Heart Face Shape

Length vs width

A little longer than it is wide

Widest part

The forehead

Jawline

Narrow, tapering sharply from the cheeks

Chin

Pointed

• Measure your forehead across its widest point, usually just below the hairline. On a heart face this is your largest width.
• Measure your cheekbones and your jaw. Cheekbones come in slightly under the forehead; the jaw is clearly the narrowest of the three.
• Check length from hairline to chin. It runs a little more than your forehead width, not much more.
• Look at your chin in profile and straight on. A heart chin narrows to a visible point instead of a flat or rounded base.
• Plenty of faces mix two outlines, and heart often overlaps with diamond or oval. Weight gain can fill in the jaw, and age can shift where volume sits, so a near-miss result is normal.

• Chin-length or jaw-length bob with fullness at the ends. The volume fills the space beside your narrow chin.
• Long, wispy side-swept bangs that cut across the forehead diagonally. They reduce the width of the top third without a heavy block.
• Lob with waves that begin around the cheekbones and widen toward the collarbone. Movement low down balances the broad brow.
• Deep side part with loose curls. The part breaks up the wide hairline, and curls give width where your face narrows.
• Curtain bangs paired with long layers. The bangs soften the forehead edges, and the layers frame the jaw.
• Low, loose side bun or ponytail with face-framing pieces left out at the jaw.

Hairstyles to avoid

• Height and volume at the crown, such as a teased top or high top knot. It makes the forehead look wider.
• Slicked-back styles with nothing at the sides. They expose the full width of the forehead and the narrowness of the chin together.
• Very short, tight crops at the sides with all length on top. They repeat the top-heavy outline.

Men's haircuts

• Medium-length textured fringe brushed slightly forward. It covers part of the wide forehead.
• Side-parted cut with some length on the sides, around 2–3 cm. Fuller sides at ear level keep the jaw from looking too slim.
• Longer, shoulder-length hair or a loose tousled cut. Length below the ears adds the width your lower face needs.
• Avoid tall pompadours and high fades, which widen the top and narrow the bottom even more.

Beard styles

• Full beard grown out at the chin and jaw. This is the classic fix for a heart face because it adds mass where the face is narrowest.
• Short boxed beard with fuller sides along the jaw. It squares off the pointed chin.
• Chin curtain or anchor beard that widens across the lower face.
• Avoid thin chin straps and pointed goatees that sharpen the chin further.

Your chin is pointed and your forehead broad, so rounded, light-topped frames suit you best by the contrast rule. Keep the frame front no wider than your forehead; overly wide frames exaggerate the top. A top rim that sits at or just below your brows looks tidiest. Frames that sit high above the brows add height to the forehead.

• Bottom-heavy frames, where the lower rim is thicker or the lens is deeper at the bottom. They add weight to the lower half.
• Rimless or thin-rimmed frames that keep the top of the face light.
• Oval or round frames, which soften the point of the chin.
• Aviators, whose teardrop shape is wider at the bottom.

Frames to avoid

• Browline frames and heavy top bars. They add even more width to the forehead.
• Oversized or decorated upper rims, such as embellished cat-eyes, that draw the eye up.

• Keep brows soft and medium in thickness, with a gentle arch. Very dark, heavy brows add weight to the top half.
• Place blush low on the cheeks, just under the apples, and blend it horizontally toward the ears. This adds width to the lower face.
• Make your lips the focal point with a medium or bold shade. A strong lip pulls attention down toward the chin area.
• Skip shimmer on the forehead and temples, which reflects light and makes the area look broader.

Where to contour, highlight and blush

• Contour the outer edges of the forehead along the hairline and at the temples to narrow the top.
• Shade the very tip of the chin lightly to soften the point.
• Highlight the jaw area just below the cheekbones and the centre of the chin, so the lower face looks fuller.
• Keep cheek contour short and high; a long sweep down toward the jaw narrows it further.