
ALL HAIRSTYLES (EXCEPT EXTREME, FANTASTIC HAIR ARRANGEMENTS) FALL INTO ONE OF THESE FOUR BASIC HAIRSTYLE GROUPS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM FROM THE DIRECT FRONT.
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| GROUP I HAIRSTYLES | GROUP II HAIRSTYLES | ||
| are visible from about the chin line up when seen from the direct front. | are flat on top, close to the sides, and all down. | ||
| KEY FOR COMBING HAIRSTYLES IN THIS GROUP: The outline of the hair together with the chin line, should have a general oval shape. Your eyesautomatically follow along the dotted line to complete the oval outline. | KEY FOR COMBING HAIRSTYLES IN THIS GROUP: The outline of the top and sides (excluding the curls) together with the outline of the lower half of the face should have a general oval shape. | ||
| Notice that the hair is widest where the oval is widest | The outline of the curls must take a graceful curve. (Be sure the outline of the curls does not take a straight line.) | ||
| SQUARE FACES are best complemented by hairstyles in Group I. (Hairstyles in Groups III and IV are next best.) | This is the best hairstyle group for LONG FACES. (Hairstyles in Group I are next best.) | ||
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| GROUP III HAIRSTYLES | GROUP IV HAIRSTYLES | ||
| are visible only from the ears up when seen from the direct front. | are a combination of up and down lines. (The sides and top are up and the back is down.) | ||
| KEY FOR COMBING HAIRSTYLES IN THIS GROUP: The outline of the hair together with the outline of the lower half of the face must have a general oval shape. | KEY FOR COMBING HAIRSTYLES IN THIS GROUP: The outline of the top and sides (excluding the curls) together with the outline of the lower half of t he face, shuld have a general oval shape. | ||
| Hairstyles in this group are particularily good for ROUND FACES. (Hairstyles in Groups I and IV are next best.) | The outline of the curls should take a graceful curve. | ||
| This is the best hairstyle group for INVERTED TRIANGLE and DIAMOND shaped faces. (Hairstyles in Group I are next best.) | |||
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Bangs may be worn in all four hairstyle groups.