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the mane dilemmaFinding the perfect wedding coiffure can be a frustrating process. Local hairstylists Timothy Robishaw and Darren Le dish on which ’dos flatter which face shapes. by brittany jasnoff

making scentsBefore choosing your Big-day perfume, heed these tips from local fragrance designer neil morris.

consider going custom scents are indelibly tied to memory, emotion, and romance—so don’t spritz an everyday eau de toilette before your wedding. morris, a 30-year fragrance vet, recommends creating a cus-tom scent that will always remind you of your special day. First, study the season and venue. For a summer wed-ding, choose a fragrance with the floral notes of freesia, gar-denia, lavender, or jasmine; for autumn nuptials, set the mood with amber, cinnamon, vanilla, or cedar. is your wedding in the mountains or on a cape cod beach? Determine which aromas (like ocean musk, oak, or white ginger) relate best to the time and place of your ceremony. and keep your fiancé in mind: if he proposed over dessert, choose some-thing with hints of chocolate. know how to test With enough searching, it’s also possible to find the perfect store-bought fragrance. morris recommends testing two scents at a time—but don’t trust what you sniff on paper. body chemistry affects the smell of a perfume, he says. “you won’t know how it smells until you actually put it on.” spray one perfume on each arm and wait at least 10 minutes (or better yet, a few hours) for the fragrance to settle. give him a whiff be sure to test out your choice around your future husband well before the big event, so it’s not an unfamiliar scent on your wedding night. jamie coelho

Tim Robishaw Darren Le

An oval shape is versatile

because it’s pro-portional: There’s no need to hide a high forehead or

downplay a sharp chin. While you

can get away with almost any look, a surefire option is a

chignon or bun.

A loosely pulled-back style,

with a bit of volume and a

side-swept bang, works well. But

whatever you do, don’t go for a cen-ter part: It’ll just make your face

look longer.

Adding waves, whether they’re

gently pulled back or left down, softens your face shape. Stay away from taut updos, which only draw attention to an

angular jaw.

You should have something

loose around the jawline, so a half-up, half-

down look is a good choice. Just make sure you don’t pull

your hair back too tight.

Gals with a wide forehead that

narrows to a pointy chin are prime

candidates for a half-up, half-down

style. Sleekness around the crown

minimizes a promi-nent forehead,

while the fullness below softens

the chin.

A classic French twist is a sure bet. To

modernize the look, make it fairly loose and add long, side-swept bangs

that draw the eye away from

the chin and hide the forehead.

To elongate this silhouette, create soft, loose waves.

(Pin-straight hair emphasizes

roundness.) Subtle layers

remove bulk and make your face appear slimmer, but steer clear

of anything choppy.

Think of a moderate

pompadour: A ’do that’s soft—not slicked back—

around your face but smoothly

structured else-where. Height

around the crown lengthens your

visage.

Tim Robishaw, Jeffrey Lyle Salon, 135 Newbury St., Boston, 617-391-0551, jeffreylyle.com; Darren Le, Mizu, 776 Boylston St., Boston, 617-585-6498, mizuforhair.com.

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