Oval: This is the most versatile face shape—you can wear almost any hair style! Round or square: Hairstyles with vertical lines are the most flattering. Triangular (narrower across your forehead and wider at the chin): Opt for a style with more weight at the top. Diamond: Try a hairstyle with blunt bangs and a bob that stops right at (or just above) your chin. Oblong: You’ll benefit from a horizontal bang to shorten your face. Heart-shaped: Go for a side-swept style, like side bangs or a diagonal fringe, and stop the length slightly above your chin.

Try to find hairstyles on models with a similar face shape to yours. Bring your pictures to your hair appointment. It’s the best way to communicate what you want to your stylist! Ask a hairstylist. If you’re any bit unsure what you should do with your hair, you can always enlist the help of a hairstylist. Hairstylists see a wide range of different hair and face types over the course of their day, and an impartial perspective may help you figure out what you should do.

It is arguable that dyed hair is actually easier to pull off with shorter hair. It’s also quite a bit cheaper, due to the fact you’ll have less hair to color.

It definitely helps to keep a few online gallery tabs open. Use other persons’ examples and eye down a style that suits you best; this is much easier than trying them all yourself! If you want to go through a number of hairstyles in a short period of time for testing’s sake, start with the longest hairstyles, and trim it down until you reach a hairstyle you’re comfortable with keeping.

If you are worried about looking less feminine with short hair– don’t. Hair length has little to do with femininity. It’s all about carrying yourself in a way that lets people know that you love being you.