What hairstyles for a diamond face need to do
Hairstyles for a diamond face have two jobs: add width at the forehead and at the chin, and keep the hair soft where the cheekbones already form the widest line. Once both ends of the outline gain some width, the cheekbones stop being the only wide point.
The face shape detector calls a face diamond when the cheekbones are the widest part, the forehead is at most 0.85 times the cheekbone width, and the jaw is at most 0.85 times the cheekbone width. The diamond face shape guide shows how to take those widths from a photo.
The cuts drawn above come down to three moves:
- Width at the forehead. A fringe, swept to one side or parted in the middle, lays hair across the narrow top of the face.
- Width at the chin and jaw. Volume at chin level, as in a bob, or waves that push out along the jaw fill in below the cheekbones.
- Softness at the cheekbones. Hair that falls past them with some movement blurs the widest line; hair pressed flat against them, or pulled away, outlines it.
Soft does not mean full, though. Volume right at cheekbone level adds width where the face is already widest, so save it for the chin and below.
Bangs that widen the forehead
A fringe is the fastest way to add width at the top of a diamond face, because it lays hair across the part of the outline that narrows toward the temples.
- Side-swept bangs. Cut long enough to cross the brow from a side part, they add width across the narrow forehead on a gentle diagonal.
- Curtain bangs. Parted in the center and brushed outward, they widen the forehead toward both temples, and their longer ends fall past the cheekbones, softening that line.
Ask for the fringe to reach at least the outer ends of your eyebrows; one that covers only the middle of the forehead adds little width. Point out any cowlick at the front hairline before the cut, since it decides which way the bangs fall.
Short and medium hairstyles for a diamond face
The chin-length bob with volume is the shortest of the hairstyles for a diamond face drawn above, and the most direct way to add width low. Its fullest part sits where the face narrows, so it balances the cheekbones from below. Ask for the ends at the chin or just under it, with the weight kept there rather than thinned out; a slight bend at the ends, turned under or flicked out, adds to the width.
The textured lob is the medium-length option. It ends around the collarbone, and the movement through its lengths adds width at the jaw, even though the ends fall well past the chin.
Some of the best hairstyles for diamond face shapes combine both ends in one cut: add side-swept or curtain bangs to the bob or the lob, and the fringe widens the forehead while the length widens the jaw.
Long hairstyles for a diamond face shape
Most long hairstyles for a diamond face depend on one instruction: where the first layer starts. Say under the cheekbones, not at them.
- Long layers from the cheekbones. The shortest layer begins just below the cheekbones and the rest fall past the shoulders, so the layers widen the outline around the jaw. Layers that end right at cheekbone level stack their volume on the widest line instead.
- Soft waves. Loose waves that push out at the jaw add width where the face narrows. Start them a little below the cheekbones and let them build toward the ends.
Two styles that pull the width to the middle
The two cards under Often skipped do the reverse of the six above: they take hair away from the forehead and the jaw, so the only width left in view is at the cheekbones.
- Slicked back. Brushing everything off the face, into a sleek ponytail or a smooth, gelled style, exposes the narrow forehead and points up the cheekbones.
- Flat sides tucked behind the ears. With nothing left beside the cheekbones or the jaw, the cheekbones are on full display.
A high tight bun, which has no card, works against the shape too: its height comes with nothing at the sides, so the top narrows further.
Tucking is often a habit more than a style, and even a cut built for this shape loses its effect once the front pieces go back. If they bother you, ask for them a little longer or lighter so they stay forward.
Texture, and what to tell your stylist
Mention your texture along with the shape, since it decides how a cut behaves at home.
- Fine or straight hair tends to lie close to the head, so the width at the chin can fade by the afternoon. Full ends and a little texture spray help a bob or lob hold it.
- Thick hair can build bulk at cheekbone level. Ask for weight to be removed there, with the fullness left at the chin.
- Wavy and curly hair brings volume of its own, so the cut decides where it lands. Ask for a cut that allows for shrinkage, or a chin-length shape can shrink up to cheekbone level.
Then describe the result in zones:
- "A fringe that reaches the outer ends of my brows."
- "Fullness at my chin and jaw, not at my cheekbones."
- "The shortest layer below my cheekbones."
- "Front pieces that fall forward, not behind my ears."
Photos of hairstyles for a diamond face help most when the hair in them matches your texture and density. When the hairstyle try-on is open, you can also preview a cut on a live selfie; the selfie is sent only to make that one preview and is never stored, and every result is labeled AI-generated.
Diamond, heart or oval? Check your shape first
Hairstyles for a diamond face assume the forehead and the jaw are both clearly narrower than the cheekbones, and a mirror is easy to misread on both. Two neighboring shapes also have wide cheekbones:
- Heart. On a heart-shaped face, the forehead reaches at least 0.95 times the cheekbone width, while the jaw stays at 0.8 times or less and ends in a narrow chin.
- Oval. An oval face is widest at the cheekbones too, but its length runs 1.3 to 1.5 times the cheekbone width, and the step down to the forehead and jaw is softer.
The scanner at the top of this page maps 478 points on your face from one front-facing selfie, in your browser; the photo never leaves your device. Clip any bangs back first, since a fringe covers the forehead width that separates diamond from heart.
A result of Between Diamond and Heart changes little. Most of the hairstyles for a diamond-shaped face above also appear on the heart list, and both shapes skip a slicked-back ponytail. What changes is the job of the bangs: on a heart face they cover part of a wide forehead instead of widening a narrow one. See hairstyles for a heart-shaped face.
Between Diamond and Oval, curtain bangs, soft waves, long layers and a lob suit both outlines. The hairstyles for an oval face list adds a sleek low ponytail, though, which on a diamond face pulls the width to the middle.
Diamond face shape hairstyles for men
Men with a diamond face need the same two things: texture brought forward over the forehead, as in a textured fringe crop or a side part with fringe, and some fullness kept at the sides instead of a high skin fade. The face shape guide for men has the full set of cuts for this shape, plus beards and frames.
Updated 2026-09-29