How to Tell Your Face Shape (For Dudes)

Male Face Shapes - Triangular

Finding the right hairstyles for your face shape can be a challenging. It's one thing to describe a male face shape, but a picture makes the process significantly easier. Take a look around this gallery of male face shapes, and see if there's one that's close to yours. This will help you better determine how to choose the right hairstyle for your face shape.

Justin Timberlake has a triangular face, which is characterized by wide cheekbones and forehead, but a pointed chin.

Male Face Shapes - Triangular

Similarly, Ryan Gosling has a triangular face.

Male Face Shapes - Square

Nick Lachey has square features: a jawline almost as wide as it is long with straight sides, and the jaw and cheekbones are the same width.

Male Face Shapes - Square

David Beckham is another great example of someone with a square face.

Male Face Shapes - Round

You'll recognize a round face by the fact that the jawline is round, the face almost as wide as it is tall, and the cheekbones are round as well.

Male Face Shapes - Round

Like Elijah Wood, Jack Black has a round face.

Male Face Shapes - Oval

An oval face is considered the "ideal" shape for a man, although any face shape can be good looking. However, a face slightly rounded jaw with no unusual characteristics (big mouth or eyes) that resembles the shape of an egg can be very attractive.

Male Face Shapes - Oval

Case in point about oval faces being attractive, Jude Law.

Male Face Shapes - Long

People with long faces like Kiefer Sutherland have a face longer than it is wide, often rounded jawline, cheekbones and jaw the same width.

Male Face Shapes - Long

Eminem has a long face.

Male Face Shapes - Diamond

In pinpointing a diamond face, you'll note that the cheekbones are widest part of the face, the forehead and jawline are narrow, and the jawline is long and pointed.

Male Face Shapes - Diamond

Robert Pattinson has a classic diamond face.