Just like you won’t buy a tailored suit or dress without checking the fit, you shouldn’t grab the first pair of sunglasses you see. Finding the right sunglasses is exactly like shopping for body shape. Except, you shop for your face shape.
The right frame shape acts just like a tailored suit and dress for your face. It highlights features of facial features, balances the weak ones, and offers an overall powerful style statement. In this blog, we educate you on how exactly you can choose sunglasses for your face shape, proportions, visual weights, and more.
According to your Face Shape
The basic principle of choosing sunglasses for your face shape is considering whether you have sharper or softer features.
For Round / Oval Faces
Round faces and oval faces obviously possess softer facial features. So, if you own this face shape, you need a frame shape with sharp edges and straighter lines. These are the ideal shapes for round faces:
Square and Rectangular: Straight lines of these frames add structure for the softer curves.
Cat’s Eye: If you crave more lifted cheekbones, Cat’s Eye sunglasses are your go-to choice. The magic lies in the upswept outer edges of this shape.
Aviator shape: Create striking contrast against the softer curves of the round/oval face. Angular or non-traditional shapes like Aviators.
Recommended Series: Chandelier Cat’s Eye Series, DIABLO Square Series
Avoid: Smaller or round frames that add extra fullness.
For Square / Rectangular Faces
Square faces already have strong jawlines. For these faces, the perfect shapes are round or oval frames.
Circular frames: It doesn't matter if it is fully round or oval, elongated-type frames. Both give strong contrast and soften broad foreheads and sharp jaws.
Angular Frames: These also suit sharper facial shapes. The curved, softer curves add a subtle hint of softness for these faces.
Recommended Series: Potter Sunglass Series, Don Sunglasses Series.
Avoid: Boxy or geometric frames that make your face look blocked.
For Heart-Shaped Faces
Heart-shaped faces are a mix of facial features from the two above. These faces have a wider forehead and a softer chin or jawline. These are the ideal shapes for this face shape:
Aviators: The versatile aviator sunglasses are a favourite among those with this face shape. Its teardrop shape visually widens your jaw and softens the brow.
Round / Oval frames: Curved lines break the angular lines of heart-shaped faces. Automatically, your stronger upper face now balances with your lower face.
Recommended Series: Aviator Series, Luna Women's Sunglass Series
Avoid: Cat’s eyes and square-shaped sunglasses.
Balancing Facial Mass and Proportions
If you look beyond the basic outline of your face, you see that factors like facial mass and proportions can also create a variety of face shape possibilities as well. These can have a significant effect on your sunglass choice.
What you need to understand is that you must balance this distribution of facial mass / visual weight and the proportions using your frame’s features. This can be thickness, bridge placement, and overall appearance.
Facial Mass
In face anatomy, facial mass is what we refer to as where your face looks heaviest or strongest. This can be either your forehead, cheekbones, or jaw area.
Top-Heavy Faces (Heart, Inverted Triangle Faces)
Choose sunglass frames that are either thicker or wider at the base, not the top. Avoid heavy borderline styles or thick upper frames that bulk the top.
Bottom-Heavy Faces (Triangle, Pear, Strong Square Faces)
These shapes often give you a prominent jawline but a weaker top half to balance it. For these faces, choose cat’s eye shapes, decorative temples, and thicker frames.
Center-Heavy Faces (Round, Diamond Faces)
The main goal for these faces should be to elongate the face. Small circular glasses won’t have any effect on your face. High-sitting, square frames are the right pick.
Facial Proportions
Also, you can use the physical architecture of the sunglasses to alter your face proportions as well.
For example, let’s say you have a long face and you wish to alter it. Oversized sunglasses like the Adele Crystal Champagne Oversized Sunglasses offer a deep vertical drop that creates an elongated visual effect.
For short faces, you can go for horizontally wider rectangular lenses, like the Royce Shiny Black Yellow Rectangular Sunglass.
If your goal is to shorten your nose proportion, you can try low, straight bar bridge sunglasses like the DIABLO Shiny Black Square Sunglass. For shorter noses, choose a high, curved bridge like options from the Aviator Sprint Series.
Wrapping Up
In conclusion, finding the perfect sunglasses is about mastering balance, not memorizing rules. By matching the frame to your facial features and aligning your proportions, you can completely transform your look. Use these design principles as your blueprint, but always let your personal style be the final guide. Use our virtual try-on feature, which will make it super easy to determine the right frame for your face shape.
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