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Face Shape: Square
Traits: Angular jawbone and hairline
Celebs: Jennifer Garner, Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie
Your ideal makeup look: To help soften your angular features, Barose says to go with a makeup look that's "soft, feminine, ethereal with shimmery texture."

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Tip 1:
Blend a rosy-toned cream blush like RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek in Modest, $36 on the apples of your cheeks. And, be sure to "avoid anything harsh or severe" like strong eyeliners or lip colors.

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Tip 2:
Try a "soft sheer gloss or lip stain in pretty shades like sheer pinks or coral," says Barose. One to try: NYX Butter Gloss in Strawberry Cheescake, $4.99.

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Tip 3:
Finish off your look by playing up your lashes with two coats of mascara to add a flirty, girly finish to your face, says Barose. Try Nars Climax Mascara, $24 and learn how to get the longest, thickest lashes here.

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Face Shape: Oval
Traits: Same-width forehead and lower face, with longer sides
Celebs: Bella Hadid, Beyonce, Dakota Johnson
Your ideal makeup look: To help cut down the length of your face, try a "rosy or bronzy blush that goes horizontal across the cheeks," says Barose and define your eyes and lips.

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Have you ever seen your friend pull off a hot makeup trend, but find it looks wacky on you? It might just be a face shape thing. Your face shape can dictate whether that coral lip color Jessica Biel wore on the red carpet will look just as smoking on you... or not (same holds true for hairstyles, so make sure you don't commit the face shape haircut mistakes these celebs made). Basically, you want to make sure that you're wearing makeup that will enhance your features and aspects of your particular face shape, while minimizing your less favorite attributes.

Not sure of your exact face shape? Here's how to determine it: Put on a headband to get your hair off of your face. Look in the mirror at your hairline and chin line — you can even draw a few dots with eyeliner around the periphery of your face to help you see the shape. If you were to connect the dots would you create a square shape? Oval? Heart or circle? The answer to that question is your face shape. Once you determine your shape, check out celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose's customized makeup tips. This contouring aficionado offers up tricks on how to accentuate your unique face shape. You'll also discover your celeb face shape twin and get suggestions for key makeup and beauty products to yield your best look.

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