What short haircut to adopt when one's face is round?

Published on 04/28/2024 18:50

Stop the received ideas! Round faces do not necessarily prohibit short hair. The advice of Emma Guerri, head of training Saint-Algue, to adopt the short cut that will highlight the curves of a round face.

In terms of hair, there are no rules, except that to assume! This is where Emma Guerri, head of training Saint-Algue, begins when asked if we can adopt the short haircut when we have a round face .

And the expert to take the example of a famous round face real hair chameleon: Beth Ditto. "She wore it all, the ultra-short cut, the short straight square , the short, tapered cut ... And everything suits her!"

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Beth Ditto and her tapered short cut © Abaca

Playing on the lengths to refine the features

"The more you cut, the more you reveal your face," says Emma Guerri. We can no longer camouflage traits that bother us, or hide behind its lengths. Also, we must build on its strengths: freckles , small ears, a thin nose, beautiful eyes, to highlight them.

To highlight these strengths, we play on the lengths, with, for example, thin legs on the ears or a long hair a little tapered with a short cut forward, to enlarge the look. "Keeping a wick on the front to scratch the forehead can often reduce the frame". Thus, one taps, one degrades in border, to create an illusion of face finer.

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Lena Dunham takes care of the length © Tammie Arroyo / Abaca

Create movement to highlight the round face

According to the professional hairdresser, the essential, when you go short and have a round face, is to (re) create movement: "I advise to work the hair in the lengths with loops , to play on the volume.For this, we can for example bring color rather on the top and thus create depth on the contours with darker sides.

She also emphasizes the importance of taking into account the profile. In case of double chin for example, not to accentuate it, it is essential to keep length in the neck and to ensure to create a harmonious profile.

The short haircut, a hairstyle for fun

And if your hairdresser is reluctant to cut while you are determined to go to cost? "Talk about it, but it's not up to him to decide! When we're in tune with ourselves we can dare anything, even flashy colors like copper," says Emma Guerri.

And to add: "We still confuse too often round face and overweight." However, the two do not necessarily go together. What's more, it is not a matter of kilos in this case, but rather contours to sublimate, the hairdresser to propose the best options. "With a well-studied short cut, anything is allowed." Especially fun.