Oval face
The most standard of faces as it respects the proportions between the forehead, nose and chin. As regards shapes to choose from, you are spoilt for choice, indulge yourself as you please, as you will always be able to make it work. In general I'd advise you to opt for large and square shapes and to avoid small ones that are excessively round.
Round face
Obviously avoid round shapes and rather opt for those shapes that emphasise corners with square or rectangular designs that develop horizontally. With these little tricks you can balance out the roundness of your face, making it slimmer and longer. If you have pronounced cheeks and a rounded chin, you should also avoid oval and too cateye shapes.
Triangular face
If you have a triangular face, characterised by a narrow forehead and jaw and chin that are wider than your cheekbones, then you should choose glasses that are able to re-proportion your face and emphasise your eyes. You should opt for rounded and long frames like cateye and butterfly shapes.
Heart shape face
A wide forehead and a narrow, and perhaps a little pointy, chin. To reduce this disparity you should choose glasses that rest low on your nose. This trick helps lower the centre of the face. The best shapes for you are triangular and cat eye shapes. Avoid square shapes as the lower part would highlight misproportion.
Rectangular face
If you have a long face with a low set jaw, then glasses are the perfect accessory as they will re-proportion your face by dividing it perfectly in half, visibly reducing its length. Choose square and decisive shapes with a decent height. A slight roundness at the bottom can be useful to soften features but, be careful not to end up choosing too round shapes.
Square face
It's a no to square glasses. A square, short face with already pronounced and defined features should be balanced by slightly rounded, triangular and slightly butterfly frames.
Some advice...
Eyes at the centre
Even your eyes want to play their part in choosing the frame. You have to think of the glasses as if they are the frame of your gaze. So choose glasses that centre your eyes well.
In harmony with your eyebrows
Glasses must respect the line created by your eyebrows so they must never cross them in any way: either they must completely cover them or they must remain a little below.
Frame colour
Choose based on your skin colour. If you have light skin, with blue or hazel eyes and blonde or brown hair, you are a cold skin type, so opt for cold colours such as black, dark tortoiseshell, blue, blue or grey. Green or purple frames are great for those with red hair as well as for those with olive complexions and green eyes. If you have amber skin, dark eyes and dark or brown hair you are a warm skin type, so opt for black, brown, tortoiseshell, red, orange, bronze and gold.
Follow your style, not fashion
The most important piece of advice I'd like to give you is: choose the glasses that represent your personality, whether they be prescription glasses or sunglasses. Your glasses will become an integral part of your face and above all, of your gaze. Remember that trends pass, but style and personality don't!
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