Rest assured, there are tons of complementary options out there; the trick lies in finding the right cuts and styles that balance out your angles and put your best features forward. Read on to check out some of our favorite haircuts for long faces that you can easily rock this year.
30 Edgy Hairstyles for Long Faces
Edgy hairstyles are having a major moment right now. From choppy mullets to layered shags, our feeds have been flooded with edgy looks since spring. Keep scrolling to check out our top 30 edgy haircuts for long faces.
1. Edgy Platinum Lob
Not too keen on an edgy cut? What about a style and color change? We love the subtly of this razor-cut lob on bright platinum color. A great look for long faces, keep your hair styled around the face works to define and shorten a long face. When you’re styling bleached platinum blonde hair, incorporate hydration and color protection into your new routine when shampooing and conditioning. We love Nexxus Blonde Assure Purple Shampoo and Conditioner. This set works to keep your color vibrant, help protect your hair from brassiness, and hydrate it.
2. Piecey Bangs
Like the idea of bangs but not the super full look? Try these thin, piecey bangs instead. Super thin bangs are less of a commitment and are easy to style away if you don’t feel like wearing them! Wear them pin-straight for an edgier take on the long bangs look. To keep the heat styling on your baby bangs to a minimum, try to get a few days out of one style by keeping your hair looking clean! To refresh your bangs, use the Nexxus New York Salon Care Dry Shampoo Refreshing Mist in between hair washings.
3. Shaggy and Extra Textured
We love the look of voluminous and texturized hair. It’s edgy enough to look cool but keeps that volume to round out a long face. You could get this look a few ways! We suggest getting the voluminous texture by teasing your hair. You can tease up the lengths of the hair to make it look messy on purpose.
4. Piecey Bangs
If you want to make bangs look edgier (and less sweet) try this cool piecey bangs look. Section your bangs into even sections and mold them together with the gel. This will hold together the bangs into the little sections to give you this cool look!
5. Chunky Bob
This is the rare occasion when a bob that’s cut straight across and with sharper layers looks better than one angled towards the front. For this look, longer faces can balance out their narrow facial structure with some weight on the sides of the face. A blunt bob cut between ear and chin-length is an ideal way to inject some heft at the cheeks as it deflects from your face’s longer structure. To style, dampen your hair with a texturizing spray and then air-dry.
6. Curly Wedge Haircut for Long Faces
Skeptical that this is the best haircut for long faces? Hear us out: We think curls and waves are a genius way to add softer dimensions to an oblong face, especially when the ringlets are styled to add some feminine fullness at the nape and sides. Make sure your curls don’t go past too far from your chin, as this may add unnecessary clunkiness to your jawline.
7. Long Bangs
A chin-length haircut teamed with a full, French-girl fringe can shorten the perceived length in a long face. Bangs offer a horizontal break to your exposed features and shorten a high forehead, balancing out your face. Blunt bangs, in particular, can block off as much as 1/3 of your entire face. But make sure your bob grazes the upper part of your shoulders so the look doesn’t appear stunted.
8. Side-Parted Lob
Don’t let the “long” in long bob scare you away. We think that the most flattering hairstyles for long faces are, in fact, a variation of this style. Cuts that range from chin to shoulder-length offer the best proportions for your face shape. Instead of opting for a one-length cut, why not kick things up with a few cheekbone-grazing layers? These add some crucial widths that will bisect your face—making it appear fuller and more proportioned with your forehead and chin.
9. Shoulder-Length Shag
In case you needed another reason to love “the Rachel” (and even if you didn’t), we’ll let you in on its appeal: The shaggy ends break up the length of an angular jawline, while the blown-out layers at the ears and mid-lengths give the illusion of fullness. Update this cut to a softer, more wash-and-wear version by asking your stylist more blended layers past the chin, but still long and kicky enough to play with—think more like cute flips and waves, and less like an inverted pineapple. Style with a lightweight mousse that helps define your cut’s structure and waves, like Dove Style+Care Curls Defining Mousse.
