In a world that is being laid siege upon by a blizzard of contact lenses, spectacles are still in reigning order. After all it is so much easier to stick something on top of your eyes rather than inside them! And what with cleanliness, cost and overall hygiene, spectacles are just the easier and better option. And don’t trust those fake fashionistas that frown on eyewear. Hey, if Miranda Priestly could carry them off with panache in The Devil Wears Prada, so can you! The key is to find a frame that fits your face.
So how does one go about finding the perfect pair of eyewear, especially when faced by a sea of options? Rest assured, it isn’t as harrowing a task as it may initially seem. The key to finding the right pair is to ascertain the shape of your face first. So pull your hair back and stand a foot away from a mirror. Then with a crayon, eyeliner, lipstick or bar of soap outline the shape of your face. This outline will tell you if your face is round, oval, oblong, square, diamond, pear or heart shaped.
Once ascertained, head to a shop that has a multitude of options to choose from. And to help you make up your mind, take someone along who will honestly give you an objective opinion. Someone who knows about eyewear or even an eye-doctor is a prime catch for this task. But that’s not all. Before you start choosing, besides the shape of your face, don’t forget to take your individual prescription, lifestyle and personal colouring, face structure (including the placement of eyes, brows, nose and the width of your cheekbones) and hairstyle into account.
Now that you are all set, all there is left to do is try out different choices and choose. If you have an oval face, you’re in luck because oval faces tend to be the most versatile because of their balanced proportions. Frames that are wide as or wider than the broadest part of the face are a good option. Specs in an almond or oval shape should do the trick.
A round face has curved lines and is equally proportioned in width and length. Frames that are wider than they are deep are suitable for round faces. Angular or narrow frames are most flattering on round faces. Long, straight cheek lines and, sometimes, a longer nose are what characterise an oblong face. Oblong faces are longer than they are wide. To balance this out, frames with top-to-bottom depth or decorative temples, that is frame arms, are recommended to add width and balance them out.
A heart-shaped or inverted triangle face is widest at the forehead and narrowest at the chin. To balance such a shape, frames that draw attention downwards, such as rimless pairs or ones with very thin metal or plastic frames are the way to go. The opposite is when one has a pear-shaped face, that is base-down triangular face with a narrow forehead and a face that widens at the cheek and chin areas. Such faces demand that the attention be drawn upwards. And to balance them out bold or cat-eye shaped frames are recommended.
A strong jaw line and broad forehead generally mark a square face. Once again, such faces are equally proportioned in width and length. To flatter square faces, choose rounder and narrower frames that soften facial angles, such as narrow ovals. A diamond face generally has high cheekbones and is narrowest at the brow and jaw line. To make such faces look properly proportioned, frames that detail the brow line such as cat-eyed or oval shaped frames are most suitable.
Often times considered the most striking part of a person’s face, the eyes demand to be showcased properly. So don’t shun eyewear and grumble about being forced into wearing them. Just choose a pair that fits you. Who knows, the right pair may just become iconic of you!
Source: women.com.bd