If you’re looking to change up your hairstyle for spring, cutting your tresses can never go wrong if you cater to your face shape, expert say, whether it’s long, square, heart-shaped, diamond, oval, or like many people (including celebs like Selena Gomez, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ginnifer Goodwin, etc.): round.
Having a round face (or sometimes dubbed ‘baby’ face) usually means that someone has softer features. The best haircuts for rounder or softer faces, pro stylists tell us, include those with specific wispy bangs and face-framing layers. These aim to make one’s face look longer, as opposed to even wider.
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With that said, we reached out to professional hair stylists and hair experts for more tips. Read on for suggestions and insight from Lauren Udoh, hair creative director of WigReports, Holly Dear, expert stylist at the Dallas House of Dear salon and Ghanima Abdullah, hair expert and cosmetologist at The Right Hairstyles.
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Selena Gomez x Bangs pic.twitter.com/aF9ttc7O2o
— Selena Gomez Brasil | Fan Account (@selenagomezbr) May 25, 2022
Pro Tip: Try Wipsy Fringe Like Selena Gomez To Promote Facial Symmetry
Blunt bangs may be too harsh for rounder faces, Udoh stresses, so Gomez’s wispy, light and feathery fringe is ideal for her face shape as they don’t overpower her features. “A great option for someone with a round face shape is to have long layers and wispy bangs that will add length and softly frame your face,” Udoh says. “If you do choose to go shorter, make sure to ask your stylist for layers that will give you some volume and movement,” she advises.
Dear agrees with Udoh, and adds that “layering where needed (if you want to keep your length)” allows your hairdresser to take off length where your hair might be thinner and “blend the thick and thin textures to make your hair look healthier and thicker.” Her suggestion for round-faced gals is “face-framing with a curtain fringe or bangs” because “your hairdresser can use the fringe to frame, highlight and lift your best features.”
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Ultimately, with rounder faces, Abdullah explains, your stylist will try to make the face look “slightly longer and to try to reduce some of its width.” This is where long tresses with a center part and curtain bangs can come in to lengthen the face. “When you’re trying to reduce width, try a bob that’s neck length with bangs,” she says (like Gomez above). That way, the “bottom curve of the cut helps conceal some of the width of your cheeks and looks natural when gathered around the neck.”
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#TerrencesTip – Also #HotThisFall the blunt bangs like these on @selenagomez #BluntBangs are bad ass! pic.twitter.com/a6V1Am0V
— Terrence Manning (@TerrenceManning) September 24, 2012
Bang Cuts To Avoid For Round Faces
Round-shaped faces should avoid “blunt haircuts and short hairstyles” that will only make their face “appear even rounder,” Udoh notes. She points out that “styles such as a blunt bob or other blunt cut will shorten the appearance of your face and make it appear wider,” which is never the goal.
If you have a round face, this doesn’t mean your options are limited overall, Udoh concludes, as you just might have to ask your stylist for a softer version of a blunt look.
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— Selena Gomez Source (@GomezSource) January 13, 2020
For example, you can still rock curtain bangs (like Gomez above), side bangs, layers and other trendy styles, but maybe not with jagged edges or blunt, straight-across looks that appeal more to long or oval faces. (You can of course wear whatever you want, these tips just provide advice re: the optimal look for your face shape).
Round face shapes can still rock many trendy hairstyles, and with some adjustments, you can find a layered, bang or other stylish look what works for you and your best features!
