From a structural point of view, heart-shaped faces are defined by a wide forehead, pointed chin, and reduced face length. With these facts in mind, you can use short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces for elongating, softening, or concealing shape-specific features.
On the other hand, you can embrace the upper width and lower angles in your face and even accentuate them through the right hairstyle.
Based on your desired direction, you’ll find a diverse selection of the most flattering short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces in the guide I’ve put together below.
How Do You Know What’s the Shape of Your Face?
We always hear “Adopt a new haircut according to the shape of the face”, “Choose a pair of glasses according to the shape of the face”, “Choose an eyebrow shape according to the shape of the face”.
It has been written and will certainly be written about all these aspects that are closely related to the shape of the face. But before you change your look or buy a new pair of glasses, are you sure you know what the shape of your face is? Many women find it difficult to realize this, and by intuition alone, they can easily fail.
What you need: A mirror and a dermatographia pencil that you know you are no longer using.
What to do: Look in the mirror and with the help of a dermatographia draw the outline of your face on the mirror. When you have finished drawing, take a step back and see what shape it is: round, square, oval, heart-shaped, or rectangular.
Why it works: It’s very difficult to figure out the shape of your face just by looking at yourself. Instead, having a drawing or a pattern on a surface will make your job easier, and it will be much easier to analyze what shape your face looks like.
You probably have a heart-shaped face if
… The chin is sharp and rather narrow. On the other hand, the forehead is the widest part of the face. Sometimes people with this face shape have a V-shaped top line of hair. Compared to the oval face, the cheekbones are taller. This contour of the face is sometimes described as triangular.
Overall, a heart-shaped face has:
- The sharp and narrow chin
- Wide forehead
- Cheekbones high
I. Pixie Cut Short Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
1. Tapered Pixie Cut with Messy Choppy Top Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
For the bold, rebellious, and confident girl, I recommend super short, super choppy Pixie Cut Hairstyles with tapered sides and back. The hairstyle will reveal your heart-shaped silhouette in all its beauty, adding texture to your rounded hairline in the process.
2. Faux Hawk Pixie with Low Taper for Heart Shaped Faces Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
If you want to increase the appearance of face length, a high faux hawk pixie will do the trick. Make sure you work in enough layers to style in a mohawk fashion with ease. Taper the lower area along the arches and leave the remaining undercut slightly longer.
3. Very Long Side Bangs Pixie with Shorter Back and Side Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
Asymmetry is the ace up your sleeve when it comes to contouring a heart-shaped face. For instance, try a side-parted pixie hairstyle with one long side and a shorter opposing side and back area. The smart cut will make your face seem longer and your forehead less wide at the same time.
4. High Taper Undercut and Spiky Pompadour Top
Another must for the rebel at heart is the choppy, piecey, spiky pompadour with a high taper undercut. The tightly clipped sides and longer top highlight face length. Simultaneously, the sharp layers will solve any hairline-related concerns.
5. Textured Angular Fringe Choppy Pixie Cut for Heart Shaped Faces
Why not shoot two birds with one stone by mixing texture and bangs within your hairstyle? A gradual, side-cut, medium-length fringe will cover up just enough forehead space without boxing in your features. Textured layers, on the other hand, will provide all the angles and movement you need.
6. French Crop Pixie Cut and Tapered Undercut Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
The stylish French crop has transcended men’s hairstyle trends to enrich our world of pixie cuts. When combined, the two distinct styles form a face lengthening hairstyle that also solves hairline and forehead issues. Ensure you complete the look with a tightly tapered undercut.
7. Modern Piecey Bowl Cut Pixie Hairstyle
Similarly, the modern adaptation of the bowl cut can be the pixie upgrade that complements your heart-shaped face. With the contemporary bowl cut, you get a long fringe that reaches or even surpasses your brows. Continue to improve the hairstyle with long, thick, piecey layers.
8. Bouffant Pixie Pompadour Hairstyle for Heart Shaped Faces
An alternative for women who want to display their entire face is the bouffant pixie pompadour. It also draws influences from separate hairstyles to help you get closer to an oblong face. To achieve the base cut, shorten the sides and maintain a long top. After that, use a combo of strong hold hairspray and comb teasing for the pompadour.
