3 Steps to Finding Your Face Shape


Updated 05/16/12 4:00 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

How to Find Your Face Shape

In the beauty world, your face shape can determine many things from your next haircut to your makeup tactics. Finding the correct measurement is a simple equation of proportions. While the most common shape is oval, others include round, square, triangle, diamond, and heart. Want to find out what category you fall into? Grab a mirror and follow these simple steps to discover your personal shape Read more

Do Your Features Predict Your Personality?


Updated 10/06/11 8:36 AM · Posted by · 10 comments

Face Reading: Does It Work?

Your face says a lot about your emotional state and energy levels, but can you really learn much about a person's salient personality traits from their features? Some people believe that face-reading is a useful practice and rely on texts like the Han Dynasty's Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine by Huang Ti to conduct health and problem-solving analyses. According to Huang Ti, there Read more

What the "Average" Woman From 41 Places Looks Like


Updated 05/01/11 4:10 PM · Posted by · 19 comments

What the Average Woman From 41 Countries Looks Like

An organization called Face Research has been getting lots of attention for its most recent project, which has calculated "average" faces for women from 41 regions. To obtain the results, a collection of head shots from around the globe was gathered, with imaging software used to synthesize a normative face. It's quite interesting to look at, but I can't help but wonder how many pictures were Read more

Do You Have an In-Between Face Shape?


Updated 02/15/10 4:25 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 27 comments

Do You Have an In-Between Face Shape?

As far as I can tell, my face falls into none of the prescribed "shape" types: it's basically squoval, to borrow a word from my manicurist's lexicon. To be on the safe side, I usually just follow the tips for square faces, since I do need to balance a little heaviness, but I also know that a great "square" cut isn't going to look amazing on me because my face is a little long and soft for it. Read more

How to Choose Eyeglasses by Your Face Shape


Updated 10/19/09 4:07 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

How To Choose Eyeglass Frames For Your Face Shape

Have you ever wondered what the "secret formulation" is for picking out eyewear? While there are no exact rules, by looking at your skin tone, eye color, face shape, and hair color, your clues are already there. Over the next few days I'll give you tips so that you're well-prepared for your next visit to Frames R Us. To kick this series off, let's start with face shape. To find out more, just Read more

BellaSugar's Guide to Haircuts That Flatter Your Face


Updated 07/17/07 11:43 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

BellaSugar's Guide to Haircuts That Flatter Your Face

Often, when people write in and ask me about trendy haircuts, I recommend that they first define their face shape, then talk to their stylist about what modern cuts best complement their features. So today, I've created a definitive Guide To Haircuts That Flatter Your Face Shape, so you'll be better prepared next time you are in the stylist's chair. Below, I've rounded up four posts that will Read more

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part IV, Square Faces


Updated 05/19/09 9:39 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 9 comments

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part IV, Square Faces

You may covet your favorite celeb's hairstyle, but if the 'do doesn't fit your face shape, you're likely to be disappointed. Hence, Fabsugar's four-part series on the haircuts that best flatter your face. Welcome back to our fourth and final installment: square faces. To read last week's advice on oblong and oval faces, click here. If you have a square-shaped face, you share your facial Read more

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part III, Long and Oval Faces


Updated 09/13/09 12:03 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 25 comments

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part III, Long and Oval Faces

You may covet your favorite celeb's hairstyle, but if the 'do doesn't fit your face shape, you're likely to be disappointed. Hence, Fabsugar's four-part series on the haircuts that best flatter your face. Welcome back for our third installment: oval faces. To read last week's advice on round faces, click here. If you were born with an oblong or oval-shaped face, you share your facial structure Read more

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part II, Round Faces


Updated 05/26/10 1:37 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 17 comments

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part II, Round Faces

You may covet your favorite celeb's hairstyle, but if the 'do doesn't fit your face shape, you're likely to be disappointed. Hence, FABSUGAR's four-part series on the haircuts that best flatter your face. Welcome back for our second installment: round faces. (To read last week's advice on heart-shaped faces, click here.) If you have a full, round face, you share your facial structure with Read more

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part I, Heart-Shaped Faces


Updated 06/07/10 4:00 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 13 comments

Haircuts To Flatter Your Face Shape: Part I, Heart-Shaped Faces

You may covet your favorite celeb's hairstyle, but if the 'do doesn't fit your face shape, you're likely to be disappointed. Hence, FABSUGAR's four-part series on the haircuts that best flatter your face. This week's installment: heart-shaped faces. If you were FABulous enough to be born with a heart-shaped face, then you've got it pretty easy. The structure—shared by Jennifer Love Hewitt, Read more