Not every pair of sunglasses fits every face shape. Everyone has one of six face shapes: oval, round, heart, diamond, square, or triangle.
How To Determine Your Face Shape
Determining what face shape you have can be difficult, but not impossible.
Step 1: Take a photo of yourself straight-on, with your hair pulled away from your face. Even better – have someone else take a photo of you straight-on.
Step 2: Print the photo.
Step 3: Mark the top, bottom, and sides of your face with dots. Draw lines to connect the dots to get a clear sense of your face shape.
Sunglasses for Your Face Shape
Oval
Your face has symmetrical features, and your jaw tapers evenly to your chin. Almost any style flatters your face, so have fun! Nordstrom’s most popular styles include aviator, cat-eye, oversized, round, square, wayfarer, and sport. Softly angular frames play up an oval face.
Square
You have a prominent jawline, and your face is the same width as your forehead and across your cheekbones. Look for curved frames that balance your angular lines, such as aviator, cat-eye, round and oversized styles.
Skip Sharp, geometric shapes.
Round
Your face is almost as long as it is wide, with your cheekbones being the widest point. Angular frames that add structure are the most flattering for you. Try square, wayfarer, or sports frames for the perfect fit.
Skip Round frames or colored lenses, which exaggerate fullness.
Heart
Your face is widest at the cheekbones and narrowly tapers to your chin. Sunglasses that bring attention downward—including aviator, cat-eye, and round styles—will help elongate your face.
Skip: Overly embellished glasses, says David Rose, designer for Salt Optics.
Oblong
Long face; narrow chin and cheeks.
Choose: Oversize or wrap styles.
Skip Frames that are too narrow for your face.
Which one will fit the Best?
If you have a pair of glasses that fits you perfectly, take the dimensions and use them to ensure that your new glasses will fit just as well. The measurements are often written as three consecutive numbers on the arm: Bridge Width, Lens Width, Temple Length. If you can’t find the measurements on the arm, it’s easy to measure them yourself. (Remember to measure in millimeters!)
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