9. Side Fringe Wedge Cut Pixie Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
Another retro favorite that goes well with a pixie edge is the side fringe wedge cut. Although you’ll have around hair silhouette, you’ll be able to hide portions of your forehead. In addition, you can focus on the angles in the bottom half of your face.
10. Long Side Swept Pixie Haircut for Heart Shaped Faces
If you want to work with your heart’s face shape rather than against it, outline your features with long side-swept bangs. The hairstyle concentrates on framing your face, rather than drawing attention away from certain features. You can keep the other side of your hair shorter for an asymmetrical touch.
II. Bob Short Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
11. Messy Side Swept Concave Bob Hairstyle for Heart Shaped Faces
Use your angular chin to your advantage and carve out your jawline with a medium-length concave bob cut. Keep layering to a minimum, only at the tips, and style by casually tossing your hair to the side.
12. Chin-length Inverted Bob Hairstyle with Side Bangs
In a similar manner, you can follow the natural angles in the lower part of your face with a shorter chin-length bob. The weight line should work in parallel with your jawline, therefore contouring it. Pair with side-swept brow bangs for one of the most flattering chic short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces.
13. Choppy Pageboy Bob Haircut with Full Fringe
If you’re not worried about face length, try out a full fringe hairstyle in the form of a medium pageboy bob. Here, you’ll enjoy wide-set bangs that gradually melt into your full body of hair. The rounded upper silhouette will create an eye-catching contrast against the angles in your chin area.
14. Short Graduated Bob Hairstyle with Side Part for Heart Shaped Faces
A small face can be dealt with by adding a body in the back section of your hair. More specifically, you can test out a graduated bob with chin-length bangs. In doing so, you’ll benefit from a hairstyle with a voluminous back and a face-framing front.
15. Side Shaved Concave Bob with Deep Side Part
Although shaving the side of your head is a commitment that comes with visible growing pains, later on, it’s a face-flattering choice for edgy women. To balance out a tapered side, go with a deep side part and long bangs that fold over a concave bob foundation.
16. Short A-line Bob Layered Haircut
To restructure your face by adding angles in different areas, think about getting a short, cheek-length A-line bob. The steep angle has a sculpting effect that will lift your face and make it seem longer. Cut the back in shorter layers for extra volume.
17. Asymmetrical Concave Bob Hairstyle for Heart Shaped Faces
Speaking of face length, asymmetry is your go-to for tricking the eye in this department. With a medium concave bob as your starting point, cut one side right above your jawline. Continue with the other side about half an inch longer to get a new diagonal line among your features.
18. Shoulder-length Bob Cut with Side Part
A longer bob that will help you attain additional length is the bouncy shoulder-length cut. Simply part your hair to the side and cut your hair right around your collarbone. If you have thick hair, some ghost layers can help you with de-bulking.
19. Piecey Textured Stacked Bob Hairstyle for Heart Shaped Faces
Shaggy layers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes simultaneously. The resulting texture is ideal for sharp short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces. Keep the thin piecey layers shorter towards the top and longer as you progress towards the tips.
20. Peekaboo Hair Medium Bob Side Part Hairstyle
Color can help you move attention away from any undesired upper facial features, focusing on the second half of your face. For example, a medium bob cut with a side part can work even better with a darker layer of peekaboo hair underneath.
III. Layered Short Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
21. Tapered Undercut and Side Swept Piecey Top
To boost movement within your hairstyle, go for a layered, flowing, side-swept approach. Start with a full tapered undercut and a softly rounded neckline. Keep the top four to five inches long and cut in piecey layers. Side styling will come naturally as a result of the base haircut.
22. Deep Side Part Choppy Asymmetrical Cut for Heart Shaped Faces
Among its many qualities for short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces, asymmetry also adds an edge to any unconventional cut. In this situation, the face-framing strands are pretty uneven, while the rest of the hair gets shorter on the sides and towards the back.
