It’s officially sunglass season, and with the sheer volume of options available it can be hard to sift through the trends and find which style is the right fit for you. One of the easiest ways to choose the right pair of shades is by using your face shape as a guide. Below find the best frames for the four most common face shapes to purchase now:
Round
Most round face shapes have the same width across the forehead, cheekbones and jawline, usually with full, soft features; think rounded lines instead of pointed angles. Geometrical sunglass shapes like wayfarers and horizontal frames best suit curved faces.
Ray-Ban Medium Plastic Wayfarer Sunglasses, $160; photo courtesy of southmoonunder.com
Expectations Sunglasses, $20; photo courtesy of southmoonunder.com
Bobbi Brown Astor 53MM Square Sunglasses, $349; photo courtesy of saksfifthavenue.com
Square
Most square face shapes have the same width across the forehead, cheekbones and jawline, usually with sharp, angular features. Curved frames like aviators, oval and wrap sunglasses work best for square face shapes as they balance out sharper features.
Jeepers Peepers Aviator Sunglasses, $40; photo courtesy of us.asos.com
BP Mirrored Aviator 57mm Sunglasses, $12; photo courtesy of nordstrom.com
D&G Sunglasses DD2192, $169.95; photo courtesy of macys.com
Heart
Most heart face shapes are commonly known as an inverted triangle, wider at the top across the forehead with narrow, pointy chins. Light colored frames, semi-rimless and cat-eye sunglasses works best for heart shapes to elongate the widest part of the face.
Stranger Matte Club Master Sunglasses, $20; photo courtesy of southmoonunder.com
Contrast Cateye Sunglasses, $35; photo courtesy of us.topshop.com
Bottega Veneta Round Cat’s Eye Acetate Sunglasses, $435; photo courtesy of saksfifthavenue.com
Oval
Most oval face shapes have more length from the hairline to the bottom of the chin and shorter widths across the cheekbones, usually with longer forehead and chin areas. Oval faces tend to be able to pull off any sunglass shape; opt for an on trend pair of embellished or over-sized frames.
Coach HC8140 in Purple, $180; photo courtesy of sunglasshut.com
Fendi Cat’s Eye Sunglasses, $395; photo courtesy of saksfifthavenue.com
Palm Tree Round Sunglasses, $36; photo courtesy of us.topshop.com