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What Is
My Face Shape?

Not sure what face shape you have? Answer 5 quick questions and find out — then get personalized hairstyle recommendations, glasses frames, and necklines made for your exact features. Built specifically for Black women and women with textured hair.

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Find Your Face Shape

Find Your
Face Shape

Oval, round, square, heart, long, or diamond — which one are you? This face shape quiz takes 2 minutes and gives you a personalized style guide covering hairstyles, protective styles, necklines, and glasses frames made for your features.

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Reference Guide

The 6 Face Shapes — Explained

There are six common face shapes — and knowing yours makes every style decision easier. Whether you're figuring out which hairstyles are most flattering, which glasses frames work best, or which necklines create the most balanced silhouette, your face shape is the starting point. Most women fall into one of these six categories, though it's completely normal to be between two. Take the quiz above to find yours, or use the guide below to figure it out yourself.

Oval Face
Oval
Zendaya, Beyoncé

Slightly longer than wide with a softly curved jawline. The most versatile face shape — almost every silhouette works beautifully on you.

Any length Knotless braids High bun Bangs work great
Round Face
Round
Issa Rae, Lizzo

Equal in length and width with full cheeks and a soft jaw. Add height and length — styles that elongate the face look stunning on you.

High puff Middle part Long braids Sleek top knot
Square Face
Square
Gabrielle Union, Lupita Nyong'o

Strong, defined jawline roughly the same width as your forehead. Soft curls and flowing styles create beautiful contrast against your angular structure.

Soft curls Side part Wavy sew-in Tapered bob
Heart Face
Heart
Halle Bailey, Rihanna

Widest at the forehead, narrowing to a delicate chin. Styles with length and volume at the bottom create gorgeous balance.

Long locs Curtain bangs Side-swept styles Chin-length bob
Long Oblong Face
Long / Oblong
Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell

Noticeably longer than wide with similar widths top to bottom. Add width and horizontal volume to create beautiful balance.

Natural afro Fringe bangs Bob with volume Shoulder-length braids
Diamond Face
Diamond
Chloe Bailey, Teyana Taylor

The rarest shape — narrow at forehead and chin, widest at the cheekbones. Angular and striking. Those cheekbones are the feature.

TWA / short styles Forehead bangs Side-parted Volume at crown

Common Questions

Everything You're Wondering

Pull your hair back and stand in front of a mirror in good lighting. Look at three things: where is your face widest (forehead, cheeks, or jaw)? Is your face as wide as it is long, or longer? And what does your jawline look like — soft and round, sharp and angular, or does it taper to a point? Those three observations will get you to your shape. The quiz above takes you through each one step by step.
Most people land somewhere between two shapes, and that's completely normal. The good news: if you're between oval and heart, or between round and square, the style tips for both shapes tend to work for you. Take the quiz, see which result you get, then look up your runner-up shape — you'll likely find yourself nodding along to both.
Yes — that's the whole point. Most face shape guides were not built with textured hair, protective styles, or locs in mind. The recommendations in this quiz are centered on styles that actually exist in the Black hair community: knotless braids, locs, twist-outs, wash-and-gos, sew-ins, TWAs, and more. Autum's blog has dedicated posts for each face shape with even more specific guidance.
Yes and no. Face shape is a useful starting point — it gives you a framework for understanding why certain styles feel "off" even when they look great on someone else. But it's one factor among many: your hair texture, lifestyle, how much maintenance you want, and what makes you feel like yourself all matter more than any rule. Think of face shape as a shortcut to a good starting point, not a set of rules you have to follow.
Retake the quiz! And honestly — there's no "bad" face shape. Every single shape on this list has an incredible style legacy. Diamond faces have the most striking cheekbones. Round faces look youthful and carry big curly styles beautifully. Square faces can do jaw-dropping angular styles that look powerful. The goal is to understand your features so you can make confident choices, not to change your face.
The six main face shapes are oval, round, square, heart, long/oblong, and diamond. Oval is considered the most versatile — nearly any hairstyle or glasses frame works. Round faces benefit from styles that add height and elongate. Square faces look stunning with soft, flowing styles that contrast the jawline. Heart-shaped faces are widest at the forehead and narrow at the chin, so styles with volume at the bottom create balance. Long or oblong faces benefit from width and horizontal volume. Diamond faces — the rarest — are narrowest at the forehead and chin and widest at the cheekbones.
The easiest way to determine your face shape without measuring is to pull your hair back, stand in front of a mirror, and trace your face outline on the glass with a bar of soap or lip liner. Then step back and compare the shape to the six types. Alternatively, take this free quiz — it asks you 5 visual questions about your features (jawline, forehead width, face length, cheekbones) and calculates your result for you.
Oval and round face shapes are among the most common. Oval is often considered the 'universal' face shape because of how well it responds to different hairstyles and glasses frames. Round faces — which are roughly equal in width and length with fuller cheeks — are also very common. Heart and square shapes are less common, and diamond is considered the rarest face shape.

Knowing your face shape is one of the most useful things you can do for your personal style. Once you know whether you have an oval, round, heart, square, long, or diamond face shape, everything from picking a haircut to choosing sunglasses to knowing which necklines are most flattering gets easier. This quiz was built specifically with Black women and women with textured hair in mind — because most face shape guides weren't. Your results include hairstyle recommendations, protective style options, and neckline guidance made for your actual face, not a generic template. Take the quiz above, or explore more free style tools below.

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