We Found The Best Glasses Frames For Wide Faces, So You Can Stop Looking
May 1, 2018 by Lisa Cupido
If you wear glasses, then you’ve probably searched for information about the best glasses frames for your face shape. The internet has a whole slew of information about frames that suit square, heart-shaped, and oblong faces, but not a lot on glasses that fit wide faces. That can leave you wondering, what glasses fit a round face best?
Generally speaking, those of us with heart, round, diamond, and even oval-shape faces tend to have more width in our cheekbone area. Depending on the other measurements of your face, that could mean you consider yourself to have a wide face or a face that has more noticeable width than length.
Choosing the right glasses for wide faces can go a long way toward making the most of both your face shape and face width.
Wide faces certainly come in all shapes, but it isn’t uncommon for those with round face shapes to feel like they can’t find a great glasses frame that fits properly.
“Choosing the right glasses for round face shapes can make the face appear longer and thinner by adding lines and angles,” according to Coastal.com. “A round face is soft and circular with length and width of equal proportions. With this type of face, the cheeks are usually full and the chin is rounded with no or few angles. Unlike some other face shapes, a round face is usually easy to recognize because it is all about curves.”
These are the best frame styles for round and wide faces: