“Widow’s cape” or “widow’s peak” is a feature of hair growth on the forehead, in which the hair contour resembles an inverted triangle. The name, of course, is awesome. There are a number of versions where such a designation came from, which would seem to be a harmless “highlight”. Moreover, as you might think, based on the name, the "widow's cape" happens only in women. But this is not so. Today, men are distinguished by this feature. Moreover, it cannot be said that this is ugly or somehow unattractive, not at all. Recognized handsome Hollywood have a "widow's cape." In men, such hair growth is also quite common.
Background
Where did such a terrible name come from for a harmless feature of hair growth? Let's figure it out. In the Age of Enlightenment, such a belief appeared that the owners of this form of hair growth on the forehead would be widowed early. Now, of course, no one believes in this, but the name remains.
"Cape Widow" in women
Similar forehead hair growth occurs in women. There is nothing supernatural in this. The only thing if the protruding hair is embarrassing, you need to carefully consider the choice of hairstyle. There are some features, taking into account which will help to look fashionable and modern. For example, if you don’t like such a highlight, refuse a straight parting - a side parting or an elongated bang on one side visually hide your feature.
But many are not afraid of such distinctive features, therefore they wear a high tail and hairstyles that open their faces.
The clearest example of the owner is a real style icon - Merlin Monroe.
This woman is courageous, sexy, beautiful, attractive. And the "triangle" does not spoil it at all. Moreover, she often wore high hairstyles. This is a peculiar highlight, which in her blond hair does not catch the eye at all. But the dark-haired beauties do not hesitate to "the cape of the widow." An example of this is the star Mila Jovovich, well-known to the Russian audience. Mila is so natural, so positive. She never hid her widow peak. Sure, she laughs at superstitions in this regard.
But not all women are ready to accept themselves with all the features and, as they consider, flaws. They shave off excess hair, pluck it, and some even remove it with laser hair removal. It is difficult to imagine how Chinese women get upset at such moments, for whom it is a dream to have similar hair growth.
"Cape Widow" in men
But not only women have a similar highlight. "Widow peak" in men is not uncommon. They are not embarrassed by such a feature, unlike some women - they proudly wear their “triangle”, opening their foreheads, wear short haircuts or styling bare brow. Bright young actor Chris Hemsworth can boast of chic hair, which does not spoil the "Cape of the Widow."
Celebrity Widow Peak
Among famous people there are many who have a "widow's cape". Photos of celebrities with such a twist regularly appear in the press. For them, this is not only not a disadvantage, it is a kind of distinctive sign. None of the celebrities is in a hurry to hide this feature. One of Hollywood’s charming men who proudly wears a widow’s peak on his forehead is Leonardo DiCaprio. This triangle not only does not spoil it, but even makes the face more interesting.
Also note the actress, who has beautiful hair, the “widow's cape” flaunts on the lovely neat forehead of charming Blake Lovely. She is so gentle and touching. Perhaps it is a particular growth that makes the popular actress even more charismatic.
Another "widow's peak" flaunts on the high forehead of the actress and public figure - Kerry Washington. She is serious, often wears her hair cleaned. So she is not shy either.
Alison Hannigan , a well-known American actress, also proudly wears the “Cape Widow”. And by the way, he suits her.
The conversation about a similar feature of hair growth should be continued with a story about the beauty Kortney Kardashian. Her hairstyles look simply charming.
This is a socialite, a fashion model, which equals hundreds of thousands of girls. Her beauty is natural, she is always smiling and affable - the widow's peak does not spoil her at all.
Face shape and widow's peak
Science is developing in all directions. A lot of research is related to the study of the human face, its shape, structure, and features. So, it is customary to separate faces in form. This is a square, oval, circle, triangle, heart shape and others. The face "heart" does not appear so often and is associated with the presence of a "widow's cape" in a person. The cape, as it were, creates the upper part of the heart, dividing the forehead into two equal halves, and if a person has a sharp chin and pronounced cheekbones with a smile, then this is the shape of the face.
People with such a face shape are considered creative, open, communicative. They have inner energy, strength, share their positive with others. Many do not believe in such classifications, but one cannot disagree that celebrities with the "widow's cap" just meet all of these criteria.
"Peak of Beauty"
There are countries in which the "widow's cape" is absolutely the opposite. For example, in China. In the Celestial Empire, such hair growth is called the "peak of beauty", they admire such a distinguishing feature, considering the owners of the "peak" real luck.
Genetics
"Widow peak" refers to the number of dominant genetic traits. So, this feature is highly likely to be transmitted to the child if one of the parents has a “widow's cape”. In our opinion, this is not a big deal - the “widow peak” only sounds creepy, but it looks very nice.
Summing up, it must be said that the superstition associated with the name "Cape Widow" is nothing more than medieval tales. This feature of hair growth on the forehead can be turned into a virtue, in your business card. And if this bothers you, grow a bang and live in peace. Be beautiful, individual, but proudly wear the "widow's cape", because all the stories about him are just fiction.