Best Hairstyles for Oval Faces

Wondering, what hairstyle is best for oval face? Here are the best hairstyles for oval faces that you can try out.
People who have oval faces are lucky as there are many oval face shapes and haircuts. Oval faces have length equal to one and half times the width of the face. These face shapes look great with different length of hair. But best are long hair down styles, but oval faces also look great with updo style. Here are five flattering hairstyles...

Graduated Bob
Thinking, what haircut is best for oval faces? This short haircut suits women of many face shapes and especially good haircut. This is one of the best haircuts for oval faces, as it is a short haircut and easy to maintain too. There are many ways to get a graduated or an inverted bob style. But basically for a graduated bob hairstyle, the hair on the back are cut very short near the nape of the neck. The side hair are cut longer in a symmetrical or asymmetrical way. The style is then paired with side sweeping bangs, or Cleopatra style bangs.

Curly Wavy Hairstyles
These styles are good for people who have naturally wavy or curly hair. However, people with straight hair can also get these haircuts for oval faces by styling their hair wavy using a curling hair serum on wet hair and scrunching the hair. This will give beach wavy hair. However, using a curling iron you will get well-defined curls. To cut your hair into such a curly hairstyle. Get some layers near the crown to add volume, and then cut the rest of the hair into layers and pieces, so that you get a tapering ends look. Then, accompany this style with some choppy cut side sweeping bangs.

Sleek Layered Styles
If you have medium or long fine and straight hair then use these ideas... Middle part your hair and then cut your hair into deep layers with the hair ends flipped inwards. Then take the front section of the hair and cut it into blunt side bangs. This will add a cute look to the haircut.

Bohemian Hairstyles
Bohemian hairstyles look great on oval faces and long hair. There are many ways to get these styles. A simple way to get these hairstyles for oval faces is to trim your hair ends a bit to get a blunt cut hair. Then cut the front section of your hair into a blunt Cleopatra style bangs, and you are done.

If you have naturally wavy or curly hair, then wearing it natural is a good idea. However, people with straight hair can also use these styles. People with straight hair can wet the hair, and then on towel dried damp hair apply a sea salt spray or a curling hair serum and scrunch the hair. Let the hair dry naturally and you will have wavy hair. Then middle part your hair, and carry the soft wavy or curly locks with hair down style.

Updo Hairstyles
Updo hairstyles are classic hairstyles which are great savers from bad hair day and make perfect formal hairstyles long or medium length hair. Comb all your hair back and create a chignon with the hair and fix it near the nape of the neck. Then take out some hair strands from the sides to soften your look.

So, pick up a style which you like the most, and style your hair in it. Use hair accessories like headbands, or floral or jeweled clips and pins, or dangling earrings to add more to your style.
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Published: 11/27/2010
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