23. Modern Feathered Bob Haircut for Women
While the feathered bob of yesteryear had short layers, the latest version features long and sweeping ones. The new approach adds a youthful touch to the hairstyle, especially when coupled with an angled medium bob cut. The deep side part is also exceptionally pretty on women with heart-shaped faces.
24. Short Choppy Haircut with Arched Neckline for Heart Shaped Faces
There’s a lot going on in the hairstyle pictured here, but everything is strategic – from the neckline to the voluminous top. First off, the upper area is cropped in long and piecey layers styled messily. The tips are carved into arches on the side and in a V along the nape.
25. Two Layer Stacked Bob Haircut and Undercut
Focus on the face-framing front just as much as the back of your hair with a dual-layer technique. Essentially, you’ll have a tapered undercut preceded by stacked layers for a ton of volume in the back. The front involves chin-length strands and a casual side fringe to match.
26. Heavily Layered Textured Pixie Cut with Side Fringe
Texture, layers, and feathering are the three ingredients for achieving ultra-sharp facial features all over. The messy pixie cut here is customized with heavily layered pieces, complete with a wispy jagged fringe.
27. Undercut Pixie with Long Piecey Top for Heart Shaped Faces
A high and tight tapered undercut will have a dramatic impact on the size of your face. Everything will seem to be longer, and even more so if you keep the top cropped in a messy curly pixie.
28. Textured Faux Hawk Pixie with Shorter Sides
Enjoy texture galore with a short, choppy, spiky faux hawk pixie cut combined with a tapered undercut. The hairstyle works particularly well for women with heart-shaped faces who already have short hair and want to give it a new and improved form.
29. Flippy Bob Hairstyle with Low Layers for Heart Shaped Faces
If you’re searching for flexible short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces, there’s no better way to go than the flippy bob. The playful cut comes with low layers that pave the way for effortless styling.
30. Highly Textured Short Piecey Pixie Cut
No matter how short your hair is, retaining a longer neckline and sideburns are the trick for elongating the face. For instance, you can apply the principle with a super short textured pixie with choppy bangs for the lengthening effect.
IV. Curly Short Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
31. Natural Afro Hairstyle for Kinky Hair
Celebrate your natural curls with a high sculpted afro hairstyle. The tall hairstyle automatically adds length to your face. Do note that you’ll have to touch up the tips as your hair grows to maintain the shape.
32. Vintage Pin Up Pixie with Soft Curls for Heart Shaped Faces
For the nostalgic woman who feels like she was born in the wrong period, I recommend a 1950s-inspired pin-curled pixie. The vintage hairstyle provides volume on top through an abundance of soft curls. Cut the hair around the nape shorter and leave a few longer strands in the front to frame the face.
33. Side Bangs Shoulder-length Curly Hairstyle
If you don’t want to sacrifice the curls you worked so hard to achieve, give them the silhouette they deserve with a layered shoulder-length haircut. Using the carve and slice method, incorporate an abundance of layers into your curls. Cut a few shorter over your forehead for an easygoing fringe.
34. Tight Coils Short Hairstyle for Natural Hair
Although you’ll likely need 4C hair to achieve the look shown here, the resulting tight coils are remarkable. While the ringlets succeed in pulling attention away from facial features you don’t particularly like, the tapered undercut elongates the face.
35. Choppy Curly Medium Bob with Side Part
The choppy curly bob hairstyle is easily one of the biggest recurring hair trends in the past years, partly owing to its adaptability for any face shape. For women with heart-shaped faces and curly hair, a side-parted version outlines your best features. Even more, it lifts your face from the tips up.
36. Short Curly Hairstyle with Blonde Tips for Heart Shaped Faces
You can update any short curly hairstyle simply by coloring the tips in a contrasting shade. For example, if you have a natural black base, add a splash of blonde or copper to define your curls.
37. Kinky Faux Hawk Hairstyle with Low Taper
You won’t have any problems with face length if you choose a kinky faux hawk hairstyle. It sculpts your afro into a tall and angular top, finishing with arched back cutting for definition. You can taper or lay down the edges for a more accentuated mohawk look.
38. Messy Curly Short Bob with Undercut for Heart Shaped Faces
Another way to use coloring wisely is with a two-tone approach. Maintain your natural hair color for shadow roots and a concealed undercut. Dye the top in your favorite pastel and style messily to move attention to your ‘do.
