We’ve all been there: standing at the glasses display, trying on ten different frames, and somehow walking away more confused than when you arrived. It’s genuinely hard to judge from a mirror or a selfie what actually suits you, and everyone around you seems to have a different opinion.
That’s why I use a different approach: over 80 frame shapes you can hold straight up to your face. No more guesswork, you’ll see right away which shapes bring out your features and which ones work against them, long before you set foot in an optician’s shop.
The thinking behind the method
To take the guesswork out of it, I combine two things: your face shape and your colour type.
Your face shape
- Oval: lucky you, almost anything looks good on you.
- Round: angular, geometric frames add structure and make your face appear longer.
- Square: round or oval frames soften your features for a gentler look.
- Heart-shaped: frames wider at the top and narrower at the bottom follow your natural contours best.
Your colour type
This is where my expertise as a colour consultant comes in: your colour type isn’t just about your skin colour. What really matters is how different colour attributes work together, warm or cool, light or dark, clear or muted, along with your individual colour depth and intensity.
The classic seasonal types, spring, summer, autumn and winter, can give you a first sense of direction. For choosing glasses frames, though, it’s worth looking closer, because the ideal shades can vary quite a bit even within the same type.
You might suit light, delicate, cool colours best. Or you might work better with mid-tone or darker, muted shades. Or your face can carry clear, bold colours that make a deliberate statement.
Your hair and eye colour, along with the natural contrast between your skin, hair and eyes, also play an important role in the choice.
So which frame colour actually suits you?
In a personal consultation, we don’t just look at whether a frame is warm or cool overall. We also look at its brightness, depth, intensity and contrast, and most importantly, how it works together with your face.
A gold frame, for example, might look stunning on one person, while someone else with the same warm type suits a muted bronze or a warmer brown better. Likewise, a cool-toned frame can range from very light and delicate all the way to deep and high-contrast.
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