“I wish I had a small head.” As a girl with a massive head, I just don’t feel pretty in my teenage years because of my head size.
It’s not crazy big but compared to my body, it’s proportionally big.
This thing has been mildly annoying to me for a long period of time.
Luckily, I learned many outfit styling tips and tricks and I realize actually it’s not that hard to hide my big head at all!
I am so confident to say no one thinks my head is big except they see me naked.
So ladies, here are 10 practical ways how to dress if you have a big head, enjoy!
1. Wear a light color outfit to adjust your head proportion
As we all know, black and other dark colors make us look slimmer visually.
However, wearing a black top will make your head look even bigger by proportion as black will make your upper body look smaller.
I can truly tell there’s a difference when I wear a black V-neck top and a white V-neck top.
If white is a bit too bold for you, other light and warm colors like beige, pastel pink, lavender, and light yellow can all give you a slightly exaggerated effect on your body figure!
Some ladies may be worried that the light-colored outfit will make them look bulky.
Not gonna lie, everyone looks the slimmest in black.
However, with the right styling like wearing a V-neck or choosing a structured thick fabric, light color can be really feminine, flattering, and refreshing too!
Of course, this really depends on your body figure so you with your heart!
For me, these tips work wonders for my head and I always feel so secure in wearing a nice beige top!
2. Embrace puff sleeves and oversize clothes
When I saw a big-headed girl like me wearing a super tight black bodycon dress, all I wanted to do was scream to her “NO!!!”.
Okay maybe I am a little bit dramatic but all I want to say is, that wearing tight doesn’t serve us at all.
Instead, we can embrace puff sleeve and oversized clothes to make our body figure looks slightly bigger to balance things out.
By the way, if you are a girl with a round face, don’t go for the puff sleeve that looks too bulky as it will make your face look rounder.
Instead, wearing the puff sleeve top like the model below is more than enough to improve head size proportion!
3. Opt for a neck and off-shoulder instead of round neck shirt
Another useful heck is wearing a V-neck and off-shoulder top instead of the round neck top.
In my wardrobe, I just have literally one round-neck T-shirt as they just don’t look flattering on me.
With the round lining, it makes my neck look shorter and thus my face appears chubbier.
Instead, a V-neck shirt helps elongate my neckline and helps to shift the attention from the head to the neck.
Of course, by proportion, the border chest makes my face look smaller.
If you want to level up your game, off-shoulder is a great choice in the summertime.
Showing your neckline not only does it look feminine but also greatly improves the proportion size of the head.
The off-shoulder dress is my ultimate go-to as I can look slim and most importantly, with a smaller head in it!
If off-shoulder is too bold for some of you, the boat neck top is a classy elegant alternative!
4. Say no to turtlenecks or any high-neck top
A genuine piece of advice, don’t wear a turtleneck or any high-neck tops, they are just brutal.
With a massive head, it’s so easy for you to get stuck in trying a turtleneck. I am not kidding here as I have had some dreadful experiences before.
Despite that, these tops cover your neck and make your head look even bigger.
Whenever I wear a turtleneck, instead of looking cool and put together, I feel like I look like a suffocating lady who needs immediate rescue.
So ladies, if you don’t have a particularly long neck, it’s not a wise choice to wear a turtleneck.
5. Wear flared jeans to balance the proportion size of your head
Making the head look smaller is all about changing our body proportion by illusion.
Besides adding some volume to the upper body, another nice way is adding some height so our heads so look smaller visually.
Wearing high-waisted jeans is a good way but an even better way is wearing high-waisted flared jeans.
The design of flared jeans makes our legs look slimmer and taller.
We can always wear heels, comfy pumps, or ankle boots to add some height under the flared jeans to add a few more inches.
Despite flared jeans, any high-waisted dress or trousers can improve the proportion of our body too! But of all, flared jeans can really maximize the effect!
6. Wear long necklaces instead of the chunky one
Now let’s talk about accessories. As we already have a big head, we should always keep our accessories simple to avoid unwanted attention.
When it comes to earrings, large hoop earrings are a big Nono.
Instead, simple long-line earrings are flattering to us as the straight line can balance the round lining of our heads.
Let alone it’s really a classy and elegant choice.
