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Face analysis guides
Each guide maps to a tool on this site you can run right now. Formulas, reference values and measuring steps are all written out so you can check them with a ruler.
How to tell your face shapeThree ratios are enough, with hair and glasses direction for each shape.Oblong face shapeWhat this site's classifier means by oblong, the four ratios it compares, how the name relates to long face and rectangle, and what moves the measurement.Oblong vs oval face shapeTwo of the four ratios are identical. Where the crossover sits, why it is a range rather than a point, and what a leaning result actually means.Oval face shape hairstylesWhich cuts keep the balance that makes oval easy, and which quietly break it. Women and men.Round face shape hairstylesAdd vertical, remove horizontal: eight cuts that do it, the bob and fringe rules, and the men's version.Oblong face shape hairstylesAdd width, shorten the face: the cuts that supply both and the height mistakes to avoid.Square face shape hairstylesSoften the jaw without hiding it: curves and diagonals, the blunt lines to avoid, and the men's version.Diamond face shape hairstylesFill in above and below the cheekbones: fringes, jaw-length layers, and the low-taper rule for men.Heart face shape hairstylesWeight the bottom, calm the top: chin-length cuts with flicked ends and why a beard does the most for men.Glasses for a round faceFrames that add angles: rectangles, wayfarers, browlines, and why round frames are the one to walk past.Glasses for an oval faceMost frames work; here is where the yes stops, and how to pick a frame for character rather than correction.Glasses for a square faceCurves near the angles: oval, round and rounded-rectangle frames, and the boxy squares to avoid.Glasses for an oblong faceDepth first: tall lenses and a strong lower edge shorten a long face; narrow frames do the opposite.Glasses for a heart shaped faceWeight low, light on top: bottom-heavy, rimless and aviator frames, and the browlines to avoid.Glasses for a diamond face shapeWidth at the brow, softness at the cheek: browlines, cat-eyes and ovals, and the narrow frames to avoid.Are face rating tests accurate?Every formula we use, written out, so you can judge how much to trust it.The Face Report alternativeSame idea, US$6.99 instead of $17.49, no account — and the photo is never uploaded.Umax alternativeNo app to install, no weekly subscription, and the scoring formula is published.Qoves alternativeOne photo instead of six and seconds instead of days — shallower, and honest about it.Negative canthal tiltWhat it is, why your photos disagree, and which of the popular fixes do nothing.How to fix a negative canthal tiltWhat actually changes the angle, what only changes how it reads, and what surgery involves.Negative vs positive canthal tiltAll three readings side by side, where the boundaries sit, and why the same face can measure in two bands.Positive canthal tiltThe internet's favourite measurement — and how much of the claim survives checking.Neutral canthal tiltThe most common reading, and why the band edges are not real boundaries.Hunter eyesFour features get listed. Three are numbers you can measure from one photo; the fourth is depth that a flat photo does not carry.