Tips for Choosing Stylish Sunglasses that Protect Your Eyes and Flatter Your Face

November 19th, 2009 | Tags:

A pair of sunglasses can instantly polish your overall style and look.  To ensure that your sunglasses flatter your face and outfit, it’s essential to know which frame shapes you should go for and which ones to avoid.  However, sunglasses do not just make a fashion statement.  They also provide your eyes with much-needed protection from harmful UV rays and prevent the skin around your eyes from developing wrinkles and fine lines.

UV Protection

To ensure that the sunglasses you buy provide your eyes and eyelids with sufficient protection from UV rays, check the label to see if they block at least 99% of harmful UV rays.  Sunglasses’ ability to protect your eyes from UV rays cannot be judged based on their color or shade.  For example, mirrored sunglasses, which prevent visible light from reaching the eyes, do not prevent provide UV protection.  The only way you can know for sure whether a pair of sunglasses offers any UV protection at all is by checking the label.  Only purchase sunglasses from a reputable supplier to ensure that the label is truthful.

Styles

There are several different styles of sunglasses available, ranging from John Lennon-style round sunglasses to oversized, Jackie O-style sunglasses.  Sunglasses that replicate the latest designer sunglass trends are very popular because they come in all shapes and sizes and are of excellent quality.  Replica sunglasses cost a fraction of what their designer counterparts cost, and the materials used to manufacture them are practically the same.  Designer replica sunglasses typically come with UV protection as well.  However, if you prefer to splurge on a set of designer shades, you can get some for around $200 or so.  That’s pretty affordable compared to a designer outfit, which can run you upwards of a couple thousand bucks.

Lens Treatments

A sunglass lens is made of either plastic or glass and can come with a variety of unique treatments.  Gradient lenses, or lenses that are darker at the top and fade to no tint at the bottom, are a stylish option.  If you plan to spend a lot of time on the snow or water, polarized sunglasses are a good choice because they cut glare from smooth surfaces such as pavement, snow, or water.  Photochromic lenses are pretty hi-tech; their shade changes depending on light conditions.

Getting the Right Fit

Make sure to choose sunglasses that are in proportion with the size of your face.  If you have a small face, don’t wear oversized sunglasses because they can make you look bug-eyed.  Likewise, if you have a large face, don’t wear small sunglasses because you’ll just look silly.

When choosing the frame shape of sunglasses, make sure that it contrasts with the shape of your face.  So, if you have a round face, wear anything but round sunglasses.  Stick with sunglass frames in oval or geometric shapes instead.  If you have an angular face, oval, round, and cat eye frame sunglasses are the best choice.  People with oval faces are lucky because just about any style looks good on them.

Sunglasses that Match Your Skin Tone

If you have a pale complexion, avoid green, blue, and clear sunglass frames because they can drain your complexion of color.  Instead, try tortoise shell frames or frames that have a hint of rose or amber.  Silver, gold, and clear frames look great on people with darker complexions.  People with darker complexions should avoid black frames because they look too intense.  Metallic and amber frames look great on those with ebony complexions.

  1. November 24th, 2009 at 19:04
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    Very good article! A mi me is great because I wear glasses round face like the moon jaja also think it is very important to use sunscreen

  2. November 25th, 2009 at 21:59
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    Hm, interesting. I prefer aviator sunglasses myself but reading about all these different types of sunglasses has got me thinking that maybe I should try something different. One thing I read on a news website is that the UV stickers on many of the cheaper sunglasses are not true – apparently there is very little regulation in the industry and UV labels are put on lenses that do not actually protect from UV rays. So we have to be careful and buy from reputable brands although it may cost more.

  3. December 7th, 2009 at 11:09
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    Actually, for me sunglasses is not the first time necessity. here is not so much sun even at summer, so sometimes I can miss buying it. but! When I was in Cyprus i bought sunglasses immidiatly! My NORTHEN eyes became red cos of sun. I’ll think about sunglasses 5-6 months after )

  4. December 21st, 2009 at 15:37
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