Which eyeglasses best fit my face?

There’s a perfect frame for every face shape. Here’s how to find the best style to complement your look.

Eyeglasses should look good, feel comfortable, and most importantly of all, not harm your vision.

So how do you go about choosing eyeglasses? One of the easiest ways to get started is to pick the right glasses for your face shape.

Look in the mirror and get an overall feeling for your facial features and face shape. Face shapes are often expressed as being round or circle shaped, square, rectangle, oval, or triangle shaped.

Pick glasses with opposite features to your face shape to create balance. For example, if you have a round face, go for glasses with more angles, such as square or rectangular frames.

Conversely, if you have more of a square or rectangle-shaped face, eyeglasses with a more oval or circle look might work better for you. Most people have oval shaped faces, and most glasses shapes work well for that look. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, but following these guidelines is a good place to get started in finding something that looks good on you.

Once you have a general idea of the shape of the glasses you are looking for, the next most important step is to get frames that fit correctly. It’s important to find glasses that are the right size and width for your face. The frame and temples should line up with the sides of your face. Look at the numbers on the side of frames. You’ll find up to three numbers, and they stand for the lens width, bridge width (or distance between the lenses known as DBL), and temple length.

Get an approximate distance across the entire frame and measure this against your own temple size.

Match your glasses to your nose shape and bridge size. If you have narrow-set eyes, go for glasses with a smaller DBL (distance between lenses), and if you have wider-set eyes, look for glasses with larger numbers. Usually if you have more narrow set eyes, you want numbers that are between 14 to 18 millimeters. And if you’re somebody with more wider set eyes, you’re going to look for numbers that are usually 19 to 22 millimeters on average.

For people with a prominent nose bridge, plastic frames work better; for those with flatter noses, glasses with nose pads work better.

The final tip for you here today is that no matter where you buy your glasses, whether it be from an optical shop, a glasses store, or online, make sure that you have them professionally adjusted. That way you’re going to be sure to have the most comfort with your eyeglasses and best vision.

Also, over time your glasses may become out of adjustment, so keep this in mind and it’s good to take them back occasionally, to get readjusted.