A chin bob dried under with a round brush puts width right where a heart-shaped face narrows, and side swept bangs break up a wider forehead. Most of these haircuts for heart-shaped faces suit medium density hair and are cut dry, with trims every four to eight weeks to keep the shape sitting at the jaw.
1. The Side Swept Bang Chin Length Bob
Medium density suits this bob, and it opens my list of haircuts for heart shaped faces because the length widens the chin while the bangs cut the forehead into smaller pieces. The perimeter is cut at the chin on dry hair, the ends are bevelled under, and the bangs run from brow to cheekbone. Styling is the bangs dried across and the bob dried under. Trims run every six weeks.
2. The Curtain Bang Collarbone Lob
Heart faces with medium density suit this lob, where the curtain bangs ease a wide forehead and the length fills in beneath the jaw. The perimeter is cut at the collarbone on dry hair with long layers from the chin, and the bangs run from cheekbone to chin off a center part. Styling is a round brush rolling the bangs back. Bangs are trimmed every six weeks and the lob every eight.
3. Chin Bob With the Ends Flipped Out
Heart faces with medium density suit flipped ends on a chin bob, since the flip lands width at the narrowest point of the face. The perimeter is cut at the chin on dry hair with no layers. Styling is a medium round brush rolling the ends out, a light spray to set, and a single brush through. Trims run every six weeks and glosses every eight.
4. Long Layers From the Chin Down
Medium density suits long layers that start at the chin, which give a heart shaped face width under the cheekbones. The perimeter is cut at mid back on dry hair, the layers are slide cut from the chin down, and the ends are point cut. Styling is a round brush rolling the layers out at the chin. Trims and glosses both run every eight weeks.
5. Side Part Lob Plus Wispy Bangs
Heart faces with fine to medium density suit wispy bangs on a side part lob, which hide part of the forehead without a heavy line. The lob is cut at the collarbone on dry hair, parted to one side, and the bangs are point cut thin with the shears vertical from brow to cheekbone. Styling is a small brush on the bangs, then separating them. Bangs are trimmed every five weeks.
6. Rounded Jaw Length Bob
Medium density suits a jaw length bob with a rounded perimeter, which broadens the jaw on a heart shaped face. The perimeter is cut in a soft curve at the jaw on dry hair, and the last inch is bevelled under with point cutting. Styling is a smoothing cream and a medium round brush rolling under. Trims run every six weeks and glosses every eight.
7. Bottleneck Bang Shoulder Length Cut
Heart faces with medium density suit bottleneck bangs, narrow at the brow and wider at the cheekbone, which bring a wide forehead into balance. The perimeter is cut at the shoulder on dry hair with layers from the chin, and the bangs are cut short at the center and long at the sides. Styling is a small round brush rolling the bangs back. Bangs are trimmed every five weeks and the length every eight.
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8. Pixie Plus a Long Side Swept Fringe
Fine to medium density suits this pixie, which works on a heart shaped face as long as the fringe stays long and sweeps across the forehead. The sides and back are cut with graduation on dry hair, and the fringe is point cut from brow to cheekbone. Styling is a flat brush pulling the fringe across with the crown kept flat. Trims run every five weeks and glosses every eight.
9. The Curtain Bang Chin Length Bob
Heart faces with medium density suit curtain bangs on a chin bob: the bangs frame the forehead and the bob brings width to the chin. The perimeter is cut at the chin on dry hair with a blunt edge, and the bangs run from cheekbone to chin off a center part. Styling is a round brush rolling the bangs back with the bob dried under. Bangs are trimmed every six weeks and the bob every eight.
10. Collarbone Lob With a Frame From the Cheekbone
Medium density suits a collarbone lob framed from the cheekbone, which adds width at the jaw on a heart shaped face. The perimeter is cut at the collarbone on dry hair, and the frame is slide cut from cheekbone to collarbone with a flick out at the jaw. Styling is a round brush rolling the frame out. The frame is trimmed every six weeks and the length every eight.
11. Side Bangs With Soft Waves Past the Shoulder
Medium density suits this one, where soft waves past the shoulder give a heart shaped face width low down and the side bangs ease the forehead. Long layers are cut from the chin on dry hair, and the bangs run from brow to cheekbone. Styling is a one and a quarter inch iron from the chin down, brushed out, with the bangs swept across. Trims run every eight weeks.
12. Center Part Blunt Bob at the Chin
Medium to thick density suits a blunt chin bob with a center part, which draws a horizontal line at the chin on a heart shaped face. The perimeter is cut straight at the chin on dry hair, no layers, parted center. Styling is a paddle brush and serum. Trims run every six weeks because growth shows on a blunt line.
13. Full Fringe Shoulder Length Cut
Heart faces with medium to thick density suit a full fringe, which hides the forehead and brings attention to the eyes and jaw. The perimeter is cut at the shoulder on dry hair with layers from the chin, and the fringe is cut straight at the brow with the shears vertical to avoid a hard line. Styling is a small brush flattening the fringe. The fringe is trimmed every four weeks.
