Face shapes: what happens, how to define your own and how to choose makeup

All women and girls want to look beautiful. To do this, they do not spare funds for clothing, cosmetics, accessories, to visit hairdressers and beauty salons. But in order for all this to bring results, it is necessary that make-up, hairstyle, and jewelry emphasize attractiveness. This will happen if they are selected correctly, that is, in accordance with the appearance and shape of the face.

Before you apply makeup and hair do, you should decide on the type of your appearance. The perfect hairstyle and perfect makeup will depend on the shape of your face, nose, skin and hair. Each type has its own characteristics and suitable hair styling lines and methods for decorating the face.

When we say “Slavic face”, we mean oval or rounded face. with a straight or slightly upturned nose, low cheekbones, rather large eyes that are blue, blue, gray, green, light brown. This type has light skin and hair of all shades of light brown and ashy color.

The Scandinavian type looks a little different. Its main characteristics are the correct oval of the face, very light skin of a pink shade, light eyes (most often blue, can be gray or green). And also it will be distinguished by small cheekbones, a narrow nose, very light, almost white or reddish hair.

The Mongoloid face will look completely different. First of all, it will differ in the shape and shape of the eyes. They are small, often slanting, the upper eyelid thickens towards the nose. Eye color is very dark.

Other distinctive features - clearly defined high cheekbones, black hair, often straight, yellow skin. It goes without saying that makeup for a female Mongoloid face will differ significantly from makeup for a European woman.

However, women's faces are so different that it is not enough to divide them all into these three categories and select only makeup for them. Selecting makeup, you must also take into account the shape of the face.

Publications in periodicals offer a test with which you can find out the shape of the face. Test questions also come down to comparing the sizes of different parts of the face and determining the shape of the chin.

There are several basic forms.

• Oval. In the oval face, its length clearly prevails over the width, the forehead is somewhat wider than the jaws, and the cheekbones are wider than the forehead. A rounded chin gives the oval a complete look. An oval face can be compared to an inverted chicken egg.

• Round. If you measure the height of the face and its width at the level of the cheekbones, it turns out that they are almost the same. The chin narrows down and has a rounded shape, and a low forehead is framed by a smooth hairline.

• Square This is also the face with the same height and width, but the chin will be angular. A fairly high forehead has the same width with the cheekbones and jaw. There is a straight hairline above the forehead, resembling a brace in its outlines.

• Triangular. The width of such a person is slightly inferior to height. The forehead is the widest part of it. The cheekbones are sometimes the same width, but from the bottom the face becomes narrower, and the small pointed chin completes the triangular shape.

• Diamond shaped. The height of the face a little more than the width. The cheekbones are usually high. From this widest part, the face narrows down and up. At the chin the pointed form, and the forehead, due to the peculiar hairline, resembles a cone.

• Trapezoidal. In this case, the width of the face is inferior to its height. The cheekbones are rather wide, but the jaw line is wider than the cheekbone line. The face tapers up, and the line of the forehead is the smallest.

• Rectangular. The face has an elongated shape, its height is clearly greater than the width. The high forehead has the same width with the cheekbones and jaw. Such persons have a rather massive wide chin, and the hairline is usually straight.

It happens that the descriptions still can not determine the shape of the face. In this case, you can carry out simple manipulations at home that will help you understand your type.

Sit in front of a large mirror, removing hair from your face. Try to sit up straight, not leaning forward. Make sure the light falls correctly: from the top, not heading into your face. Use a felt-tip pen, a marker or a piece of chalk to trace the outlines of the face on your reflection in the mirror. Ears in this circuit is not necessary to include.

Now carefully examine your drawing. Determine the widest part of it, compare with the height. Consider the shape of the chin and hairline.

And also to understand the shape of the face will help a few simple measurements using the usual tailor's measuring tape. You need to sit at the mirror in a room with good lighting, keep your head straight.