For necklaces, always wear the V shape to give your neck a little bit of extension.
Chunky round necklaces and chokers can look really horrible on us.
I do find the long Y necklace flattering and it’s versatile – you can look good in both a plain T-shirt and a little black dress!
7. Wear pointy flats and heels
When it comes to shoes, you guessed it, wearing pointed heels is the most flattering to us.
But if you have thick ankles, you may want to avoid the strap heels as they will make the calves look bigger.
Another way is wearing nude heels so the stripes aren’t that obvious.
However, if you aren’t a heel person, flats are also fine.
Again, wear pointed flats instead of round flats to make your leg look slimmer and taller.
8. Wear big hats with a brim
I enjoy wearing big flattering hats a lot as I feel like I have the tiniest head in the world.
Instead of wearing a baseball cap and beret, I always opt for hats with a big brim so it can make our face look proportionally smaller.
Hats like Panama hats and wool floppy hats always look so harmonious with a big head and they can easily elevate my whole look with a feminine touch!
For the ladies who are really into berets or caps, always size up or consider buying the male’s hat!
Wearing an unfitted hat can look really ridiculous and people can tell.
I have some male caps and I do think they look nicer than the small caps so don’t be shy!
This is so random… BUT
hey ladies, why not quickly do an affirmation and feel instantly better?
This new year, I’m trying not only to share fashion tips but come up with ways to instill body positivity in all women who are reading my articles – aka YOU!
Instead of just reading it, say it loud or murmur the quotes (if you are in public) to maximize the effect.
Ready? Here we go.
I love my body. She is my forever home and sanctuary.
Sassy isn’t a shape, it’s an attitude.
Work out because I love my body – not because I hate it.
I can love myself and change my body at the same time. No guilt about that.
It is completely normal to have tummy rolls. I come to realize that social media isn’t showing the reality… at all.
My happiest moments in life had nothing to do with the way my body looked.
I don’t have to be pretty like her, I can be pretty like …ME.
I AM perfect imperfection.
What are your thoughts on that? I hope that makes you feel better (as you deserved).
Please help me pass the body positivity message in your community. #womenhelpwomen
Alright, now keep on reading!
9. Style your hair with highlights and lowlights
These are the tips that I wish I knew sooner and I hope you find them useful too!
Instead of dying your hair with just one color, it looks more flattering to add some highlights and lowlights.
With a similar shade of the same color, it adds some volume to your hair and creates some shadow and depth naturally.
This tip is especially useful for the thin-haired girl with a big head, by adding some layer to your hair can balance the hugeness of your head!
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10. Carry a hairstyle that flatters your big head
Hairstyle matters a lot and here are some tips that you may want to pay attention to:
- Don’t trim your hair ends too much as this will make people pay more attention to your head
- Long hair always looks better than short hair as it improves the proportion of the head
- You can always tuck one side of the hair behind the ears to balance things out
- Small-wave hair can always cover our heads perfectly
- Avoid neck-length haircut as it will make our head looks bigger like a lollipop
- Wear V-line necklaces instead of the chunky one
There is still countless way to hide our big head with hairstyle, feel free to explore and get creative!
FINAL THOUGHTS:
So ladies, here are the 10 ways how to dress if you have a big head!
I really hope after reading this, you can feel more hopeful as there are indeed countless ways for us to hide our big heads!
As ladies, we are lucky enough to have all the outfit hacks (to look slimmer), accessories, and hairstyle tips available to make our heads appear smaller so try your best to utilize them!
For a long period of time, the big head has been one of my biggest insecurities and I just don’t feel feminine and pretty when I look in the mirror.
But as I aged and am now in my mid-20s, I realized basically everyone has their insecurities to deal with and most of them are more serious issues than having a big head!
It takes me so much time to realize it’s okay to have flaws, after all, we are all perfect imperfections :’)!
Below is the recap of the article:
- Wear a light color outfit to adjust your head proportion
- Embrace puff sleeves and oversize clothes
- Opt for V neck and off-shoulder instead of round neck shirt
- Say no to turtleneck or any high-neck top
- Wear flared jeans to balance the proportion size of your head
- Wear V-neck flats and heels
- Wear big hats with a brim
- Style your hair with highlights and lowlights
- Carry a hairstyle that flatters your big head
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