Choosing the earrings to suit your face shape

The shape of your face, the length of your hair and even your colouring have a huge impact on what shape and style of earring is best for you.

 

TIPS:

• Long faces look good in chandelier -shaped earrings
• Round and dangling earrings will make a fatter face and chin look thinner
• Round faces and double chins should stay away from studs or circular clip-ons

• Short necks become even shorter next to long, dangly earrings that hang to the shoulder.
• Plain golf-ball-sized hoops suit everyone
• Don't wear fancy earrings if you want to look professional and relatively serious
• Diamante studs look like something fake trying to be real. If you go with diamantes, go full on over the top and celebrate it's false origins.

 

Oval Face:

 

Most shapes will suit you

Experiment with the latest trends to see what style looks best

Make sure they are in proportion to your head size and body scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Face:

Your goal is to choose narrow shapes that add width to your jaw line.

 

Your best shapes are narrower at the top and wider at the bottom

 

Choose the following shapes:

Short and wide earrings

Small tear drops and pear shapes

Triangle shapes

Ovals and studs

Avoid long thin earrings

 

 

 

  

 

 

Rectangle Face:

 

Your goal is to choose earrings that have more width than depth and soft curves rather than angles

 

Choose the following shapes:

 

Round buttons

Tear drops

Hoops and curved edged earrings

Ovals

If you have long hair, drops no longer than your chin and with some width too

 

 

 

 

 

Oblong Face:

 

 

Your goal is to choose earrings have more width than length

 

Choose the following shapes:

Round, square and fan shape earring

Teardrops

Small hoops

Simple studs and chandelier style earring

3 dimensional style earrings to add fullness

Big earrings

Drops no longer than the chin, better with some width

Avoid flat or thin dangly earrings

 

 

 

  

 

 

Heart Face:

 

Your goal is to add length to your face and width to your jaw

 

Choose the following shapes:

 

Chandeliers that are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom

Teardrop earrings

Rectangle shapes

Triangular earrings that are tapered at the top (the opposite of your face shape)

Oval and circular earrings

Avoid earrings that are the same as your face shape (wide at the top and narrow at the bottom)

 

 

 

  

 

 

Triangle Face:

 

Your goal is to wear earrings that are longer than they are wide

 

 

Choose the following shapes:

Large oval shapes

Small circular earrings

Earrings with curves at the bottom

Avoid triangular shapes or earrings that come to a point

 

 

 

  

 

 

Square Face:

 

Your goal is to wear earrings longer than they are wide

 

Choose the following shapes:

 

Earrings with a round and angular edge

Long drop earrings

Long tear drops

Multi-tiered dangly earrings

Exaggerated earrings

Hoops and curved edges

Studs

Avoid square shapes

 

 

 

  

 

 

Round Face:

 

Your goal is to wear earrings longer than they are wide and add some angle to your face

 

Choose the following shapes:

 

Square, oblong, oval and rectangle drops

Long narrow drops

Squares, oblongs, rectangles work well as do dangling and angular designs

Elongated styles will draw attention down instead of around

Avoid hoop earrings, studs and large chunky earrings they will accentuate your roundness

 

 

 

 

  

 

#culled from myvirtualmakeover.com