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Haircuts for men — consider face shape

We have all noticed that haircuts for men have been changing somewhat dramatically over the years. Gone are the days when you only see women peaking out behind foils and weaves at the salon. Nowadays they are giving up their chairs to more and more men. Men have been taking a more eager approach to hair styling thanks to the constant reminder of hair fashion across the big screens.

Male stars have been gracing pictures with their up-to-date coifs, leaving the rest of the average Joes to go and get a not so average hair cut. I think this new generation is fantastic! I mean it is about time that men start putting in the same effort to looking good as women have been doing forever. So if you want to hop on board to getting more dates or clinching a great first impression, read on to find out how to get the best hairstyle for your face shape.

Haircuts for men shouldn’t be a cookie cutting ordeal. If you want a great look, your face shape needs to be taken into consideration before just getting it . . . cut off. Face shape is the starting place for a great haircut. Once you have determined the face shape of a person then you can go on to designing the best style for them. Generally we think of round, square, oblong/long, oval, and heart when thinking of face shape; for men it is pretty much the same except with a more pronounced jaw line and stronger features the shapes change slightly. Men are generally: round, square, rectangle, triangle, or pear shaped.

Pick a Shape

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• Round ~~ A classic round face with men tends to show up on an older or larger built man. A round face can also come from a young man that still has a little bit of baby charm to shack. With a round face you want to lengthen and slenderize the width of the face. The lines and sections of the hair should create depth and length from the eyes to the chin. Allow for the haircut to frame the face, if you want it short keep it close to the face but add a little height at the crown to give a visual of length. When you want to have a tad more hair to play with, really texturize the ends and work in a more layered cut to keep the eyes moving up and down the shape and not side to side.

• Square face shape ~~ The square face is the most tricky in my book . . . unless you are Brad Pitt. A large number of men fit into this category; however, the square can be one of two shapes. There is the perfect square and the in between square-triangle. This shape is complimented best with a clean cut over the ears style. Even though the hair is short make sure to sauce it up with stronger side burns and lots of texture in the ends, work through a strong styling wax so you can see the dimension in the cut.

• Triangular Face Shape shape ~...