How do I know what haircut will suit me?

Find your face shape, then pick cuts that balance it: width where your face is narrow and length where it's short. Then filter by hair type and how much styling you want.

Is there an app that shows what haircut suits me?

Ollie Stylist's free face scan measures your face shape in the browser and ranks haircuts for it; Ollie Pro tries the cuts on your own photo.

What haircut suits every face shape?

A shoulder-length cut with soft layers and a side part is the closest to universal, because it adds a little length and a little width without extremes.

The Best Haircut for Your Face Shape: A Chart for All 7

The One Rule Behind Face Shape Haircuts

Every recommendation in this chart comes from the same idea: a haircut changes the outline people see. To balance a face, add visual width where it's narrow, add length where it's short, and keep volume away from the widest part. Fringes shorten; height lengthens; fullness at the sides widens; tight sides narrow.

Don't know your shape yet? Start with how to find your face shape.

Oval

Women: almost anything: blunt bob, pixie, long layers, curtain bangs, shag. Men: almost anything: textured crop, side part, buzz cut, quiff, longer flow. Watch out for: lots of height with flat sides. Full guides: women, men.

Round

Women: long layers, lob past the chin, deep side part, side-swept or curtain bangs, pixie with height. Men: high fade with a quiff or pompadour, side part, faux hawk; a beard longer at the chin. Avoid: chin-length blunt bobs and heavy straight fringes. Full guides: women, men.

Square

Women: soft waves, long layers below the jaw, side part, side-swept bangs, textured lob. Men: classic short cuts (crew cut, side part, textured crop); add texture to soften. Avoid: blunt cuts ending at the jaw, boxy flat tops. Full guide.

Oblong (Long)

Women: full or curtain fringe, chin- to shoulder-length bob, waves at the sides. Men: side part with fuller sides, textured crop with a fringe, Caesar cut. Avoid: height at the crown, very long straight hair. Full guide.

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Heart

Women: chin-length bob, lob with waves, side-swept or curtain bangs, layers from the chin. Men: medium length with a side part or textured fringe; a beard to widen the chin. Avoid: volume at the crown, slicked-back styles. Full guide.

Diamond

Women: fringes, chin-length bob, side-swept layers, hair tucked behind the ears. Men: textured fringe or crop with fuller sides; a beard. Avoid: volume at the cheekbones, tight skin fades. Full guide.

Triangle (Pear)

Women: volume at the crown and temples, side-swept fringe, layers from the cheekbones, length past the jaw. Men: textured quiff or side part with some side fullness; short beard sides. Avoid: bobs that flare at the jaw. Full guide.

Face Shape Isn't the Only Thing

Hair type matters as much as shape. Fine hair looks thicker in blunt cuts; thick hair needs layers to remove weight; curls need length to hang; cowlicks decide where a part can go. Lifestyle matters too: a pompadour needs styling every morning, a crop doesn't.

The free face scan in Ollie Stylist combines your measured face shape with your hair texture to rank cuts, and Ollie Pro shows the top picks on your own photo, so you can see a cut before you commit to it.