Face Shape is the second Body Element of the 5 Body Element System. It’s another Body Element, like Body Shape, which women know about; however they don’t understand the design line clues it gives them.
Like in my last post, Body Shape–The Girls, you’ll learn about each girl’s Face Shape. When I learned about the clues my face shape gave me, the light in a dark room was lit. I learned why certain design lines worked for me and others didn’t.
Face Shape
To determine your Face Shape look at your:
- Forehead
- Cheeks
- Chin
- Length vs width of your face
Just like Body Shape, this Body Element has two categories:
- Angular — The lines around the forehead, cheeks and chin are angular
- Curved — The lines around the forehead, cheeks and chin are curved
Go to Face Shape to determine your shape and which category it falls into.
Clues
This Body Element gives you three clues relating to design lines:
- Inside design lines
- Prints
- Accessories
When the shape of your face falls into the angular category you want the inside design lines, prints and accessories you wear to be angular. On the other hand, if the shape of your face falls into the curved category you want the inside design lines, prints and accessories you wear to be curved.
Examples of inside design lines are:
- Collars
- Lapels
- Pockets
- Cuffs
- Plackets
When looking at the print shape, look at the overall shape or feel. Many print designers mix these shapes.
As with print shape, look at the overall shape or feel of an accessory’s shape because designers mix the shapes.
Face Shape -- Sam
The shape of Sam’s face is oval. This shape falls into the curved category. Notice how her hairline curves around her forehead. This helped her determine that the shape of her face is oval.
Shape Of Design Lines, Prints & Accessories
Sam’s oval face falls into the curved category so she’ll look for inside design lines, prints and accessories that are curved. Now she understands why she loves to wear jackets and sweaters with a shawl collar. In the future she’ll keep her eye out for curved design lines.
Face Shape -- Monica
Since Monica’s face has a pear shape it falls into the curved category. As a result, she will look for inside design lines, prints and accessories which have an overall curved shape. Monica’s favorite prints are poke-a-dot and paisley. She now knows why she loves to wear these prints.
Shape Of Design Lines, Prints & Accessories
Since Monica’s face has a pear shape it falls into the curved category. As a result, she’ll look for inside design lines, prints and accessories that have an overall curved shape. Monica’s favorite prints are poke-a-dots and paisley. Now she now understands why she loves to wear these prints.
Face Shape -- Alice
Alice’s face has a rectangular shape. Her forehead, cheeks and jaws are all the same width and the length is longer.
Shape Of Design Lines, Prints & Accessories
Alice’s rectangle face falls into the angular category which tells her to wear inside design lines, prints and accessories with an overall angular shape. She always thought it was odd that when she wore round toed shoes she felt like her feet didn’t belong to the rest of her body. Now Alice knows she wasn’t crazy and there was a reason.
Face Shape -- Grace
Like Alice, Grace also has a face with a rectangle shape. Her chin is squarer than Alice’s but the overall shape is the same.
Shape Of Design Lines, Prints & Accessories
When shopping for clothes and accessories, she’ll look for inside design lines, prints, belts, shoes, earrings, necklaces and handbags with angular shapes. Grace has always found it hard to find earrings that look good on her. As a result she just never wears them. She would see them on other women and always wonder why they didn’t work on her. Now she knows she needs to look for ones that have angular shapes.
Face Shape -- Veronica
The shape of Veronica’s face is a heart. The classic heart-shaped face has a widow’s peak at the forehead hairline.
Shape Of Design Lines, Prints & Accessories
With a face that has a curved shape; Veronica will wear inside design lines, prints and accessories with curved lines. She has always been drawn toward ruffles and soft flowy design lines. Now Veronica knows her instincts were correct.
Summary
When each girl understands the shape of her face, she’ll be able to pick which collars, pockets, lapels, and cuffs enhance her natural beauty. She’ll also know that she needs to look for earrings, necklaces, handbags and other accessories with the appropriate shapes: either angular or curved. As a result each girl will be able to increase her confidence.
Sometimes it might be hard to find design line shapes that match the overall shape of your face. Don’t fret. This Body Element clue is a little more forgiving than the others. You might be able to wear the wrong shape of one item if every other clue is right for you. You just need to see how you feel when wearing that item.
Also go to the internet and type in the shape you’re looking for. For example, looking for angular earrings would give you this result:
In next week’s blog post, you’ll learn about the color of each girl’s skin, hair and eyes and the clues they give her. It’s called Color Skin, Hair & Eyes — The Girls.
Wear Your Greatness!!
