Four Tips To Find the Best Eyewear for You

If you’re finding yourself in need of glasses and you haven’t worn them before, it might feel a little overwhelming to find the right pair for your face. Glasses can make or break your look depending on the pair you get, and sometimes you need a little help to choose the right pair. Sometimes we need a little outside perspective and some easy guidelines to choose something that frames our face and highlights our best features. Whether you’re looking for reading glasses, sunglasses or glasses for everyday wear, you won’t regret taking the time to choose a pair that you like and fits your face. Everyone’s face and features are a little different, so what works best for you will ultimately be different than what’s best for others, even members of your own family. So, if you’re looking for help finding the right pair of glasses, keep reading to discover one of the best up and coming brands for eyewear, and how to choose the best frames for your face! 

Foster Grant 

Foster Grant is a leading brand in modern and sleek designed eyeglasses for any occasion. They carry everything from reading glasses, blue light glasses and everyday glasses to clip ons and accessories for your eye wear. Foster Grant has a decades long lineage in the eyewear industry dating back to the late 1920’s and producing some of the country’s most popular sunglasses donned by celebrities and movie stars. Their frames are timeless and stylish, there is sure to be a frame for you among their collection. As far as choosing frames, let’s take a look at a few things to consider when choosing frames that fit your face. 

Face Shape 

The first and most important aspect of how your frames will look depends on the shape of face you have. In general, you’ll want to look for something that contrasts the shape of your face rather than matches the shape of your face. For example, if you have an oval shaped face, something with stronger lines will probably look best. Square frames, or even browline frames may work well on someone with an oval shape. For someone with angular facial features, a more rounded frame will contrast well with square angles in jaw and chin lines. Of course, these are just guidelines and you are encouraged to try on a multitude of shapes and sizes to get a feel for what you like! 

Skin Tone 

Another thing to consider, especially when looking at frames that have any color in them, is your skin tone. Do you have a warm or cool skin tone? Depending on which undertone you have, certain colors might not work as well as others. For those with warm undertones, olive tones, brown and gold are great options. For cooler skin tones, look for something that has more blue, purple, silver or gray colors. This will match smoothly with the undertone of your skin. 

Highlight Your Features 

Think about what features on your face you like the most. Your glasses should frame your face in such a way that your features are being highlighted rather than covered up. For example, in many cases thick frames can actually detract from the features of your face. If you want your eyes to pop out more, you can experiment with trying on a pair of glasses with thinner framing to open up your features and highlight your eyes. This can also help expand peripheral vision for those that find a thick frame distracting. Whatever you choose, make sure it highlights your favorite features on your face! 

Anti Scratch 

This is an extra feature that most eyeglass providers can add on to your lens, and while it’s an extra expense it will greatly increase the longevity of your lenses. Anti scratch treated frames will be more resistant to scratching from dropping glasses, coarse fabrics and debris you might encounter through your day. There’s nothing worse than dropping a new pair of glasses and finding a big scratch in the middle. Make sure to invest in anti scratch lenses when purchasing a new pair of glasses, you’ll be thankful for the extra security. 

 Finding the pair of glasses that’s just right for you can be tricky, but all it really comes down to is determining how to highlight the features of your face! This starts by finding your face shape, and then trying a few different options that contrast the general outline of your face. For angular features, consider a softer and rounder frame shape. For round and oval faces, squared frames add just the right amount of contrast to make your features pop. Remember, it all comes down to what you prefer, so take this and any other guide as just that; a guide! Good luck finding the perfect pair of frames!