We’ve all been there, gaining a couple of pounds over Christmas or a few too many cocktails on holiday, and of all the places it could go, typically it almost always, shows on your face. So, how do you make your face look thinner?
I’ve put the ultimate guide together to give you inspiration on how to make your face look thinner.
What are the causes of face fat?
This is caused by weight gain, excess fat is due to poor diet, face bloat, lack of exercise and so on. Typically the excess weight lays around the cheek, neck and jaw line and causes your face to look more round.
How to make your face look slimmer
- Ombre your hair or go for a dark hair colour
When we’ve put weight on, we tend to wear darker colours to hide the appearance of weight gain. The same can be applied when it comes to your face, by having darker roots and lighter tips, not only its less maintance, but it is also a trendy way to make your face appear slimmer.
- Back comb your hair
Avoid your hair being flat to your face, by adding height and volume to your hair will give the appearance that your face look thinner. Adding bounce to your hair can also help, embracing those curling wands will add tons of volume.
- Wearing long earrings
When we’ve put weight on, we tend to go for long stripes to make our bodies look thinner right? Well its no different to our faces, simply purchasing a pair of long dangly earrings will draw the attention away from your face and give you the appearance of a longer and slimmer face shape.
- Use makeup
Contouring is an excellent way to give the illusion your face is thinner, it literally is your best friend when it comes to cheek bone definition. Invest in a good contouring powder, cheek highlighter, blending brush and off you go to a slimmer looking you!
- Cats eye makeup
Using a black liquid eyeliner, create a sharp cat eye shape, outlining the inner and outer corners of your eye shape, following a layer of eyeshadow following the curve of your eye. This will give your eyes tons of definition, and draw attention to the eye area opposed to your face shape.
How to lose face fat long term
There’re many ways we can reduce excess fat from around the face area, typically this requires making long-term lifestyle changes which are sustainable and healthy such as;
- Reducing excess salts and processed foods from your diet. This is an effective way to prevent bloating and reduce weight.
- Applying cardio to your daily routine. If your a beginner, focus on a 30 minute walk per day, this will help burn excess body fat and slim down your face (In addition to a good diet plan)
- There are lots of Face and neck fat exercises to improve muscle strength, give you more definition and make your face look thinner.
- Review your diet, eating refined carbs such as cookies and cakes can cause weight gain. Switching to a wholegrain diet can reduce weight and give you more energy throughout the day.
- Sleep is super important, its recommended that adults should get 7-9 hours sleep per night. Not only this can reduce weight, but it improves your mental health so you feel at your best, and don’t reach for the biscuit tin or those quick fixes mid afternoon.
- Water Hydration is also key to for overall health, it will help you feel full and promote weight loss and face bloat. Try adding a lemon to your iced water, lemon is high in vitamin C and antioxidants, but also promotes fullness and prevents you from over eating.
- Finally, the big one. Reducing your alcohol intake can prevent weight gain, face bloat, lead to a healthier lifestyle and mindset.
How to make your face look thinner – in summary
There are many ways that you can achieve your goal for a slimmer face by using different strategies to make your face look thinner. Another long term strategy would be to introduce exercise to your daily routine, review your diet and change up a few bad lifestyle habits.
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