Alright, so today I wanna talk about how I finally found hairstyles that actually work for my face. Been strugglin’ with bad hair days forever till I decided to actually figure this out properly.
My Starting Point: Frustration City
First off, I grabbed three different mirrors – bathroom, handheld, even my phone selfie cam. Stared at my head from every dang angle under real daylight. Realized my forehead’s wider than I thought, and my jawline disappears when I smirk. Kinda depressing but eye-opening. Always just copied whatever celebs had without thinkin’ if it matched my bone structure.
The Game-Changer Move
Instead of Googling random “cool haircuts”, I followed this stylist’s advice from some forum: Measure! Used a tape measure to get these numbers:
- Face length: 7 inches
- Cheekbone width: 5.5 inches
- Jawline: 6 inches
- Forehead: 4 inches
Turns out I’m a “rectangular” face shape – explains why middle parts always made me look like a sad lighthouse keeper.
The Experiment Phase
Went full mad scientist for two weeks:
– Did deep side parts with curtain bangs to fake narrower forehead.
– Tested textured crop cuts that added volume up top to balance my long face.
– Even tried messy fringe styles to shorten my face visually.
Took daily selfies like a weirdo, comparin’ which cuts made my jaw pop vs. which made me look like a deflated balloon.
Salon Confession Session
Swallowed my pride and showed my stylist the cringey selfie album. Best decision ever. She immediately pointed out how certain lengths were dragging my features down. We kept the textured crop idea but she tweaked it – shorter sides, more asymmetry, added a subtle taper near my ears to create angles where I needed ’em.
Final Results & What Clicked
After two more salon visits for fine-tuning:
1. Realized volume placement matters more than following trends.
2. Dirty blonde highlights (my natural shade + 1 level lighter) made the texture pop.
3. Weekly sea salt spray became my holy grail for that “just woke up cool” look without tryin’.
Biggest lesson? Face measuring felt stupid but solved years of bad hair. Finally stopped fighting my natural shape. Now strangers compliment my hair unprovoked – wild difference from gettin’ mistaken for a middle-school volleyball coach last year.
