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Diamond face shape: hairstyles, glasses and beard

A diamond face has high, wide cheekbones with a narrower forehead and chin. Balance the cheekbones by adding width at the forehead and jaw: fringes or volume on top, layers around the chin, oval or cat-eye frames, and a beard that is fuller at the jaw.

Written by the Saundarya AI team. General cosmetic guidance; not reviewed by a doctor and not medical advice. How we write our guides

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How to tell if you have a diamond face

You likely have a diamond face if the cheekbones are the widest point, the forehead and jaw are both narrower, and the chin is often pointed. Many faces sit between two shapes, so treat this as a guide.

  • The cheekbones are the widest point of the face
  • The forehead and the jaw are both narrower than the cheekbones
  • The chin is often pointed

Pull your hair back, face a mirror straight on and compare the width of your forehead, cheekbones and jaw with the length of your face. Many faces sit between two shapes; treat the guidance below as a starting point.

Hairstyles

For a diamond face, add width at the forehead and jaw: a fringe or volume on top, and layers or waves around the chin. Styles pulled tightly back can put all the focus on the cheekbones, so leave some softness around the face.

  • A fringe or volume at the forehead adds width to the upper face
  • Layers or waves around the chin balance the jaw
  • Styles pulled tightly back can put all the focus on the cheekbones

Glasses

Oval, rimless and browline or cat-eye frames work well on a diamond face because they add width at the brow. Very narrow frames can make the cheekbones look wider by contrast, so avoid tiny lenses.

  • Oval, rimless and browline or cat-eye frames work well
  • Very narrow frames can make the cheekbones look wider by contrast

Beard and facial hair

Add fullness at the jaw and chin to balance wide cheekbones on a diamond face, and keep the cheek area neat rather than bulky. A beard that builds towards the chin gives the lower face more weight.

  • Add fullness at the jaw and chin to balance wide cheekbones
  • Keep the cheek area neat rather than bulky

Get a routine for your own skin

Saundarya AI is an AI skin analysis and grooming app that reads a single selfie and returns a personalised report: face shape, skin type, detected skin concerns with the visual evidence behind them, a morning and night skincare routine, product picks at three budgets, and an 8-week improvement plan.

Generic advice is a starting point. A scan reads your face shape and matching hair, glasses and beard advice on your own face, shows the visual evidence and a confidence score, and builds a morning and night routine around it. The first full analysis is free.

This is general cosmetic guidance, not medical advice. See a dermatologist for skin that is painful, spreading, scarring or not improving after 8-12 weeks.

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