Sunglasses are quite a serious summer accessory: they protect our eyes from harmful radiation, reduce fatigue, and add harmony to our overall image. Provided, of course, we elect the sort that suits us. Today SB Optical offers a variety of recommendations on the way to select sunglasses frames to match your face shape also as the way to tell a high-quality lens from a poor-quality one
How to determine your face type to choose a sunglass frame
Take one among the following: a washable marker, a lipstick, a bit of soap, or a pencil. Stand at arm’s length ahead of a mirror. Trying to not let your hand stray, trace the outline of your face on the mirror’s surface, ranging from your chin and ending together with your hairline. Take a step back, and appearance at the resulting shape.
Your task is to visually lengthen your face, so choose glasses with dark frames. They narrow the face and convey its contours closer to an oval shape. To balance your facial proportions, choose a frame where the width is bigger than the peak.
Sunglasses frames that Suitable for round faces:
Pointed, rectangular, and square glasses.
- “Cat’s eyes“ glasses.
- ”Butterfly“ glasses.
- Glasses with narrow bridges.
- “Aviators.”
- ”Wayfarers.”
Not suitable for round faces:
- Round glasses.
- Narrow frames.
- Glasses with sharply defined edges.
- Geometrically shaped glasses.
- Glasses with colored lenses.
- Glasses that cover the eyebrows.
The most goal isn’t to disturb your face’s harmonious proportions. Therefore, you ought to avoid glasses that look too massive. Preferably, the frame should be as wide as your face, or a touch wider. confirm that the frame’s upper part is in line together with your eyebrows.
Sunglasses frames that Suitable for oval faces:
- Glasses with smooth-lined frames: rectangular, oval, round.
- “Butterfly“ glasses.
- ”Aviators.“
- “Cat’s eyes” glasses.
Not suitable for oval faces:
- Glasses with sharply defined edges.
- Glasses that appear too massive.
- Glasses that look too wide.
- Narrow frames.
Sharp-angled rectangular or square frames can “overload“ your face’s outlines. On the opposite hand, rounded frames will help to visually balance and soften overall facial proportions.
Suitable for square faces:
- Large glasses.
- Glasses where the frame width equals the width of your face.
- Glasses with colored frames.
- Glasses with oval, round, or teardrop-shaped frames.
- Frameless glasses.
- ”Cat’s eyes” glasses.
- “Aviators.”
Not suitable for square faces:
- Square frames with sharp corners.
- Small, narrow, and petite frames.
- Glasses where the frame is wider than your face.
Sunglasses frames that Suitable for triangular faces:
- Round glasses without bright decorations.
- “Aviators.“
- ”Cat’s eyes” glasses with transparent lenses.
- Frameless glasses.
Not suitable for triangular faces:
- “Cat’s eyes” glasses with dark-tinted lenses.
- Glasses with square or rectangular frames.
- Glasses with narrow or small frames.
