How you wear your hair parting is apparently a question of age these days. Gen Z dislikes side parting and prefers center parting à la Hailey Bieber (26), while millennials swear by side-parted hair. But actually the choice of hair parting should be made for another reason. How best to wear the hair depends on the shape of the face and the swirls of the hair, among other things. These tricks help to place and style the hair parting correctly – so that it suits the individual type.

The middle parting is particularly suitable for round as well as for square-trapezoidal faces. For example, singer Selena Gomez (30) uses the middle parting to make her rather round face look longer. With angular faces – such as actress Keira Knightley (38) – the parting in the middle helps to balance the distinctive shape. In both cases, the cheekbones are better emphasized and the face contoured in a flattering way.

The side parting is perfect for all people with an oval or rather narrow, elongated face shape. The best example of this is the actress Blake Lively (35). She likes to give her face a little more width with a subtle side parting. A side parting also creates more volume in the hair and makes it look fuller. However, it is important that you choose the side parting in such a way that the “chocolate side” of the face is emphasized.

People with heart-shaped faces are spoiled for choice or the freedom to make decisions. “Emily in Paris” star Lily Collins (34), for example, can wear both options perfectly – heart-shaped faces come into their own with both a side parting and a center parting.

There is a simple trick to finding the natural parting. To do this, the slightly damp hair is combed back after washing. Then gently shake your head back and forth so that the hair falls naturally at a certain point. How the hair falls often also depends on where and how many hair swirls you have. These ensure a natural hair structure that suits our face. Therefore, you shouldn’t try to get rid of these vertices either.

Incidentally, the best side of the face is often the side on which the parting would naturally fall. So it’s worth experimenting a little in front of the mirror to find out which parting makes you feel the most beautiful. In order to create more variety in everyday hairstyles, there is nothing wrong with switching back and forth between different parting variants. Regardless of whether you feel more Gen Z or Millennial.