Face Shape Guide for Glasses
Wondering which glasses are best for your face shape? It’s all about finding a style that makes you feel confident – and we’re here to help.
Take these suggestions, make them your own, and read on for everything you need to know about finding glasses for your face shape.
What is my face shape?
- Square shape face: Broad forehead and chin, wide angular jawline
- Round face: Forehead, cheeks, and chin are similar in length and width, with soft cheekbones and jawline
- Heart shape face: Wide forehead, narrow chin, prominent cheekbones
- Diamond shape face: Narrow forehead and chin, wider cheekbones and full cheeks
- Oval shape face: Narrow forehead and chin, high and wide cheekbones, subtly curved jawline
- Triangular shape face: Narrow forehead, wide jawline and chin
It’s important to remember that your face shape is yours alone – almost nobody’s face is a perfect heart, circle, square, and so on.
Most faces are actually a combination of a few different shapes: rounded chins and tall foreheads, angular features and tapered jaws – which is great news, because it means there are plenty of glasses styles that look great on all shapes of faces!
How to work out your face shape ?
When figuring out your face shape, look for the shape that is the most like yours — it’s likely your chin is a little more pointed than the “typical” oval, or your forehead a little wider than the “usual” triangle.
- Look at your jawline in the mirror – is it curved or angular?
- Now look at your forehead – is it wide or narrow?
- Finally, time for your cheekbones – are they soft or prominent?
Once you have these answers, you should have a general idea of what shape your beautiful face is.
Choosing Bleu's Frames for your face shape
Once you’ve worked out your face shape, you can start to shop around for frames that are a great fit for you.
Remember – these are all just guidelines to help you determine how to balance and compliment your features. (Extra emphasis on guide.) Making your own style rules can be a fun and expressive way to show your personality and vibe.
Frames for square shaped faces
Square faces often have bold, angular features and cut a clean, straight line from the forehead to the jaw.
Look for rounded, thinner frames that are wider than your cheekbones, while remaining proportional to the length and width of your face:
- Round frames: Bring contrast to angular features
- Oval frames: Soften and balance defined square face lines
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Coloured frames: Draw attention to the eyes
Frames for round faces
Round Face Shape
Round faces are all soft curves and smooth lines, roughly the same width from the jaw up through to the brow. With round faces, the cheeks are usually full and the chin is rounded.
When choosing glasses for round face shapes, select frames that add definition. Choose bold, angular glasses with clean lines:
- Rectangular frames: Add contrast to facial structure
- Angular and geometric frames: Add sharp, distinct lines to create balance
- Upswept frames such as cat-eye or D-frame: Draw attention to your eyes
Frames for heart shaped faces
Heart Face Shape
Heart shaped faces are widest at the brow, narrowing down through to the chin with high cheekbones. This face shape can be either long or round.
When finding the best glasses for heart shaped faces, get playful with opposites and look for winged-out or wide frames that jut out slightly wider than the forehead, with rounded bases to balance and complement features:
- Aviator frames: Add width and contrast
- Rectangular or oval frames: Bring balance between forehead and chin
- Round: Soften angular features
Frames for triangle shaped faces
Triangle Face Shape
Triangular faces are widest on the bottom and narrowest on top. To compliment your features and add contrast, look for frames that play with opposites (featuring wider top and narrower bottoms) and mix round and angular shapes:
- D-frames: Defined brow line brings definition
- Aviator: Curved bottom softens cheekbones
- Cat-eyes glasses: Draw attention to your eyes
Frames for oval shaped faces
Oval Face Shape
Oval shaped faces have a narrow forehead and slightly narrow chin, which typically creates a long face silhouette.
For an oval face, choose glasses that emphasize the natural balance and add angles to your face’s subtle curves. Look for frames that are as wide as the widest part of your face, which is typically the area around the eyes, in a shape that adds subtle contrast to your features:
- Square or rectangular glasses: Add sharper angles for definition
- Geometric shapes: Get playful with shapes and angular contrast
- D-frame: Wide frames compliment a narrow silhouette
Whether you opt for something bold or subtle, vintage or modern, statement or versatile, we’ve got plenty of frames to fit your beautiful face. If you’ve got questions or want to chat more about style, you can reach out to our Customer Service team by chat or email.
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