The Best Hairstyles, Glasses, Makeup, and More for the Diamond Face Shape

Whether you’re curious if you have a diamond face shape or want to know the best ways to flatter your diamond-shaped face, you’ve come to the right place. A diamond face shape is characterized by prominent cheekbones that are wider than the forehead and chin. So, the best hairstyles, glasses, and accessories bring balance to the face. In this article, we spoke with professional makeup artists Cordelia Frost and Dr. Anjuli Yera to learn how to tell if you have a diamond-shaped face. Then, we’ll explain the best hairstyles, glasses, makeup, and accessories to flatter this face shape. Read on to learn more!

All About the Diamond Face Shape

If you have a diamond face, your cheekbones are the widest part of your face and your forehead and chin are narrower. To flatter this face shape, choose a hairstyle that softens your angular features and adds width to the rest of your face. For instance, opt for voluminous, face-framing layers or a textured crop.

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What is a diamond face shape?

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A diamond face has wide cheekbones and a narrow forehead and chin. Someone with a diamond face shape has high, prominent cheekbones that are the widest point of their face. Their forehead and jawline are narrower than their cheekbones, with the chin typically tapering to a point.^{[1]
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- Female celebrities with a diamond face shape: Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Hudson, Vanessa Hudgens, Tracee Ellis Ross, Serena Williams, Ashley Greene
- Male celebrities with a diamond face shape: Austin Butler, Mahershala Ali, Michiel Huisman, Zayn Malik, Kevin Bacon

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Women’s Hairstyles for a Diamond Face Shape

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Face-framing layers Whether you like your hair long, medium, or short, adding face-framing layers accentuates your diamond face shape. The layers highlight your prominent cheekbones while adding volume to your forehead and chin, which helps balance the angles of your face.
- Feel free to style your hair straight, wavy, or curly. Sleek, straight hair can emphasize your cheekbones even more while wavy or curly hair can soften your look.
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Bob with bangs Shoulder to chin-length bobs look great on a diamond-shaped face, as the shorter length softens the sharp angles of your face and helps bring balance to your jawline. Pairing your bob with side-swept, curtain, or straight bangs helps to add volume to your forehead and make it appear wider.^{[2]
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- Opt for a blunt-cut bob or long layers—both look great on a diamond-shaped face.
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Shag, wolf, or butterfly cut Shag, wolf, and butterfly haircuts are all well-known for their tousled layers and voluminous look. This makes any of these cuts perfect for a diamond-shaped face—the layers highlight your cheekbones and soften the angles of your face while the increased volume helps your forehead and jawline appear wider.^{[3]
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- These hairstyles look great with curtain bangs or straight bangs, which also help to add volume to your forehead.
- To increase the volume and movement of your cut, style your hair with mousse, styling cream, or a texturizing sea salt spray.
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Wavy or curly lob The lob, or long bob, usually sits around your collarbone, so this is a great option if you don’t want to cut your hair very short. This cut is still short enough to add fullness to your chin and help balance out your face. Simply style your hair wavy or curly to add volume around your forehead and make it look wider.
- Opting for a curly or wavy look also helps to soften your more angular features.
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High ponytail For a simpler style, brush your hair up into a high ponytail and keep the sides fairly sleek. The height and volume toward the top of your head help your forehead appear wider. Pulling your hair away from your face also helps highlight your cheekbones.^{[4]
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- For a bouncier, more voluminous look, use a curling iron to add curls or waves to your ponytail. Or, use a flat iron to flip out the ends of your hair.
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Slicked-back bob Emphasize your high, prominent cheekbones by slicking back the top and sides of your hair. Part your hair in the middle or off to one side. Then, use your fingers to apply pomade through the tops and sides of your hair. For a neater look, comb the pomade through your hair.^{[5]
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- Slicking back your hair also helps to widen the look of your hairline.
- Choosing a short, chin-length bob increases volume around your chin, helping your face appear more balanced.
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Pixie cut Another flattering option to show off your cheekbones is the pixie cut. Just opt for a longer, layered top and side-swept bangs to add fullness to your forehead and help your hairline appear wider.^{[6]
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- Style your hair with mousse or sea salt spray to give your pixie a more messy, tousled look.
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Updo with face-framing pieces Virtually any updo that sits high on your head is flattering on diamond face shapes, as pulling your hair up and back emphasizes your cheekbones and makes your forehead appear wider. Just take out a few pieces around the front of your face to frame and soften your features.
- For instance, do a sleek or messy bun, top-knot, or chignon.
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Long and straight or wavy Long hair also looks great on diamond-shaped faces. To create fullness, help balance out your narrower forehead and jawline, and soften your cheekbones, add waves or curls to your hair.
- If you have natural waves, let your hair air dry for a more tousled look. If you have natural curls, use a diffuser to help shape and maintain your curls.