• Attach the tape to the widest part of the forehead.
• Find the most prominent points of the cheekbones and measure the distance between them. Since the tape is stretched over the nose, do not attach it tightly to the cheekbones, so as not to distort the measurement result.
• Measure the jaw. For this tape is applied to the lower jaw from the protruding angle to the middle of the chin. The result must be doubled.
• Find out the height of the face by measuring the segment from the middle of the hairline to the lower point of the chin.

There are many techniques in applying makeup, so that the proportions of the face look balanced. When choosing a color palette of decorative cosmetics, it is necessary to take into account the color of eyes and hair, skin tone.

The easiest way to choose makeup for an oval shape - the correct oval does not need correction. Highlighter or blush will help make it more relief. They are applied on the most convex part of the cheekbones and shade in the direction of the temples.

Some more effort is required if there is a need to visually enlarge small eyes or narrow lips, reduce a large nose, or hide a second chin.

Owners of oval faces can use a rather bright eye makeup. Shadows are better to take two or three tones: a light shade for the inner corners, darker for the outer.

Good on an oval face will look like a modern stylish make-up "Smokey ice". It is characterized by a smooth transition of light shadows to dark and creating a haze effect. Classic dark, gray and black tones are suitable for evening makeup.Daytime "haze" can be created in other colors, combining them with the color of the eyes. The upper and lower arrows behind the outer corner of the eye are not necessary to connect.

If a woman nevertheless decides to focus on the lips and make-up them with bright lipstick, then you should not leave your eyes without makeup at all - the arrows for the eyes and shadows can be not used, but it is desirable to slightly tint the eyelashes.

Eyebrow line can be any: horizontal, kinked, arched. If you prefer horizontal, you must ensure that your eyebrows are not very low, otherwise you will not avoid a frown.

A round face needs some adjustment: it needs to be slightly “pulled out”.

First of all, it will help to make a rounded eyebrows. No need to make them very thin or wide. At the temples, they should be thinner than the nose.

It takes two tones of the tonal framework. A lighter tone is applied to the middle of the face. On the side of his hand put a dark tone and carefully shade. Borders between tonal fundamentals should not be.

Accentuating the eyes, you can use any shadows that match the girl's color type, but dark ones are preferable. Eye shadows should be applied to the outer corners of the eyes. It is not recommended to apply them under the eyebrows.

Arrows do not make elongated, their "tails" at the outside of the eyes should be directed upwards.

Mascara is used in such a way as to paint over eyelashes at the outer edges of the upper eyelids. The lower lashes can be left unpainted.

In order not to give the lips additional volume, strengthening the rounded shape, do not use contour pencils. Make your lips, you can use gloss or lipstick natural shades. Screaming tones are inappropriate, but mother-of-pearl is welcome.

Complete the adjustment application of blush. They are shaded from the most convex part of the cheekbones towards the middle of the cheek.

For girls with a square face also has its own rules of makeup. Since such a face looks massive, its contours should be darkened. Dark tone is used for cheekbones, chin, forehead at the hairline. The main part of the face is clarified with the help of cosmetics. If the nose is large, then it is also applied a means darker.

Eyebrows should be shaped with a bend and not make them too long. Their rounded or straightened lines are undesirable.

Shadows are better to use solid colors, as their multi-colored palette will focus on a high forehead. The arrows on the eyelids should go on the ascending line.

With a square shape it would be very appropriate to focus on the lips. If they are narrow, then with the help of a contour pencil you can increase their boundaries. However, one should not retreat more than 1 mm from the natural contour.

For daytime makeup lip gloss is perfect, as it visually increases the volume. For the evening a lipstick with a satin or pearl effect will be a good choice.

The triangular shape needs a visual reduction of the upper part of the face and in expansion of the bottom. Therefore, a dark tone should be applied on the upper half of the forehead and on the side of the face to the cheek line. Apply a light tone to the middle of the face. For visual balancing of the upper and lower parts on the contours of the lower jaw is applied the lightest tonal tool. To distract attention from the pointed chin, it can be covered with a dark tool.

Eyebrows should not be long, they can be shortened at the temples. Eyebrows with an acute angle are not recommended, they should have a rounded shape.

