Our Optometrists' Advice
You should consider three main points when choosing an eyeglass frame for your face shape:
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How to Choose a Frame For Your Face
You should consider three main points when choosing an eyeglass frame for your face shape:
- Eyewear should repeat your personal best feature (such as a green frame to match green eyes!).
- The shape of the frame should contrast with the shape of your face.
- The size of the frame should be in scale with the size of your face. But the recent trend is such that the spectacles are over-sized.
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Oval
Oval is thought to be the best face shape as it has the most balanced proportions to generally pull off any style of glasses. You may find that it is best to choose a frame that is as wide as or wider than the broadest part of the face, so that the proportion of the face is still even.
Oval is thought to be the best face shape as it has the most balanced proportions to generally pull off any style of glasses. You may find that it is best to choose a frame that is as wide as or wider than the broadest part of the face, so that the proportion of the face is still even.
Rectangle
Select a wide and horizontal frame with some weight at the top and bottom and rounded sides to add fullness and with decoration on the temples that will add width to this narrow face. This is a face that is longer than it is wide and having a distinctive frame will shorten the face.
Select a wide and horizontal frame with some weight at the top and bottom and rounded sides to add fullness and with decoration on the temples that will add width to this narrow face. This is a face that is longer than it is wide and having a distinctive frame will shorten the face.
Inverted Triangle
It is advisable to pick glasses that take the attention to the top rim of the frame, perhaps semi-rimless glasses on top and coloured or thicker frame on the bottom. Keep the volume and detail to the lower half and keep it discrete on the upper half so as to balance out the heaviness on top.
It is advisable to pick glasses that take the attention to the top rim of the frame, perhaps semi-rimless glasses on top and coloured or thicker frame on the bottom. Keep the volume and detail to the lower half and keep it discrete on the upper half so as to balance out the heaviness on top.
Heart
Select frames which give the illusion of fullness at the cheek area, bring balance between forehead and chin. To balance this out, it is recommended to pick glasses that take the attention to the top rim of the frame. Styles with low-set temples to draw attention downward which will accentuate the breadth in the lower half of your face.
Select frames which give the illusion of fullness at the cheek area, bring balance between forehead and chin. To balance this out, it is recommended to pick glasses that take the attention to the top rim of the frame. Styles with low-set temples to draw attention downward which will accentuate the breadth in the lower half of your face.
Pear
Select frames with a broad horizontal line at the top so as to give illusion of width at the eye area, and little or no heaviness to the rest of the frame. This will bring balance to the wide jaw-line. Cat-eye shaped glasses will create an uplifting effect too.
Select frames with a broad horizontal line at the top so as to give illusion of width at the eye area, and little or no heaviness to the rest of the frame. This will bring balance to the wide jaw-line. Cat-eye shaped glasses will create an uplifting effect too.
Square
Select a frame not only with straight horizontal lines to give the illusion of width but also a narrow oval shape or anything with rounder, softer edges to give the illusion of roundness.
Select a frame not only with straight horizontal lines to give the illusion of width but also a narrow oval shape or anything with rounder, softer edges to give the illusion of roundness.
Round
Avoid any big and round glasses, and keep the width equal to or wider than the broadest part of your face. Choose a squarish shape frame which has the edges “knocked off”- softly angular, narrow frame or glasses with more width than depth- giving a more contoured shape. It will lengthen your face and make it appear thinner.
Avoid any big and round glasses, and keep the width equal to or wider than the broadest part of your face. Choose a squarish shape frame which has the edges “knocked off”- softly angular, narrow frame or glasses with more width than depth- giving a more contoured shape. It will lengthen your face and make it appear thinner.
Diamond
Go for frames which give straight look at the top and bottom, giving the illusion of width. It is also suitable to pick light coloured frames or even rimless glasses.
Go for frames which give straight look at the top and bottom, giving the illusion of width. It is also suitable to pick light coloured frames or even rimless glasses.