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How to Choose Glasses Frames for Face Shape: Guide by EFE


EFE GLASSES | Sep 14,2024

Discover the perfect glasses frames for your face shape with EFE Glasses. Our comprehensive guide helps you identify your face shape and select frames that enhance your best features. Explore our stylish, diverse collection to find your ideal fit today!

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Introduction

Selecting a proper type of glasses frames is not limited to choosing an object that is good looking on the face of an individual. It is the process of choosing frames that will make you look your best in conformity with the shape of your face. This is especially so given the fact that there are hundreds and hundreds of styles and designs to choose from when undertaking this task. However, by reading through and familiarizing with the kinds of face shapes and their correlation with the various frames, you can be in a position to select glasses frames for your face shape.

Now, let’s go trough this guide where we will explain how you can accurately determine your face shape, which types of glasses frames are suitable for each shape, and what mistakes should be avoided. Whether your goal is to get a whole new style or just the simple addition of a few highlights, reading this detailed guide will assist you in making an informed decision.

Understanding Face Shapes

It is critical to understand the primary face shape before deciding on the best glasses frames to wear. It is important to note that most faces can easily be grouped into the following classes. Here's a breakdown of the most common face shapes:

       ▪ Round Face Shape

Round face has juicy contours and equal width and length of the face. The cheeks are more chubby and the jaw without clear contours or angles. The round face in particular should be made to be longer and sharper in shape, thus the choice of frames.

       ▪ Oval Face Shape

An oval face is longer than it is broad, with a mild overhang at the forehead and a less defined jawline in comparison to the forehead. The oval face shape has the most versatile structure out of all the face shapes, and most frame shapes would look good on this face type.

       ▪ Square Face Shape

  Square shaped faces are characterized by having a wide forehead and a well-defined and powerful jaw.” This implies that the width of the forehead, cheeks, and the jaw are normally the same. It is done in order to reduce the sharpness and give the face more rounded shapes.

       ▪ Heart-Shaped Face

  Faces with heart shape are broad at the forehead as they reduce as they take the shape of a pointed chin. The cheekbones are often high and defined. The idea here is to broaden the forehead and narrow the chin to achieve a more harmonious facial structure, further minimizing hard looks.

       ▪ Diamond Face Shape

  A diamond face shape is one with a narrow space on the forehead and chin but broader cheekbones. They want to draw attention to the eyes and mitigate the sharpness of cheekbones, as well as mitigate the narrowness of a forehead, chin.

       ▪ Oblong Face Shape

An oblong face is more stretched out than it is wide, and there is a direct line from the nose to the ear. The width of the forehead, the width of the cheeks, and the width of the jawline are nearly identical. This would help to minimize the face length and in return increase the width of the face.

Picking the Right Glasses Frames for Your Face

After you have concluded what face shape you belong to, you can proceed to select glasses frames that suit the shape.

  - Glasses Frames for Round Faces

  ● Best Styles: Square, rectangular, and angular frames are most appropriate for round faces as they give it a more structured look and at the same time elongate the face. They are opposite to the naturally maintained curves of round face, giving the look of thin line frames.

  ● Examples: Be on the lookout for frames with right angles and thick substantive lines. It is also possible to achieve the same with the help of frames with a clear reference to the bridge in order to make eyebrows wider and give more definition.

  - Glasses Frames for Oval Faces

  ● Best Styles: For those with oval faces, you are in luck because you are able to wear nearly every frame shape. But the most appropriate are those which restore the face’s symmetry, for instance, very wide glasses which may be a millimeter broader than the broadest part of the face.

  ● Examples: Consider going for more geometric shapes, butterfly frames, or frames that resemble cat-eyes for something more audacious. It is also important not to use frames that are too large or too small; they unfavourably affect the proportions of the face.

  - Glasses Frames for Square Faces

  ● Best Styles: For the square-shaped face, round or oval eyeglasses are recommended also reduce firmness of the jawline. These styles will create curves and the feature will be balanced by the curves for the extreme angles.

  ● Examples: It is preferable to use metal frames that are thin and placed in circles or ovals. Another option for eyeglasses is rim-less type because it does not make the wearer appear to be bulky.

  - Glasses Frames for Heart Shaped Faces

  ● Best Styles: Heart shaped faces would normally require frames that is as wide as the forehead as the face is thin at the chin. Search for styles that seem to be wider at the bottom or styles that have a look of thin air.

  ● Examples: Sunglasses of aviators, bottom-heavy frames or those of rimless types are preferable. Conceal any overly kempt hair on top or thick brow lines as these tends to make the upper part of your face too wide.

  - Glasses Frames for Diamond Shaped Faces

  ● Best Styles: For diamond-shaped faces, the concentration should be made to the area round the eyes and depuffed cheekbones. Round frames are ideal as these prevent focus on the cheekbones and the eyes are where attention is drawn to.

  ● Examples: Select frames with more detail or even lines across the brows to draw attention to the eyes. This suggests that large frames should be worn in order to avoid narrow frames that give the impression of a even narrower forehead and chin.

  - Glasses Frames for Oblong Faces

  ● Best Styles: As for the oblong faces, it is all about reducing their length and gaining some width. Choose frames which have higher depth compared to their width, or styles with heightened brow lines.

  ● Examples: Avoid frames that add width to the area around your face, such as glasses with large lenses, frames with lots of depth, or fancy temples that widen at the ends.

When you Choose Glasses Frames: What to Avoid?

When selecting glasses frames, it’s not just about what works best; it’s also essential to know what to:

  ● Round Faces: Round or small frames because they only enhance the roundness of the face and makes the face appear fuller.

  ● Oval Faces: Frames that are too big for the face which may disrupt the natural proportions of the face or frames that are too small for the face thus incongruent with the natural proportions of the face.

  ● Square Faces: The geometrical shapes that claim the attention on the squares and may give face too much rigidity.

  ● Heart-Shaped Faces: Suns that are bulky at the top or have more embellishments on the top edge since this only serves to make ears and forehead look even bigger.

  ● Diamond Faces: Small eyeglass frames that take focus away from the eyes, especially if they make cheekbones look too prominent.

  ● Oblong Faces: Delicate glasses’ designs that create the impression of longer face when the face is already elongated.

Conclusion

Wearing the perfect glasses frames for your face shape is not as hard a decision as it may seem. If you know your face shape and the styles that work well with it, you will be able to choose frames that not only fit but also flatter you. That’s right; it is not about the fashion; it is about what glasses make you feel good wearing them.

EFE Glasses provides a diverse selection of frames that will complement any face shape, personal style, and attitude. You can find all kinds of styles, from classics to modern trends, in our collection. Browse through our eyewear collection and make sure to choose the frames that would best suit your face and personality.

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