Discover thousands of different styles of designer glasses that suit your unique face shape.
There’s an art to selecting the perfect pair of glasses. While choosing your spectacles is purely a matter of taste, achieving the perfect aesthetic that enhances your unique features can be challenging.
To create a cohesive yet creative look that oozes style, you need to learn about your face shape. With thousands of designer glasses to choose from, we’ll help you refine your search to discover the eyewear that you’ll love wearing. So how do you find glasses that suit the shape of your face?
Which Glasses Suit My Face Shape?
Everyone has a unique profile. From your eyes, ears and nose to your cheeks, mouth and chin, you’re blessed with a set of genetically predetermined features that set you apart from everybody else — unless, of course, you have an identical twin or even a celebrity doppelgänger.
Whether you have highly distinguished features or an evenly proportioned profile, you can categorise your features by face shape. This practice can be incredibly useful if you don’t know what kind of glasses suit your face or you’re trying to branch out and discover new styles to enhance your look.
What Different Face Shapes Are There?
Face shapes can be generalised into five categories below. You might not fit neatly into any of these categories, but that will work to your advantage, as it typically means that more varied styles will suit you:
- Oval
- Round
- Square
- Heart
- Triangle
No matter your gender, you can find more detail on each category below to help you find the glasses that suit your face shape.
Oval Face Shapes
Balanced and softly rounded, an oval face shape will suit most pairs of glasses. The only thing to watch out for is glasses that are too large or too small, as they may appear disproportionate — unless you’re going for a very specific look with oversized glasses.
We recommend: Gucci and Starck
Round Face Shapes
If your facial features are very evenly balanced and equidistant from each other, opt for designer glasses that make a face appear longer and narrower. Geometric or angular frames will work well, including rectangle frames like the ever-popular wayfarers.
We recommend: Ted Baker and Ray-Ban.
Square Face Shapes
Rounder frames are best suited to rectangular or square face shapes for people with strong jawlines, pronounced cheekbones, and wider foreheads. Try oval-shaped, round or thin-rimmed glasses as they will off-set your bolder features.
We recommend: Oliver Peoples and Vogue.
Heart-Shaped Faces
You have a heart face shape if you have a narrow chin, a triangular jawline and a wider forehead. For a flattering look, choose designer frames that are thicker on the bottom to balance-out your fantastic features.
We recommend: Dolce & Gabbana and Emporio Armani.
Triangle Face Shapes
This face shape is a more accentuated version of heart-shaped faces. If you have a broad forehead, strong cheekbones, and a jawline that meets a pointed chin, you should opt for rounder glasses with thinner, softer lines. You can also try rimless or semi-rimless frames.
We recommend: Tom Ford and Ralph Lauren
How Do I Find out My Face Shape?
You might be used to looking in the mirror, seeing photos of yourself or taking selfies, but you need to look at your face shape objectively to determine your facial profile. Follow the steps below to find out your face shape:
- Assess Your Face — Look in the mirror or take a selfie with plenty of natural light available. You should be facing a light source, so taking your picture near a window or with the flash on will help.
- Trace the Outline of Your Face — if you’re using a mirror, trace the outline of your face with something you can wipe clean afterwards. Or, draw a line around your face using a photo editing app if you’re using a smartphone.
- Assess Your Face Shape — Take a step back and evaluate your profile. Look for soft, curved lines or angular, straight lines to judge your face shape.
You should have a clearer idea of which glasses will suit your face shape using these methods. If your results are still a little inconclusive, ask a friend or family member to help, or visit us in-store for our professional advice on choosing the ideal pair of designer glasses.
How Do I Choose the Right Glasses for My Face?
Finding the perfect pair of designer glasses doesn’t rely on your face shape alone. The colour of the frames, your skin tone and your hair colour all have a part to play in your search, but your personal preference is most important of all. This is why it’s important to try on lots of different pairs of glasses to find out what you like.
Use our world-class Virtual Try-On to see exactly what hundreds of pairs of designer glasses and sunglasses will look like, almost as if you were wearing them right then and there. Our incredible technology will map the 3D frames of your choice to your face, giving you a life-like try-on experience that you’ve never had before. Revitalise your look, give your confidence a boost and catch the attention of onlookers with a brand new pair of designer glasses that suit your face shape today.
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