Which Glasses Suit My Face?

How to find glasses that suit your face

Choose Find my best frames and upload a front-facing photo. Our AI works out your face shape, then suggests frame shapes, sizes and colors that suit you, plus the styles to skip. Already have glasses? Choose Rate my current glasses and upload a photo of you wearing them to get a score for shape match, size and fit, and color match, with tips.

The golden rule: choose frames that contrast with your face shape. Angular frames balance soft, curved faces, and rounded frames soften strong, angular faces. Not sure of your face shape yet? Use our face shape detector first.

Glasses for a round face

Round faces are about as wide as they are long, with full cheeks and a soft jaw. Frames with angles add definition and make the face look a little longer.

• Best: rectangle, square, geometric and upswept cat-eye frames, slightly wider than the face.
• Skip: small round frames and very narrow frames, which make the face look rounder and wider.
• Tip: a clear or light bridge helps the eyes look wider apart and the face slimmer.

Glasses for an oval face

Oval faces are longer than they are wide with balanced proportions, so most frame shapes work.

• Best: almost anything, especially frames as wide as or slightly wider than the broadest part of the face: square, rectangle, aviator, wayfarer and round.
• Skip: very oversized frames that cover too much of the face, or very narrow frames that make it look longer.

Glasses for a square face

Square faces have a strong jaw and a forehead, cheekbones and jaw of similar width. Curved frames soften the angles.

• Best: round, oval, and browline frames, and frames that are a little wider than the jaw.
• Skip: boxy, sharply angular frames that repeat the angles of the jaw.

Glasses for a heart-shaped face

Heart-shaped faces are wider at the forehead and cheekbones and narrower at the chin. The aim is to balance the top and bottom of the face.

• Best: frames that are wider at the bottom, light rimless or semi-rimless frames, round and oval shapes, and aviators.
• Skip: heavy, decorated top lines and strong cat-eye shapes that add width at the top.

Glasses for diamond, oblong and triangle faces

• Diamond (cheekbones widest): oval, cat-eye and rimless frames, or frames with a strong browline, highlight the eyes and soften the cheekbones.
• Oblong or rectangle (long and narrow): deep frames with a tall lens, decorative temples and a low bridge help make the face look shorter and wider.
• Triangle or pear (jaw widest): frames that are wider at the top, such as cat-eye and browline styles, or frames with color or detail on the upper rim.

Getting the size right

• Width: the frame should be about as wide as your face at the temples, with no big gap and no pinching.
• Eyes: your pupils should sit roughly in the center of each lens, slightly above the middle.
• Brows: the top of the frame should follow your eyebrows, not cut through them or sit far below.
• Bridge: the frame should rest on your nose without sliding down or leaving deep marks.
• Size numbers: the three numbers on the inside of the arm, such as 52-18-140, are the lens width, bridge width and arm length in millimeters. Use your current, comfortable pair as a guide when you shop online.

Frame colors for your skin undertone

• Warm undertones (golden, peachy): tortoiseshell, honey, brown, olive, gold and warm red frames.
• Cool undertones (pink, bluish): black, grey, silver, blue, purple and clear or crystal frames.
• Neutral undertones: most colors work, so you can choose by hair and eye color or personal style.

Not sure of your undertone? Try the skin undertone check on our face page.

Questions

Do the same rules apply to sunglasses?

Yes. Sunglasses follow the same face shape rules, but you can go a little bigger. Oversized and aviator sunglasses suit many faces because they cover more of the face.

Should glasses be wider than my face?

Only slightly. Frames that are a little wider than the widest part of your face often look balanced, especially on round and square faces. Frames much wider or narrower than your face usually look out of proportion.

Can I break the rules?

Absolutely. Face shape guides are a starting point, not a law. Confidence and comfort matter most, and your optician can help with the final fit.