How to identify your face shape

Start with one consistent view

Use a mirror at eye level in even light. Move hair away from the sides of your face and keep your expression neutral. A tilted head makes one side appear shorter; a broad smile changes the lower outline. You are looking for an overall description, not trying to make every feature fit a diagram. You do not need to upload a photograph to Pinko.

Compare length, width and outline

First compare the distance from the visible hairline to the chin with the widest part of the face. Then compare forehead, cheekbones and jaw. Finally notice whether the jaw corners look rounded or angular and whether the chin is broad or tapered. If your hairline is hard to identify, treat the length question as approximate rather than inventing a precise measurement.

Use the labels lightly

In our quiz, round and square descriptions tend to combine similar length and width with different jaw outlines. Oblong emphasizes length. Heart emphasizes a wider upper face and tapered lower face; diamond emphasizes cheekbone width. Oval describes a somewhat longer, gently rounded outline. These are the quiz’s descriptive conventions, not medical categories or standards of attractiveness.

Let more than one answer be right

You may have an oval outline and a squared chin, or prominent cheekbones with a rounder jaw. Pinko shows two descriptions when their scores are close. You can use either description as a starting point for style experiments, or ignore the categories entirely. Your result does not establish a need for facial exercise.

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