Face Shape Guide: How To Find The Best Eyeglasses For Your Face Shape
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Face Shapes
Round Face Shape
A round face shape typically has rounded features with an equal length and width across the face. Round face shapes lack prominent cheekbones and have a rounded chin with very few angles.
Frame Recommendations
Pick eyeglass frames that add more angles to the face like a square, rectangle or angular frames. Rectangle and square frame shapes offset the roundness and can make the face appear longer and thinner.
Celebrities With Round Faces
- Selena Gomez
- Mila Kunis
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Dave Chapelle
Oval Face Shape
Oval face shapes are characterized by the overall balance in facial proportions. Typically, an oval face will have a small forehead, prominent cheekbones, and a thin jawline.
Frame Recommendations
If you have an oval face shape you’re in luck. There are a variety of styles that would work well with an oval face and is considered the ideal face shape for glasses. The best rule of thumb for oval faces is finding eyeglass frames that are as wide (or a little wider) than the widest part of your face. Square and rectangular frames tend to add structure and contrast to the softer oval features of the face.
Celebrities With Oval Faces
- Beyonce
- Charlize Theron
- Jason Statham
- Michael B. Jordan
Square Face Shape
The square face shape is characterized by an angular jawline with equal proportions in the forehead and cheekbones.
Frame Recommendations
Rounded shapes like round, oval, or browline frames complement the angular lines of square face shapes. It creates a pleasing balance between facial features and frame shape. Frame width is important to take into consideration for square face shapes. Find frames that sit wider on the sides to avoid glasses that look too small for your face.
Celebrities With Square Faces
- Olivia Wilde
- Angelina Jolie
- Henry Cavill
- Daniel Radcliffe
Diamond Face Shape
The diamond face shape is one of the rarest of them all. A diamond face shape has prominent cheekbones accompanied by a narrow forehead and an angular jawline.
Frame Recommendations
As a starting point, oval or round frames tend to complement a diamond face shape by softening the angular features of the face. Rimless and browline frames also help to balance and accentuate the best facial features for diamond-shaped faces. Cat-eye frames offer a bold and unique style for women.
Celebrities With Diamond Faces
- Scarlett Johanssen
- Halle Berry
- Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson
- Benedict Cumberbatch
Triangle Face Shape
A triangle face shape typically has a narrow forehead and is widest around the jaw. The face creates a triangular shape with the base down at the jawline.
Frame Recommendation
Triangle face shapes do well with frames that mirror or add contrast to the shape of the face. Since the triangle face shape is widest at the jaw and narrows at the forehead, look to mirror the shape using frames with heavy accents at the top and lighter features at the bottom. This can be cat-eye or browline frames for women and rounded frames with top-heavy details like a wayfarer or browline frames for men.
Celebrities With Triangle Faces
- Tiffani Thiessen
- Kelli Osbourne
- Robert Pattinson
- Finn Wolfhard
Heart Face Shape
A heart-shaped face has a broader width at the top portion of the face, typically from the cheekbones and forehead, then narrows down towards the chin.
Frame Recommendations
Just like the triangle face shape, you can look to mirror the heart-shaped face by finding frames with heavier details on the bottom of the frame and lighter at the top. Look for eyeglasses with a geometric shape or an aviator-style frame. Round frames would also work well by softening the angular features of a heart-shaped face.
Celebrities With Heart Faces
- Eva Longoria
- Emma Watson
- Ryan Reynolds
- Nick Jonas