Face Shape Guide for Men: Find the Hairstyle That Suits You Best | GATSBY

Why Your Face Shape Matters

Selecting the right hairstyle goes beyond simply following trends—it’s about finding what works best for you. Your face shape plays a key role in how different cuts, styles, and even fades will look on you. The perfect hairstyle can balance your proportions, highlight your features, and boost your confidence.

Let’s discover the one that’s made just for you! Let’s identify your face shape and find the ideal hairstyle for you! Pay attention to the contours of your chin, jawline, cheekbones, and forehead to pinpoint your face shape.

Round face shape

If your face is roughly equal in width and length, features a rounded jawline and chin, and lacks prominent cheekbones, you likely have a round face shape.

Hairstyles for Men with Round Face Shape:

Pompadour

Added volume on the top can enhance vertical dimensions, giving round faces a more elongated and balanced appearance. This style draws attention upward, and reduce the focus on roundness. The contrast between the voluminous top and tapered sides helps slim the face, creating a sharper, more angular look. This cut is often donned by those in client facing roles and want to look professional but at the same time casual enough for post-work outings.

To style, simply dap a little Dressing Pomade and brush your hair upwards and sideways. Click here to find out more about pompadours and how you can achieve it.

Lifted Quiff

A staple amongst Singaporean men, the lift on top creates vertical dimension, which elongates the face and makes it appear less wide. The side-swept element adds a diagonal focus that breaks up the roundness, creating a more angular and structured look. Opt for a 60-40 parting for a classic touch, or go bold with an 80-20 parting for added contrast and definition. Use a volumizing hair clay for a strong lasting hold. Generally, men with round face shapes can pull off any types of quiffs. Find out more here.

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Square face shape

If you have a square face shape, you'll notice that the width of your forehead, cheekbones, and jaw are nearly equal, paired with sharp jaw angles and minimal curves.

Hairstyles for Men with Square Face Shape:

Comb-backs

Help softens sharp angles and creating a more balanced look. The added height on top elongates the face, balancing its strong horizontal lines, while the sleek, polished style complements bold features without overwhelming them, resulting in a refined, structured appearance.

Textured Mullet

Originating from Korean and Japanese celebrities, the textured mullet is trending amongst the younger Singaporean men. Consider to pair it with a short fringe to be a bold and trendy choice for square faces. The fringe softens the forehead and the layers in the mullet provide volume and movement, which helps reduce the angularity of the face while adding a modern edge. Check out more mullet styles here.

Diamond face shape

Else, you may have a diamond face shape if find your forehead narrower, with your width of cheekbones being the widest and have a sharp jawline and small chin.

Hairstyles for Men with Diamond Face Shape:

French Crops

This cut’s short sides and layered top work to soften the angles of the cheekbones and jawline. By adding texture and volume on top, it draws attention upward, helping to elongate the face and balance the proportions. The crop also allows for easy styling and maintenance, creating a modern, clean look that enhances the natural symmetry of the face without emphasizing any sharpness. To spice up the top, try using a texturizing hair wax to create waves and dynamics.

Korean Shadow Perm

Looking for something out of a K-drama? The soft curls or waves add volume to the sides, which helps balance the wider cheekbones and narrow chin. The texture creates movement that softens the angular features, while the perm’s natural flow frames the face, drawing attention to the eyes and cheekbones rather than the sharp jawline.

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Heart face shape

For Heart-shaped faces, you will find the width of your forehead being the widest. Complemented with slender jawline and cheekbones and a small chin.

Hairstyles for Men with Heart Face Shape:

Korean Comma Fringe

This trendy and youthful style covers the wider forehead, frames the face, and draws attention to the eyes and cheekbones, rather than the pointed chin. The texture and flow of the fringe create a harmonious, flattering look that enhances the face’s natural features. Use a light hair balm to create natural flow to your hair.

Classic Slick Back

Can balance a narrower chin with added volume on top, drawing attention upward. It softens the wider forehead, creating a more proportional look, while the clean, polished style complements sharp features.

Oblong face shape

Similar to round faces, Oblong face shapes will notice their forehead being the widest part of face, and they have a long face that’s longer than the width of face. This is paired with a round jawline and chin.

Side-Swept Combover

Another Singaporean’s go-to style, the side-swept combover suits oblong faces by adding width to the sides, softening angular features, and breaking up the face's length. This creates a more balanced and proportionate look, perfect for a casual night out in Orchard road or a business meeting in CBD. For a strong lasting hold in Singapore, opt to style your hair with a humid resisting hair wax.

Textured Fringe

Here, the front section of hair is cut into layers for a messy, natural look. Textured Fringes can help shorten the face by covering the forehead, add width to make the face look less long, and soften sharp features.

Find out more on this hairstyle here.

Rectangle face shape

Lastly, we have a Rectangle face shape. People with this face shape is likely to have a high forehead and their face will be longer than its width, coupled with square jaws and angular edges.

Voluminous Pompadour

A more casual version of the normal pompadour, the Voluminous Pompadour adds height on top, creating balance by elongating the face slightly while maintaining width on the sides to prevent the face from looking too long. This style softens the sharp angles of the forehead and jawline, providing a more balanced, proportional look.

Leaf Cut

Softens the sharp angles of forehead and jawline. By adding volume to the sides, it balances the face’s length. The textured layers from a leaf cut also creates flow and dimension, drawing attention away from the face's length and enhancing overall features.

Now that you’ve identified your face shape, it’s time to choose the hairstyle that works best for you. Whether you want to add more volume, soften sharp angles, or highlight your natural features, the right cut can make all the difference. Don’t settle for a generic look—embrace a hairstyle that truly complements your unique shape and gives you the confidence to stand out.

Ready to transform your look? Reach out to your stylist with this new knowledge or explore our collection of hairstyling products, tailored to achieve your desired look. Don’t forget to style it up – your best look is just a step away!