The challenge in choosing mens sunglasses is that there is a dizzying array of styles, colors, shapes and compositions of both lenses and frames. So do you think it might make sense to start at a place where you have no choice? The shape of your face - round, square, heart-shaped or oval - determines which shape of men's sunglasses looks best on you.
Men with a round face are more likely to look better in sunglasses that have a rectangular or square shaped frames. A round face has curved lines with the width and length in the same proportions and no angles. Adding an element of squareness draws attention away from the fullness of the face and helps to add definition. Or try angular, narrow frames to make the face look longer.
Guys with the square jawed face of a super hero can use a softening touch. Frames that are round or oval in shape, anything with curves, and frames that have more width than depth are the best at this.
Some men have a heart - a heart shaped face, that is. This is a face with high, broad foreheads and a narrow jaw line. It stands to reason that rimless frames, wire frames and frames with very light colors tend to add less attention to the forehead area.
Fellows with a narrow forehead and wider jaw have a base-down triangle face. Frames that are heavier shaped and darker in color on the top half tend to add with to the top third of the face.
Guys with a diamond shaped face are narrow at both the eye line and the jaw line, usually with broad cheekbones that may be high and dramatic. Try frames that have distinctive brow lines.
Men with an oval shaped face can wear almost any style frame! Look for sunglass frames that are as wide as the broadest part of the face, or walnut-shaped frames that are not too deep or narrow.
The Vision Council advises that skin tone as well as hair and eye color need to be considered in choosing the best looking frame and lens colors.
Skin tone is the primary element in determining coloring. Most of the United States has a cool complexion with blue or pink undertones. Less common is a warm complexion with a peaches and cream or yellow cast.
Eye colors are usually secondary in determining coloring because there are so many variations of eye color.
Hair colors considered cool are strawberry blond, platinum, blue-black, white, salt-pepper, and light brown. Warm hair colors are golden blond, black, brownish gold, carrot and gray.
Frame colors best for cool men are: camel, khaki, gold, copper, peach, orange, coral, off-white, fiery red, and warm blue. Warm people look better in frames that are black, brown, blue-gray, plum, pink, jade, blue and darker tortoise.
Ultimately, there is no substitute for trying on mens sunglasses to really see how the style, shape and size compliments or detracts from your facial features.
