Obviously, our faces won’t be exact replicas of the geometric shapes we learned in school. So it’s best to be less rigid in our expectations of conforming to an exact form and leave room for other contributing factors. “The overall facial shape takes into account the relative prominence of the facial features And changes with age and weight,” says Anita Patel, MD, founder of her eponymous cosmetic surgery practice in Beverly Hills. “If you look at a triangle, a youthful face has the apex at the bottom, while an aged face has the triangle up is turned down, with the base at the bottom,” she adds.
In addition, Ourian recommends thinking about how we apply our makeup so that we can be more aware of our facial structure. “As a rule of thumb, consider how and why you contour and highlight certain areas of the face with bronzer, blush, and highlighter. This bone structure causes you to exaggerate shadows and highlights, which contributes to your face shape,” he says.