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50 Super Flattering Haircuts for Oval Faces

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Serena Piper

23. Choppy Medium Brunette Hair. Shags are strongly recommended for your face shape by hair stylists because they create much volume at the jawline, the narrowest part of an oval face.

You may be surprised, but there are so many flattering haircuts for oval faces. Consider yourself lucky if you have this face shape because you can get away with almost any hairstyle. The key is to make sure the hairstyle you choose doesn’t elongate your face too much.

As you’ll see from the 50 current haircuts below, you have plenty of styles to choose from!

1. Highlighted Shag Haircut. If you’re looking for the best bangs for your face shape, ask your stylist for a shaggy fringe to hide a big forehead.

2. Medium Wispy Shag. Such mid-length and short hairstyles with bangs look super cute and chic with your face shape.

3. Wavy Shoulder-Length Hair. For women with wavy hair, a side part is a great style secret to flatter both the face shape and hair texture.

4. Chin-Length Bob. In search of trendy short haircuts? This is an excellent look for you! The dark hair color perfectly complements the short thick hair that will surely let your distinctive style shine!

5. Center-Parted Shaggy Bob. A collarbone bob is a great choice for your face shape! It’s easily styled up with piece-y waves if you need a chic look for a date night.

6. Wispy Lob with Layers. If your hair is not very thick, choose those hairstyles that add fullness to your fine strands. Check this wavy medium style with elegant and chic vibes. It makes your hair look thick, soft, airy, and effortless!

7. Choppy Cut with Curtain Bangs. Thinking of trying some bangs? If you’re new to wearing bangs, then curtain bangs should be your go-to. They are versatile, easy to maintain, and fit any face shape! You just have to be careful with the length and make sure they don’t overwhelm your face.

Curtain Bangs for an Oval Face
By Yuki

8. Shoulder-Length Beachy Waves. Even if you are not a blondie, shoulder-length California waves complement your shape of faces excellently, especially when it feels like they are naturally gilded by the sun.

9. One-Length Wavy Midi Cut. Long tresses framing the face have been always popular. Take Jennifer Aniston, for example, who sticks to this basic flowing haircut and sometimes adds layers to it.

10. Choppy Lob with Highlights. This is one of the best hairstyles if you want that elegant and mysterious vibe. You can never go wrong with a combination of waves and blonde highlights! It suits any occasion – formal or not.

11. Short Straight Blunt Cut. One of the classic, feminine haircuts for your face shape! If you want to highlight it, a short straight haircut will definitely look good on you! Add some highlights of your choice to make your hair look softer and brighter. You can also keep your dark roots and make a side part.

12. Buttery Blonde Peekaboo Bob. While hair experts recommend center-parted haircuts for your face shape to emphasize its perfect symmetry, you can create a more playful and voluminous look with a swoop in the front.

13. Long Wavy Bob. Bobs with a tousled texture are among the best haircuts for your face shape. Aside from being runway- and vacation-ready, this hairstyle looks awesome in both downdos and updos.

14. Medium Messy Wavy Hair. Such playful medium wavy layers give a fresh glow-up and flirty vibe.

15. Tousled Textured Bob. The heavily sliced ends of this short brunette hair fill in the space around the chin and make the hairstyle appear fuller right where the face looks its thinnest.

16. Combed Over Brunette Hair. With mighty lift at the roots, volume added to the sides, and highlights shifted toward the bottom, this is one of the hairstyles that provide ultimate balance for longer hair.

17. Layered Blonde Balayaged Bob. Here is a great bob cut for women with thinner faces since the combo of strategically placed layers, tousled waves, and blonde highlights gives the required width to offset the narrowness.

18. Shaggy Lob with Curtain Bangs. Flat hair hanging around the face can impair the balance of your face shape, which just cannot happen with a heavily layered cut full of movement and texture.

19. Asymmetrical Caramel Brown Lob. We can only praise the idea of accentuating the oval face shape with highlights, but make sure to choose a shade that complements your complexion.

20. Choppy Bob with Bold Layers. One of the best haircuts for young adults and middle-aged women is a side-parted bob with shadow roots. This haircut offers a fresh and vibrant look. Plus, it’s easy to maintain.

21. Neck Length with Front Bangs. Are you ready to commit to having bangs? Another great haircut for your face shape is the one covering your forehead. To get the most flattering bangs, make sure they graze just above or entirely cover your eyebrows.

22. Layered Bottom. This hairstyle features fairly straight pieces flowing along the face yet it gains dimension and bounce a bit below the jawline, thus avoiding the flat feel.

23. Choppy Medium Brunette Hair. Shags are strongly recommended for your face shape by hair stylists because they create much volume at the jawline, the narrowest part of an oval face.

24. No-Bangs Messy Bob. This flyaway hairstyle is easy to handle. You will feel super-comfortable having the wind-blown waves that showcase their natural beauty. Show your confidence with a stunning hairstyle like this one!

