• Your hairstyle can accentuate what you love about your face while camouflaging what you don't. First, you need to determine your face shape. Pull back all your hair and take a good look in the mirror (or sketch yourself on paper, based on what you see). Note the outline of your face, and how sharp or soft its curves are. Pick the shape below that's closest to what you see in the mirror (or drew on your paper).
  
  

Rectangular Face

• If you have a long face, you'll want a hairstyle that creates contrast with short, flippy layers. Try a choppy bob that ends at mouth or chin level. Stylist Stephanie Pohl tells InStyle Magazine that having a center part can off-set a square jawline like that found in a rectangular face. Style this bob with the ends curled out, creating horizontal volume and visual interest.
  
  

Heart-Shaped Face

• A heart-shaped face features a wide forehead and a tapered chin, so the most flattering hairstyle is one that balances out the narrowness of your lower face. Try a chin-length bob that puts bouncy layers at or just below the narrowest part of your face. If you want to camouflage a wide forehead, you can also add side-swept bangs to your cut. Depending on your personal style, you can make this cut look sleek by asking for blunt-cut edges or take in an edgy direction with razored edges.
  
  

Round Face

• Play down the roundness of your face by getting a long, layered shag or bob with blunt edges. The idea here is all about contrast. You want straight lines and right angles near your face to balance out a circular jaw and cheeks. Celebrity stylist Rodney Cutler tells Glamour Magazine that "although a bob can work, the length should be slightly A-line." This means you want your ends to have different lengths, giving your hairstyle movement and visual interest---it's up to you whether you want the longer section in front or in back.
  
  

Diamond-Shaped Face

• Since the widest part of this face is at its center (the cheekbones), you'll want to balance out the silhouette by adding volume to the crown. This is easiest to achieve with a pixie cut. Although many women view this cut as a drastic step, it shows off cheekbones like no other style can. Plus, think about how fabulous Halle Berry looked with a pixie. A short, spiky hairdo on top of strong cheekbones makes the lower part of the face appear even narrower, which can make your face look as though it's lost weight.
  
  

Oval Face

• This is the shape that works best with the widest variety of hairstyles. It's symmetrical with gentle curves, so there's nothing that needs to be balanced out. Feel free to try whatever appeals to you. A universally flattering style for an oval face is cutting gentle layers into medium-length hair, creating a modern shag. Start the layers below chin length, and you'll have extra volume and shape.
  
  

Triangular Face

• If your face is triangular, it means you have a narrow upper face that widens out at the jaw. Your haircut should counter that strong jaw with volume on top. Try a cropped style with long top layers, like those sported by Rihanna in 2009. The sideswept layers are lush and romantic, while the shortness of the cut (ending at or above ear level) continues to balance out your lower face.