"A strong jawline usually means you have a square or rectangle face shape.
Square Face Shape
Square faces feature a wide hairline and a strong, angular jawline. The forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are about the same width for this face shape, which is as long as it is wide.
Oval: Your face is often longer than wide, with the forehead standing out as the largest area of your face. According to Papanikolas, this form is typically regarded as the most attractive facial shape.
People with oval shaped faces will stay youthful due to “typically high cheekbones, balanced proportions of forehead and cheeks and sharp contours”, Dr Raj said.
Round faces tend to age very well compared to other face shapes due to the fact they store a lot of fat in the cheek area.
The diamond shaped face is the rarest of face shapes, and is defined by a narrow forehead, wide cheekbones and a narrow chin. Diamond shaped faces are usually narrower at the eye line and jaw line, with high and often dramatic cheekbones.
Square Face Shape
The angle of the jaw is sharp rather than rounded. This is the most classically masculine face shape.
When you look from the front, the line from the tip of the chin out to the mandibular angle is strong and smooth. The mandibular angle itself is well-defined, but it does not look bottom-heavy. When you look from the side, the lines from the chin down to the neck are seamless, and there is no fat or double chin.
While attractiveness is subjective, a strong jawline in women is definitely a coveted feature in our present culture. It evokes a look of power, strength, and confidence in women, which is what many of the best supermodels express.
"A strong jawline usually means you have a square or rectangle face shape. If your jawline comes to a point then you have a heart-shaped face," Oquendo said. Finally, check out the length of your face. Rounder faces are typically on the shorter side and oval faces are usually on the longer side.
While some are blessed with an angular, noticeable jawline, most of us aren't. This difference is because your facial structure is determined predominantly by genetics. This genetic code defines the width and prominence of your mandible, also known as a jawbone.
In terms of having one the most chiseled jawlines, Jennifer Lopez can't be missed. Her overall physique and healthy lifestyle is echoed throughout her face when watching her on stage, or in music videos.
While some studies have reported an obtuse angle jawline, and a contoured mandible like that of Angelina Jolie, to be features of attractiveness, there are also studies that find narrow-angle jawline to be a feature of attractiveness in women.
With aging, the jawline often loses its sharpness, due to bone resorption as well as a loss of volume higher up in the face. Moreover, the increased focus on the lower part of our face is about balance and personalization. Too much focus on the midface in aesthetic treatments can give an unbalanced face.
The facial features continue to change and mature until about age 22. Most people reach their “peak” at age 22 to 24.
In particular, the nose should be straight and balanced, the eyes should stand out, the lips and smile should draw you in, and the cheekbones should round out your face nicely. When facial features are well balanced, the face appears harmoniously beautiful.
For male faces, researchers have found that a square jawline and an oval-shaped face were the most attractive. This is especially true if they were paired with blue eyes, medium-thick eyebrows, brown hair, average lips, straight eyebrows and a straight, slim nose.
Diamond. The rarest of face shapes in male-identifying individuals according to Grawe, a diamond-shaped face is narrow at the forehead and jawline but widest at the cheeks, which gives it that diamond shape. Diamond-shaped faces also tend to have narrower hairlines that lend the illusion of a smaller forehead.
So what is the jawline trying to say? Strong chins with a defined jawline are often associated with dominance and power. People with strong jaws are often assumed to have assertive personalities, are seen as successful, and are commonly considered to be more attractive.
Within the scientific community, it's been known for a while now that women tend to be more attracted to men with “masculine” facial features, which include strong, squared jawbones, dark coloring, large noses, high foreheads, small eyes, heavy brow ridges, and hollow cheekbones.
A weak jawline is defined by its rounded angle and soft edge. A common characteristic among those with a less pronounced jawline is that the mandible, the lower jaw, is often set further inwards – towards the neck – rather than outwardly protruding.
The gorgeous mother-of-two Kareena Kapoor Khan is not only known for maintaining her fitness, but is popular for her well-defined jawlines.