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Tips to help you choose the right sunglasses for your face
There are frames that work to set off your killer features, and there are frames that don’t.
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Picking out the ideal sunglasses for your face shape isn’t as easy as you might think. There are frames that work to set off your killer features, and there are frames that don’t.
Pulse.com.gh brings you tips to help you choose the right sun glasses for your face.
1. Face Shape
This is the most pertinent factor when you want to style with sunglasses. The heart shaped head work more perfectly with aviators shades. These are good for balancing out a broader forehead with a narrower jaw line and a more pointed chin, due of the way they flare out at the bottom.Squaredshaped heads also work best with oval or rounded glasses.Narrowface also work perfectly with wider frame glasses.
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2.Contrast
The shape of your frame should contrast the shape of your face, so if you have rounder features, you want more angular glasses, and if you have more angular features you want to soften them with more curved shapes.
3.Proportion
Basically, you want your frames to be in proportion with the rest of your face. It's different when you are shopping for sunglasses, which tend to be larger for greater coverage, but what looks good as a sunglass will not necessarily look good in optical.
4.Color
Your color choice should enhances your features. Black is always good for highlighting and outlining your eyes. Glasses that contrast the tone of your face and hair will stand out more, but it's up to you how much of a statement you want your glasses to make.
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