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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

WayfarerA strong horizontal line

Browline glassesA heavy top rim breaks the length

SideburnsAdd width at the sides

Walrus moustacheA wide horizontal line

Pencil moustacheSaid to suit long faces

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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

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