Face Shapes
Everyone's face is different. The shape of your face will determine the types of style that suit you, and which styles won't look as good. Taking into account your face shape, you can select styles of glasses that will help you look your best. Our advice about face shapes helps you determine what face shape you have, and which glasses will enhance and complement your looks rather than masking them.
Choosing a frame that complements your face shape is one of the most important considerations when selecting your glasses. Our guide to face shapes and the styles that suit these shapes best will hopefully make that task a little easier. Our in-store experts can also give you guidance and advice on frames that will suit your face shape best. Here we list the basic face shapes, and which styles work with those shapes. Whether you have a classic 'oval' or a less common 'diamond' face shape, the right pair of glasses can enhance your style and make you look and feel fabulous!
Choosing a frame that complements your face shape is one of the most important considerations when selecting your glasses. Our guide to face shapes and the styles that suit these shapes best will hopefully make that task a little easier. Our in-store experts can also give you guidance and advice on frames that will suit your face shape best. Here we list the basic face shapes, and which styles work with those shapes. Whether you have a classic 'oval' or a less common 'diamond' face shape, the right pair of glasses can enhance your style and make you look and feel fabulous!
An Oval face with a rounded chin and forehead is the 'ideal', as this shape has balanced proportions. An oval face appears longer than it is wide, with the forehead being slightly wider than the jaw. To maintain this natural balance, frames that are as wide as or slightly wider than the broadest part of the face are the best choice. Alternatively, 'walnut' shaped frames that are not too deep or narrow also suit an oval face. However, ovals are lucky in that almost any frame design will suit them, remembering to take into account hair colour and complexion as well.
If your face shape is more Oblong or Rectangular, you may have a longer face with a square chin, quite a strong jaw line and a longer nose length. Large, square frames suit rectangular faces best, helping to make the face appear shorter and more balanced. Decorative or contrasting temples will add width to the face. A frame with a low bridge will help to shorten the appearance of a longer nose, balancing the face and giving the overall appearance of a shorter, more defined line. A rectangular face can look particularly good in modern styles that help to shorten the length of the face.
A typical Triangular face has a broad forehead - the width of the face tapering down to a narrow, rounded chin. The best frames minimize the width of the face's top and bring the overall look back into balance. Frames that are wider at the bottom will help to achieve this, placing greater emphasis on the lower half of the face. Very light colours, light materials and rimless frame styles can also help, so consider small square or rounded frames to achieve more balanced proportions for the whole face.
A Square face has a very strong jaw line and a broad forehead. Unlike the rectangle, the width and length are the proportionally equal. The aim is to soften the angles of a square chin and ultimately make the face look longer. Narrow frames with more width than depth can help to achieve this, particularly oval and round frames. Frames of this style can soften the jaw line, place emphasis on the eyes and lengthen the nose. Square framed styles will achieve the opposite effect, and look out of balance with the rest of the face.
The Diamond shaped face is the rarest of face shapes, and is defined by a narrow forehead, wide cheekbones and a narrow chin. Diamond shaped faces are usually narrower at the eye line and jaw line, with high and often dramatic cheekbones. The aim here is to draw attention to the eyes, giving this area more width and balancing the face. Frames that have detailing or distinctive brow lines will help to achieve this effect. Alternatively, try rimless frames or oval shapes, which will also draw more attention to the eyes. Diamond shape faces look particularly good in dramatic, outsize frames.
A Circular face with full cheeks and a rounded chin. The round face shape needs a frame design to make it appear narrower and longer. The width and the length of a round face are proportionally similar, with no angles for definition. The aim is to lengthen and give more definition to the face shape, as well as widening the eyes. Angular, narrow frame styles will help to lengthen the face. A clear bridge will help draw emphasis to the eyes and frames that are more rectangular and wider will balance the shape of the face, providing more definition.
Hair Color
In the same way you choose complementary color clothes to suit your complexion and hair color, you should apply these principles when selecting your glasses. If you have fair hair, softer pastel shades or transparent or metal frames will ensure that your glasses don't overwhelm your face. Black or brown hair works well with more dramatic frames.
Black Hair Color - Consider yourself lucky, if you have black colored hair. Your hair color allows you to choose eyeglasses in any color. However, if you want to really make a strong statement, opt for metallic frames in regular shapes and colours. Dark finishes like dark tortoise will give you an edge!
Blonde Hair Color - Golden hair color goes really well with frames in pastel shades. You can also choose light weight frame styles in subtle colors to add more warmth to your face. Stay away from heavy frame styles, dark colours like greens, blues, pinks, and metallic shades. Add a touch of elegance with frames in light brown or tortoise finish. Black colored frames go very well with blonde hair color.
Brown Hair Color - All you people with brown hair, why not compliment your hair color with a pair of dark chocolate or burgundy coloured frames to invite envious looks from people! If you have light brown hair, metallic frames in warm colours like bronze look amazing. Remember to avoid dark colors, heavy-looking styles as well as delicate metals. For those of you with dark brown hair, metallic frames in gold, silver, soft browns look amazing. Never choose pastels or heavy-looking, dark coloured frames.
Red Hair Color - Fiery redheads can choose glasses frames in almost any color, but never yellow! Rich browns, copper, gold, greens, and tortoise shell colours will also match your hair and eye colour rather well. Use cold colors only if you want to make a bold and strong statement.
Silver/Grey Hair Color - Men and women with silver or grey hair color should reach for bright colored frames as they wonderfully compliment their hair. Reds, magenta, in metallic or plastic frames will suit your face rather well. However, avoid dark frames, tortoise shells, and yellows.
Black Hair Color - Consider yourself lucky, if you have black colored hair. Your hair color allows you to choose eyeglasses in any color. However, if you want to really make a strong statement, opt for metallic frames in regular shapes and colours. Dark finishes like dark tortoise will give you an edge!
Blonde Hair Color - Golden hair color goes really well with frames in pastel shades. You can also choose light weight frame styles in subtle colors to add more warmth to your face. Stay away from heavy frame styles, dark colours like greens, blues, pinks, and metallic shades. Add a touch of elegance with frames in light brown or tortoise finish. Black colored frames go very well with blonde hair color.
Brown Hair Color - All you people with brown hair, why not compliment your hair color with a pair of dark chocolate or burgundy coloured frames to invite envious looks from people! If you have light brown hair, metallic frames in warm colours like bronze look amazing. Remember to avoid dark colors, heavy-looking styles as well as delicate metals. For those of you with dark brown hair, metallic frames in gold, silver, soft browns look amazing. Never choose pastels or heavy-looking, dark coloured frames.
Red Hair Color - Fiery redheads can choose glasses frames in almost any color, but never yellow! Rich browns, copper, gold, greens, and tortoise shell colours will also match your hair and eye colour rather well. Use cold colors only if you want to make a bold and strong statement.
Silver/Grey Hair Color - Men and women with silver or grey hair color should reach for bright colored frames as they wonderfully compliment their hair. Reds, magenta, in metallic or plastic frames will suit your face rather well. However, avoid dark frames, tortoise shells, and yellows.