10. Full-On Bangs
This style has your fringe hitting all the right notes—it simultaneously masks a high forehead while giving heft to a thin face. For women who can’t seem to sacrifice length, bangs are a great compromise to break up the length of your features and upgrade a current look. Just remember to have a clear contrast between your bangs and the rest of your layers; anything graduated will draw the eye downwards, and give an even more elongated feel.
11. Disco Waves
If you must wear your hair long, opt for a side part with groovy waves, à la the golden days of disco. Not only is this glamorous hairstyle a fabulous option for your evening cocktail party or formal affairs, but it also opens up the sides of the face, giving it a softer, more feminine appearance.
12. Short Bangs and Long Hair
Can’t bear to part with your long hair? That’s cool! Simply add some definition to your long face hairstyles by adding bangs. We especially love this combo of short bangs and long hair.
13. Natural Waves
Rock your long hair with waves. We love how this allows your hair to take center stage, taking the focus off long faces.
14. Wavy Ends
While the traditional one-length cut is cute, we think an angled style is more sophisticated on older women with a long face. Those with thick or curly locks can use their natural texture to their advantage by adding in multiple layers. You can even include a side bang, which will create a natural dimension to your long face.
15. Wavy Bob
If you have waves or curls, a tousled, bouncy bob will give you a soft and sophisticated look to balance out long faces. Consider chopping right next to the chin for a fresh, more updated look.
16. Asymmetrical Pixie
Add some chop layers throughout your hair and define even further with a short chop in the back and more layers in the front. The longer layers will add depth to your features as you test out a modern ’do.
17. Shoulder-Length Lob
If you have strong and healthy tresses, why not wear them a little longer in your 40s? You can try out a one-length look or some mild layers, which can subtly soften your collarbone as they draw attention to your eyes.
18. Choppy Mullet
Yes, you can rock a mullet! We love how its multiple layers can work with your long face as you showcase this trendy style.
19. Cropped Cut
If you have thinning hair, a cropped cut might be the perfect solution. With a cut very close to your head, you can play with length in the front of your face —opting to go long or very short. We like this look with some bangs to balance out a long face.
20. All-Over Curls
Curls look incredible on long faces. The texture, depth, and dimension can really bring out the features in your face as you embrace your natural texture.
21. Side-Swept Bangs and Waves
If you’ve never tried bangs in your life, you’re going to be amazed at how they accentuate your face. Opt for side-swept bangs that create an angle towards the left or right side of your face, creating a sophisticated and chic look.
22. Long and Straight
Maybe you probably haven’t switched up your hair since high school, and that’s totally cool. Those with long and straight locks can probably get away with this look. Maybe add in some layers as a simple way to spruce things up while also adding definition to your face.
23. Chunky Crown Braid
One of our favorite looks, a chunk crown braid is a great way to rock a trendy style as the bang area is covered up. Check out our crown braid tutorial to test out this look for yourself.
24. Playful Pigtails
Who says pigtails are just for the kiddos?! This playful look brings the pigtail closer to your face, taking the length off your face. Pair this with a wispy long bang and you have one simple yet cute hairstyle.
25. Headband
We are all about accessories and just love them in this updo-style hairdo. Pull out a few pieces of your hair to soften your long face.
26. Bangs and Curls
We’ve mentioned the benefits of having bangs or curls to soften long faces and this style marries the two, resulting in an edgy look that really works on longer faces.
27. Scarf
Another accessory that we adore is scarves. They look especially darling on bob cuts as you let your shorter hair peek out as face-framing layers that also works to naturally conceal some of the lengths of your long face.
28. Curly Bangs
If you’ve got curly hair then you need to try out the trendy curly bang style. Not only is this look highly coveted, but it also helps cover any potentially longer forehead area that you want to conceal.
29. Ombre Lob
If you have a long face and you want to try out a shorter cut, we highly recommend a lob. This length evens out your face length by going beyond your chin, but it’s still short. Place the ombre color by your chin to make sure the color doesn’t shrink or further elongate your face.
30. Box Braids
We love how box braids look on ladies with longer faces. This style keeps your face looking long and slim as the volume and texture of the braids are where most of the volume goes. Are you thinking about trying out one of these hairstyles for long faces? Be sure to take a picture and tag us @AllThingsHairUS!