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Men’s Hairstyles for a Diamond Face Shape

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Textured and tousled crop Keep your hair short to medium-length on the top while opting for a low fade on the sides. Then, run pomade through your hair to add volume, texture, and messy waves.^{[7]
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- The cropped style helps highlight your cheekbones while the tousled look helps your hairline appear wider. Ultimately, this gives you a balanced look.
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Pushed back quiff or faux hawk Pushing your hair back into a voluminous style is another great way to emphasize your prominent cheekbones and balance your face. Keep your hair long on the top and shorter on the sides. Then, apply pomade to your fingers and run it through your hair to get ready to style it.^{[8]
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- To make a quiff: Dry your hair to add volume. Then, use your hands or a comb to brush your hair up and backward.
- To make a faux hawk: Brush your hair upwards with your fingers or a comb.
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Messy and layered mid-length cut For a longer style, cut the top, sides, and back of your hair about chin length. Then, apply pomade, mousse, or a sea salt spray to your hair to give it volume and messy waves. The fullness helps your forehead and jawline appear wider, while the tousled look helps soften your sharper features.^{[9]
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- This is a great style to choose if you have naturally wavy or curly hair.
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Side-swept fringe Adding side-swept bangs to your look is an easy way to add volume to your hairline and show off your cheekbones. Simply part your hair to one side. Then, apply pomade to your fringe and use your fingers to sweep it off to one side and give it a tousled look.^{[10]
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- To help keep your fringe in place, apply a texturizing cream or hit it with some hairspray.
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Full beard or goatee and mustache Growing out your beard is a great way to add more volume and fullness to your jawline, helping it appear wider. Either go for a full beard that covers your jawline, chin, and mustache, or opt for a goatee and mustache combo.
- Keep your beard fairly short and well-maintained by trimming it about every 2 to 4 weeks. Ensure the lines along your jawline and neck are sharp and clean, too.

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Glasses for a Diamond Face Shape

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Opt for rectangle, cat eye, or oval frames to compliment your face. When choosing prescription glasses or sunglasses, opt for frames that add width to your forehead and jawline, like rectangle frames. Or, go with glasses that soften your angular features, like oval or round frames. Glasses that highlight your cheekbones, like cat eye, aviator, or top-rimmed frames, are another great option.^{[11]
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- Ultimately, opt for glasses that balance your features or draw attention to your high, prominent cheekbones.

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Makeup for a Diamond Face Shape

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Contour along your cheekbones and chin. To accentuate your cheekbones, apply a dot of contour slightly above your cheekbone along your temple, a dot on your cheekbone, and a few dots under your cheekbone. Then, blend it out with a brush or beauty sponge. To help widen your chin, apply a bit of contour underneath the pointiest part and blend it out.^{[12]
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- Use a contour that’s a few shades darker than your skin tone.
- Avoid spreading the contour along your jawline, as this can make your chin look more narrow.
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Highlight the sides of your forehead with concealer. To balance your face and make your forehead appear wider, apply a concealer a few shades lighter than your skin tone. Dab a dot of concealer about ⅓ down your hairline and draw a line to the end of your eyebrow. Then, blend out the concealer with a brush or beauty sponge.^{[13]
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- Highlighting features of your face makes them appear more prominent and larger. So, this gives you the illusion of having a wider, more open face.
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Apply blush along your cheekbones. To add color to your face, apply your favorite blush directly on top of your cheekbones. Use a round blush brush to apply the color closer to your ears. Then, sweep the brush back towards your hairline to blend in the blush.^{[14]
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- Feel free to use a powder, cream, or liquid blush.

