Sunglasses for every face: a quick guide

The assortment of sunglasses is huge this season and every type of face goes better with some sunglasses than others. Here below you find a quick and easy guide to find the sunglasses that highlights the features of your face shape and which one you should try to avoid.

Heart-Shaped Face
A heart-shaped face is characterized by a wide forehead, narrower jaw line, high cheekbones, and a narrow chin. If you have a heart-shaped face try a style that draws attention downwards and adds width to the lower part of your face. Round frames look great on your face and you can also try styles that has got low-set temples to draw attention downwards. You should try to avoid styles that draw attention up-wards such as cat-eyed styles and decorative temples.

A style that will look great on you is the evergreen Ray-Ban Round Metal RB 3447 with its metal frame and round lenses.



Oval-Shaped Face
An oval-shaped face is characterized by balanced proportions, a narrow forehead and jaw line, a chin that is slightly narrower than the forehead, and typically high cheekbones. and is the easiest one to find shades for. Any style will look good on an oval face but if you want to highlight your soft features you should try a square, rectangular or geometrical shape. Try to avoid frames that are to large for your features.

A frame that suits you perfect is the new Emporio Armani EA 4008 with square lenses and the hinge on the outside of the temples.

Round-Shaped Face
A round face has an equal width and length, and is characterized by soft curves with few angles. You should try to find a pair of sunglasses that has got angular frames to sharpen your face features and makes your face look longer and thinner, preferably with upswept frames. Try to avoid frames with soft curves and small frames as they will make your face look bigger.  

The new Miu Miu 10OS is a style with a geometrical shape both on the lenses as well as the temples. The lenses are very different as they are cut straight at the lower part of the sunglasses.

Square-Shaped Face
A square-shaped face, is usually proportional in length and width. It's characterized by a defined jaw, square chin, and a broad forehead. The shades that do it for you have soft forms; oval, round or cat-eyed shapes will suit you best. Try to avoid geometrical and squared shaped frames as they will make the angles of you face look even more accentuated. Also avoid low-set temples and colour accents on the bottom of the sunglasses that draws attention to the chin.

The new Christian Dior Dior Tie Dye 2 has got an oval shape and the tie dye print on the frames.


Diamond-Shaped Face
A diamond-shaped face is narrow at the eye line and the jaw line with a small forehead and chin, it often has angular features with dramatic cheekbones. You should try a pair of sunglasses with a cat-eyed shape or rimless styles that will highlight your beautiful cheekbones. Try to avoid sunglasses with narrow frames that draw attention to your narrow eye line.

Try out the Dolce & Gabbana DG 4181P style with a cat-eyed shape and which is available both in its bold striped colour as well as with the stripes on the inside of the tempels.

Long Face
A long face has a narrow shape that is longer than it’s wide with angular features with high cheekbones, a longer nose and a tall forehead. The sunglasses that do for you has got tall frames that help to create a shorter face or broad sunglasses with an accented rim or decorative temple adds width. You should try to avoid small and short frames that will acentúate face length.

The Bvlgari BV 8097b/s sunglasses are like a jewel for your face with a cat-eyed shape and a pretty decorative flower on the tempels.

Triangular Face
A triangular face has got a narrow jaw line that widen at the cheeks and the chin and has got a broad forehead. Try out styles that accentuates the lower part of your face and has got a low set of temples. You should try to avoid styles with semi-rimless frames, top-heavy styles and frame bottoms that angle inwards. as well as narrow frames that are out of proportion since they will make the upper part of your face look even bigger.

Try out the Carrera 6000 in all their new cool colours which will look great with a nice tan.