How to Choose the Best Eyeglass Frames
Even if the eyeglass frames you'r e setting your eyes on look good on models, they may not really suit your face shape. It isn't simple to make a sweeping statement about the shapes of eyeglass frames and how they conform to face shapes because there may be other factors such as frame color or the thickness of the frame or how it sits on your nose bridge, but there are certain advantages to using a guide to hasten your selection process.
Consider these three important pointers to remember when selecting eyeglass frames:
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The eyeglass frames you choose should complement or repeat any particular facial feature, such as a green-hued frame for green eyes;
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The eyeglass frames should be in the same scale as the size of your face; and
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The shapes of the eyeglass frames should be in contrast to the shape of your face.
The face has seven basic shapes: round, oblong, oval, square, diamond, and triangle with the base up or the base down. To select the best eyeglass frames for your particular face shape, choose those that would de-emphasize the prominent features and play up areas which may need emphasizing.
For instance, for oblong-shaped faces in which you would want to play down the length of the face and add some width to it, you should choose eyeglass frames with top-to-bottom depths or those with eye-catching temples to draw the eyes toward the size of the face.
Colors are also important in making the right selections, but first, you need to know about your skin tone. Skine tone is the major element in the determination of your skin coloring.
All types of complexion fall under two main categories - yellow, or warm; and blue, or cool. A warm skin coloration will have a "peaches and cream" cast while a cool complexion has undertones of pink or blue. You are said to have a cool complexion if your undertones are olive, even as this is a combination of yellow and blue.
Eye color can also be classified as cool or warm, and this is another factor to consider in the selection of your eyeglass frames. Your colors are said to be "cool" if your eye color is within the range of cool blue to violet to blue-grey to grey. You are, on the other hand, "warm" if your eyes are brown to nearly black.
Hair also affects our selection of the perfect eyeglass frames. People's hair colors range from blond, brown, platinum, salt-and-pepper, red, or blue-black to jet black.
After determining whether you are "cool" or "warm" you can now search for the color of the eyeglass frames that look best on you. Those that suit cool colors are: black, demi-amber, blue, blue-gray, plum, pink, magenta, jade, and rose-brown; colors that look good on "warm" people are warm blue, off-white, orange, peach, gold, camel, copper, and bright red.
To find the right eyeglass frames for your face, another method is to try a virtual try-on at FrameFinder, where you can "put on" eyeglasses after uploading a photo of yourself.
