12 Flattering Hairstyles for Square Faces, According to Celebrity Hairstylists

Reported by Vogue.

Square faces — defined by that near-equal width at the forehead, cheekbones, and jaw — are one of the most structurally compelling face shapes to dress with hair. The geometry is already doing something. The job of a good cut or style isn't to "fix" it; it's to add softness, movement, and the kind of intentional contrast that makes a strong face look like a statement. According to Vogue, celebrity hairstylists agree: the best styles for square faces lean into asymmetry, layering, and length that grazes or falls below the chin.

The tousled bob is the clearest proof of concept. Keira Knightley's version works, her regular stylist Luke Hersheson explains, because the length drops below the chin and the ends carry a slight kick — enough movement to dissolve the severity without compromising structure. It's the same logic behind Lucy Hale's romantic ringlet bob (curled wide, pinned back, locked in with strong-hold spray) and the retro flip Ella Purnell made look effortlessly sharp: length that balances, ends that soften.

When You're Not Cutting Anything Off

For longer hair, side-swept styling is quietly doing the most. Priyanka Chopra Jonas wore hers at the 2026 Oscars with one side backcombed and curled inward — a detail that framed rather than competed with her features. Wet-look waves with a side part, as Tessa Thompson wore at the 2026 Met Gala, work similarly: the weight and shine of the style pull attention through the length of the face rather than across its width. Margot Robbie's pinned-up curls with one section left loose at the front follow the same principle — frame the face, don't crowd it.

Short hair on a square face is less about minimizing and more about redirecting. Stylist Mensah notes that textured pixie cuts should stay tapered at the sides with volume through the crown to create vertical emphasis — elongating rather than widening. Add a kiss curl at the front, à la Quinta Brunson, and the whole thing tips into cool-retro territory. The wolf cut, which Cara Delevingne has cycled through in every variation, earns its place here too: face-framing layers blended for texture create intentional undone-ness that softens angles without erasing them.

The real through-line across every style that works — bobs, curls, pixies, blowouts — is the same principle: movement near the face, not mass across it. Square faces don't need camouflage; they need a hairstyle smart enough to work with what's already there.

Read the original at Vogue.