Make eye makeup should be using dark shadows, accentuating the central part of the century. When drawing the arrows, lift them up slightly, without getting far beyond the contours of the eyes.

Owners of the triangular face should highlight lips with bright lipstick. If they are small, they should first be given an elongated shape with a pencil. Lipstick is better to choose with a glossy shine or with reflective particles.

Since the rhomboid face tapers up and down, its sides are subject to adjustment by a dark tonal tool. Light makeup is applied on the upper half of the forehead, chin and central part of the face.

Blush put on the convex part of the cheeks and shade diagonally in the direction of the temples. Blush should not be very bright and light, all the more brilliant, since highlighting the cheekbone area will result in a clearer face geometry. The color must choose a natural, slightly darker than the color of your skin.

For eyebrows choose a form with a slight bend. Keep them wide, avoid sharp bends and straight shapes.

With a diamond-shaped face it is appropriate to use bright colors for the eyes. Shadows are more preferable than dark shades, on external corners of eyes shades more intensive, than on internal. The arrows can be thick and thin, but rising.

Another characteristic feature of the face of this form is the ability to place a simultaneous emphasis on the lips. If a woman prefers to focus only on the eyes, her lips should still be tinted with glitter or bright lipstick.

With a trapezoidal shape, it is necessary to visually reduce the lower third of the face and soften the lines. To balance the proportions of light tone is applied to the entire forehead, not obscuring it from the sides. Darker use for lateral contours of the face and chin.

Blush cover the area under the cheekbones and shade towards the temples.

Eyebrows should be rather wide and long, have a bend. The wider the distance between them, the better. Well-painted thick eyebrows with a clear form will serve the visual expansion of the upper part of the face.

This also helps makeup, accentuating eyes. Shadows use at least two tones: light for the inner corners of the eyes, dark for the outer. Using eyeliner, do not draw arrows at the inner corners.

For a rectangular face, there is also a make-up application technique, the task of which is to make the face visually shorter and wider, as close as possible to the oval shape.

The upper half of the forehead and chin should be toned with a dark agent, and the central part of the face and cheeks, on the contrary, should be lightened.

Blush is applied to the area below the cheekbones, closer to the middle of the cheek and shade so as to form a triangle. Color does not need to choose very bright.

Eyebrows should have the appearance of a very smooth arc, so as not to draw attention to the large forehead. But also eyebrows should not come closer to the nose.

For eye makeup, you can use quite bright and dark shadows. They can be monotonous, but their lane on the eyelid should expand from the inner corner of the eye to the outer. Make arrows for the eyes long, lifting them towards the temples. Do not forget to make the eyelashes long and fluffy.

Simultaneously with an emphasis on the eyes, focus on the lips, as is the case with a square face. Use bright lipstick, glossy and pearly. If you do not want a second accent on the face, apply lip gloss - they will not give a bright tone, but make the lips more plump.

All women know that a successful hairstyle can mean a lot to create an image and can transform the look. On the covers of magazines you can see beautiful fashion styles. However, do not blindly follow the fashion and reproduce what he saw - the hairstyle should fit your face type and level its proportions.

Only owners of regular oval faces can experiment with their hair and use different styles. They can afford hairstyles of different lengths and shapes, fluffy and smooth hairstyles. The only thing they have no reason to do is to let go of long thick bangs and strands falling on the face, so as not to hide the beautiful proportions.

If the hair is thin, it is better not to wear them long, but to make a short haircut. If the facial features are large, smooth hair or large waves will look better. Small facial features go well with the curls.

Correctly selected hairstyle will help to correct the shape of the face and give it an oval look.

For a round face, high hairstyles with a large volume are ideal. It can be both haircuts and elongated hair, combed back and creating a volume at the crown. Haircuts should fall over the chin line.

It will look good and high tail. To visually narrow the face, you can wear a long bang, laid on its side. Suits and lush square with long strands in front.

With a square face, do not brush your hair back, do not spread it over your shoulders and do not collect it in a bun, opening your ears. And also the direct parting is not recommended - it should be oblique.

Lush curls along the face will help him visually closer to the oval. It will be nice if the curls cover your cheeks a little. An oblique or combed fringe will look winning.

