2025’s Trendiest Hairstyles for a Round Face Shape (With Hacks!)

Feeling like certain hairstyles make your face shape look wider or don't frame your face the way you want, can be the worst feeling. But there’s always a hairstyle for everyone. In this guide, we've got you covered with tons of perfect hairstyles for a round face shape!

Round-face shapes are obviously gorgeous, but if you don't feel confident wearing your current hairstyle, it might be time to switch it up. After all, confidence is everything.

The key to flattering round face shapes is creating balance, elongation, and movement — and that’s where hair extensions come in.

So, girlies, take notes. We're about to give you 10 hairstyles you can try using extensions to completely flatter your round face shape.

Taking a little bit of inspo from Sabrina Carpenter here, and telling you that face-framing bangs work actual wonders on round face shapes.

Round faces with bangs soften the width to make the face appear more oval while defining cheekbones and creating a jawline you could slice paper on.

Plus, bangs can be totally personalised to you and look great in any hair type. 

Do you like your bangs wispy or full? Or how about slightly feathered?

For this hairstyle, funnily enough, you need bangs. But if you're not quite ready to make the chop permanently, we have the best trick up our sleeves.

Our RiRi x Sabrina Clip-In Fringe is the perfect way to try this hairstyle out without making any scary cuts . And if you're not feeling the look every single day, you don't have to wear it!

The style of this fringe is wispy, with a slight curtain , but of course, you can manipulate it in a way that you love.

In the words of Sabrina Carpenter herself, please, please, please— consider face-framing bangs immediately (or something like that).

We can imagine you're a little nervous about the bob since so many people told you it wouldn't look good with your face shape, but add a few inches, and you've got one of the most flattering hairstyles for your face shape — the curly lob (or long bob as you may know it).

You will not want to shy away from this one.

The length of the hair gives the face the illusion of length , taking away from its roundness. The curly style, the added volume, and the texture add dimension and stop the face from looking so round.

Plus, loose, tousled curls frame the face in a flattering way while providing movement and bounce.

For this look, we recommend our shortest hair extension, the Deluxe 16” or Classic 16" Curly Synthetic . She's so cute and perfect.

This single-weft extension will give you volume, bounce, and movement (all the things needed for a round face shape) like no other. We thoroughly recommend giving the curly lob a go.

PSA: Obviously, if you have long hair, you'd have to go to a salon to cut your hair into a lob . Our extensions will then work to provide insane curly volume that will frame your face perfectly.

Think Ariana Grande like 3 years ago, but make it curly. That's the kinda vibe we're going for here.

A super long curly ponytail with bangs, might we add, has all the properties to flatter your round face shape without drowning you in tons of hair.

The height of the ponytail draws the eyes upwards , creating balance while making the face appear longer — almost like a facelift.

The bangs will also work to break the roundness and add a natural contour.

For this look, you need something that makes a statement, and what better way to do so than with our Niamh 26" Drawstring Curly Ponytail ? The ponytail that ends all ponytails.

This unreal extension creates instant volume and texture without any effort. It's perfect for quick and easy on-the-go hairstyles.

You can either pull bits of your natural hair from your temples to create face-shaping strands or use our clip-in fringe for a fuller look .

If you don't love high hairstyles but want to flatter your round face shape, don't worry; you can still go low. Providing you leave some strands around your face to soften your features and create overall definition.

Keeping your ponytail low prevents adding too much width to the sides , while the half-up section lifts the top of the hair, subtly lengthening the face.

By pulling the top section away from the face while leaving some hair down, this style helps frame the face without emphasising its roundness.

See, there's method to our madness.

For this look, all you need is one of our iconic ponytail extensions. It doesn't really matter which one you choose; you should just make sure it's not longer than the hair you've left down .

Of course, it'll also need to match your natural hair, both in type and colour.

The style of this fringe is wispy, with a slight curtain , but of course, you can manipulate it in a way that you love.

In the words of Sabrina Carpenter herself, please, please, please— consider face-framing bangs immediately (or something like that).

Look, if you don't want to emphasise your round face shape (there's no shame in it, btw), you probably want to avoid slick back looks , which can sometimes appear too symmetrical, exaggerating the roundness.

This is why messy styles are your best friends.

A mid-low, messy bun is the epitome of girlies on the go, so it's a great style to have in your back pocket.

Positioning the bun lower draws the eye downward, subtly making the face appear longer rather than wider.

The undone, wispy texture of a messy bun helps break up the roundness and prevents a harsh, pulled-back look that could emphasise fullness.

And obviously, including some pulled-out strands will create that dimension and movement that a round-shaped face will always be thankful for.

Duh, you'll need our Messy Bun Scrunchie for this look. One of our absolute faves in the RiRi family.

It's so easy to use; it's literally like using a hairband. Need we say more?

