mullet, by a hotel rooftop pool

Men · Oval face

Modern Mullet

Ivy League Haircut, at an outdoor cinema

Men · Long face

Ivy League Haircut

Classic Crew Cut, at a surf shop

Men · Round face

Classic Crew Cut

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

Men's Curly Shag, in a barbershop waiting area

Men · Round face

Men's Curly Shag

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

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

Salt-and-Pepper Crew Cut, at a cocktail bar

Men · Square face

Salt-and-Pepper Crew Cut

Bi-Level Buzz Cut, in a mirrored dance studio

Men · Oval face

Bi-Level Buzz Cut

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

Men · Oval face

Low Taper Fade with Textured Top

Comb Over with Drop Fade, at a café in beirut

Men · Square face

Comb Over with Drop Fade

Hard Part Side Part, at an art gallery in chicago

Men · Square face

Hard Part Side Part

Thick Wavy Hair with Taper, at a cricket ground

Men · Square face

Thick Wavy Hair with Taper

Haircut for a Receding Hairline, on a manhattan rooftop

Men · Oval face

Haircut for a Receding Hairline

Cornrows for Men, at a philadelphia block party

Men · Long face

Cornrows for Men

Skin Fade with Full Beard, in a dubai office lobby

Men · Round face

Skin Fade with Full Beard

Gentleman Cut with Side Part, at a bangalore startup office

Men · Square face

Gentleman Cut with Side Part

Long Straight Hair for Men, at a mountain lake

Men · Long face

Long Straight Hair for Men

Fade with Hair Design, on a puerto rican plaza

Men · Round face

Fade with Hair Design

Curly Quiff, on a terrace at sunset

Men · Oval face

Curly Quiff

Better to avoid

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

Blunt bob with bangs, at the art gallery

Women · Long face

Blunt bob with bangs