As a stylist I get asked all the time: what type of haircut or hairstyle is best for my face shape? If you happen to fall in the circular face shape realm, this article is for you! A round face boasts slightly wider cheekbones but also has great symmetry. Try styles that help break up the symmetry for interest and incorporate lengths and angles that help offset wider looking cheeks and elongate the face. Take a look at the following collection of hairstyles for round faces and learn to embrace the face shape you were born with – and make the most of it!
Blonde Bob
This shoulder length hairstyle is made interesting with cheekbone-grazing layers that flip out away from the face. Highlights are kept brightest around the face and fade into deeper tones towards the back of the head. This is an awesome example of how a medium length haircut can look stylish and chic.
How to Style:
1. Start with clean, dry hair and part to the side.
2. Use a 1 ½” sized curling iron to roll the bottom half of your hair (from the ears down) toward the neck to create that rolled-under effect.
3. Use the same curling iron to curl the top half section of hair away from the face, and flick the ends to create that slightly feathered and winged look.
Recommended Products:
This hairstyle is soft and touchable; you don’t want to use anything too sticky or strong. A great product to use is the Glossing Shine Mist from Fekkai. It’s super lightweight to keep your hair soft and bouncy, not greasy and weighed down.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
This round face shape hairstyle works because the layers, the side part, and the length all help to add balance. Hair that is naturally on the straighter side is perfect for this style.
Tips:
As with any cut, know yourself and your haircut preferences. Would long sweeping bangs around your eyes bother you? Then keep them long enough to tuck behind your ears or short enough that they won’t fall right in your face.
Edgy Bob
This short and shaggy bob has tons of edgy layers and is topped off with spiky bangs, and a deep crimson color plays up the texture. The length is extremely flattering for round faces because it cuts in right at the jawline.
How to Style:
1. Blow-dry your bangs down. The rest of your hair should be styled forward and towards your face.
2. Use a flat iron to go over and detail your hair. Take small sections and smooth hair out with the iron.
3. Add some texture to your hair with your favorite styling aid.
Recommended Products:
After you style your hair with a flat iron, your hair will look flat and boring. However, texture products will help you to plump up strands to add volume and shape. For this fun layered hairstyle try a pomade or a texture spray. Healthy Sexy Hair makes a Soy Paste that is flexible and pliable. Rub it on your hands and then scrunch it onto your roots and piece it through the ends of your hair. Really pinch the product onto the tips of your bangs to play up that jagged effect.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Any hair thickness will work for this round shaped face haircut. The bangs work because they are proportional to the forehead length and they aren’t overpowering. Try this style if you have straighter hair naturally.
Tips:
Ask your hair stylist to use a razor for this haircut to really get the fun rocked out effect of this cut. Razor cuts also grow out a lot softer and easier.
Flirty Flip
This super cute hairstyle is flirty and fun. The soft side bangs are cut perfectly for a round face as they help balance out a longer forehead. The winged out layers help add a touch of sass!
How to Style:
1. Towel-dry your hair when you get out of the shower and apply your favorite products to add some volume. Comb through.
2. Blow-dry your bangs forward, and the rest of your hair back and away from your face. Using a small round brush will help you add extra volume to your look.
3. When you are almost done blow-drying your hair, use the round brush to curl ends out to create that fun flip.
Recommended Products:
Redken has a fantastic Body Full Line that helps add incredible volume to your hair. Try their shampoo and conditioner in the shower to set a great foundation before blow-drying. Follow up out of the shower with their Body Full Foam. It’s awesome on all hair types because it’s light enough for fine hair and will still add volume to thicker hair textures.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Round faces will be balanced out by the side bangs and the flipped ends create angles at the chin. This cute short hairstyle is great for fine to medium hair that is on the straight to wavy side.
Tips:
If you just can’t flip your hair with your blow-dryer, dry completely and then use a round curling iron to flip ends out.
Copper Curls
This gorgeous copper color still has some hints of brown to it which help to give it dimension and a more natural look. A deep side part and long bangs help add interest to this soft curly style. The curls are broken up which keep the look more unkempt and romantic. It’s a perfect hairstyle for Valentine’s Day!
How to Style:
1. Start with clean dry hair and create a deep side part with a brush or a comb.
2. Pull bangs forward and to the side and then smooth them over with a flat iron. Really bevel the ends of your bangs under so you can feather them and blend them into the curls you will create next.
3. Section up half of your hair so it’s easier to work with. Grab small pieces of hair from the left down section and curl with a small to medium sized iron.
