How To Tell You Have A Diamond Face Shape + 7 Gorgeous Hair & Makeup Tips

If you have a diamond face shape (or think you might, but you aren't 100% positive), you sure have come to the right place. Below, we'll walk you through the best beauty tips for diamond faces—hairstyles, brows, makeup looks, you name it. 

Put it this way: If your cheekbones are the widest points of your face, with both your forehead and chin coming to a narrow point, you likely have a diamond-shaped face. 

With diamond face shapes, it's all about creating width at narrower areas and accentuating those naturally high cheekbones. Both makeup and hair techniques can do the trick, which we've rounded up below: 

To soften those angles, O'Connor suggests opting for textured, medium-to-long layers—or if you have short hair, an asymmetrical or piecey pixie looks divine. In terms of styling, "definition like a wave, curl, and bounce will soften those angles immensely," she says. 

As a general rule, you shouldn't mess with your natural brow shape too much—lest you run the risk of plucking them pencil-thin. You can slightly modify them to match a certain shape, however: Brow experts recommend you stick to a soft or medium arched brow to complement those angular features. A sharp peak may only accentuate the narrower hairline and can even read triangular.  

Diamond faces already have high, high cheekbones—accentuate them further by sweeping a blush in a "C" shape from the temples inward. "If you want to enhance your cheekbones, try applying a highlighting blush formula with added pearl that will reflect light on the highest point of your cheekbone," notes makeup artist Alexandra Compton, product development manager at clean beauty retailer Credo. She touts the Kjaer Weis Refillable Cream Blush for a luminous peachy hue.

If you have a dedicated middle part and are hoping to flip it over on the side, you may need the help of stylers and hair clips to keep the cowlicks at bay. See here for how to master the perfect side part (and help it stay put). 

Just as how side parts can soften up angular diamond features, Francis tells us that side-swept bangs can complement those sharp angles. Curtain bangs can also hide a narrower hairline (here's how to create them without a trim or hot tools, if you're curious), and baby bangs can simultaneously shorten the face and accentuate those naturally high cheekbones. 

Since diamond faces also have a narrower hairline, you can also highlight the middle of the forehead between your brows to bring forth the area—just make sure to blend super well, and don't go too overboard with the shimmer, as it can read greasy.  

To shorten the face, bronzer also works like a charm. To create shadow on the lengthiest parts of your face (for diamond faces, that's the top of the forehead and bottom of the chin), swipe the bronzer in both places to focus the attention center. (See here for a full bronzer tutorial.) 

For all our diamond-shaped friends: There's a host of beauty tricks to enhance those high cheekbones and soften up angles (if you want). Use these tips as your guide, or, you know, just go about your normal beauty routine—it's your face, and you know what makes you feel your best.