39. Voluminous Graduated Curly Bob Hairstyle
Short layers will help you achieve that ideal volume that all curly girls hope for. Keep longer curls in the front to contour your face and cut the back in graduated layers.
40. Big Chop Natural Haircut with Line Design Undercut
There’s no need to fear the big chop in your natural hair journey – you just need the right haircut fusion to complement your heart-shaped face. In this case, it’s a short and tight top with even shorter sides and back in a tapered undercut. Add two shaved lines to one side to spice up the look.
V. Fringe Short Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces
41. Full Feathered Side Fringe Pixie Hairstyle
Cover up forehead width and highlight your high cheekbones at the same time with a full fringe pixie cut. To work texture into your hairstyle, feather the edges both along with your bangs and the sides.
42. Piecey Curtain Bangs Short Choppy Bob Haircut
If you want to conceal a portion of the upper part of your face without getting full coverage, opt for curtain bangs. Make sure they’re long enough to part down the middle and sweep to each side. For the base cut, try a short choppy bob with long layers.
43. Deep Side Fringe Bowl Cut Pixie Hairstyle for Heart Shaped Faces
Considering a bowl cut but want to avoid the unpleasant 90s effect on it? Customize the silhouette with a deep side-swept fringe. You can go a step further by adding a tapered undercut and even dyeing the top in a contrasting hue.
44. Wide Set Bangs with Shattered Ends Pixie Cut
If you want your hairstyle to have a sense of mystery to it, opt for a longer fringe that goes over your brows. To create texture, ask your stylist for bangs with shattered ends. If you want your eyes to be your prominent feature, the feathered effect will keep them in the spotlight.
45. Baby Bangs Pixie Hairstyle for Heart Shaped Faces
To reduce the chances of making your face smaller than it already is, switch things up with a set of baby bangs and a pixie cut. The fringe style involves only about half an inch of hair over your natural hairline. As a result, you’ll hide a bit of forehead space without cutting down on face length.
46. Choppy Angular Fringe with Tapered Undercut
Play around with various lengths by trying a short pixie cut with a long angular fringe. Your hair needs to be cut in long and choppy layers in the front and shorter layers along the sides and the back. Bring the longer frontal pieces to a point to get the angular fringe hairstyle.
47. Shaggy Bowl Cut with Long Fringe for Heart Shaped Faces
Hop on the hottest hair trend in Asia with a full shaggy bowl cut hairstyle. Inspired by K-pop artists, the messy cut successfully hides your forehead and focuses on your jawline. The layers should be long and shaggy for the look to work.
48. Soft Wavy Side Fringe Short Hairstyle
Vintage waves can work even if you have a pixie haircut. Provided the top is around five inches long, you can style the locks on your crown forward and to the side. The outcome is a beautiful, soft, and romantic wavy side fringe hairstyle.
49. Short Choppy Fringe Pixie Cut with Piecey Layers
If you’re looking for an artsy and edgy hipster cut, the choppy pixie with choppy baby bangs included is for you. Here, it’s all about getting an overload of texture through piecey layers and jagged bangs.
50. V-shaped Fringe Faux Hawk Undercut Hairstyle
Finally, here’s an alternative faux hawk that will give you height, texture, and attitude all in one. The undercut is high and tapered, while the top is long, shaggy, and styled in a ducktail mohawk fashion with a V-shaped fringe. However, be prepared for a significant styling commitment on a daily basis.
Conclusion
To conclude, you can easily use short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces to reduce face width, boost length, or highlight angular features. Even if you want to emphasize your heart’s face shape rather than tweak your appearance, you now have the visual foundation to guide your stylist.
In a nutshell, the details you need to remember when weighing your options in terms of short hairstyles for heart-shaped faces are:
- Forehead and hairline – Do you want to make the upper part of your face seem narrower?
- Jawline – Would you rather soften the lower section of your face or further accentuate your jawline?
- Hair length – Are you interested in a super short hairstyle that complements your small face shape? How about making your face seem longer with a shoulder-length cut?