4. When the bottom section is curled, drop down the top section and repeat. Don’t worry about creating curl all the way to the root. This particular hairstyle is more voluminous towards the ends of the hair shaft.
5. When your hair is completely curled, spray on some shine spray and break up the curls with your fingers.
Recommended Products:
Privé has an amazing product called Shine Spray that does just that. I love to spray a couple spritzes on hair before and after curling.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Round faces look great with curls! This shoulder length style also helps elongate the face and make it look thinner. Side bangs are another great way to break up a super circular face shape. These loose curls would be great for hair that ranges from fine to medium thick, and that is straight to lightly curly.
Tips:
Use a curling wand instead of an iron on the ends to create an even looser curl.
Bohemian Waves
This dramatic hairstyle is created with a center part and super bouncy waves. The length is on the longer side which helps elongate the face. The longer length also creates more volume around the neck, which can balance a more narrow chin. Keep your shortest layer hitting right at the chin to achieve that soft and swooping effect.
How to Style:
1. Part clean dry hair right down the middle and brush through.
2. Grab large (2” sized) rollers and wrap them into your hair. Start with the bottom and work your way up. Position the top rollers on the sides of the head rolled back and away from your face to create that sweeping effect.
3. Spray hair with hairspray and then use your blow-dryer to heat up the hair in the rollers.
4. Let cool, remove and arrange curls with your fingers.
Recommended Products:
Use a shine enhancing hair spray like Moroccan Oil’s Luminous Hairspray with Medium Hold. Spray it on your rollers while they are setting, and then again after you take them out for super shiny and bouncy curls.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Round faces can pull off a center part when other elements are helping to break up the shape and balance out the circular shape. Fine to thick hair that has straight to slightly curly texture can pull off this look.
Tips:
If you have fine hair and more time, you can put the rollers in when hair is damp. Blow-dry or allow to air dry and then remove the rollers for the same effect.
Glamour Bangs
This fabulous side swept hairstyle is classy but edgy at the same time. Thick full bangs are the star of this beautiful look. The long extensions are unexpected and create more of a youthful appearance. A sleek glossy finish gives this hairstyle a polished effect that’s to die for!
How to Style:
1. Part your hair deeply to one side and comb through.
2. Turn on your flat iron and go through small sections of hair. Move slowly with the iron to thoroughly smooth out each section, and then flip the iron back and away from the face on the last two inches of the strand to create that flipped end.
Recommended Products:
Hot tools can wreak havoc on your hair and cause split ends so make sure you protect your strands before using any type of heat. Kerastase Nutritive Oleo-Relax Serum is one of the best heat protecting products on the market. It’s incredibly moisturizing and adds fabulous shine to your hair as well.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
This works for round shaped faces because of the forward sweeping bangs and flipped back layers. When the layers fall at the chin on round faces, it’s a great idea to flip them back to create a more balanced look. Super thick hair that can be easily flat ironed is ideal for this hairstyle.
Tips:
Go short! You can have a short sassy bob that would complement you the same way. Shorter hair will save you on styling time, too.
Wave Excellence
Nobody wants tight-spiraled ringlets anymore when they grab their curling iron. Instead, opt for this winged out wavy hairstyle that screams effortless chic.
How to Style:
1. Detangle clean dry hair and part it to the side.
2. Grab your curling iron – but instead of curling horizontal sections of hair, grab vertical sections, starting at the face and curl back and away from the face. This technique will give you more of a winged out curl.
3. Curl your entire head in this way and then break up with a little shine spray and your fingers when you are done.
Recommended Products:
Redken Glass is an awesome serum that can be used on wet or dry hair. Apply a small amount to your palms, rub them together and then pull through your hair. It offers heat protection and shine to your locks.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Long hair helps elongate round face shapes and curls help add interest and shape. The shorter layers also help balance out and give more fullness to the jawline in this look. Straight to wavy hair that is medium to thick is great for this hairstyle.
Tips:
Opt for shorter bangs or longer bangs if you feel like you may be annoyed with eye-grazing fringe.
Elegant Updo
This sexy updo has structured as well as messy elements working together to create a fun and interesting updo. A smooth, teased crown is offset by swooping bangs and slightly tousled curls. The caramel highlights add a whole new level of dimension to this look and makes it totally rock!
