5 Hairstyles to Try If You Have an Oval Face
If you have an oval face, then you have the most versatile face shape that can pull off any style. The first step, however, is to identify your face shape. Like round faces, they have softer jawlines but oval faces are longer than they are wide, which means the distance from your forehead to your chin will be significantly longer than the width of your face. The forehead also tends to be wider than your chin. Melissa Hughe, National Technical Head, Schwarzkopf Professional, shows you some easy DIY hairstyles that will flatter your oval face shape. Read on and get trying!
- 1/5
1. Put it up in an elegant bun
2. Prep your hair with a heat protection spray. With a medium or large barrel curling tong, create texture and volume in your hair
Tie a neat high pony
3. Twist the ponytail hair and wrap around the base of the pony. Secure with pins. Fix the style with a fixing spray.
4. Accessorize with ornamental clips/pins.
- 2/5
1. Wear your hair as a low braided bun.
2. Prep your hair with a heat protection spray Osis+ Flatliner and using a medium or large barrel curling tongs create texture and volume in your hair.
3. Isolate 2 sections on either side of the face.
4. Tie remaining hair in a neat low ponytail.
5. Braid the ponytail. Pull at some sections of the braid to loosen. Secure braid with a rubber band.
6. Roll the braid inwards to create a bun and secure to head with pins.
7. Create twists with side sections and wrap around braid bun. Secure with pins. Fix the style with a fixing spray.
8. Accessorize with ornamental hair chain/band.
9. Use sparklers to add an extra dose shine
- 3/5
1. Wear it Sleek and polished. Prep the hair with a volumizing cream Osis + Upload. Blow dry smooth with the ends turned out.
2. Finish the top sections with an iron.
3. Part as desired.
4. Add a final touch of gloss with some serum
- 4/5
1. Prep your hair with a volumizing mousse and blow dry your hair with a large brush to create volume and movement.
2. Use a large barrel tong to create loose waves.
3. Wear it down with a middle parting.
4. Use a fixing spray to fix the style.
- 5/5
1. Prep your hair with a volumizing mousse Osis + Grip and blow dry your hair with a large brush to create volume and movement.
2. Use a Osis+ Dust to further enhance the volume and tousled texture.