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Oval Face Shape or Beautiful Skin? Don’t Hide it

Does this sound familiar? Do you remember hearing those words from a very young age?

I heard it from my mom often when my sisters and I were growing up. About the same time the nuns were measuring our bangs to be sure they were not touching the eyebrows, they were also measuring our skirts to ensure the hem would touch the floor when kneeling. It seemed to me to be too many rules on such minor details.

Who cared if your bangs touched your eyebrows? Was it the end of the world if they were a bit longer and anyway, it was a much cooler look than to wear the high-waters look, and God forbid, show a bit of forehead . . . yikes!

Well, these words come back to haunt me often these days. Only after years of being a hair stylist and helping women to “find the right hairstyle” have I had to admit that both my mom and the nuns knew something I didn’t. That is, we all look better with a hair style that is off our face. (If not the bangs pulled back, then at least some ears showing.)

Just today, I did a makeover on a woman who sent me three pictures of herself. Well, all three pics she sent had hair on her face. They were the same except one she took her glasses off. Go figure! What gives? And she was in a hurry to get her makeover back. After reading the profile she sent me it was evident she was in a bad time in her life; recent divorce, job uncertainty and she mentioned low self-esteem.

It’s hard for a lot of women to pull their hair back and show their forehead. (We can feel so exposed – like everyone can see into our soul or a bit closer than we would like.) In every class I teach, the women need to put a headband on, pull back their bangs and get the hair off their face, for me to do take a photo for the makeover. The majority of them cringe when doing it and can’t wait to take off the headband. The irony of this is, a good majority of them look better with a hair style that is off the face.

By pulling hair off our face, we see more distinction of the person. So I guess it is an unveiling of who we are. You appear more confident and that you have nothing to hide. I think more inner beauty shows through. Check out these celebrity transformations, and see which way you think they look better. Insight magazines celebrity transitions.

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