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Eyebrow Shape for a Diamond Face Shape

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Style your brows into a rounded shape with a slight arch. Softer, more rounded brows help complement your more angular features and bring balance to your face. Adding a slight arch towards the tail of your brow can also help your forehead appear wider.
- Fill in your brows as needed so they’re a medium thickness (between thin and very full). This also helps your face appear more balanced.
- In general, avoid super high or sharp arches, as this can add emphasis to your angular features. However, if you like this look, go for it!

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Accessories for a Diamond Face Shape

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Wear medium-brimmed hats farther back on your head. Opt for structured, medium-brimmed hats to accentuate your cheekbones without making your forehead or chin appear more narrow. Then, place the hat slightly farther back on your head to add volume and help your hairline appear wider.^{[15]
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- Some flattering options include fedoras, outback/western hats, and Bozeman hats.
- Beanies and berets are also great options for adding volume toward the back of your head.
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Wear long and delicate earrings and necklaces. Thin, dangly earrings help to highlight your cheekbones while adding fullness to your jawline, helping your face appear more balanced. Just keep your earrings relatively simple so they don’t compete with your cheekbones. Wearing long, simple necklaces draws your eye down and helps your face appear more balanced, too.^{[16]
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- For instance, wear simple gold or silver earrings. Or, opt for diamond or pearl dangle earrings if that’s more your style.

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How to Tell You Have a Diamond Face Shape

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Measure the width of your cheekbones, forehead, and chin. To find your face shape, Frost recommends looking at “where the widest part of your face” is.^{[17]
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Expert Interview} Use a measuring tape or ruler to measure the widest point of your cheekbones and forehead, as well as the length of your chin. Then, measure the length of your face (top center of your forehead to the bottom of your chin).^{[18]
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- If you have a diamond face shape:
  - Your cheekbones should be the widest measurement.
  - Your forehead and chin are narrower than your cheekbones and similar in length.
  - Your face length is your longest measurement.
- As another option, Dr. Yera recommends that you “divide your face into 2 halves” horizontally and analyze the shape of the top and bottom halves.^{[19]
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- Dr. Yera notes that “you can have a combination of 2 different face shapes,” which is totally fine as “we’re each individually unique and beautiful!”^{[20]
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  Expert Interview} Either embrace your combination face shape or choose the shape you align with a bit more.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What should I avoid if I have a diamond face shape? In general, avoid hairstyles and accessories that make your forehead and jaw appear more narrow. This includes low-volume styles, high taper fades, and large floppy hats. Also aim to avoid styles that add width to your cheekbones, like square-shaped glasses or large earrings.
- Remember, these are just styling tips. Feel free to style your hair in the ways that you like or put on accessories that make you feel good!
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Is the diamond face shape attractive? Yes, many people consider diamond-shaped faces attractive. High, prominent cheekbones are seen as a sign of attractiveness for men and women in many places and cultures.^{[21]
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Is the diamond face shape common? The diamond face shape is not considered common. In fact, it is actually the rarest face shape! Round, oval, square, and heart-shaped faces are the most common face shapes.^{[22]
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What personality traits are associated with a diamond face shape? People with high cheekbones, like in the diamond-shaped face, are often viewed as trustworthy and dependable.^{[23]
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- Just know that there’s no strong scientific evidence that face shape affects your personality. However, your facial features can affect how you are viewed!