His work has been featured in leading beauty industry and consumer publications, including Vogue, Elle, Allure, Glamour, McCall's, Redbook, Self, as well as Modern Salon. Mario Tricoci, owner of 19 salons and spas throughout Chicagoland and Kansas CITY areas, is globally recognized as a visionary of beauty and style. We asked Tricoci for his advice on styles for particular face shapes.

Round
Ginnifer Goodwin

Longer layers that fall just below the chin really help to slim and soften a round face. Bangs can work too, but they need to be more of a side sweep.
Avoid: Extremes! Like too short, too spiky or too much volume– with this shape. They tend to overemphasize the roundness.

Square
Angelina Jolie

For a square face, long, soft layers with a long side sweep work best to soften the angles and give that illusion of an oval face. Women with a square face can go short too; the key is keeping the cut longer through the top.
Avoid: Although we're seeing it everywhere these days, women with square faces should steer clear of a one-length, below the chin blunt cut. Strong bangs and a center part can also be problematic because they only highlight the face's squareness.

Long/Oval
Sarah Jessica Parker

Oval is considered to be the perfect face shape, so just about anything goes with it-long, short, straight or wavy. In fact, when we teach our stylists cutting techniques, we teach them how to create the illusion of an oval no matter the guest's face shape.
Avoid: Cutting the hair too short. This can make the face look longer.

Heart
Reese Witherspoon

Women with heart-shaped faces look fantastic in styles that feature a longer fringe and a sidesweep at the cheekbone. Both techniques slim the face at its widest point and emphasize the jaw line.
Avoid: One-length styles with a center part stress the width of the face.

Styles for Various Face Shapes
Ginnifer Goodwin has a round face shape.

Styles for Various Face Shapes
Angelina Jolie has a square face shape.


Sarah Jessica Parker has an oval face shape.

Styles for Various Face Shapes
Reese Witherspoon has a heart face shape.

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