How to Style:
1. Start with day two hair or hair that has been sprayed with a medium hold hairspray.
2. Section out the bangs, part them over one eye and smooth them with a flat iron towards the edges of the face.
3. Curl the remaining back section of hair and spray to hold.
4. Tease the top of your hair (the crown area) for subtle lift and volume, and smooth the back.
5. Gather hair up into a high ponytail and secure with an elastic band.
6. Pin up your curls and secure them into the elastic band with bobby pins or straight pins.
Recommended Products:
L’Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray is the hairspray of the stars! It has amazing hold and shine enhancing properties that make it perfect for elegant updos such as this one.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Always keep some sort of bangs or framing when you want to create an updo with a round shaped face. These sultry bangs are just the thing to add balance and interest. Medium to thick hair is needed to create this look and straight to curly textures will work fine.
Tips:
When pinning hair up, it’s always best to create a ponytail base with an elastic band. The straight pins and bobby pins will be extremely secure when you have something to insert them into as opposed to just lifting and pinning without a base.
Classic Curls
This beautiful curly hairstyle is full of volume and bounce – the perfect combination for a totally gorgeous and sophisticated look! The bangs are parted to the side and flip out away from the face for a flirty and youthful effect. The dark chocolate color is offset with medium reddish brown highlights for awesome depth.
How to Style:
1. Detangle your hair with a paddle brush and then spray a light mist of hairspray on strands to add some hold to your hair before you curl. Brush through again with your paddle brush to break up the product.
2. Section up most of your hair so you can work on curling a dropped down manageable chunk of hair.
3. Use a one and a half inch sized curling iron to curl your hair, roots to tips. Keep dropping down sections until your entire head of hair is curled.
4. Spray again with some spray to lock in your look.
Recommended Products:
When buying a hairspray to curl your hair, use one with a flexible hold that won’t flake. You don’t want anything too strong to make curling too sticky and difficult, and you still want your curls to look touchable and bouncy. Try Moroccan Oil’s Luminous Hairspray in Medium Hold for a great option.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Round faces look great when you fan hair out and away from the face on either side. Side bangs help break up symmetrical lines and add interest. This curly style is great for girls with thin to thick hair with straight to curly strands.
Tips:
Use your curling iron to curl strands around your face back on each side. This helps open up your face and creates a more natural look.
Red Hot
You won’t blend into the crowd with this fire engine red haircolor.
How to Style:
1. Apply your favorite smoothing cream to damp hair and then blow dry with a medium sized round brush. Don’t worry too much about adding volume, just focus on getting your hair smooth and rolled under on the ends.
2. If you need to, plug in your flat iron and re-smooth your strands to get that super sleek appearance.
Recommended Products:
This hairstyle has an almost comic-book shine to it. Use a high lacquered shine product to play up this funky style. Mop (Modern Organic Products) has a product called Glisten that does just that. It’s a high shine pomade that is perfect for shorter hairstyles.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
Round faces look great with cuts above the jawline. It lifts up the shape and complements your neckline. This hairstyle would look best on girls with super thick hair that can be easily straightened.
Tips:
Instead of bleaching out and dying your entire head of hair, add big chunky pieces throughout for a totally different dramatic look. If you’re still too scared to commit to such a bold color permanently, consider buying a wig or colored extensions.
Vanilla Swirl
These curls look effortless and really compliment this round face shape. The gorgeous vanilla blonde color is stellar, too! The length falls past the chin but with the loose curls the cut looks slightly shorter. A deep side part and no bangs help soften up the entire facial perimeter of this hairstyle.
How to Style:
1. Start with clean, dry hair and part hair deeply to one side.
2. Use a large sized curling iron to curl your entire head of hair. The larger sized curling iron will help keep the curls soft and wave-like instead of like Curly Sue.
3. Spray your hair with a light hold hairspray and then break up the curls slightly to give it an effortless and beachy feel.
Recommended Products:
Jilberé makes an amazing ceramic curling iron. The ceramic barrel makes it less likely to burn your strands and it also has a temperature adjustment knob to customize the heat for your hair. Remember, if you have fine hair you don’t need to use the hottest setting.
Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:
When wearing a bob with more of a round shaped face, always have some sort of a bang or side-sweeping layer. Adding curls also helps soften up the round shape and creates wavy lines. This swirling hairstyle is great for fine to medium thickness hair that is straight to wavy naturally.
Tips:
Wear your curls a little tighter on the first day you style it and then wear it the day after when curls will be looser and flirtier.
Embrace a round face shape and enhance your look with a tailor made haircut for you. This circular face shape can be styled with long hair, short hair, curly or straight. Branch out and try something new and know that you should never feel boxed in with a round face.
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