What Is a Diamond Face Shape?
A diamond face is widest across the cheekbones. The forehead is noticeably narrower, and the face tapers again toward a narrow chin, so the outline has points at the cheekbones, like a diamond. The face is usually a little longer than wide. The cheekbones are often high and prominent, which many people consider a striking feature.
It's the rarest of the 7 shapes. In Ollie's face scan of 4,032 celebrities, 9.3% came out diamond. It was far more common in women (17.8%) than in men (4.6%). Celebrities the scan measured as diamond include Jennifer Lawrence, Gemma Chan, Claire Danes, Vera Farmiga, Laura Linney and Emma Myers, and among men Christian Pulisic, Son Heung-min, Steven Yeun and Jamie Foxx.
How to Know You Have a Diamond Face
With your hair pulled back, compare three widths. If your cheekbones are clearly wider than both your forehead and your jaw, and your chin is narrow, you're diamond. If your forehead is about as wide as your cheekbones, you're closer to heart. If everything narrows gently from the cheekbones, you may be oval.
The free face scan in Ollie Stylist compares these widths for you in your browser and shows how likely each shape is.
Read more: Face Shapes: The 7 Types and How to Tell Yours Apart
Hairstyles That Suit a Diamond Face
The goal is to add width at the forehead and chin so they match the cheekbones better. Fringes of any kind, full, side-swept or curtain, widen the forehead. Chin-length bobs add width exactly where a diamond face is narrow. Side-swept layers starting at the chin fill out the lower face. Deep side parts with volume at the temples help too.
Tucking hair behind the ears shows off the cheekbones while keeping width elsewhere, and suits diamond faces better than most. Avoid lots of volume at the cheekbones themselves, very short sides with height on top, and slicked-back styles that expose a narrow forehead.
Haircuts for Men With Diamond Faces
Men with diamond faces suit cuts with some length and fullness at the sides and front. A textured fringe or a forward-styled crop widens the forehead. Medium-length hair pushed back loosely, or a side part with some fullness, also works. Avoid very tight skin fades on the sides, which narrow the temples and make the cheekbones stand out further.
A beard is a big help, because it adds width at the narrow chin and jaw. A full, rounded beard or a boxed beard balances a diamond face well. See beard styles for your face shape.
Read more: Beard Styles for Your Face Shape: A Guide for All 7