Best Men’s Sunglasses for Your Face Shape

Sunglasses not only protect your eyes but they can also add a stylish touch to an outfit – in good or bad ways. So finding the best pair of sunglasses that perfectly fits your face shape is important to ensure you always look your best. If you haven’t gone through our How To Find Your Face Shape Guide For Men, then this post will make no sense, so read through that first then come back here after you’ve determined your face shape once and for all. See the end of this article for our favorite picks for each type of sunglasses.

OVAL & Triangle

Oval is considered the holy grail of face shapes for sunglasses because it will work with 99% of styles out there. Since your head is longer than it is wide and has a more rounded jaw, this allows you to wear square, rounded, aviator, club masters, virtually any style and shape.

The only thing you have to watch out for is frames with arms that hang too low, as this will elongate the face further – which you want to avoid.

SQUARE

You want to stick to any style of sunglasses that are the opposite of your face shape – so anything square needs to be avoided – make rounded frames your new religion. This helps to create balance by either softening harsh features or creating definition.

Styles That Work Best: Aviators, Clubmasters, rounded, John Lennon style frames.

ROUND

Using the same rule as the square face shape, you need to avoid anything round. So think square or rectangles for your sunglasses. This will create balance on your face shape by making your fuller cheeks appear slimmer.

Choose a style with a strong brow line and that is just a little wider than the your head. Angular glasses will also help to elongate your temples and lengthen your face.

Styles That Work Best: Wayfarers, square frames, Clubmasters

RECTANGLE/OBLONG

To give your rectangular face shape some balance, go for sunglasses that add width to your face. Round or square frames will work, but you want to go for larger or oversized styles.

Styles That Work Best: Wayfarers, D-Frames, Clubmasters

HEART & Diamond

This is the most difficult face shape to figure out because the narrower chin is countered by a wider forehead, so it’s going to be real important to not add extra weight to the top half of your face.

The one style that’ll work best for you is Clubmasters because it is semi-rounded and will help balance out your pointed chin. But other rounded frames will also work for your face shape. The goal is not to add big bulky glasses, and keep them rounded because of your sharp chin.

Styles That Work Best: Clubmasters, Rounded Frames.

 

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Our Favorite Picks for each Style

Aviators

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Square Sunglasses

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Rounded Sunglasses

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Clubmasters

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Wayfarers

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