The 18 Best Haircuts for Heart-Shaped Faces

Side-swept bangs are a popular fringe for heart-shaped faces. As Hingorani explains, “It helps soften a wider forehead while adding balance to the narrow chin area. The side-swept fringe breaks up the width at the top of the face and draws attention to the eyes and cheekbones.” The key to styling your new bangs is applying a smoothing serum before using a medium-sized round brush and blow dryer for bounce. 

A lob (aka long bob) is a great option to soften features. “It adds fullness around the jawline, balancing the narrow chin and elongating the face shape,” shares Hingorani. “Plus, the face-framing pieces keep the cut soft instead of boxy.” Its versatility also lets you wear it sleek and straight or voluminous like Constance Wu’s above. A helpful tip for the latter? A volumizing powder to “add lift at the crown and prevent flatness.” 

Here’s another example of how a lob can complement all hair types. Michelle Williams’s wavy lob and face-framing pieces softens her jawline and brings our attention to her eyes. 

Proving that heart-shaped faces can pull off nearly any length, Michelle Williams looks equally gorgeous with a cropped ‘do. Hingorani recommends a pixie cut with wispy or round bangs for heart-shaped faces. The haircut should be short and choppy around the sides and back, along with a soft fringe that frames the forehead. “The short length emphasizes the cheekbones and eyes, while the bang reduces the appearance of a wider forehead,” she explains. “The softness of the cut prevents the face from looking too angular.” Bonus? It’s a low-maintenance option that doesn’t require too much styling—just a styling paste would do. 

Teyana Taylor’s curly pixie highlights her striking cheekbones and sharp jawline. Plus, the shape of her pixie also adds definition and body to her natural pattern. 

If you want to maintain some length, this pixie cut has a voluminous top with tapered sides to let your star features shine through. Taraji P. Henson debuted this short hairdo in 2024 and continues to kill it in the pixie game with her bold colors and new ways of styling it. 

No one is knocking a middle part, but there’s something about a deep side part that is especially striking on heart-shaped faces. The style lets you accentuate your incredible cheekbones—just look at Ciara’s sculpted face on the red carpet. 

When Ciara isn’t rocking bobs, she’s making a case for curtain bangs. This fringe complements heart-shaped faces since it flows right by the cheekbones, drawing attention to your winning feature. A curling iron or round brush can help add bounce to your new fringe.  

This flipped style proved to be a hit for all hair types and face shapes, specifically heart-shaped folks. The upward bend emphasizes the inverted jawline and promotes movement. 

Here’s your sign to get a curly cut. Follow in Kerry’s footsteps by adding volume to your mane and balance to your heart-shaped face. 

Choppy layers with a lived-in texture is the coolest haircut for heart-shaped faces. As Gonzalez explains, “A shag usually has a fringe, which can conceal a wider forehead or brow area, while all the layers add fullness to the lower part of the jaw and chin.” In order to achieve Jenna Ortega’s rockstar cut, the stylist suggests rough drying hair and applying finishing paste for a piecey finish. 

If you’re sporting longer locks like Miley, the fringe softens and slims down the features, while wavy length brings much-needed shape.

Another Miley favorite is her wispy bangs that create balance and soften her sharp jawline. The wispier, the better—and lying just below the brows is a perfect cut.

Gonzalez recommends a shoulder-length cut, which brings more focus on the eyes and less on the wider parts of a heart-shaped face. He adds, “I would add texture to mid length and ends to create volume and fullness, especially to areas of the face that are usually narrower.” 

We already know a side-swept fringe works best with your features, so adding feathery layers to your haircut takes it up a notch. Similar to Jane Krakowski above, this retro cut should be on your radar.

Once again Miley is being added to our moodboard. Inspired by the Hime cut, the jellyfish cut combines a blunt bob and a mullet’s technique so you can have the best of both words. 

While bobs, lobs and pixie cuts are great for heart-shaped faces, Keasling says you can also embrace longer lengths if you so choose. She suggests long layers starting below the cheekbones with subtle face-framing strands. "This cut draws the eye downward, balancing a wider forehead and elongating the face," she explains. "The face-framing pieces soften angles and highlight cheekbones without narrowing the chin further." If you want to achieve Katie Holmes's look above, the key is a round brush and blow dryer before finishing it off with hairspray for a nice hold.