Which earrings to wear for your face shape?

Oval face: lucky enough to wear anything

The oval face is regarded as the ideal shape in face-shape theory because its balanced proportions allow you to wear absolutely every style of earring. Slightly longer than wide, with a forehead a touch broader than the chin and soft cheeks, it is the most versatile face shape.

Every length, every shape and every material suits you. Studs, hoops, drops, ear cuffs: you can try anything without restriction.

Our advice: make the most of this versatility to explore statement earrings: bold, geometric or very long pieces that highlight your harmonious features.

Round face: lengthen and refine

The round face is characterised by similar width and length, with round cheeks and a rounded chin. The aim is to create the illusion of vertical lengthening.

• Favour: oval or slightly elongated hoops, teardrop pendants, V or Y-shaped earrings, vertical, lengthening lines.
• Avoid: wide, voluminous spherical hoops and very wide earrings that emphasise the roundness of the face.

Square face: soften the angles

The square face has a wide, angular jawline, a broad forehead and prominent temples. The aim is to soften these strong angles with curved, flowing shapes.

• Favour: round hoops, fluid, rounded earrings, light wavy drops, organic shapes.
• Avoid: angular geometric shapes (square, rectangular) that emphasise the angles of the face.

Our advice: curves are your best friend. Choose medium-sized circular hoops, neither too small nor too bulky, to balance your strong jawline.

Heart-shaped face: balance the lower face

The heart-shaped face, broader at the temples and narrow at the chin, needs rebalancing. The aim is to add volume in the lower part to offset the wider forehead.

• Favour: drops that flare at the bottom (inverted-triangle shapes), chandelier earrings, hoops that widen downwards.
• Avoid: very bulky studs at the temples that emphasise the width of the forehead, and prominent earrings high up.

Our advice: create volume at the bottom to balance the forehead. Drops that widen downwards are perfect: they create the illusion of a more balanced face.

Long face: add width

The long face, distinctly longer than it is wide, with elongated forehead, cheeks and chin, needs horizontality to look more balanced.

• Favour: wide circular hoops, earrings that are wider than they are long, ear cuffs, horizontal shapes.
• Avoid: very long drops that emphasise the length of the face, very tapered V-shaped earrings.

Our advice: hoops are your best accessory. A beautiful round hoop of generous size creates exactly the width needed to balance an elongated face.

Summary table: all face shapes