Oblong faces
Long and narrow, with straight sides. 2 face guides on EveryFaceShape so far.
An oblong face is long and narrow, with forehead, cheekbones and jaw close in width, so the sides run fairly straight. When the jaw is angular, some guides call it rectangular. Stylists who want to shorten the look suggest deep frames and fuller sides to a beard. Like every shape, it is one of many normal ways a face is built.
Frames
Deep frames, taller from top to bottom, and frames with a strong horizontal line, such as browlines and wayfarers, break up the length. Round frames add width. Small, narrow frames can make a long face look longer. Opticians say decorative temples also draw the eye outward.
Facial hair and makeup
Barbers suggest sideburns and a beard kept fuller at the sides and shorter at the chin; a long pointed beard adds length. A chevron or walrus moustache adds a strong horizontal line. Makeup artists may place blush across the cheeks rather than up towards the temples, and straight brows can shorten the look.
Famous oblong faces face guides
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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Wayfarer: Starman1984, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Browline glasses: Piercetheorganist at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Sideburns: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, clipped by ABX, Public domain, source
- Walrus moustache: Friedrich Hermann Hartmann, Public domain, source
- Pencil moustache: Roland Godefroy, CC BY 2.5, source