Don't know which hairstyle to pick (I'm a man)

To pick a flattering hairstyle, knowing your face shape is crucial. If you know what's yours, you can easily pick a style that is proven to be flattering for your facial features. There are quite a few manual tests that you can do to find out your face shape. However, if you don't have time to do that or find such tests confusing, go for online services. Among the most popular would be UKHairdressers, Face Shape Calculator, What's my face shape?.

For some of these services you simply need to upload your picture and the system will give you the answer. Others are quizzes, which, in accordance with your answers, will provide the feedback.

Before picking a hairstyle, consider how much time you're ready to put into maintaining your hairstyle every day. In case you don't want to spend more than five minutes on your hair in the morning, then haircuts with several layers that have to be straightened or curled each day may not be your option.

The same goes for coloring your hair. The level of maintenance you're comfortable with should tell you if you should go for a temporary or permanent hair dye.

Also, think about how often you'd need to trim or cut your hair. For a short look, you'll have to get another hair cut about every 3-4 weeks to keep your hair in order. Having longer hair, you can go without a trim for 6-8 weeks, but you'd need to put in some efforts in order to avoid split ends and heat damage.

You've decided that you want a different hairstyle, but not sure which one would look good on you? Well, that's easy to solve! There are numerous online services that allow you to experiment with lots of new hairstyles and many different color variations. Among the most popular would be TheHairStyler, Hairfinder, and CoolMensHair.

All you need to do is upload your picture and pick a hairstyle and color you want to try on. Experiment with it, have some fun! When you've found the one that you think will look great on you, you can print or save it and then show it to your hairdresser.

Face shapes play a huge role in picking one's style. What looks good on an oval face may not look just as good on asquare face and vice versa. So, after finding out what your face shape is, watch a video below on which haircuts are considered the most flattering for your face.

Before picking a hairstyle, evaluate the texture of your hair. There are lots of varieties of textures. Your hair could be limp and silky thin or frizzy or bouncy coarse. And the way a hairstyle looks depends greately on the texture. A haircut on two people with an identical face shape will look different if one's hair thick and the other's thin. 

When cosidering getting some haircut, think about which features of yours you would like to highlight with its help. A good haircut draws attention to the things you like, thus, making you feel fabulous and confident. So, make sure to pick a hairstyle that does that.

For example, if you think that your neck should be noticed by others, you coul try a short haircut or a high updo to show it off. Similarly, if you want to attract attention to your eyes, go for brow-skimming bangs that make your eyes really pop.

Considering getting a new haircut, keep in mind features that you don't like. The right haircut can help you hide or downplay those.

For instance, if you think that you have too wide ears, you should avoid both a cut that's too short and severe ponytails along with buns (or, fif you're a man, try to wear the sides a little longer). In case you have a broad, deep forehead, you can downplay it up with bangs. Similarly, you dislike thecan hide the length of your neck by hiding it with long layers.

Who said that picking a hairstyle has to be boring or stressful? Remember, you're in process of figuring out what you like the best for yourself. It's supposed to be entertaining! Therefore, play around with your hair to see what you like, what you don't like, what you love.

Stand in front of a mirror and try out at least several different styles. Be sure to try even the looks you're not sure about right now to have a range of options. You can also fold your hair up to see how you'd look with short hair. Another option is to straighten or curling your hair. For men, try spiking your hair or slicking it back.

If you know your face shape, look it up online and browse through images of people who also have it. Evaluate the haircuts these people have, and whether or not you would something similar. If you find hairstyle you really like, print out the picture and take it to a hairstylist.

It's totally normal if you find the whole process of choosing a hairstyle overwhelming or stressful. It can be really hard to take into consideration both your personal preferences, hair texture, face shape, distinct features you want to highlight or downplay. So, why stress out too much then? Simply set up an appointment with a hairstylist you're confident about to talk about your options. You won’t have to have your hair cut or colored right then and there, but getting the opinion of a professional may help you to make your decision and see more opportunities.