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hits your face in the right place, as the sides of the jawline can be aproblem,” said Nelson. “Request a short, choppy pixie cut with lots oftexture cut into it and a softness around the face.”Mika chimed in that wavy hair that is not too straight or curlyflatters the square-shaped face. “Someone who has a square-shapedface needs fringe around the hairline in order to create a softerjawline. You never want to do a heavy bang for this face shape as itonly exaggerates the face shape. When asking a stylist, it’s best torequest a dry-cut,” Mika said. “You want to see the hair in its naturalform, how it falls off the head and where the appropriate cut will takeplace that has an organic, less shapely feel. Also, if you’re into color,I recommend light color around the cheekbone area as it adds moresoftness around the lower section of the face.”As for keeping the style, Mika has a secret she recommends.“Most people are not too familiar with dry spray waxes and I live bythese. They are the perfect product for styles like these as they createdimension and shape without it looking forced or too tamed,” shesaid. “The way to pull this look off is always to go for a laid-back feelthat is not polished.”Round FaceThe round face shape can be hard if you don’t get your lengthright,” said Nelson. “It will make your face look rounder if you haveshort layers on top or too much length on the bottom. Ask for a midlengthcut with shorter layers on top for volume.”“If you have a round face, straight or wavy hair works best andcurly if you want to really work those arm muscles with the blowdryer,” said Mika. “You want to make sure that the bangs you areasking for are not heavy bangs but more of a side sweep bang,” shecontinued. “To fully achieve this look, you want to make sure there isheight on top of the head so the recommended product for this is aroot volumizer.”Heart-Shaped Face“All hair types work with a heart-shaped face,” shared Mika.Although Nelson pointed out, “Heart-shaped faces can get lostin hair fast, so it’s very important to have a mid- to short-look asa haircut. Ask for a mid-length layered bob with bangs that can beswept to the side.”“When aiming to flatter a heart-shaped face, consider a mediumlengthside fringe coming up behind the cheekbone area to give thechin support for a dramatic style,” recommended Mika. “In addition, thedrastic fringe takes less attention away from the cheekbones, creatingmore on the lower section of the face to even out the look entirely.”Amanda also suggested longer side-swept bangs for heartshapedfaces. “This will disguise a larger forehead and bring it inproportion to your jaw.” ■Sources: mikabeverlyhills.com, amandashackleton.com andtwitter.com/nelsonvercher.HERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 19