FACE SHAPE GUIDE
🥚 Oval Face Shape
Balanced proportions with a gently tapered jaw
What is an oval face shape?
An oval face is longer than it is wide, with the cheekbones as the widest point and a jaw that narrows in a soft curve toward the chin. The usual proportion is a length about 1.4 times the cheekbone width — long enough to look tapered, not so long that the sides run straight down.
How to tell if your face is oval
Pull your hair fully back. Measure from the top of your forehead to the bottom of your chin, then across the cheekbones at their widest. If length is clearly greater than width, the forehead is a little narrower than the cheeks, and the jaw curves with no corners, you have an oval face.
- ✓Face length is about 1.4× your cheekbone width
- ✓Forehead is slightly wider than the jawline
- ✓Jawline is rounded and softly tapered — no sharp corners
- ✓Cheekbones are the widest point of the face
Oval vs the shapes it gets confused with
Oval vs oblong
Both are longer than they are wide. An oval tapers: cheeks widest, jaw narrower, chin softly pointed. An oblong stays almost the same width from forehead to jaw and is longer still — about 1.55 times the width or more. If your face looks like a stretched oval with straight sides, it is oblong.
Oblong face shape →Oval vs round
A round face is about as long as it is wide, with full cheeks and a wide soft chin. Oval is visibly longer, and the jaw narrows instead of staying full.
Round face shape →Hair for an oval face
Most lengths work. A side part or layers that end around the cheekbones keep the balance you already have.
Makeup for an oval face
Blush: Almost any placement works — swept on the apples toward the temples is classic.
Contour: You need very little; a whisper under the cheekbones adds definition.
Brows: Softly angled brows echo your natural balance.
Where to focus: Balanced proportions mean you can carry bold eyes or bold lips — pick one focal point.
Not sure about your shape?
Upload one selfie and our free AI detector measures your exact proportions — in your browser, nothing uploaded.
Try the free face shape detector →The other face shapes
🌕 Round
Length ≈ width, full cheeks, soft rounded jaw and chin.
◼️ Square
Forehead ≈ cheeks ≈ jaw in width, with sharp jaw corners.
💗 Heart
Widest at the forehead, tapering to a narrow, pointed chin.
💎 Diamond
Narrow forehead and jaw with striking, wide cheekbones.
📏 Oblong
Clearly longer than wide, with even widths and a soft jaw.
🔻 Triangle
Widest at the jaw, narrowing up to the forehead.
Frequently asked questions
What is an oval face shape?
An oval face is about 1.4 times longer than it is wide. The cheekbones are the widest point, the forehead is slightly narrower, and the jaw curves gently into the chin without sharp corners.
Is an oval face the same as oblong?
No. Oval tapers from the cheeks down to a narrower chin. Oblong is longer and keeps a similar width at the forehead, cheeks, and jaw, so the sides look straighter.