Lenny wrote me a Dear Karen email about her trials and tribulations with her face.  She explained that “I want to know what to do with my hairstyles. I’ve got a long square face with big eyes, hair to my shoulders without a ponytail, big forehead, sharp chin and a long neck.”  ”I don’t have a picture from me from the front but one from a side view”.

After some emails discussions back and forth Lenny agreed to let me share her hair story and current “before” photo with Hair Boutique visitors in exchange for me working with her to try and find some great new hairstyles for wedding her face shape.

During our email conversations I discovered that Lenny was a very charming, funny, sweet 20 year old who wanted to let her hair grow longer.  Unfortunately, Lenny explained that when she lets her hair grow it always gets into her eyes.  Putting it behind her ears is not an option because she has deemed her ears as “ugly”.

Lenny sent a photo (see below) of a style and wanted to know if it would work with her face style.  I pointed out to Lenny that with a square face it is often more flattering to have a side part.  The style example that she sent me was parted in the middle and tends to accentuate a square shape.

I also pointed out to Lenny that the model seemed to have thicker hair, which would be harder for Lenny to pull off since her hair is fine and thin.  Lenny agreed with me and we decided to look at some other photos for inspiration.