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tips to
find the best eyeglass shape for your face
Dear
Sharon:
I really need to commit to
wearing glasses, but feel more like I’ll be “committed” to the big eyeglass
store first. Let me explain.
I’ve surreptitiously yanked my dime store
reading glasses out of my purse for the last time and decided to buy a
“real” pair of glasses. I’ve seen an optometrist, got the bloody
prescription, but cannot come up with a suitable pair. In fact, eyeglass shopping
has painfully become my new way to spend free time—ouch!
With each different frame I try, I feel like a
goofier geek than I did with the previous pair.
I don’t want to go through the tedious selection process again just to have
another salesperson glare at me like I’m a total dingbat for not making up my
mind. Please help me see my
way. —Frame Up (Sioux City, IA)
Dear Frame Up: If U can C this, U R on
your way 2 looking snappy in specs! My fuzzy-eyed
femme fatale, do not wither in dolefulness. Any appearance adjustment can
be unsettling and confusing… especially, if it’s something you feel that you
are conceding to by
default.
Say poppycock to hush-hush peeks from dusty dime
store danglers that hover in the underbelly
of your pocketbook. Brave up and be ready for your close-up.
Glasses can be alluring: Just think of Marilyn
Monroe looking sensually studious in bulky
black rectangle frames and bazillions of other gorgeous eyeglass wearers.
The focus (I just could not resist this pun) is
to select an unobtrusive, easy-to-wear frame
that compliments your face shape and blends into your overall look-- like the
most fabulously subtle accessory. Or, why not try a frame that unexpectedly
defies predictability and anchors your personal style? Then
again, how about choosing a few pairs that fit your different moods? What’s
key is to remember that not every face looks
great in every shape frame.
After an exasperating session of trying on a mélange
of shapes, it is no wonder that you
end up glassy-eyed (darn, there goes a crummy pun again). Once you have narrowed
down your picks to just a few, it can be difficult to individually compare each style
in the mirror and how it holds up on your face.
Consider a few insider secrets to hone in on
the most flattering pair of blinkers:
· Eyeglass size should be in proportion to face
size. For instance, large full faces
are flattered by more oversized frames, yet a petite face would appear
“bug-eyed” in the same scale of frame.
· The most suitable frame shape is the opposite
of your face shape. Angular-shaped faces look better with rounder
frames. Softer, fuller faces are
enhanced with sharper-edged frame shapes.
· Use frame shapes to help create the illusion
of a more oval face. Narrow rectangle
frames lengthen a round face. Full-bottomed frames balance a wide
forehead. A square face appears softer with an oval frame. A narrow forehead
will appear fuller with a cat eye frame.
· To insure correct lens size, check to see that
your eye falls dead center of the eyeglass
lens.
· Eyeglasses should complement but not compete
with your hairstyle; be sure not to get
carried away with a fussy frame if you favor big hair.
· If you prefer a colored frame, opt for one
that enhances skin tone and hair shade,
rather than just choosing the trend color of the moment.
· Our faces are not always in perfect balance,
be sure glasses rest evenly on ears and cross
eyebrows at the same level to avoid a seesaw effect.
 There is even a neat cyber way to do all
this!
Eyeglasses.com
has an ingenious way of virtually
superimposing your face in as many styles of glasses to your perplexed heart’s
content. And, then letting you look at yourself wearing all your choices alongside
each other.
There really is something groovy about a little
group of photos of you in a bunch of different
frames. In one quick glance, can you yeah or nay an eyeglass style that pops out
at you without deliberating through the (in) decision process. Best off, the
routine is fun. It took
me about an hour to try on 25 or so frames of sunglasses until I found the “perfect” pair—in a brick and mortar store I
would go mad trying this many on. And, in
a virtual environment, there is no persnickety
salesperson being ticked off because you feel
like trying on a lifetime supply of peepers. Here’s looking at you, babe!
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