Best Sunglasses for Your Face Type

As with eyeglasses, finding the right style of sunglasses is largely determined by the shape of your face. Experimenting with trying on many different styles and sizes of sunglass frames with the aid of a mirror and friend or knowledgable sales person will help you find the perfect pair of sunglasses.

Square

Those with a strong, angular jaw line and a wide forehead and cheekbones have a square shaped face. Sunglasses with rounder edges can help diffuse and soften the strong angles of a square face. Round, oval, cat-eye or rimless frames will work best.

Oval

Oval faces are quite well balanced and will generally look good with all sunglass styles and shapes. Be mindful of size, however, and be aware of proportion. Avoid sunglasses that are either too small or too large for your head size.

Oblong

Oblong shaped faces are similar to an oval shape, but a bit longer. Oversized round or square shaped sunglasses can help add some width to the face to help balance the length. Any frame that is exaggerated on the width, such as larger cat-eyes or those that have distinct stylistic embelishments on the temple area will also have the same effect.

Round

Round faces, because they tend to look a bit wider than other shape faces, look best when matched with sunglasses that are equally as wide or slightly more so than the widest part of the wearer's face. Square shaped frames also work well. Wearing smaller glasses will only make the face appear rounder and wider.

Diamond, Heart or Triangle

All of these face shapes feature wider, pronounced cheekbones and a narrow jaw and chin. The best sunglass frames will be those that help balance these facial features. Cat-eye, butterfly, oval and aviator sunglasses will look great.