So learning how to pick glasses frames can be pretty challenging if you’re not sure what to look for, and without professional help, you could end up picking glasses that look awkward, feel uncomfortable, or could even mess up your vision. But one of the easiest ways to start is to find glasses for your face shape. So in this article, I’m going to show you how to choose glasses for your face shape plus toward the end I’m going to share some common pitfalls that you definitely want to avoid. Let’s take a look.
Hello and welcome. This is Rob here from the Met Gala show, helping you learn about the eyes, vision, and finding the best vision products. Now today’s article is part 1 of our complete series helping you find the best eyeglasses, and that starts off with how to pick glasses frames, all the way into picking glasses lenses and then lens coatings and even brand frame reviews. So if you want to check out that full series, I’ll put a link in the description below so you can find it easily.
Now, in fact, there is a lot more that goes into finding the right glasses for you than just finding the best glasses for your face shape, but I still think it’s a good way to start. Face shapes are usually described as having a round or circle-shaped face, a square, a rectangle, an oval, or having a triangle heart-shaped face.
Now please do not spend too much time worrying about what type of face shape you have or trying to figure this all out. I think it’s best to just look in the mirror and get an overall feeling for what type of facial features you may have. Is your face more of a rounded face? Do you have more of a square or rectangular face? Or perhaps you have more of an angular face with a really defined jawline?
Types of Face Shapes
The general rule for how to select glasses for your face shape is to always pick the glasses that have the opposite features to your face shape.
Round Face
So if you’re somebody who is looking for glasses for a round face, you want to select glasses that have more of a boxy appearance and that have angles, such as a square pair of glasses or a rectangle pair of glasses. That way the glasses won’t drive so much attention to how round your face is and will give you a more balanced overall look.
Angle Face
Similar to someone who has more angles in their face shape, so if you are someone who has more of a square, a rectangle, or even a triangle-shaped face. In this case, finding frames with more of a circle or oval shape is probably going to work the best.
Oval Face
And in the case for most of us who have oval-shaped faces, you are in luck because pretty much any glasses shape will pretty much work with an oval shaped face.
So feel free to mix and match and try to find something that looks cool for you. Now again I wouldn’t worry too much about your face shape because what really matters is the fit.
Pro Tips to Find the Best Glasses
Now I want to share some pro tips that are really going to help you find the best glasses.
Right Size and Width
My first pro tip is you want to find glasses that are the right size and width for your face. This is probably the number one issue I see most people making, and that’s that they are wearing glasses that are either too big or too small. You want to find glasses where the frame and the temples line up perfectly with the sides of your face.
If you have to end up turning your glasses splaying way outward like this, then your glasses are too small. Or if you end up having to turn your temple arms way inward toward your face, then the glasses are too big.
Two Ways to Get the Right Measurement of Glasses:
- Either try on many frames at an optical so that you can figure out just what fits right for you.
- The other way is to look at the numbers on the sides of the glasses frames. Standard numbers you’re going to find are first the eye size, then the distance between the lenses known as DBL, and then you will have the temple length. The temple is the name for the arm that reaches all the way back to rest on your ear.
In this case, if you double the eye size and then add the DBL together, then you will get the approximate distance across the entire frame. And you can match that with your own measurement with a ruler from one temple to the other. Again, it is going to give you a better fit, and the frames are going to be a lot more comfortable to wear.
Match Glasses to Nose Shape and Bridge Size
Now my second pro tip is you are going to want to match your glasses to your nose shape and your bridge size. That means if you are somebody with very narrow-set eyes, you are going to want glasses that have a smaller DBL. Usually if you have more narrow-set eyes, you want numbers that are between 14-18 mm, and if you are somebody with more wide-set eyes, you are going to look for numbers that are usually 19-22 on average.
But it’s also important to consider the shape of your nose; if you have a really wide-set nose that is very large, then perhaps having glasses that have more angles that are closer together wouldn’t be right for you. Otherwise it may just end up poking you in the nose. Another pro tip is that if you’re someone with a really prominent nose bridge, oftentimes plastic frames work excellently for those people, as their nose just works great at holding those frames, and they don’t necessarily slide down super easily.
Where if you are somebody with more of a flatter nose profile, that’s very flat to the face, then finding glasses that have dedicated nose pads usually works better. That way you can make really fine-tune adjustments, and the glasses won’t just slide easily down your face. Otherwise, your glasses may end up resting on your cheeks, and then you’re pushing them back up, and they’re hitting your eyelashes and things like that.
Now, of course, there are many more tips on finding the right glasses frames for you, but the next important thing is finding the right glasses lenses, so that’s the next article.
Final and Important Tip
But my final and most important tip for you today is that no matter where you buy your glasses, whether it be from an optical shop, a glasses store, or anything like that, or even if you are buying them online, make sure that you take your glasses in and have them professionally adjusted. That way you’re going to be sure you have the most comfort with your eyeglasses and give you the best vision. Keep in mind that over time your glasses may become out of adjustment, so it’s good to take them back in to have them adjusted every once in a while.
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