10 Hairstyles for Men with Triangle / Heart Face Shapes in 2025 | GATSBY

Got a wider forehead and a slimmer jawline? The right hairstyle can balance that instantly. Triangle and heart-shaped faces pair well with cuts that tone down upper width and add subtle volume below the cheekbones. The key is to highlight your natural shape while creating a more balanced silhouette. Here are the most flattering styles that sharpen your look the best.

What Type of Hairstyles Suit Triangle / Heart Faced Men?

Every face shape comes with its own styling strengths, and identifying yours is the first step to choosing a haircut that truly suits you. If your forehead appears broader than your jawline, with your features gradually narrowing toward the chin, you likely fall into the triangle or heart-shaped category. This face type often has sharper upper angles and a more delicate lower half, giving it a distinctive, tapered silhouette.

With this shape, the goal is to create balance by softening width at the top and adding a bit more structure or volume around the jawline. Hairstyles that introduce movement at the sides, light layering, or a soft fringe can help harmonise your proportions without overwhelming your natural features. Think textured side parts, medium-length layers, or relaxed flows that frame the face and draw attention downward.

We’ve curated 10 flattering, easy-to-style looks that enhance the best qualities of triangle and heart-shaped faces, perfect for elevating your everyday style while keeping everything in balanced proportion.

10 Hairstyles for Guys with Triangle / Heart Faces, According to Length

Short Hairstyles for Triangle / Heart Faced Men

Short Scissor Cut

A scissor cut offers softness and control: the hair top is cut with scissors into subtle layers and light texture, while the sides remain tapered but natural. This approach avoids overemphasizing a narrow chin, and the gentle layering on top balances your facial proportions nicely.

To pull it off, ask your barber for a “scissor-cut on top with natural texture, with softly tapered sides (not a skin-fade)”. The result is a versatile, clean haircut that frames your face well, versatile for any occasions and low maintenance!

Angled Brush-Up

The angled brush-up is a flattering way to add structure without drawing too much attention to a broader forehead. This style lifts the hair at the front and angles it slightly upward and back, creating a clean, sculpted silhouette that balances a narrower chin. The sides stay neat and tapered, keeping the width focused at the top while still softening the overall outline of your face.

Request to your barber for a short top with enough length at the fringe to brush upward, paired with tidy, low-to-mid tapering at the sides. The result is a sharp, modern look that brings height, confidence, and definition to triangle / heart face shapes without overwhelming your natural features. Limpy hair and having trouble with the lift? Try using GATSBY Meta Rubber Clay Flex!

Short Faux-Hawk

With slightly longer hair through the centre and tapered sides, the short faux hawk creates height without overwhelming the forehead; a key detail for balancing broader upper features and a slimmer jawline. The gradual taper also keeps the look clean and modern, avoiding the harsh contrast of a full mohawk.

To get the look, ask your barber for a short faux hawk with textured length along the mid-section and a soft taper at the sides. Style with GATSBY Moving Rubber Spiky Edge to build controlled lift and definition for a sharp and detailed finishing.

Medium Hairstyles for Triangle / Heart Faced Men

Blowout Taper

Popular in the TikTok scene and among Gen Zs and Gen Alphas, the Blowout Taper hairstyle adds balance and dimension. By keeping the sides closely tapered while leaving some length on top, this cut gives you shape without exaggerating your lower face. When styled, the hair on top is blown upward and outward, creating subtle volume and width around the temples and forehead. This “blowout” effect draws attention upward and outward, softening a strong forehead and making the chin appear less narrow.

To get the look, ask your stylist for a taper on the sides and back and leave enough top length (roughly 4–6 cm) so you can blow-dry for lift. For instant textures and volume, simply sprinkle and scrunch with GATSBY Powder Clay Unbreakable Smooth.

Brush-Back Flow

The brush-back flow is a clean, effortless style that works especially well for men with triangle or heart-shaped faces. By brushing the hair back and letting it fall naturally, this hairstyle adds subtle width across the temples while keeping the overall silhouette soft and balanced, ideal for offsetting a narrower chin.

The look is neat without feeling stiff, thanks to the natural flow and slight volume at the top, which helps harmonize a wider forehead. To achieve this style, ask your barber for medium length on top with light layering and shorter, tapered sides (not a skin fade). Style by blow-drying your hair backward and using a lightweight wax such as GATSBY Sea Salt Wax Textured Mat to keep the flow controlled while maintaining that natural, easy movement.

Voluminous Slick Up

Adding height without making the forehead look wider, while also creating a clean, lifted silhouette, the voluminous slick up hairstyle sharpens your overall look. The hair is styled upward and slightly back, giving you natural volume at the top while keeping the sides neat and controlled, perfect for balancing a narrower chin.

To achieve it, ask your barber for short, tidy sides with enough length on top to lift and slick back. With GATSBY Fiber Pomade, you can get that airy lift without stiffness, and finish by combing the hair backward for a polished, confident finish.

Broccoli Cut

The viral broccoli cut has surged in popularity for its fun, youthful look and it actually works surprisingly well for triangle and heart-shaped faces. With its rounded, textured curls or waves on top and clean taper around the sides, this style adds welcome fullness to the upper half of the face while keeping the silhouette soft. The added texture helps balance a sharper jawline and draws attention upward, making the forehead look proportionate without overwhelming your features.

To achieve it, naturally for those with straight hair, a perm would be required. Unsure of the commitment, GATSBY Meta Rubber Bubble Perm-Style Creator got you, creating 1-day perms with even the straightest hairs. Apply foam onto hair and scrunch for instant curls.

Long Hairstyles for Triangle / Heart Faced Men

Samurai Man Bun

The samurai man bun offers a stylish fusion of structure and flow, perfect for triangle and heart-shaped faces that benefit from added volume around the sides and back. By keeping the top longer and tying it into a small bun while leaving layered pieces loose around the jaw and neckline, this style creates visual balance and softens strong upper-face proportions.

The layered strands provide width where the chin tapers, giving a more harmonious silhouette. To attain the look, grow your hair to medium length, request soft layers throughout, and keep the bun sitting low or mid-height to avoid adding unnecessary height.

Hybrid Wolf-Mullet

The hybrid wolf-mullet (Korean oppa look!) adds modern edge while cleverly complementing triangle and heart-shaped faces. Its signature blend of soft wolf-cut texture on top and longer length at the back creates movement around the lower half of the face, helping to balance a pointed chin. The layered sides frame the cheekbones while the airy top prevents the forehead from looking too broad.

Ask your barber for choppy layers throughout, subtle front framing, and a slightly elongated back that stays light and textured. Style with GATSBY Sea Salt Spray Volume Mat for effortless and easy volume!

Curly Mullet

The curly mullet is a fun, dynamic choice that gives triangle and heart-shaped faces exactly what they need: volume at the back and softness around the sides. With defined curls forming a rounded silhouette, the style adds fullness where the chin tapers while avoiding extra bulk at the forehead. The shorter front and longer back create an interesting shape that helps distribute facial proportions more evenly.

Request for shorter curls at the top and crown, longer curls at the back, and soft shaping around the ears so the style sits naturally.

Conclusion

The key to looksmaxxing with triangle / heart face shapes is choosing hairstyles that soften the wide top and add balance to the narrower bottom. Whether you opt for a low-maintenance cut, or longer, flowier styles, the goal is the same: create width or volume around the sides or top, and draw attention away from the chin.

With the styles outlined above, you’ve got a range of options to match your lifestyle. Try a few looks, experiment with volume and texture, and pick the one that gives your face shape harmony and confidence. Your shape isn’t a limitation, it’s your advantage, and the right haircut can make sure it works for you.