Having a beautiful sunglasses is just as important as having beautiful shoes or great purse. They will make you look fashionable and beautiful, even when you haven’t had time to cover your tired eyes and dark circles with concealer and makeup.
Sunglasses today are one of the most important fashion accessories and they change with every season. But be careful, if it’s trendy in the moment doesn’t mean that will look great on you. Sunglasses will make you feel beautiful or they will make you look funny, so it’s best to choose the correct sunglasses carefully.
How to Find the sunglasses for your face shape
The basic question that should be asked when choosing sunglasses is whether they suit your face shape or not. A general rule is that the sunglasses that are perfect for you are those with frame shape that’s in contrast to the shape of your face. Sounds complicated? It really isn’t. Here’s an example: If you have round face you should choose square sunglasses and if you have square face you should choose round sunglasses etc. The frame size should be chosen according to your face size.
In order to make the process of choosing sunglasses easier, here are some tips on how to find the sunglasses for your face shape:
Find the sunglasses for your face shape – Oval face
People with oval-shaped face are really lucky, because they have balanced proportions and they can pull off almost all styles of sunglasses. But the best style of sunglasses that are perfect for oval face are sunglasses with rounded frames. The rounded frames will give a softness to your look and they’ll make you look amazing. Also, look for sunglasses that are wide as the widest part of your face.
Find the sunglasses to suit your face shape – Square face
If you have a square face, you should choose sunglasses with rounded frames, in order to soften the shape of your face. Round sunglasses will make the edges of your square face softer and thy’ll make you look more sophisticated and feminine. Also, try to choose sunglasses that stand higher on your face (sunglasses that are wider but not longer), that way you’ll get a visually elongated face.
Find the sunglasses for your face shape – Oblong face
If you have oblong face the large sunglasses are prefect for you. It is best to choose sunglasses that cover the whole middle of your face, that way you’ll make your face look rounder. Make sure that you choose sunglasses that are quite large and long, but no wider than the width of your face. You can also choose sunglasses that have decorations – they’ll distract the attention from your cheeks and jaw. Sunglasses with square but rounded frames frames will also look good on you.
Find the sunglasses to suit your face shape – Round face
If you have round face, than you should definitely avoid sunglasses with round frames because the will make your face look even rounder. Choose sunglasses that have square or rectangle shaped frames which will ‘stretch’ your face and make it look longer. Make sure that the frames are longer but not wider than your face width. This kind of sunglasses will make your face look longer and radiant.
Find the sunglasses for your face shape – Triangular face
If your face is wider at the bottom and gets narrower at the forehead, you need sun glasses that will give width to the upper part of your face. Sunglasses with ‘cat eye’ frames will balance out the proportions of your face. You can also choose rectangular sunglasses with rounded frames that aren’t too long but they should be a bit wider than the width of your face.
Find the sunglasses to suit your face shape – Inverted triangle face
If the upper part of your face (your forehead) is wider, and your chin is pointed and narrow, than you have a inverted triangle face shape. You should choose sunglasses with thin rounded frames (like aviator sunglasses) or sunglasses with a thicker frame at the top but no bottom frame (also called semi-rimless sunglasses).
Sunglasses can become your best friend and a wonderful fashion accessory, so choose them carefully.
