Face Shape Comparison Guide
Diamond or Oblong: Wide Cheeks or a Long Face?
Diamond or Oblong: Wide Cheeks or a Long Face starts with the outer line of the face, not with one feature in the middle of it. Wide cheeks suggest diamond only when the forehead and jaw fall off from them.
When two names both feel possible, one extra measurement is enough to separate them. The picture above is the pin for this guide. The same page is the link on the pins that belong with it.
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How to read the outline
If you searched for “diamond or oblong”, stay with the contour. Name the shape only after you can see where the face is long and where it is wide.
A long face with mild cheek width is closer to oblong. Heart tapers from a wider forehead to a narrower chin.
Oblong can be long without that taper. Angles can appear on both.
The split is length: a compact angular face leans square, and a long angular face leans oblong. They both seem right when the face is soft.
When two names both seem possible
The difference is a little extra length and a forehead just over the jaw, which favors oval. A soft jaw can hide square corners.
If the widths are even and you can still see a turn at the jaw, square is closer than round. Both narrow toward the chin.
Heart is widest at the forehead. Diamond is widest at the cheeks, with a narrower forehead.
Both are longer than round. Oval is slightly longer than wide.
Oblong is clearly longer. A near match means two outlines share most of the face and differ in one place.
Put them side by side and name that one difference. When two outlines are plausible, the closer fit is the one that tracks the jaw and the widest point with less leftover.
Choose with the fact they do not share. Usually that fact is length, or which of the three widths leads.
A shadow on one cheek moves where the width appears to sit. Even light keeps the outline honest. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
Take the photo straight
Use one photo, taken straight on, with the camera at eye level. Hair only needs to be clear of the hairline and the jaw. A tilt, a shadow on one cheek, or a chin that is lifted will change the outline before you have even started.
Look at the forehead, the cheeks, and the jaw as three widths. Then compare the length of the face with the width. That is the whole reading.
Common questions
Diamond or Oblong: Wide Cheeks or a Long Face?
Wide cheeks suggest diamond only when the forehead and jaw fall off from them. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
How do I use “When Square and Round Both Seem Right”?
A soft jaw can hide square corners. Decide which area is widest before you say a shape name. The widest point is what starts the name.
How do I use “How to Choose Between Two Face Shapes”?
Choose with the fact they do not share. Clear the hairline only enough to see where the forehead ends. You are tracing a contour.
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