25. Chin-Length Blunt Cut. One of the cutest short haircuts flattering for your face is the no-nonsense straight bob that highlights your best facial features. This clean, sleek cut is also easy to maintain, and you will not have trouble pairing it with any style since it fits everything!

26. Midi Shag with Curtain Bangs. The shaggy shoulder-length hair with curtain bangs perfectly frames this cute model’s face.

27. Face-Framing Layers. Long and heavy one-length hair can easily weigh you down, which is not the case with smartly layered haircuts like this one. It amplifies the bounce around the tips and deposits volume along the face.

28. A-Line Center Parting. Wearing your mid-length hair perfectly center-parted is the best way to spotlight the symmetry of your face, while getting it graduated toward the front adds fullness to thinner strands.

29. Choppy Center-Parted Lob. Your face couldn’t get a better frame than the bent waves of the angled lob creating a flirty peek-a-boo look.

30. Long Blonde Butterfly Haircut. Although we are used to seeing butterfly cuts parted in the middle, you can safely play with bangs and throw them to a side when they want to switch the look effortlessly.

31. Texture for Long Face. Not all oval faces are ideally balanced, and here we can see how the masterfully carved face-framing pieces visually reduce a large forehead and shift attention to the beautiful cheekbones.

32. Piece-y Inverted Lob. Although this cute bob is basically blunt, it features point-cut ends and slight graduation towards the front, which add texture and make it look edgy with little styling effort.

33. Beachy Waves with Color. The best hairstyles for your face shape are those that never drag the face down because they leverage a play of color, movement, and texture for extra fullness in the lower part.

34. Polished Brown Wavy Lob. This shoulder-grazing bob is a happy middle ground for those who prefer neat hairstyles, yet with a touch of texture injected here through the highlights and wavy finish.

35. Face-Framing A-Line Cut. This haircut excellently hugs the face and emphasizes both the cheekbones and jawline. Experiment with highlights of different shades and dark roots for a cool and unique look. Let your natural beauty out to feel years younger!

A-Line Bob for Oval Face Shape
By Igor

36. Mid-Length with Facial Framing. This cut has no layers around the perimeter except the area around the face where the shorter tresses create bounce and then merge with slightly textured ends.

37. Face-Framing Balayage. We have another rule for you, girls: the best haircuts for your face shape work to show off it, for example, by illuminating bright blonde highlights.

38. Lob with Strawberry Highlights. An airy bob like this will work great for fine hair since it creates lift in the front and adds volume on the sides while making the cheekbones more prominent with the help of face-framing layers.

39. Side-Parted Highlighted Bob. While a poker-straight hairstyle may lay flat on the top and, thus, create an unwanted elongating effect, haircuts with a side parting are sure to bring in some balancing lift and volume.

40. Ash Blonde Bob. This straight long bob with textured ends hugs the face flatteringly and helps the cheekbones pop by blending shorter pieces into the sides.

41. Lived-In Blonde Midi Shag. In addition to the low-maintenance color scheme, this sassy cut flatteringly opens up the face to show its beautiful features and delivers plenty of choppy ends at the jaw and below it.

42. Long Wavy Locks. A long face looks rounder with straight bangs and voluminous wavy hair. Save this cut for later, it is worth trying!

43. Classy Shaggy Cut. The best haircut for your face shape and medium hair is the one with texture and face-framing layers or long bangs.

44. Comb Over Wavy Lob. Despite being cut with minimal layers, this below-the-chin bob gets an airy feel and tons of dimension, including the depth created with a root melt and beige blonde highlights.

45. Icy Bob with Side Part. Flattering side-swept short haircuts for your face shape come with a nice lift in the front, which is handsomely paired with an extra angle to bring attention to the eyes.

46. Messy Graduated Bob. The shorter back tresses of this bob make the crown lighter and, therefore, higher, yet the fullness around the face is retained thanks to longer front layers.

47. Straight Neck-Length Hair. You can pull off a one-length bob without worries, even having only the slightest movement in it rather than tons of waves or layers.

48. Wavy Clavicle-Length Locks. The wavy haircut with choppy ends is gorgeous for oval faces and makes those brown eyes pop.

49. Ginger Bob with Lengthy Bangs. While there are no restrictions on bangs for your face shape, stylists highly recommend trying out a winged fringe like in this picture that emphasizes the cheekbones and widens the sides for a better balance up top.

50. Short Cut with Jagged Ends. Short hair is so pretty given caramel blonde highlights and a center part!

When it comes to haircuts for your face shape, there are a few keys to remember: add layers or waves for volume, a side part and bangs help with dimension, and your smile will be the finishing touch to feel stunning!

Comments
  • Hundred Worries
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    If you are petite, you’ll find it best to avoid super long hair in the front because it can make you look a bit child-like.

  • Pamela Rippy
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    Short hair cuts for women over 50