How to find your perfect eye glasses choice

When trying on glasses, do you struggle to know which glasses may work best on you? We have some tips which may help and once you know which shape your face most closely resembles, then you can start narrowing down glasses to make your decisions easier.

Contrast your face shape 

Choose eyeglasses by determining your face shape. There are seven basic face shapes, including oval, base-up or base-down triangle, oblong, square, diamond, and round, as seen in the photo to the left. Keep in mind, eye glasses  should contrast your face shape but be in scale with your face size. Find your face shape in this image above and try out our recommended frames:

  • Oval: Frames that suit an oval face have a strong bridge, are wider than the broadest part of the face and are geometric in shape. Frames to Avoid: Eyeglasses that are overlarge and cover up more than half of your face will throw off the natural balance and symmetry of the oval face.
  • Heart shaped, Base-up triangle: Frames that balance the width of the forehead with the narrowness of the chin are ideal. Eyeglasses with low-set temples and bottom heavy frame lines will add width to that narrower part of your face. Round eyeglasses or square eyeglasses with curved edges will help draw attention away from a broad, high forehead. Frames to Avoid: Steer clear of any style or color of frames that draws attention to the forehead. This includes frames with decorative temples or embellished tops.
  • Oblong: frames with more depth than width. Frames to Avoid: Narrow and rectangular shapes will make your face appear longer, so steer clear.
  • Square: Eyeglasses that soften the angularity and sit high on the bridge of the nose look best on square faces. Oval or round eyeglasses will balance and add a thinner appearance to the angles of a square face. Frames to Avoid: Angular and boxy eyeglass frames will sharpen and draw attention to your angular features, making a square face appear bulky.
  • Diamond: Play up a narrow forehead and chin with eyeglass frames what sweep up or are wider than the cheekbones, such as cat eye glasses and oval frames. These frames will accentuate your cheekbones and delicate features. Frames to Avoid: Boxy and narrow frames will accentuate the width of your cheeks, drawing attention to your narrow features rather than enhancing them.
  • Round: Eyeglass frames that are square or rectangular tend to be wider than a round face. This quality can enhance your face by making it appear slimmer and longer, adding balance to your round features. Frames to Avoid: Rimless frames, round frames and small frames will accentuate the roundness, making your round face look even rounder.
  • Base-down triangle: can easily be identified by the cheek and chin areas being wide and the forehead being narrow. Like the diamond face shape, with a base-down triangle, you want to try to bring attention back towards the upper part of your face to balance out your features. Try cat-eye shaped frames, or semi-rimless. Also, frames that are heavily decorated and detailed on the top half would complement this face shape. Frames to Avoid: Frames that have a lighter upper rim, or darker lower rim because these attributes accentuate the wider lower portion of the face and will bring attention to the widest lower jaw line
  • Highlight your features

    • Pick your best or favorite feature and pick a frame to highlight it.
    • Some features to consider highlighting would be your eyes, hair, skin color, and face shape. For example, if you have blue eyes, try a blue or blue gray frame to match and highlight your eye color.
  • Match or complement colors

    • Your skin, eyes, and hair work together to create your overall coloring. Everyone has either a cool (blue or pink undertones) or a warm (yellow or orange undertones) overall color. Try a frame from our color list below to complement your coloring.
    • Warm coloring: Stay away from contrasting colors such as pastels. White and black frames may tend not to be flattering either. Instead, the best frame colors for you are light tortoise, browns shades, gold or honey, copper, red, beige, warm blue and olive green.
    • Cool coloring: Avoid colors that wash you out and instead reach for frames that are silver, black, dark tortoise, pink, purple, blue, rose-brown, mauve and gray.
  • Find the perfect size

    • Try on multiple pairs to see what size fits your face shape best.
    • If the frames are too small your peripheral vision will be limited and could potentially feel tight on the head. The frames should not pinch your nose, leave red marks, slide down your nose, or easily slip off your head. The tightness around your ears can be adjusted to get the perfect fit.  
  • Fit your frames to your lifestyle

    • Make sure your frames will work for every part of your life and will be a representation of you and your personality.
    • Pick frames to match your unique lifestyle and hobbies. Consider your common activities when choosing frames. For example, if you are more active you may want a pair of sports eyewear or a wraparound band. If you spend a lot of time on the computer, you may want eyeglasses with a tinted lens.
  • Lifestyle Lens Specialty Coatings – ZEISS DuraVision Blue Protect and ZEISS DuraVision DriveSafe 

    • Blue Protect blocks harmful computer, smartphone, tablet and etc rays from harming your eyes, releives eye strain and helps in visio clarity.
    • DriveSafe Lens provides better vision in low-light conditions for safer and more comfortable driving, reduces glare at night from oncoming cars or street lights, provides up to 43% larger mid-distance zone for easier focus switching between dashboard and mirrors.
  • Are weight and material important to you?

  1. Frames are most commonly made of plastic, metal, or a combination of materials. This combination determines the longevity, weight, and average cost of a frame.

Key Features:

  • Stainless steel and titanium are long lasting
  • Metal frames often have adjustable nose pads
  • Metal frames can come in hypoallergenic materials
  • Plastic frames tend to be lighter
  • Plastic frames typically need less maintenance than metal frames
  • Flexible hinges allow the “arms” to bend more than regular hinges

Our opticians can help you in selecting the perfect pair and with our WOW gurantee – it’s great to shop local and small!