With a triangular face, it is advisable to release the bangs. Low forehead well masked asymmetrical bangs.

This type of face will not fit shorter haircuts and high curling over his forehead. This hairstyle will put a strong emphasis on a sharp chin. Hair should be curled on the sides and combed on the cheeks.

Carefully choose the hair will have a girl with a diamond-shaped face. They need to give up short haircuts, it is much more appropriate for the hairstyle to cover the neck. The main volume of the hair should be concentrated at the bottom, near the cheekbones, it is unacceptable. And also not to emphasize the width of the cheekbones, do not lay the hair behind the ears. Hair can be collected in the tail, but only with bangs.

If you still prefer a short haircut, then bangs are also needed. In no case bangs should not be smooth. It will help visually shorten the face. Partings should be made on the side. Avoid creating direct partitions and volumes on the top of the head, so as not to visually lengthen the face.

For medium length hair, choose a ragged haircut. Any hairstyle with the creation of volume at the chin. Hair can be worn and long. On the entire length of the hair are welcome curls with curls.

For a rare trapezoid face, volumetric hairstyles should be created, and the volume should be either above the chin or below it. Well curled curls curled to the cheeks will correct the shape. Oblique partings and thick thick bangs will do. Torn haircuts will be a great option.

With a trapezoidal face, short haircuts will look great, curvy at the top.

Long curls will also be appropriate, as they will relieve the emphasis on the wide lower part of the face. If the hair is long, they can be stabbed up and laid luxuriously. This hairstyle looks neat and elegant, suitable for both day and evening look. A great addition will be the hoops and interesting hairpins.

With a rectangular face task hairstyle - smooth massive chin and reduce the length of the face.

It is best if the hair is short or of medium length, but the length should not end at the level of the chin. However, too short haircuts, like smoothly combed back hair, only emphasize the elongated shape of the face. For the same reason, the beam and the tail do not look good.

Wonderful fashionable this season bob haircut. It can be classic: strands are lengthened near the face, and shorter at the back. You can wear it and its varieties: asymmetric, graduated, torn, elongated, with bangs. Any of them will create the necessary natural volume at the temples.

With a rectangular face can wear long hair. Do not spoil the image of curls.

The face geometry of the hairstyle will also be well concealed without symmetry.

Regardless of the shape of the face There are makeup rules that every woman must follow.

• Imposing a dark tonal tool, blend it on the neck, behind the ears, otherwise the complexion will contrast with the skin color of other parts of the body, which looks ridiculous.
• Using tonal bases of different shades, blush, highlighters and bronzants, achieve smooth color transitions, carefully blend cosmetics.
• Observe the correct sequence of application of cosmetics.
• If you are using greasy blush, apply them before dusting. Dry ones will be better distributed over the top of the powder.
• Low-hanging eyebrows are unlikely to adorn a woman's face. Visually they will help lift the white shadows applied under the eyebrows.

• Before applying makeup, it is advisable to prepare the skin: rub with a tonic or micellar water, apply a base layer of daytime protective cream.
• Choose cosmetics according to your skin type, and decorative cosmetics according to your color type.
• Remember that you need to care for the face not from time to time, but constantly. Only on a well-groomed face makeup will look beautiful.
• Doing evening make-up and using brighter and darker tones of decorative cosmetics, do not get carried away with very dark lipsticks - they go far from everyone and can make an old face.
• A white pencil will help make the eyes bigger. Apply a line to the inner edge of the lower eyelid.

• Cream shadows are often with bright mother of pearl and are ideal for evening makeup, but they also roll down on the eyelids much faster than dry cosmetics. Using a special base under the shade will give them stamina.
• Do not use dark brown shadows if you have a tired face.
• Make-up face, use a mirror with a magnifying effect to prevent negligence in makeup.
• Do not do daytime makeup with artificial light - in daylight, it can be rude.
• Be sure to wash off the makeup before going to bed, even if it is considered harmless and hypoallergenic; use for this special means.

How to determine the shape of the face and correct it correctly, see the following video.