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How to fit glasses to the shape of your face

Filed Under Designer Eyeglasses, Designer Sunglasses, Eyewear Knowledge 


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            Round face. If your features are predominantly rounded, ie- larger forehead, curved jaw line and rounded chin and cheeks, the best eyeglasses shape for your face would be something that breaks up the softness and creates contrast. Go for square or rectangle frames and do not shy away from absurd colors and designs. The round face best suits creativity and variety, though avoid round and oval frames at all costs.

Oval face: If your features are oval, ie- longer than round but proportionately sophisticated, your shape is best suited to rounded or angled glasses that extenuate your cheekbones and draw attention to your eyes and other horizontal features like your lips and eyebrows. Oval features are, of course, the easiest to fit to glasses, and can handle most shapes and colors. Consider trying horn-rimmed glasses, or modern derivatives of the horn-rimmed style, which will dray attention to the sharp contours of your features for a more glamorous, 1920s Hollywood look.

Square face: Sharp features and square lines call for a break in the angularity of your features and demand round or oval, soft- lined glasses. Your best bet is larger, rounded glasses. Jackie O’s and other rounded bug-eye glasses are especially good for this and the triangle shaped face. More modern styles call for drawing attention away from the jaw line in an attempt to make your shape look more triangular. This can be achieved by putting more weight on the top half with larger glasses. If you insist on smaller frames, choose horizontal oval styles in simple browns and blacks.

Heart shaped face: This is the classic shape, and especially supports larger square frames or bizarre shaped frames like star or heart cut-outs. The cuteness of this shape can support most frames, but looks best with light colored, soft-edged square shapes, which act to enhance the cuteness of the outline. Stick to pastels and other light, almost child-like designs.

featuresTriangle face: This shape is all the rage in Hollywood in 2008, as Mary Kate and Ashley have demonstrated. If you are lucky enough to have this shape, follow the same advice for square shapes, trying to make the chin look even more pointed and frail and almost doll-like by wearing large round glasses and sunglasses, especially Jackie O’s and bright, bold colors that instantly draw attention upwards.

            Rectangle face: If you have a longer, but more chiseled rectangle shaped face, try to avoid rectangle frames. Instead, lean towards larger round frames that will make the shape of your face appear softer and more squared and proportionate. Men, especially, can enhance their chiseled look with Aviators or other, similarly rounded frames.

A few extra tips to picking glasses that enhance your features. Glasses should never cover your eyebrows. Ensure that your eyebrows are still visible, even under large round or squared frames. One great way to pick frames is to try pairs until you find some that follow the outline of your eyebrows. Or, on the inverse, you could style your eyebrows to follow the shape of the glasses that best suit your shape.

If you have your hair cut in bangs, avoid dark and bulky frames, which will all blend together and look disorganized. If your hair is constantly in a pony tail or buzz cut for men, find glasses that fit your swept-back features without dominating your face. Finally, if you have blonde or light hair, lighter frames will work better for you, while darker frames for darker haired people work best. 

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