Everyone knows about the big bouncy blowout, but if you've avoided it because you think the hair will act like some kind of hood that accentuates your round face shape, you need to listen up.

A voluminous blowout with height at the roots helps elongate the face , making it appear more oval rather than round. Plus, if you keep the length of the blowout long and flowing, you'll elongate the face even more.

Long hair to round face shapes is like Kat to Alfie. A match made in heaven.

You should avoid too much volume at the sides, though, as this will exaggerate your round face. However, bouncy waves or curls will add natural movement , which helps soften the roundness.

You obviously need something big, voluptuous, and insanely bouncy for this look, and luckily for you, we have just the thing.

We recommend our 24" Bouncy Half-Head extensions piece. It was literally made to create the perfect big bouncy blowout. Nothing can top this one; you'll look like a literal Barbie doll .

Weloooove a mermaid wave here at RiRi. It always makes us think of Kim K, and who wouldn't wanna look like the queen?

Mermaid waves introduce gentle, cascading movement, which helps soften the roundness of the face and adds subtle structure .

Because mermaid waves don't provide as much volume as a bouncy blowout does, there's no danger of your round-shaped face getting exaggerated in the blanket of hair.

The romantic, effortless style of mermaid waves naturally complements round face shapes without making them look too harsh or angular.

For this look, there's only one thing you'll ever need, and that's the Summer Beach 3-Piece Clip-Ins (we literally have it all, don't we?).

These gorgeous extensions come in 3 different sized wefts , so you can evenly place them throughout your hair without having any long wefts or clips on show.

The style is obviously wavy, beachy, and all things mermaid vibes, so they're the ideal extension to use for this hairstyle.

Layers, layers, and layers baby. These might not be your fave (especially if you have naturally very straight hair), but they work wonders at softening your round face shape.

Instead of emphasising the widest parts of the face, well-placed layers create angles that contour the face and add definition .

A round face can sometimes appear fuller when hair is all one length. Layers dim this fullness and add natural shape without making the face look wider.

They can also create natural movement, preventing hair from looking too flat or heavy on your face, which will ultimately exaggerate the roundness.

There are a few ways you can add layers using extensions. Here's what we recommend: 

Our 8-Piece 20" Human Hair Extensions are so luxurious and premium that you'll feel like you've won the hair game.

You can use the different lengths of wefts within this bundle to create layers, starting with the shortest high up your head and the longer ones lower.

Our Tape-in extensions are made from Remy human hair , which you can ask your stylist to cut you some natural-looking, face-shaping layers into . Easy peasy.

We offer a professional fitting and installation service for our tape-ins — just book your slot, and we’ll see you there, girl!

You can purchase multiple single wefts in different lengths and place them in different sections of your head.

For example, we love our Deluxe 16” Curly and Deluxe 20” Curly together. I mean, just look at this transformation…

We don't know why people hate on the middle parting. Although it's not really a hairstyle in its own right, it is something you can incorporate into pretty much any hairstyle , so we thought it's worth a mention.

A middle parting divides the hair evenly, drawing the eye downward and making the face appear longer. It's all about the illusions today, if you couldn't tell.

When combined with curtain bangs or long layers, a middle parting enhances the illusion of a slimmer, elongated face . 

Any of our hair extensions would look great with a middle parting, but to avoid a too-symmetrical look, we recommend opting for one of our curly or wavy styles .

You could either choose a single weft, multiple wefts, or one of our half-head pieces. It really is up to you.

Like we said above, curtain bangs can also work really well with this look , so we're coming back to our clip-in fringe once again. You can create so many looks with this one!

Last but not least is the high pony with bangs, not to be confused with the pony we recommended earlier. For this one, we're going higher.

This one more or less has the same effect as the mega curly ponytail, but because we're going a little higher, it elongates the face even more, drawing the eyes further upwards.

You can go for a sleek look this time, too, because the bangs will add those flattering angles and structure to reduce emphasis on your face's fullness.

There are a few things that we recommend for this hairstyle, and, of course, they're our range of wrap-around ponytails. Perfect for creating a full-bodied high pony that doesn't look limp on top of your head.

You can choose from our 20" Human Hair Clip-In, 30” Wrap Around, or Mini 16" Clip-In, among many more.

You know we're gonna mention it, but our clip-in fringe is also on the tools list for this style, so once again, it sounds like you need it in your basket immediately .

Having a round face shape is something to embrace , and you can do that so easily by following these flattering hairstyles. Each one is seriously stunning, and we can't wait for you to try some of them out!

With the help of hair extensions, you can achieve your dream look without even thinking about your face shape.

But remember girlies, you can rock any look you want as long as you feel happy and confident about it. If you want to try a hairstyle that's not on our list, you should go for it.

Confidence really is everything.

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