How To Decide On The Perfect Haircut

“A new haircut becomes almost like an announcement to both yourself and the outer world that something is changing in your life.”

A proper haircut has a vital impact on your personality. Before having a haircut you must be aware of some of the facts. In order to understand which haircut suits you the best, you must keep the following points in mind.

Know your hair

When you hear the term, ‘good hair day’ you might be thinking about the kind of hair which you do not have. Thus, it is most important to know your hair and style it up accordingly to have every day a ‘good hair day’.

Hair is primarily defined by curl pattern;

• Straight hair
• Wavy
• Curly
• Coily  

Knowing your face shape

Let us check the haircuts you can opt for according to your face shape.

Oval

You can always flaunt with; blunt bobs & lobs with subtle layers in them. If you are textured with waves or curls you can always play with long waves or curls to style out.

Square

Square faces are lucky with strong, angular jawlines. You are blessed to style side-parted and can always keep your mane long and airy layers. Keeping your mid-length with bangs is a soft style in your shape that has a timeless appeal. You can always play with short layered bobs and side-swept bangs for a soft youthful look. 

Round

You can always layer your long hair. Long hair helps to balance the width of your round face. But a nice choppy pixie cut or short side bangs can always be a mood changer. The short Afro cut can also make your face appear wide, it is easy to maintain.

Heart

Flaunt it with long-side swept cuts or add some waves or curls starting below the ear, you look perfect! If you want short manageable hair, try some side-parted pixie, bobs, and lobs.

Diamond

Narrow in the chin and brow with a width in the cheek is blessed with a rare face shape. If you want long hair you can style it with mid or long layered cuts worn with tousled waves. Play your hair with deep side parts. For short hair, you can always opt for chin-length bobs. 

Oblong / rectangle

Style yourself up with layered cuts with some waves or curls. Soft and romantic chignons never fails to make your day. Never forget the curtain bangs or rounded fringes are just for you. The pageboy-style cut is always you can opt for a dramatic look. If you have straight hair some curtain bangs can do wonders on your face.

Triangle

Your face absolutely fits with layers that finish at the eyes or cheekbones or collarbones.

If you want to play it short add some choppy pixie cuts or short side bangs by your hairdresser.

Know the trends

In the era of influencers, our favourite celebs and singers have a massive influence on our hairstyle trends. Here go some of the trends which are ruling in 2021;

• Curly Shag
• Mullets
• Face framing layers
• Undercut
• Curtain bangs
• Blunts ends
• Shaggy layers
• Bob

Compliment your features

Apart from your face shape, you are blessed with your unique features like height, eye colour, neck length, etc. These play an important role in defining your personality complimenting your haircut. The symmetry of our faces makes us look attractive. Balancing your features, with a haircut can complement your appearance and your overall personality. Before getting a new haircut also consider your ears, nose, lips, and hairline.

Application to assist you

Well, blindly following the trends and too, for a new haircut can sometimes turn out to be a disaster. Your face is very unique, your hair texture may be different and we have different moods to play with. You can just download some apps and detect your face for the right cut. There are a lot of applications, which can detect your face shape. They give you suggestions for a haircut that suit your facial features.

Choosing a haircut for a new look can be a lot of fun! If you are looking to keep your salon visits minimal, due to fluctuating COVID-19 restrictions. You can always get advice for your hair and get a new look by just booking a hair expert from the Yes Madam application.