You might not be familiar but, all human facial structures aren’t the same as they look in general hindsight, except twins. The shape of a face has a lot to do with the frames you choose to make you confident and stand out from the rest of the crowd. This article aims to educate you about the various face types, and frames that match the best and make you look stunningly beautiful/handsome and overflowing with compliments!

Introduction

The current-day human being, also scientifically known as the “homo sapien” has evolved a lot better than Charles Darwin’s evolution theory at least in the metaphoric sense! If we talk about human faces they can be of various geometric shapes that can be segregated. Altogether there are 7 shapes that the human face can be classified as oval, round, square, diamond, heart, pear, and oblong. Out of all these, the diamond-shaped face is the rarest one while the oval face is the most common one. Don’t feel disheartened, if you don’t fall into common or rare categories of facial type as, in the end, you should love for who and what you have. In general, we pick whatever our heart desires, and no one cares, but if we knew just as much as we chose that hairstyle to suit our face or maybe other accessories, the facial shape is equally important to select a pair of new glasses. Let’s get to know how to determine the face shape.

Determining the face shape

You can measure your face with the help of a measuring tape and record that in imperial or metric units. You would need to measure four facial components such as the forehead, cheekbones, jawline, and facial length.

1.)  Forehead:  On the inch tape, measure from the peak of one eyebrow arch to the peak of the opposite arch.

2.)  Cheekbones:  Measure across your upper cheeks with the help of tape, beginning and finishing at the sharp bump beneath the outer corner of each eye.

3.)  Jawline:  Measure your jaw across your face at its widest point with tape.

4.)  Face length:  Measure the middle of your hairline to the tip of your chin.

All the measurements noted from the above four attributes can now help you determine the shape of your face which are as follows:-

1.)  Round face:- Cheekbones and the facial length will be similar in measurement units and larger than the forehead and the jawline having the same measurement. The angle of the jaw is softer.

2.)  Square face: - Has an overall same measurement of the face and shaper angle of the jaw.

3.)  Oblong face: - Such type of face is vertically longer but the forehead, cheekbones, and jawline have similar measurements.

4.)  Diamond face: - This type of facial is horizontally broad and the rest of the facial attributes such as the cheekbones, forehead, and jawline are smallest in the descending order with a pointed chin.

5.)  Triangular face: - Such facial structures have large jawlines, smaller cheekbones, and the smallest forehead. Facial length may vary.

6.)  Oval face: - As mentioned the most common face type in the world. The facial length is larger than the cheekbones, and the forehead is larger than the jawline with round jaw angles.

Now that you have taken the facial measurements, and know your face type, let’s get to select some frames that would suit your face type.

Guide to select a frame according to face type

Your face is your star, and now that you are aware of the shape that you carry, be proud of it. Let’s help you get some frames to adorn your face.

1.)  Oval face:- When it comes to facial structures, the oval face is the most common and widely choice that goes with many frames of glasses. To name a few, square, trapezoid, rectangular, and tortoise are a few that can be adorned. To jazz it up, you can try cool and funky designs and colors to match your taste and make the next style statement. 

2.)  Square face:- A square face has bold and angular features with a clean-cut straight line from the forehead to the jaw. Such faces can sport styles such as oval, round or large. Rimless and semi-rimless styles further accentuate this face type.

3.)   Round face:- This type of face has soft curves and smooth lines, with a jawline that is similar in width up to the eyebrow. Another facial feature is that cheeks are fuller and rounded chins with very few angles. Suggested frames would be, rectangular, square, and oval.

4.)  Heart-shaped face:-Just like the heart, the facial attribute is wider on the forehead and narrower on the chin, and high cheekbones. Recommended eye-wear frames would be rectangular, oval, and round ones. Aviators would be a good choice not only for sunglasses but also for prescribed ones.

5.)  Diamond-shaped face:- Being the rarest of the face type, features the narrowest face with defined cheekbones and angular jawlines. A suitable frame for such a face type would be a rimless or oval frame with a strong brow line. Suggestions would include rectangle, oval, and horn.

6.)  Triangular-shaped face:- Having a wide and square jawline but unlike a square face, they have a narrow forehead. Wider frames would suit such a face that would make the top of the face broader. Heavy accents or designs on the top frame with minimalist on the bottom would be apt for this face type. Recommended face types would-be aviators, horn, and browline.

Conclusion

Whatever the face shape is, you must feel good, confident, and excited to try a new pair or upgrade an existing pair to add to your existing collection. Best frames for men with an oval face shape would be rectangular, round, square, square aviators, browline, and double-bridge frames. All mentioned frame types would suit prescribed glasses, UV glasses, and lastly sunglasses of any brand that your heart desires. You can choose to buy online or offline by visiting a store near you.