Best haircuts for oval faces
Keep your natural balance. Avoid covering it with heavy styles that hide your features.
Oval face shape hairstyles have the most freedom: short, medium and long all work, as long as nothing hides your balanced proportions.
Cuts that suit you
Long layers
Lob
Pixie cut
Curtain bangs
Textured shag
Chin-length bob
Cuts to skip
Blunt bangs
Sleek center part
Long layers
longwomenMovement around the face shows off balanced proportions.
Blunt lob
mediumwomenA clean collarbone line suits a balanced jaw.
Pixie cut
shortwomenOval faces can carry very short, face-revealing cuts.
Curtain bangs
mediumwomenFrames the eyes without adding width or length.
Shoulder-length shag
mediumTextured layers add personality without throwing off proportions.
Textured quiff
shortmenModerate height keeps the face's length in balance.
Classic side part
shortmenTimeless, neat and flattering on even proportions.
Buzz cut
shortmenAn oval head shape is one of the few that suits a buzz well.
Haircuts to avoid
- Heavy, straight-across bangsCan hide your forehead and make the face look shorter.
- Very long, flat, one-length hairPulls the eye down and can make the face look longer.
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What are the best short haircuts for oval faces for men?+
A textured quiff, a classic side part and a buzz cut. An oval head is one of the few that carries a buzz well, and a quiff's moderate height keeps your length in balance.
What are the best haircuts for oval faces for women?+
Long layers, a blunt lob, a pixie cut, curtain bangs and a shoulder-length shag. The only styles to be careful with are heavy straight-across bangs and very long, flat one-length hair.