Maximize Your Style: 2 Ways to Know Your Best Frame Shape

Have you ever watched anyone try to pull off wearing the latest trend and thought to yourself, “She has no idea how ridiculous that looks!”

It’s true.  Sometimes we all get blind to everything but a style we love, and end up creating a look that is more train wreck than fashion “do.”  There are some styles that are intended for and end up looking best on certain body types.  It’s just a fact of life.  Skinny jeans were not meant for those of us with big hips and large calves.  Whereas, scoop neck blouses look a little funny on anyone without well-placed curves.

The same thing applies to your eyeglasses. If you want to look fashionable and stylish sporting the latest pair of designer eyeglass frames, you really need to have some self-awareness as to what styles will look best on your particular face.

In other words, you need to know your shape!

Once you have that figured out, shopping for new pairs of eyeglasses that will look fantastic on you becomes a whole lot easier.  In fact, Eyeglass World’s super-easy-to-use online eyeglass frames catalog even has an option where you can look at frames that will look best on your face shape.

Here are two simple ways to figure out your face shape right now:

1. The Mirror Test:

Go to the mirror with a dry erase marker.  Pull your hair back away from your face and trace from your hairline and all the way around your jaw line until you get back to the top.  What shape does that most resemble? There’s your answer…

2. Wide or Narrow Test:

Another super simple way to assess the glasses that will look best on your face is to pull back your hair and analyze whether or not your face is more narrow or symmetrical.  If you feel you are in the narrow camp, then stick with frames for rectangular and oval face shapes. If you are more symmetrical, then choose frames that are for people with square or round faces.  If your face is wider at the top and more narrow at the bottom, then you probably have heart shaped face.

Once you know your face shape you’ll want to find glasses that contrast it. For example, if your face is very round, then you’ll want a frame with angles — round glasses lenses will make your face look too round! Round jaw line? Choose some square edges on a frame.  You get the idea…

If you aren’t sure what styles will look best on you, just head to your closest Eyeglass World and have one of their professional stylists, oops, I mean opticians, help you find the two pairs that look great on you!