The View Eyewear

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Face Shape

8 articles on face shape from The View Eyewear.

How to Measure Your Face Shape at Home — A 5-Minute Method

A simple, accurate way to identify your face shape using a mirror and a tape measure — no app or guesswork required.

Best Frames for Diamond Face Shapes — Working With Strong Cheekbones

Diamond faces are widest at the cheekbones with a narrower forehead and jaw. A guide to the frame shapes that soften the cheekbone width rather than compete with it.

Best Frames for Heart-Shaped Faces — Balancing a Wider Forehead

Heart-shaped faces have a wider forehead and narrower chin, which calls for frames that add width at the jawline rather than the brow. A boutique optician's guide.

Best Eyewear for Oval Faces — Why It's the Easiest Shape to Fit

Oval faces have the most balanced proportions of any face shape, which means more frame styles work — but a few specific choices still stand out. A boutique optician's guide.

Petite navy titanium eyeglasses sized for narrow faces showing how designer frames fit smaller proportions

Best Eyewear for Narrow Faces — Designer Picks That Fit

Narrow faces need temples of 135-140mm, lens widths of 46-52mm, and frame widths under 130mm. A boutique optician's guide to frames that fit.

Anne et Valentin Dryden eyeglasses in green tortoise acetate showing how to choose the perfect frame shape for your face

How to Choose the Perfect Frame Shape for Your Face

An optician's guide to matching eyewear frames with face shapes — from round to square, oval to heart.

Jacques Marie Mage Ringo 2 round sunglasses in tan acetate with rose lenses representing the best round-frame eyewear designers of 2026

Best Round-Frame Eyewear Designers — The 2026 Shortlist

Round frames are back in force, but not every brand does them well. A curated list of the best independent designers working in round shapes right now.

Square sunglasses in dark eclipse acetate showing the kind of bold square frame that flatters round faces

Angular & Square Frames for Round Faces

Round faces benefit from angular frames. A detailed guide to choosing square, rectangle, and geometric eyewear — with specific brand and model recommendations.