Diamond face shape

Cheekbones dominate, with a narrower forehead and a narrow chin. Width at the brow and along the jaw evens the outline out.

Hairstyles for a diamond face

Textured Crop

Short, choppy top with a tight taper — the modern default.

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Low Taper with Textured Top

Clean at the neck, volume on top — smart without being severe.

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Mid Fade Pompadour

Serious height at the front, tight at the sides.

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Buzz Cut

One guard, everywhere. Total honesty about bone structure.

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Crew Cut

Graduated short top, tapered sides. The military original.

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French Crop with Blunt Fringe

A short, blunt fringe cut straight across the forehead.

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Caesar Cut

Short, even, forward-combed with a horizontal fringe.

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Ivy League

A crew cut with enough front length to take a part.

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Beard styles for a diamond face

Short Boxed Beard

Full but close-cropped, with defined cheek and neck lines.

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Heavy Stubble

Three to five millimetres, everywhere, all the time.

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Full Beard

Grown out, shaped, not sculpted.

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Light Stubble

One to two millimetres — texture, not coverage.

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Circle Beard

Rounded moustache and chin, joined into a ring.

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Moustache

Upper lip only, nothing below.

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Clean Shaven

No beard. Sometimes that is the recommendation.

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Faded Beard

Short beard graded from the sideburn down into the jaw.

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