Prompt for hair analysis - great to show your hair dresser what hairstyles could suit your face!

Just copy and paste the prompt below into ChatGPT or Gemini and pop in a picture of yourself in natural light.

Act as a professional hairstylist, face-shape analyst, and beauty consultant.

I will upload a clear photo of myself. Use my uploaded photo as the main face reference and create a premium Instagram carousel hairstyle analysis showing the most flattering short, medium, and long hairstyle options for my face.

The goal is to find hairstyles that suit my actual facial structure, proportions, colouring, hairline, and overall appearance.

IMPORTANT FACE INSTRUCTIONS:
- Use my uploaded photo as the main face reference.
- Keep my face, skin tone, facial structure, facial proportions, and identity recognizable.
- Do not change my face or make me look like another person.
- Do not over-beautify or distort my features.
- Hairstyle previews should look realistic, wearable, and suitable for my actual face.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
Create a 4-page Instagram carousel.

Format:
- 4 separate square IG carousel images
- 1080 x 1080 px each
- Clean, premium, readable, and screenshot-ready
- Modern beauty consultation style
- Short labels, arrows, callout boxes, and visual sections
- Soft neutral luxury background
- Modern typography
- Salon-style layout
- Minimal text, clear visual guidance
- Make it look like a professional hairstylist and beauty consultant created it

PAGE 1: FACE + HAIR ANALYSIS

Create a beauty analysis board using my uploaded photo.

Analyse:
- Face shape
- Forehead proportion
- Cheekbone area
- Jawline shape
- Chin shape
- Face length and width balance
- Hairline
- Natural parting direction
- Best parting recommendation
- Best volume placement
- Best face-framing direction
- What hairstyles should be avoided

Include arrows and callouts pointing to:
- Forehead
- Cheekbones
- Jawline
- Chin
- Hairline
- Crown area

Use short labels such as:
- “Face shape”
- “Forehead balance”
- “Cheekbone width”
- “Jawline softness”
- “Best parting”
- “Best volume placement”
- “Best face-frame area”
- “Avoid this shape”

Also include a recommendation summary:
- Best hair length range
- Best fringe or no fringe direction
- Best layers direction
- Best volume placement
- Best overall haircut direction
- Styles to avoid

PAGE 2: BEST LONG HAIRSTYLE OPTION

Create the most flattering long hairstyle recommendation based on my face analysis.

Show:
- Main front-view long hairstyle preview on me
- Side or detail view showing fringe, parting, or face-framing layers
- Back-view or silhouette guide showing the haircut shape
- Callouts explaining why it suits my face

Long hair should be adapted to my face and may include:
- Sleek long layers
- Face-framing layers
- Butterfly layers
- Long curtain bangs
- Side fringe
- Soft side part
- Middle part only if it suits my face
- Crown volume
- Tapered ends
- U-shape, V-shape, or soft layered ends depending on what flatters me most

Choose the best long hairstyle for my actual face, not a generic style.

Include short labels such as:
- “Best long option”
- “Face-framing layers”
- “Crown lift”
- “Softens forehead”
- “Balances jawline”
- “Lengthens face”
- “Keeps face open”
- “Avoid flat one-length hair”

PAGE 3: SHORT HAIR ALTERNATIVES

Create a short hairstyle alternatives page showing 3 different short hairstyles that could suit my face.

Show 3 realistic short hairstyle variations on me.

Possible short styles to choose from:
- Soft layered bob
- French bob
- Jawline bob
- Chin-length bob
- Textured pixie
- Bixie cut
- Short layered cut
- Side-parted bob
- Soft fringe bob
- Blunt bob only if it suits my face

Choose the best 3 short hairstyles for my actual face.

Important:
- Keep the styles realistic and flattering.
- Avoid making the hair too round, bulky, or helmet-like.
- Avoid adding width in areas that do not suit my face.
- Keep softness around the jawline if needed.
- Add crown lift if it flatters my proportions.
- Use side fringe, curtain fringe, or no fringe depending on what suits me best.
- Make the short hair feminine, stylish, modern, and wearable.

Include:
- A clear “Best short option”
- A small ranking:
  1. Best short cut
  2. Most low-maintenance
  3. Most stylish/editorial

Short labels:
- “Best short option”
- “Softens jawline”
- “Adds crown lift”
- “Keeps face open”
- “Avoid too much width”
- “Avoid blunt heavy shape”

PAGE 4: MEDIUM HAIR RECOMMENDATION

Create a medium-length hairstyle recommendation page showing 3 medium hairstyles that suit my face.

Show 3 realistic medium-length hairstyle variations on me.

Possible medium styles to choose from:
- Collarbone lob
- Long bob
- Medium butterfly layers
- Shoulder-length layered cut
- Soft shag
- Face-framing lob
- Medium cut with curtain bangs
- Medium cut with side fringe
- Smooth layered shoulder cut

Choose the best 3 medium hairstyles for my actual face.

Important:
- Medium hair should be polished, feminine, and modern.
- Keep the hair straight or softly smooth unless curls suit me better.
- Include face-framing layers where flattering.
- Add crown volume if needed.
- Avoid blunt heavy ends if they shorten or widen my face.
- Avoid flat middle-part hair if it does not suit my proportions.
- Show which medium style is the most flattering for my face.

Include short labels:
- “Best medium option”
- “Collarbone length”
- “Face-framing layers”
- “Side fringe balance”
- “Crown lift”
- “Soft movement”
- “Avoid blunt ends”

FINAL STYLE DIRECTION:
Premium salon consultation board, realistic beauty editorial, clean beige background, elegant labels, modern typography, natural lighting, polished hair, high-end but wearable, Instagram carousel ready.

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