How to choose glasses based on your face shape

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From rectangular reading glasses with a minimal design to more fashionable butterfly, cat eye and wayfarer styles, from rounded glasses to wrap-around designs: the range of Utilissimi reading glasses on our website and in pharmacies is increasingly broad and varied, with different colors and trendy styles.

But how can you tell which shape of glasses looks best on your face?

Finding the right glasses for you is often a matter of trial and error: you try them all on until you find the pair that looks best and make a decision. Today we want to give you some tips to help you identify the most suitable frame easily, quickly and effectively, so you can immediately find the shape that best suits your face. A useful guide for choosing reading glasses, both in pharmacies (here's a list of our resellers) and online on our website.

Face shape

The shape of your forehead, cheekbones, cheeks and chin determine the shape of your face.
But how can you tell what the shape of your face is? It only takes is three simple steps.

Stand in front of a mirror with your hair pulled up neatly behind your ears
Look at the front of your face and focus on this two key points: your hairline, which marks the upper part of your face, and the chin, which marks the lower part
By examining these two points, you should be able to easily identify the shape of your face by seeing the kind of lines that are created from your hairline to your chin. Otherwise, you can write the form you see directly on the mirror on a sheet, using a water-based marker

Round faces

If the profile you see reflected forms a circle, then your face shape is round. Delicate, flat contours, wide, pronounced cheeks and a rounded chin are the characteristics of this type of face. A round face appears short and full.

Glasses for round faces

Which glasses go best with a round face? Utilissimi recommends eyeglasses with discreet, slim frames that don’t focus attention on the width of your face. Square or rectangular frames are also recommended. Finally, for a round face, glasses with wider frames but always in a neutral colour without textures or eclectic elements may also be suitable.

Heart-shaped or triangular faces

A triangular or heart-shaped face has a broad forehead, pronounced cheekbones and a pointed chin.

Eyeglasses for a heart-shaped or triangular face

The features of a heart-shaped or triangular face are enhanced by aviator-type frames and cat-eye and square spectacles. In the case of thin heart-shaped faces, one might also opt for round glasses. In general, the best choice is to choose thin, minimalist frames.

Rectangular faces

Those who have a face with a rectangular shape generally have wide cheekbones, forehead and jaw and the sides of the face form straight lines that create a rectangle.

Glasses for rectangular faces

For rectangular faces, Utilissimi suggests oval or circular frames with a wide bridge. Indeed, by opting for glasses with a visible, evident structure, the elongated face typical of the rectangular shape appears shorter and more harmonious. Another solution for rectangular faces is eyeglasses with large lenses that contrast with the elongated lines, providing a very balanced overall appearance to your face.

Square faces

A square face is similar to an elongated face, with features forming perpendicular lines, high cheekbones and, finally, a marked chin, jaw and forehead. The main difference with an elongated face is that a square face forms shorter and wider lines.

Spectacles for a square face

A person with a square face should choose frames that help to elongate their face, such as glasant glasses (rimless effect) or nylor spectacles (half-frame) or eyeglasses with thin frames without overly marked lines. This kind of frame helps to create a contrast with the pronounced features typical of square faces, with a very well-proportioned overall effect. High cheekbones require spectacles with small lenses as opposed to models with wide lenses, because large lenses would hide the cheekbones, without giving character to the face.

Oval faces

An oval face has delicate lines such as a small forehead, a softly shaped chin and prominent cheekbones. It is the most versatile face shape, suited to many types of glasses frames.

Glasses for an oval face

The best eyeglasses for an oval face have square, butterfly and round frames. Indeed, those with an oval face can play with glasses of different shapes, from the most classic and strict to the most eclectic.

Diamond-shaped faces

Similar to the oval shape but with more pronounced cheekbones, the diamond-shaped face has angular features. It prefers rounded but not too regular shapes, which would contrast with prominent cheekbones and narrow forehead.

Glasses for diamond-shaped faces

Oval or square-shaped frames are the most suitable for diamond-shaped faces, but with one caveat: having rounded corners. This detail softens diamond-shaped faces, highlighting their strengths.