Teen Eyeglass Frames:
Five Tips to Help You Look Fabulous
By Gina White
Picking out eyeglass frames can be overwhelming, but these five tips can help you
pick a pair that will look fantastic on you. After all, if they're gathering dust on your
night stand because you don't like how they look on you, you're missing out on seeing
a lot of neat people and things.
Tip 1: Eyeglass frames should complement your face shape, features and coloring.
If your face is angular or square, round and oval frames look best. The opposite is
also true: if your face is round or oval, you'll look good in square and angular frames.
Also, if the top of your face is wider than the bottom (often called heart-shaped),
select a frame with a dramatic (wider, heavier, etc.) bottom edge to even out your face.
Of course, if your face is wider on the bottom, choose a frame with a dramatic top edge.
The frame's bridge can
affect how your eyes and nose look. A thin or clear bridge gives the illusion of width to
close-set eyes, while a colored one will make wide-set eyes appear closer together. A
low bridge will make your nose appear shorter.
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For a clean and simple style, try rimless frames, like this one
with lightweight nylon temples from Zyloware's Invincilites collection. | |
The frame color should complement your coloring, including skin tone (warm or cool),
skin color (ranging from fair to dark) and hair color. It can be kind of hard to tell which
skin tone you have; warm skin has a golden yellow tint, while cool skin has either blue or pink.
Still not sure? Take a look at your veins (they're easy to see in your wrists and
feet, usually): if they seem mostly greenish, you have warm skin, while mostly blue veins
mean you have cool skin.
Frame colors that look nice with warm skin include browns, most metals and
splashy colors like turquoise. Colors that complement cool tones include grays,
silver and muted colors.
The colors of your skin and hair play roles as well. Those who are light in
coloring (ivory skin and blond hair, for example) look nice with faint-colored frames.
Those with medium coloring (olive skin and brown hair, for example) look nice with
light-colored metals and browns. Those with dark coloring (chocolate skin and
black hair, for example) look nice with most metallic frames.
What if your coloring is kind of mixed, like fair skin and medium-brown
hair? Try frames that match each coloring to see which suits you better.
Can't trust your own judgment? Absolutely bring a friend along to help you decide.
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