How To Choose the Best Facial Piercing for Your Face Shape

The right piercing has the power to transform your look and express your unique style. When you're considering a facial piercing, you'll want to think about your face shape, hairline, and bone structure to ensure your piercing complements your features and personal style. With so many unique facial piercings to choose from, how do you pick the right piercing in Orlando that will perfectly complement your style? Check out this guide to help you find the perfect facial piercing based on your face shape.

Best Piercings for Round Faces

Round faces are defined by soft, rounded jawlines, full cheekbones, and facial features that create a youthful expression and appearance. Well-placed facial piercings can help create vertical lines that elongate your face and add definition. The best piercings will draw attention to your eyes, nose, and mouth to elongate your features and highlight rounded angles.

Here are the top piercings for round faces:

• Vertical Labret: This piercing goes through the center of your lower lip, starting at the skin just below your lip and exiting on the center of your lip.

• High Nostril: Placed higher up on the nose than standard nostril piercings, this piercing draws the eye up and adds a subtle vertical line to your face. Pair it with a traditional, lower nostril piercing for a unique paired look.

• Septum: Septum piercings provide a visual center anchor on your face, creating balance and harmony.

• Eyebrow: These piercings can help draw attention to your eyes and cheekbones, adding length and definition.

• Monroe: Placed on the upper lip to mimic Marilyn Monroe’s famous beauty mark, this piercing adds a sophisticated yet playful look.

Best Piercings for Oval-Shaped Faces

Oval faces are longer than they are wide. You may have rounded features with an oval face, but your cheekbones and jawline come to a soft curve at your chin. Piercings for oval faces help complement and enhance your natural symmetry and add balance to your features.

Here are the top piercings for oval faces:

• Medusa: Located in the philtrum (the indentation above your upper lip), medusa piercings center your facial features. They also symbolize rebirth and renewal.

• Eyebrow: Many eyebrow piercing placements complement oval faces and enhance the natural arch. Try a traditional placement (diagonally on the outer edge of the eyebrow), which draws attention to your eyes.

• Nostril: Classic and elegant, this piercing won’t disrupt your face's natural flow.

Best Piercings for Heart-Shaped Faces

Heart face characteristics include broad foreheads and wide cheekbones that taper down with a pointed jawline and a narrow chin. A widow’s peak hairline often completes the heart-shaped look, but not always. The facial piercings for heart faces enhance your cheekbones and soften your chin and jawline.

Here are some great facial piercing options for heart faces:

• Paired Lip: Paired lip piercings are made up of two distinct piercings placed in various places around your lips. Paired lip piercings that work well for heart faces are Dahlia piercings, which are placed at the corners of the mouth, and Angel Bites, which are placed symmetrically on the upper lip.

• Cheek: These piercings are placed to mimic dimples, helping draw attention to your cheeks and mid-facial features. Dermal cheek piercings are also a unique look for heart-shaped faces.

• Ashley Piercing: Named after a mysterious “Ashley" (either named for the piercer or the first person to receive this piercing), this piercing is a single point in the middle of your lip. It helps centrally anchor the lower part of your face.

• Tragus: This piercing is delicately placed on the flap of cartilage that covers your ear canal. Check with your piercer at Fine Ink Studios in Orlando to determine if you have the correct anatomy for this piercing.

Best Piercings for Square-Shaped Faces

Square facial characteristics include a strong, defined jawline with similar length and width measurements. Cheekbones have minimal curves, and the sides of your face form a straight line from your jaw to your forehead. Facial piercings can help soften sharp angles and add curves while drawing attention to your eyes if you have a heart-shaped face.

Here are the best piercings for square-shaped faces:

• Bridge: Bridge piercings sit horizontally at the top of the bridge of your nose, creating a central focus in the middle of your face.

• Daith: This inner-ear cartilage piercing creates a gentle curve that can soften the appearance of a strong jawline.

• Eyebrow: Try a curved barbell on the outer eyebrow to soften angular features and create contrast around the forehead.

• Snake Bites: This paired lip piercing consists of two symmetrical piercings on the lower lip. It adds definition and creates symmetrical focus.

Facial Piercings in Orlando with Fine Ink Studios

At Fine Ink Studios, we offer a wide range of facial piercings to suit your unique style and face shape. Whether you're looking for a subtle accent or a bold statement, we have the perfect piercing for you. Still have questions about which piercing is right for you? Our Orlando piercing artists can help determine the best style and placement for your facial piercing to enhance your facial features and show off your personality. Book your consultation with Fine Ink Studios today to get started!