subject: How to Choose Eyeglasses Frame [print this page] How to Choose Eyeglasses Frame How to Choose Eyeglasses Frame
It is quite difficult to select proper eyeglasses because nobody has the same taste and face shape. So what should we know before choosing eyeglasses frames. Here are some suggestions.
Firstly, the shape of the frame should match that of your face. Round and oval frames are usually designed for angular or square faces. A frame with a dramatic (wider, heavier, etc.) bottom edge can balance your heart-shaped face. In similar, the frame's bridge affects the appearance of your eyes and nose. A high bridge will make your nose appear higher, and vice verse. If you want to get the illusion of width to close-set eyes, you can choose a thin or clear frame's bridge.
Secondly, you must take the color of the frame into consideration. Commonly, warm skin has a golden yellow tint, while cool skin has either blue or pink. If you are not sure of your coloring, check out your veins: if they seem mostly greenish, you have warm skin, otherwise you have cool skin. Frame colors like browns, most metals and splashy colors suit warm skin. While colors including grays silver and muted colors are usually for cool tones. After you learn your own color and choose the right frame color which mostly matches yours, you will look fantastic.
Thirdly, the frame should go with your lifestyle and characteristics. If you are really fashionable in your daily life, maybe a ultra-funky pair is OK. But if you are a poppet, it may be very amazing to wear a very strange pair of glasses. Generally, frames shouldn't be too large or too small. Meanwhile, they should be neither too tight nor too loose. You can put on a pair of glasses and look out of the center of each lens to get a real feeling. To prevent frames from hurting your skin, the top of the frames should not be fitted over the eyebrow line, and the bottom shouldn't touch your cheeks.
Different frames are made up by different materials, such as plastic, metal and the combination of both. Generally speaking, plastic ones are less expensive and much lighter than the metal ones. If you want the glasses serve you for a long time, maybe the metal ones are much better.
