Shoulders or bust are larger than your hips.
The most athletic looking silhouette
A slim lower body, with weight carried around middle, bust and arms
Broad shoulders that are noticeably wider than your hips—shoulders are wider than the hips by at least 5% in measurement
Little definition between waist and hips
Shoulders and hips are around the same size, with an undefined waistline that may be wider.
Hips and shoulders with the same width
Waistline has the same width or is wider
Hips are about 6 inches smaller than your chest
A small bottom and gain weight around your torso and arms
Shapely legs
Shoulders, bust, and hips are around the same size, with no defined waistline.
Body shape appears quite "straight," with evenly distributed weight—the body shape with the fewest curves
Shoulders, waistline, bust and hips are around the same size
Waist has very little definition and measures from one to eight inches smaller than the bust
You don’t have a big bust and might have a flat bottom
Shoulders and hips are around the same size, with a very defined waistline
A slim waist in relation to the bust/shoulders and hips
Shape is naturally well-proportioned, with shoulders and hips being a similar measurement
Waist is clearly visible and tends to not gain weight as much as the other parts of the body — waist is eight to 12 inches smaller than your hip or bust measurement
Shoulder and hip measurements are within 5% of each other
Average to full bust
Hips are wider than your shoulders
Shoulders appear narrower than the hips and thighs
Hip measurement is more than 5% bigger than your shoulder or bust measurements
Midriff is slim, with a killer waist
Gain weight mostly on your bottom and thighs
Majority of your curves are in your hips, butt, and thighs
You wear a larger size on bottom than top
Type can sometimes seem similar to hourglass but will have a smaller bust
Defining characteristic:
Evenly balanced oval “egg” shaped face. You don’t have much softness to your face or squared/angular shape. Your face isn’t short or long. Your forehead isn’t much wider than the jawline and vice-versa.
Widest across the temples and forehead.
Slim proportions with a forehead and chin of almost exactly the same width.
Prominent cheekbones and a curved chin.
Ratio of width to length is about 1:1.5.
Defining characteristic:
Your strong jawline! And your face’s shorter length. Different from round in that you don’t have much softness in your face—you have sharpness in your features.
The forehead, cheekbones and jawline are all about the same widths.
Sides of face are usually straight.
The squared jawline is the most obvious feature.
Strong bone structure.
Face is nearly as wide as it is long. Ratio is close to 1:1.
Defining characteristic:
The roundness and softness in your face shape and features! Rounder lines and plumper cheeks than the oval face shape. Length of face is shorter than oval, as well.
Widest at the cheekbones with fuller cheeks.
Rounded jawline and a short chin.
Forehead is full and rounded.
Face is almost as wide as it is long. Ratio is usually between 1:1 and 1:1.5.
Defining characteristic:
A broader upper area of your face and you have a natural lift in your features.
Widest at the top of face.
Narrow jaw and a small but defined, pointed chin.
You may have a widow’s peak (a hairline with a V-shape at the center of the hairline).
Diamond face shapes are similar, but more angular—lines are not as “soft,” and their forehead is less wide. Diamond face shapes can follow the guidelines for the heart face shape.
Defining characteristic:
A very strong jawline that is the widest/most prominent part of your face! The face tapers inward from your jawline up to your forehead.
Also known as the triangle face shape.
The most pronounced feature is your jaw line that is wider/fuller than your forehead and cheekbones.
Your face narrows at your cheekbones and temples.
Defining characteristic:
You have length in your face! Either an elongated oval shape or elongated shape with a stronger jaw.
Sometimes called rectangular.
Similar to square face shape, but is longer and more narrow.
Typically, a high forehead.
Gracefully tapers to a well-defined narrow oval chin.
Ratio of width to length is over 1:1.5.