Just like the face contouring, hair contour also uses some dark and light shades to enhance your facial features and give it a 3D effect. This technique is a combination of free hand and application and careful positioning of depth and definition around the face. The darker sections of your hair gives your face a slimming effect whereas the highlighted strands help to define the most admiring features of your face.
Hair contouring guide according to your face shape
1# Oval Shaped Face
Long face with flattering cheekbones, oval shaped face needs contouring to give it a bit wider look.
Color the roots and the underside of the hair in a dark color in order to create shadows around your jawline and your head.
For framing use a single highlight around your face.
Weave some lighter strands in front of the ears with an to make your long face shape appear more rounded and a bit wider.
2# Rounded Face Shape
A round shaped face is symmetric but does not have prominent cheekbones and needs to be elongated.
Precisely apply light shades on the root of your hair.
Use dark shades on the sides of the face and towards the ends to create shadows in order to provide more depth to the face and make it appear longer.
3# Diamond Shaped Face
A wide forehead and round chin, a diamond shaped face needs to be contoured to make it appear slimmer.
Apply dark colors at the roots to angulate the shape of your face
Towards the end of your hair, do some micro highlights to enhance your facial features and to frame it well.
4# Square Shaped Face
A wide face with broad forehead, cheekbones and jawline a square shaped face needs contouring to soften up the defined edges.
Use multiple dark and light tones around the temples and the jawline of your face to give it a softer look.
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