How to pick glasses for your face shape?
Do you ever have trouble to figure out the most flattering glasses for your face shape? There are some general guidelines to help you determine the best frame for your face shape.
What face shape do you have?
First, let's figure out how many face shapes do we have: oval, square, round, heart, or diamond. There are some facial features for different face shapes. We can pick the most flattering frames after we determine our face shape.
Oval
A face with higher and angled cheekbones.
The cheekbones are slightly narrower toward the forehead.
Jawline is narrower than forehead.
The most suitable frame for oval faces:
Almost any style—round, rectangle, oval, square, wayfarer and Horn.
Reason: Provide a nice contrast to facial curves.
The frame to avoid:
Oversized frames.
Reason: oversized frames is too larger for oval faces.
Round
A round jawline or chin
A wide forehead
Full cheeks
The most suitable frame for round faces
Angular, square frame shapes
Reason: angular, square frames give the illusion of a slimmer face.
The frame to avoid:
Too narrow and short frames
Round frames
Reason: too narrow or round frames make the round faces look wider or rounder.
Square
A face with a broad forehead
A face with horizontal jawline
The most suitable frame for square faces
Round, oval or Wayfarer frames
Dark or bold frames
Reason: a round or oval frames add contrast to square face shapes.
The frame to avoid
Geometric and square shapes
Reason: geometric and square add too many angles to square face.
Heart
A face with broad forehead, but a small chin.
High cheekbones.
The most suitable frame for heart faces
Rectangle, oval and Wayfarer frames
Thin or light color
Reason: balance the width of heart face
The frame to avoid:
Too heavy and darker style.
Reason: don't draw more attention to upper face.
Diamond
Narrow forehead
Narrow jawline
The widest part of face is cheekbones
The most suitable frame for diamond faces
Rectangle, oval or horn frame
Rimless frames
Brow-line frames
Reason: balance facial features and accentuate the eyes
Frames to avoid
Narrow or thin frames
Reason: make the upper cheekbones
