Best Eyeglasses For Different Head Sizes

 

Does this sound familiar, you have browsed through hundreds of frames with different shapes and styles, spent hours picking out that perfect pair, then you put them on and instantly know you have chosen the wrong ones and then the nightmare reality dawns on you, that you need to start the process all over again. However, all hope is not lost, with this brief guide you will hopefully learn a few tips and tricks to avoid making the same mistakes again.

Picking out glasses can be an arduous experience, but let’s start from the beginning. Our faces come in all shapes and sizes, but let’s compile them into just 3 for now. Small, medium and large heads.

 

Larger Head Types

 

Trying on glasses can be difficult regardless of the shape of your head, but people with larger heads may encounter more difficulties. For starters, making sure your frames aren’t pressing against the temple is a must.

When looking at typical features of a larger head, you will find rounder chins with softer features. As far as style wise goes, you are aiming to create angles, giving the effect of a longer and thinner look by using geometrical frames.

Additionally, for the larger head, round frames are the enemy. They will focus attention on any roundness of the face while spotlighting the wideness. (Click here for the top frame styles for larger heads.)

 

Medium Head Types

 

If you find yourself in the middle of the field with a medium size head, you will have the best of all worlds.  Meaning you can get away with wearing rectangle, oval or square frames.

The thickness of the frame won’t have as much of an effect either. Meaning the range of options, you have, are endless. For tips on how to choose your frames by the shape of your face, check out our latest guide here.

 

Smaller Head Types

 

If you have a smaller sized head you will naturally be looking at a more delicate frame. Ideally you will want to move towards classic cat-eye, oval or rectangular frames, while keeping away from square or round frames.

Having said that square or rounded frames, on occasion may work with smaller faces. Typically, most people with smaller heads will be pulled towards a thinner frame so not to cover too much of the face.

To optimize this, purchasing a metal frame is ideal as they are significantly thinner than their plastic counter parts. (Click here for the top frame styles for smaller heads)

 

Our Advice

 

We at Optics-Fit know that you look fantastic when you feel fantastic! So make sure that the glasses you ‘ll be purchasing are glasses you will love wearing!

The tips above are for those who are seeking a general guide as to how they can accomplish a gentler, unpretentious look that will compliment their facial features.

However, since this is not everyone’s aim, if this isn’t your sort of style, feel free to break from the norm and experiment with the wide range of frames on offer.