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Do Your Features Predict Your Personality?

Miriam Lacey — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:05:10 PDT

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 are five elemental face "types": Water, Earth, Fire, Wood, and Metal. Your features reveal the kind of energy that drives your personality in both positive and negative ways. We decided to have a little fun with physiognomy, so if you're curious about what people in the third century thought your face said about you, just keep reading.

What the "Average" Woman From 41 Places Looks Like

Miriam Lacey — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:24:00 PST

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 actually used to construct each face. Also, it's a little odd to me that all the women are clear-skinned and really young looking. Still, it's worth a look. To see all 41 average faces, just keep reading.

Do You Have an In-Between Face Shape?

BellaSugar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:00:02 PST

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. What about you? Are you a perfect round, square, oval, rectangle, diamond, etc? Or are you stuck in the middle like me?

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How to Choose Eyeglasses by Your Face Shape

BellaSugar — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:59:54 PDT

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 keep reading.

BellaSugar's Guide to Haircuts That Flatter Your Face

BellaSugar — Sat, 19 May 2007 09:29:50 PDT

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 help you determine your face shape and find the hairstyle that's right for you.

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

BellaSugar — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:22:49 PDT

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 structure with Demi Moore, Mandy Moore, Sandra Bullock, and Rosario Dawson. Having a square face means that you have a wide hairline and an equally wide, angular jaw. The goal with a square face is to soften your hairline with cuts that incorporate bangs, layers, and your hair's natural texture.

It also means that you have lots of flexibility in the choosing which length you want to wear your hair. Almost any length is flattering. For example, you could try a long, sleek style with layers that start at the jawline and continue downward, like Demi's above. Or, you could just as easily go for a short and spiky cut with choppy ends.

For more looks to try,

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Another option is to try wearing your hair in loose layery waves. Keep in mind that single-length bobs and straight-across bangs aren't great looks for you. They will just make your face look more square. Or, you can always throw in the towel altogether and opt for Demi's G.I. Jane buzzcut look.

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

BellaSugar — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:56:16 PDT

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 with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, and Jada Pinkett Smith. This extremely versatile face shape allows you to pull off almost any look: short, long, straight or wavy. It's not so much the length you choose that matters; it's more about the feature you want to emphasize. If it's your cheekbones, for instance, try layering chin-length hair so that it falls right at your cheeks and chin, like SJP's at left. This will create the illusion of width, which waves and curls will only emphasize.

If you want to draw attention to your lips and chin, try a choppy bob or a shoulder-skimming straight shag. For other styling ideas,

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To emphasize your shoulders and neck, you'll want longer hair that falls below your collarbone. Make sure to cut your hair in long layers, especially around your face. Long bangs are also great for you because they create more width to your longer face. The only style that you'll really want to avoid is super-short layers on the top of your head. This style isn't the most flattering and will make your face appear too long. If your hair is really thick and curly, try to stay away from a blunt bob or you may end up looking like a pyramid.

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

BellaSugar — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:19:32 PDT

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 Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey, Kate Bosworth, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The shape is characterized by a round chin and lack of sharp angles. Round faces tend to be wider at the cheeks, with softer shaping along the jawline and forehead. Round faces need balance, which can be achieved with hairstyles that make the face appear longer.

The best styles for your face shape are ones that drape below your jawline and add a little volume on top of the head, like Gwyneth's above. For more coifs most likely to complement your face,

read more Soft, long layers are also pretty because they the appearance of a longer and slimmer face. The layers also reduce bulk and heaviness from the sides. Bangs are flattering, but keep them long or side-swept. Go for wispy and tapered ends to de-emphasize the roundness of your face. Try and stay away from blunt cuts if you have short hair. These only emphasize your round face. Also, invest in a great boar's hair brush to keep your locks tamed. I suggest the Mason Pearson Handy All Boar Bristle Hair Brush, available here for $146.

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

BellaSugar — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:40:51 PDT

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, Naomi Campbell and Reese Witherspoon (above)-is the most versatile, so most cuts are guaranteed to look great on you. For the coifs most likely to complement your face,

Use side-swept or longer bangs to draw attention to your eyes and fantastic cheekbones.
If you prefer short hair, ask your stylist to keep the top layers long, so they fall right below your jawline.
For long hair, wavy layers that fall by your cheeks will also look stunning.
Since your most prominent feature is your chin, be sure to watch out for blunt-cut bangs and excessively choppy layers.

Check back next week for Part II: round faces.

How to Get the Most Flattering Bangs

Allure — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:41:54 PST

We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure:

The year is starting off with a bang ... er, lots of bangs. More and more celebs are taking a page from Zooey Deschanel's book, and stepping out in long, statement-making fringe. There's Jessica Biel's ultra-trendy thick bangs, Taylor Swift's wispy style, and Olivia Wilde's side-swept ones. If you want to get in on the trend, there's more to consider than just the inevitability of growing them out. Each style of bangs works best with a certain face shape - so before you head to the salon with a picture of your favorite actress, find your most flattering fringe using these guidelines.