14. Deep Side Part Lob
Medium density suits a lob with a deep side part, which pulls hair across the forehead on a heart shaped face. The lob is cut at the collarbone on dry hair with long layers from the chin, and the part sits just above the arch of the brow. Styling is a round brush taking the heavy side across and the light side tucked. Trims and glosses both run every eight weeks.
15. Curly Chin Bob
Medium to thick density with 3A to 3B curls suits a curly chin bob, which builds volume at the chin on a heart shaped face. It is cut dry, curl by curl, with the perimeter at the chin and the layers below the cheekbone so the curls gather at the jaw. Styling is gel on wet hair, a scrunch, a diffuser, and oil to break the cast. Trims run every eight weeks.
16. Haircut for a Heart Shaped Face Over 50
Fine to medium density suits this, and for women over 50 the haircuts for heart shaped faces hold width at the chin with a soft fringe. A chin bob is cut on dry hair, the ends are bevelled, and a side swept fringe runs from brow to cheekbone. Styling is a round brush rolling under with the fringe dried across. Trims run every six weeks, with violet shampoo once a week for gray hair.
17. Haircut for a Heart Shaped Face Over 60
Fine to medium density suits this, and over 60 a heart shaped face takes a jaw length bob with a soft fringe. The perimeter is cut at the jaw on dry hair, the ends are bevelled, and the fringe is cut at the brow with the shears vertical. Styling is a round brush rolling under with the fringe dried flat. Trims run every six weeks, with violet shampoo once a week for gray hair.
18. The Curtain Bang Shaggy Lob
Heart faces with medium density suit a shaggy lob with curtain bangs, which holds the crown flat and the width at the jaw. The perimeter is cut at the collarbone on dry hair, the layers are point cut from the chin, and the bangs run from cheekbone to jaw. Styling is a rough-dry with texture spray and the bangs rolled back. Trims run every seven weeks and glosses every eight.
19. Stacked Bob, Long in Front
Heart faces with fine to medium density suit a stacked bob with a long front, which carries height at the back and length at the chin. The nape is cut short with graduation on dry hair, the layers stack up to the crown, and the front stays at the chin. Styling is a round brush through the back with the front dried forward. Trims run every five weeks.
20. Long Hair Plus Face Framing and Wispy Bangs
Heart faces with medium density suit long hair with a face frame and wispy bangs, which widen the jaw and ease the forehead. The perimeter is cut at mid back on dry hair, the frame is slide cut from the cheekbone, and the bangs are point cut thin to the cheekbone. Styling is the frame dried rolling out and the bangs separated. Bangs are trimmed every five weeks and the length every ten.
21. Bent Ends on a Chin Length Bob
Medium density suits bent ends on a chin bob, which shape the jaw on a heart shaped face. The perimeter is cut at the chin on dry hair with no layers and parted off center. Styling is a paddle brush, a flat iron bending the last two inches under, and serum. Trims run every six weeks and glosses every eight.
22. The Side Swept Bang Collarbone Lob
Heart faces with medium density suit side swept bangs on a collarbone lob, which break the forehead up while the lob fills in beneath the jaw. The perimeter is cut at the collarbone on dry hair with long layers from the chin, and the bangs run from brow to cheekbone. Styling is a flat brush pulling the bangs across with the length dried under. Trims run every seven weeks.
23. Dry-Cut Wavy Lob for a Heart Shaped Face
Medium density with 2A to 2C waves suits a wavy lob, cut dry so the waves fall at the jaw where a heart shaped face wants width. The perimeter is point cut at the collarbone in the wave pattern, the layers stay below the cheekbone, and the crown stays flat. Styling is a sea salt spray scrunched into damp hair and air-drying. Trims run every seven weeks.
24. Chin Bob Plus a Money Piece Through the Jaw
Medium density suits a chin bob with a money piece placed from the cheekbone down, which leads the eye to the jaw on a heart shaped face. The bob is cut at the chin on dry hair, then the front piece is lightened from the cheekbone to the ends. Styling is a round brush, smooth, rolling the front back. Trims run every six weeks and the money piece is refreshed every twelve.
25. Curtain Bang Long Layers With Balayage
Medium density suits balayage painted from the jaw down, which puts width low on a heart shaped face. Long layers are cut from the chin on dry hair, curtain bangs run from cheekbone to jaw, and the lighter tone is hand painted from the jaw to the ends. Styling is the bangs dried rolling back. Trims run every eight weeks and the balayage is refreshed every sixteen.
Worth a look next: hair styles for women over 70 and short hair for older women.
Haircuts for heart shaped faces put width right where the face narrows, usually with a chin bob and side swept bangs. FYI, balayage from the jaw down adds width low on the face. That curtain fringe from the part is what breaks up a wider forehead.
