How to Choose Glasses for Your Face Shape

Have you ever wondered how to buy glasses online that complement your face shape? To make the right choice when choosing from 1000s of styles, including cat eye glasses, aviators, clear glasses, or whatever your favorite pair might look like, it’s important to consider three key things: What’s your face shape, the styles that complement it best, and what styles to avoid. Check out our video and read our article below to find out:

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1. What is Your Face Shape?
Oval Face Shape:

People with oval faces are in luck - pretty much any frame style will suit them. With a jawline that’s slightly narrower than the forehead, complemented by high, angled cheekbones. This face shape is proportional and versatile when it comes to picking glasses, but we do recommend rectangular or cat-eye frames to truly shine.

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Square Face Shape:

With a square face that usually has a broad forehead and strong jawline, you want to choose frames that soften the features and elongate the face shape. The best way to do that? You won’t go wrong with round or oval frames, while you should try and avoid angular and rectangular styles.

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Heart-Shaped Face:

The heart-shaped face usually means a broad forehead and wide cheekbones that narrow down to a small chin. A lot of styles, especially oval & cat-eye with a wide nose bridge work well here; rimless glasses and heart-shaped faces are a match made in heaven. Try to avoid aviators and dominant browlines.

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Round Face Shape:

Round faces are relatively short, have (surprise surprise) a rounded chin, full cheeks and a wide forehead. Sharper angles are needed to compliment this face shape. We recommend rectangular and square frames, the narrower the better, to help elongate the face and add a complimenting contrast. Stay away from rounder or oversized styles.

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Oblong Face Shape:

Oblong faces are longer than they are wide, and have long, straight and relatively thin cheek lines. As with other face shapes, the way to compliment an oblong face is by contrasting its features. Wide aviators or square frames will do just that. Look to avoid narrow, rectangular frames that make your face seem even longer.

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Diamond-Shaped Face:

The diamond face shape is narrow at the jaw and eyeline, complemented by high & broad cheekbones. The best styles to offset these features have prominent browlines. Semi-rimless frames and curvy cat-eyes are recommended. Try avoiding narrow frames that draw too much attention to the narrow eyeline.

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We hope this article helps you find your start line when shopping for your next pair of glasses online. But don’t forget - You look best in what makes you feel best. Don’t be afraid to go bold and break these rules. Trend-setters have done that for hundreds of years and you could be the next!