Step 01:
Tie your hair back on a bun if you have a long hair or clip all the hair on the side and your bangs on the back. Make sure that your hair is neatly tied or clipped so that you can see your entire face and ears.
Step 02:
Don’t tilt your head sideways or downwards, as it will alter the way you look at your face.
Do not smile or make unnecessary facial expressions, as these too will alter the shape of your face.
Step 03: (Optional)
Step 04:
Answer this questions while you look at your face:
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Q01: How wide is my forehead?
Is it the same length with my jaw line?
Is it wider or narrower than my jaw line?
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Q02: How wide is the width of my face?
Is it the same length with my forehead/jaw?
Is it wider or narrower than my forehead/jaw?
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Q03: How wide is my jaw line? Is it the same length with my forehead? Is it wider or narrower than my forehead?
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Q04: Is your hairline round, narrow, square or has a dip on it?
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Q05: Is your jaw line and chin square, pointed or rounded?
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With the measurements and answers you got check the face shapes below to know what shape you’ve got:
Face Shape:
You have a heart face shape if the width of the hairline and forehead are wider than the lower part of the face.
Hairline is almost the same width with the forehead.
May also have a dip in the hairline (widow's peak).
If you have no dip then your face shape can be considered as inverted triangle face shape.
Chin is pointy and is prominent.
Jaw line is angular/narrow and has wide cheeks.
Forehead is the widest part of the face and chin is the narrowest.
Face Shape:
You have an oval face shape if the width of your face is broader than forehead and jaw line.
Face is slightly longer than wide (meaning the length of your face is approximately equal to one and half times the width).
Jaw line is rounded, just right: not too narrow and not too wide.
Forehead is almost the same measurement with the jaw line.
May resemble inverted egg shape.
Face Shape:
You have a round face shape if the width of your face is almost the same with the length with your face.
The general shape of your face has continuing lines rather than hard angles.
Jaw line is full and round.
Forehead and hairline are round.
Square
Face Shape:
You have a square face shape if your hairline, cheeks and jawline are of approximately the same width.
The general shape of your face appears strong, angular and sculpted.
Jaw line is square and angular.
Forehead, and jawline are almost of the same width.
Full cheeks and is almost as wide as it is long.