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Curly Hairstyles for Heart Faces

Scarlett JohannsonWomen with heart shaped faces aim is to add width at the bottom of the hair to balance out top and bottom of the face. Luckily for you women with curly hair this is easily done. Keep the length of your hair just below your chin and your curls will do the rest of the work.

If you have straight hair then loosely wrapping long hair around a curling wand or some curling tongues will make sexy soft waves that are feminine and balance out your top heavy face.

If you have ultra frizzy hair then try using a heavy conditioner frequently as the frizzier and curlier your hair is the dryer it tends to be. To tame curls when they are dry try using a smoothing serum or a wax to hold fly-a-ways in place.

Long, curly locks will look fantastic on a heart-shaped face, keep them soft and loose and add layers to frame your face and take the weight out of your curls.Eva Longoria

Although curly hair usually looks it best when its left au natural it’s important you keep up to date with your hair cuts, curly hair is usually dry and can easily become tangled and out of control when it needs a trim. Next time your at the salon ask for layers to shape your curls around your face and show off your fab features.

Another option for those of you who wish for natural sexy curls or waves try using a curling iron or some heated rollers, even scrunching your hair whilst using a salt spray will add some texture and body into straight lifeless hair.

The Best Hair Style for Heart Shaped Faces

The best hair styles that will do wonders for you heart shaped faces enhancing those eyes and gorgeous cheek bones will include the following; Long soft layers, a soft side sweeping fringe, highlights/ low lights, long full waves and curls minus the frizz.

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Obviously you can't combine all these into one style but why not try mixing and matching, all of them will look stunning on your face.

Characteristics of a heart shaped face are:

  • Wider at the forehead
  • Usually defined cheekbones
  • Tapered narrow chin

See all the women face shapes and which you fall into.

Just remember you need to create volume around the bottom of your face and soft and sleek at the top to balance out you face shape and show off your features!

Styles Heart Shaped Faces should Avoid

For you heart shaped faces you here are the basics that you should stay away from when trying to find the perfect style for you as they will do nothing for your face shape:

  • Full styles that emphasize upper face
  • Height at the crown of the head.
  • Severe, slicked back looks.

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Full styles will emphasize the upper face will make you look top heavy. Too much height at the crown will give the appearance of a longer and narrower chin. Just remember if you have a heart shape face, you have great cheekbones and your aim should be to emphasize these!

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Determine Face Shape

Like body shapes there are only a handful of categories your face shape could fall into.

It's usually quite easy to determine what face shape you are simply by pulling your hair back off you face and looking directly into a mirror. If it's easier draw on the mirror with a crayon or lipstick following the shape of your face then stand back and assess!

Read more on the Oval Shaped Face, Round Shaped Face, Oblong Shaped Face, Square Shaped Face and the Heart Shaped Face.

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