15 Best Hairstyles for a Diamond Face Shape
The rarest face shape — and the inspo to match.
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If you have a diamond face shape, you have something genuinely rare: the widest point of your face is your cheekbones not your forehead, not your jaw and that creates one of the most angular, striking bone structures there is. The styles that work best for diamond faces don’t hide that structure. They celebrate it.
Here are 15 inspo looks built around diamond proportions styles that let the cheekbones be the main event, from short naturals to bold bobs and everything in between.
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Who this is for: Your cheekbones are the widest part of your face. Your forehead is narrower than your cheekbones and your chin is narrow, sometimes slightly pointed. Your face reads as a diamond or angular shape straight on.
Your Face Shape At a Glance
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The diamond face is the rarest shape: narrow at both the forehead and chin, with the widest point at the cheekbones. It’s angular and striking those cheekbones are the defining feature. Styles that highlight the cheekbones and add softness or width at the forehead and chin work beautifully here. Short styles are particularly powerful on this shape because they remove all distractions and let the bone structure do everything.
Celebrities With a Diamond Face Shape
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Teyana Taylor’s shaved head moment is the ultimate diamond face reference. When you remove the hair entirely, all that’s left is the bone structure and hers is stunning. Her cheekbones carried that look with power that became one of the most talked-about beauty moments in recent memory. Chloe Bailey works with volume, bangs, and shape to frame her cheekbones and add softness at the forehead and chin. Both let the cheekbones be the main event that’s the whole formula.
01. TWA — TEENY WEENY AFRO
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A TWA on a diamond face is genuinely one of the most powerful style combinations in natural hair. The closeness to the head removes all distraction and lets the bone structure do everything. Those wide cheekbones carry a TWA in a way that is commanding and beautiful.
Pro tip: Don’t be afraid to go shorter than you think. The shorter the TWA, the more the cheekbones shine.
02. SHAVED HEAD
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Teyana Taylor made this the definitive diamond face look. With the hair completely removed, the cheekbones become the entire composition of the face. It’s a bold choice that rewards diamond faces specifically because the bone structure is the look.
03. BANGS — ANY STYLE
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Bangs are one of the most effective tools for a diamond face because they add visual width at the forehead — which is naturally narrower than the cheekbones on this shape. This creates a more balanced overall proportion without diminishing the power of the cheekbones.
Pro tip: Curtain bangs add the most width. Fringe bangs add a strong horizontal line. Both work beautifully on a diamond face.
04. BOB WITH VOLUME AT THE ENDS
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A bob with volume at the ends adds visual weight at the chin level — the narrowest part of a diamond face. This targeted fullness creates a more balanced proportion between the wide cheekbones and the narrow chin below, giving the face a more symmetrical overall frame.
Pro tip: Ask for flipped or rounded ends to maximize the volume at chin level.
05. NATURAL PIXIE WITH CURLS
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A natural pixie with curl texture on top adds volume at the crown that balances the wider cheekbones by adding width to the narrower forehead area. The cheekbones are still the stars, but the crown texture creates a more harmonious overall shape.
06. FAUX HAWK — MOHAWK BRAID
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A faux hawk or mohawk braid is a dramatic, high-impact look that adds height at the center of the head. For a diamond face, the raised center draws the eye upward from the cheekbones in a way that feels intentional and editorial. The strong silhouette matches the strong bone structure.
07. SIDE-PART STYLE WITH TEMPLE VOLUME
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A side part with volume at the temple adds width to the forehead area on one side, creating softness and balance near the narrower top of a diamond face. The asymmetry also adds interest without taking focus away from the cheekbones.
Pro tip: Push the volume to the side rather than upward horizontal temple volume is what adds the balancing width.
08. BRAIDS OR LOCS WITH CROWN PUFF
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A crown puff on braids or locs adds width at the top of the head, which balances the narrower forehead of a diamond face. The volume at the crown creates a wider top silhouette that harmonizes with the wide cheekbones rather than competing with them.
Pro tip: Make the crown puff full and rounded for maximum width at the top.
09. CURTAIN BANGS — WIDE
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Wide curtain bangs add significant visual width to the forehead area of a diamond face. The farther the bangs sweep outward, the more they balance the narrowness of the forehead with the width of the cheekbones below. Go wide with the sweep.
Pro tip: Aim for curtain bangs that extend almost to the temple for the most pronounced width effect on a diamond face.
10. NATURAL AFRO — FULL AND ROUND
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A full, round natural afro adds volume at the top, sides, and in every direction which creates a frame that broadens the narrow forehead and chin of a diamond face while complementing the wide cheekbones. The rounded shape of the fro creates a harmonious overall silhouette.
11. BUTTERFLY LOCS WITH VOLUME
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Butterfly locs with their fluffy, textured volume create a fuller silhouette around the face that adds softness near the forehead and chin. The overall volume of butterfly locs creates a wider frame that works beautifully with diamond face proportions.
12. SHORT KNOTLESS BRAIDS WITH BANGS
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Short knotless braids at chin length or shorter keep the style compact and the face as the focus. Adding bangs addresses the narrower forehead with width, making this a comprehensive diamond-face look: cheekbones celebrated, proportions balanced.
Pro tip: Keep the braids short enough that the cheekbones are still the widest point of the whole silhouette.
13. CORNROW UPDO
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A cornrow updo that adds height at the crown creates a strong, architectural silhouette that plays off the diamond face’s angular bone structure. The updo style lets the cheekbones and jawline take center stage while the height adds drama from above.
14. PASSION TWISTS — SHORT WITH VOLUME
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Short passion twists at shoulder length or shorter keep volume compact and concentrated near the face rather than pulling the eye downward. The texture and body of passion twists adds softness around the narrower forehead and chin while the cheekbones still lead the look.
Pro tip: Ask for thicker twists at a shorter length for maximum volume without extra length.
15. BIG CHOP CELEBRATION LOOK
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The big chop is perhaps the ultimate diamond face style choice. Removing length and going very short removes everything that was competing with the bone structure and lets the cheekbones lead the look completely. Women with diamond faces who take this step almost always feel like they’ve found their face for the first time.
Pro tip: Style with a defining cream or curl gel to enhance the natural texture and keep the curl pattern sharp and defined.
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Stylist Note: Diamond-faced women can carry short styles in a way that feels genuinely powerful. The strong cheekbones do all the work — you don’t need length to look incredible. If you’ve been sitting on the idea of going short or trying a TWA, your face shape is made for it. The women who take that step almost always wish they’d done it sooner.
Diamond faces are rare and genuinely striking. The styles that work best celebrate your bone structure rather than covering it. Go shorter than you think. Try bangs. Let your cheekbones be the main event they were always meant to be. Your face shape is not a limitation — it’s an advantage.
Ready to go deeper? Read the full face shape guide for all 6 face shapes.
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