Hairstyles for Diamond Face Shapes

Messy High Ponytail

It comes as no surprise that the singer who crooned Shine Bright Like a Diamond also has a diamond shaped face herself. Rihanna fashion, sported a super messy and texturized high ponytail to a red carpet event that made her look every bit of the badass she is.

What You Need

  • Blow dryer with diffuser attachment
  • Hair elastic

How to Style

  1. Brush back all your washed, wet hair and tie it into a ponytail right on top of your head.
  2. Blow dry your ponytail with the diffuser attached to give it a shaggy, curly texture.
  3. Fan out your curly ponytail to make it look voluminous and finish off the look.

One Side Twist

If you want to keep things understated and sophisticated, look at Freida Pinto for style inspiration. To complement the structure of her diamond shaped face, she has gone for a single twisted accent on one side of her side parted hair. The effect this has created is neat and classy.

What You Need

  • Smoothening serum
  • Bobby pin

How to Style

  1. Apply some smoothening serum to your hair to get rid of any frizz.
  2. Part your hair on one side.
  3. From the side with lesser hair, pick up a 2 inch section of hair from right above your ear.
  4. Twist this section of hair 3 to 4 times and secure it to the back of your head with a couple of bobby pins.

Ultra Texturized Curls Half Up do

You don’t always have to go for a clean and sleek hair look to look presentable. Take a page out of tyra Banks’ look book and try out this grungy half up curly hair look that will perfectly suit your diamond face shape.

What You Need

  • T-shirt
  • Leave-in conditioner
  • Bobby pins

How to Style

  1. Wash your hair at night and apply some leave-in conditioner to it.
  2. Follow this simple hair plopping techniqueovernight to get naturally texturized curls.
  3. Part your curly hair on one side.
  4. Pull all the hair from the front and loosely pin it in the center at the back of your head.
  5. Pull out a couple of curls from the front to frame your face and finish off the look.

Simple Straight Hair

Females who likes to keep things straightforward when it comes to her hair and makeup. Her simply straightened hair parted down the middle frames her diamond shaped face perfectly. Be it a night out or a casual day at work, you can’t go wrong with this classic hair look.

What You Need

  • Heat protectant
  • Straightening iron
  • Smoothening serum

How to Style

  1. Prep your washed and dried hair with some heat protectant.
  2. Straighten all your hair.
  3. Apply some smoothening serum to your straightened hair.
  4. Part your hair down the middle and flip it all over one shoulder to finish off the look.

Anime Style Pigtails

When it comes to her style, Vanessa doesn’t do things by falsies and this awesome hair look is more proof of the same. These pigtails that are inspired by anime characters look oh-so-cute and funky. If you’re feeling adventurous, try out this look yourself and you definitely won’t be disappointed.

What You Need

  • Heat protectant
  • 1 inch curling iron
  • Hair elastics
  • Bobby pins

How to Style

  1. Apply heat protectant and curl the lower half of your hair.
  2. Part you hair down the middle and split your hair into 2 sections.
  3. Tie you left section of hair into a ponytail a couple of inches above your ear.
  4. At the last twist of your hair elastic, loop your hair only a third of the way through, leaving its ends hanging down and creating a half bun.
  5. Fan out this half bun and pin it to your head with some bobby pins.
  6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 on the right section of hair to complete the look.

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