The year 2019 is fast approaching and new year means new fashion, including hairstyles. If you are looking to change your cut, you are free to do so. But remember: just because a style looks cool doesn’t mean it will look good on you. Choosing a hairstyle involves choosing the one that fits your facial shape. If you are on the chubby side, you may discover that there are few options for you. So, what are good short hairstyles for round faces?
We made this list to guide guys like you with round faces to pick the hairstyles you will like and will look good on you.
What Is a Round Face?
Before we go to the list of short hairstyles for round faces, let’s first define what a “round face” is. Round face is one of eight basic face shapes, namely:
- round
- square
- rectangle
- oval / long
- diamond
- inverted triangle
- triangle / pear
- heart
How Is Face Shape Determined?
What to Consider in Short Hairstyles for Round Faces
Now that you know how to spot face shapes, we go to the hairstyles. The key to choosing the best haircut for round faces are:
- add volume at the top (to make the face longer)
- add “squareness” or edges around the face
- deemphasize the roundness of the cheeks and jaws
The ideal short hairstyles for round faces are “short sides, long top” cuts. Another secret to adding edge on your round face is a beard, so it’s better if you can grow one!
Spikes
This style is so simple it is like cheating. Spikes are the quickest way to add length to your short face, which is why it is one of the best short hairstyles for round faces. You can opt for layered or jagged spikes about 2 to 2.5 inches long. The sides can be buzz-short or tapered towards the top. A chin-strap beard with trimmed sideburns can add angles to your jaw.
Maintenance: Nothing like a generous amount or gel or wax to keep your spikes deadly looking all day!
Faux Hawk
This is the closest you can get to being a punk without growing a full mohawk. A classic style for rebel-minded, this adds height to your hair with its high-rise middle. The sides can be tapered short or clean-cut. For the middle part, you can opt for medium spikes or comb over.
Maintenance: Wax is the best to hold your hair up without looking too stiff.
Pompadour
Speaking of adding height, nothing beats the pompadour trick. Popularized by Elvis Presley in the 60s, this iconic style has entrenched itself in the records of men’s hairstyles. This high-rise style will literally take people’s gaze away from your face and to your hair. There are many variations of this, but we recommend getting the low fade side with a medium “poof” in the middle.
Maintenance: This style requires great maintenance so stock up on pomade or hairspray to manage its height and form.
Quiff
Quiff is similar to pompadour in a sense that it makes the head top-heavy. The volume provided by medium-length hair combed over can take the attention away from your face. There are many quiff styles, but we recommend short sides that taper towards a medium-length top.
Maintenance: The form of quiffs can be a little tricky to maintain, so we suggest getting your own hair blower. Blow dry while finger-combing your hair in layers.
Buzz Cut With Beard
Though it may sound contradictory, having a buzz cut can be good for people with round faces. The trick is to have a well-trimmed beard, and the longer, the better. The beard helps elongate the lower part of the face (in contrast to adding height on the top part with pompadour et al.).
Maintenance. The top part of the hair doesn’t need maintenance, but your beard does. Just groom it properly and you’re good to go!
Curly Bangs
Contrary to what you think, those coils won’t add curves to your already round face (if you style it correctly, that is). Keep the sides short and let down some curly bangs down your forehead. The trick is the curls draw attention to your eyebrow ridge and eyes, which are more angular than the rest of your face.
Maintenance: Finger-comb a small amount of wax on the bangs to maintain its aunaturel look.
Side Part
This is another “misdirection” as it takes the gaze away from the whole of your face and leads it to your sides. This is why this is one of the best short hairstyles for round faces. You can get a high fade that leads to the long part you comb to one side.
Plus point: you can opt for a “hard side part” which is a shaved line that highlights the sides.
Maintenance: This style requires constant combing, but you can use wax or gel to keep the hair from moving.
Drop Fade With Long Comb Over
Also known as Justin Bieber 2.0 hair, this is a variation of the side part but with a longer comb over. One side can be completely shaven or undercut, but we recommend a high fade so that the curve of your temples won’t show much. The fringes of the comb over add angles to your face, which is what makes this hairstyle ideal for your round face.
Plus points: If you can add highlights or streaks to the tips, it will create more jagged edges!
Maintenance. The long comb over part requires a lot of maintenance, so make sure you have enough hair products to keep this style all day.
High Top Fade With Beard
If you have tight coils, then we recommend this hairstyle, as your kinky hair is ideal for a high top. For a more edgy look, make the top more squarish. The full beard completes the edgy look, but if you can’t grow sideburns, a shaggy goatee will do.
Maintenance: A high top doesn’t really require much maintenance, but we still recommend brushing it up to “poof” it and add more volume.
Low Fade With Tiny Afro And Line Up
This hairstyle is popular with African-Americans and other people with kinky hair, as the combination of low fade, tiny afro and line up “squares up” the face. The curly locks stay in place when short, which is why this is on one of the best short hairstyles for round faces. If you don’t have a high forehead, we recommend putting the line up along your widow’s peak.
Maintenance: All you need is a comb and you’re good for the whole day!
