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Hot Hair: Buns for Every Face Shape

From ballerina buns to chignons, a chic topknot is the season's mane event. See how these celebs are pulling it back for summer’s heat wave.
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Kerry Washington Espys Lead
By Tia Williams · Updated October 28, 2020
The bun is one of the summer’s hottest hairstyles. It’s super-easy, it keeps your neck cool (hallelujah!), and it’s oh-so-flattering on every face shape!

If you have a heart-shaped face (wide forehead with a sharp chin) balance things out with a bun in the middle of your head. Elongate a round face with a low bun, Evita-style. Square-faced women should go for a bun with sexy, face-framing tendrils to soften a strong jaw. And a high, ballerina-esque topknot is super-pretty on oval faces.

Need inspiration? Check out our gallery of fabulously flattering celebrity buns.