Choosing Glasses That Suit You in Brisbane

When people attend eye specialists in Brisbane and are told for the first time that they need glasses, one of their first concerns is how they’ll look wearing glasses. If you’ve been for eye tests in Brisbane and are now faced with choosing glasses that suit you, you may already be wondering why is it that on some people, glasses look like a stylish fashion accessory, while on others, they look a little bit ordinary.

The truth is that there’s quite an art to choosing glasses that suit you – but follow a few simple tips and try out some different ‘looks’ and you might find your friends and workmates saying “wow, you look great in glasses!”  Try some of these tips to find glasses that suit you and look fabulous:

• Avoid choosing a shape and colour because they look great on a celebrity or someone you know – it doesn’t mean they’ll look great on you!

• Think about the shape of your face. Glasses can be used to enhance the appearance of your face by balancing out a strong facial shape. If you face is very round, try rectangular and square shapes for your glasses; and if you have an angular face, try round or oval shapes.

• Skin and eye colour can help you to narrow down colour choices when it comes to frames. Often, matching the frame colour to the colour of a person’s eyes works wonders. If you’re aware of your skin tone – whether you’re ‘cool’ or ‘warm’ - you probably already choose clothing that suits your tone, so apply the same principle to choosing glasses.

• Your hair: some say that if you have fabulous hair you should opt for simple glasses so they don’t detract from your look, but that doesn’t always hold true – just keep your eye out for someone with a fabulous mane and bold black framed glasses to dispel that myth.

• Glasses can also make a bit of a statement about who you are so when you’re searching high and low for the right glasses, don’t forget to take your personality – or the image you like to project – into account. Do you like to appear intellectual, artistic or elegant?

Another way of getting the ‘look’ just right is to opt for Polaris frames – these tough titanium frames can be designed to suit your facial features and you’ll also have decorative options.

Of course, breaking the fashion rules or being a little unconventional can give you a look that’s uniquely you – so if you hit on a look that you’re happy with, but your choice seems to fly in the face of all the ‘rules’ about choosing the right glasses, remember that there’s only one person you have to please: you.

Brisbane eye specialists can help people find the right glasses so contact a Brisbane eye specialist if you need a little help, or to find out more about Polaris frames.