Oblong face shape style guide

Hairstyles for Oblong Face Shapes

Explore practical hairstyles for oblong face shapes, with a clear styling goal and ideas to compare before your next cut.

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Oblong face shape reference portrait

Start with the effect you want

An oblong outline is visibly longer than it is wide, often with relatively even side widths from temple to jaw. The styling question is usually where to introduce horizontal movement.

Use fringe, side volume, or texture around the cheeks to break up a longer vertical line.

Explore shape and movement

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    Full fringe

    It shortens the visible vertical line.

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    Side volume

    It creates width through the mid-face.

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    Shoulder-length waves

    They add horizontal movement around the cheeks.