Styles to Flatter Your
Inverted Triangle or Heart Face Shape

Your face is wide at the forehead, with high cheek-bones, tapering to a narrow chin and slightly longer than wide.

The only difference between the heart and inverted triangle face shape is that a heart shape face has a widow’s peak.
(If you are not sure if this is your face shape check here).

Celebrities with a Heart or Inverted Triangle Face Shape

• The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines



• Andrew Denton

Your main style aims are…

Hairstyles

• Hairstyles that are close to your face above your ears, with soft lines partially covering your ears



• Center parting



• A soft style with light bangs (fringe) covering your forehead



• Soft waves and curly styles



• Styles that add volume at the jaw-line

Avoid…

• Pulling your hair back off your forehead



• Styles that are full at the temples



• Straight bangs (fringe)



• Too much height on top of your head



• A low side parting

Glasses (Eyeglasses and Sunglasses)

• Frames that add width below your eyeline



• Round or oval frames with soft curves or an upward sweep



• Low arms



• Light to medium colored frames and rimless styles

Hats

• Look for hats with a prominent crown to make your forehead appear narrower



• Wear a hat on an angle

Makeup

• Apply a slightly darker shade of foundation at the temples to make your forehead appear narrower



• Apply a light shade of foundation on either side of the jaw-line to make your jaw-line appear wider



• Apply blush to the apple (ball) of your cheek and blend towards the center of your ear

Earrings

• Drops



• Teardrops



• Rectangles



• Ovals