A round face is about as wide as it is long, with soft curves, full cheeks and a rounded chin and jawline. The goal with glasses is simple: add angles and length. Frames with straight lines and corners create contrast with soft features and make the face look a bit longer and more defined.
Is your face round?
Pull your hair back and look straight into a mirror. You likely have a round face if:
- Your face is about as wide as it is long
- Your cheeks are the widest part of your face
- Your jaw and chin are soft and rounded rather than angular
Not sure? Our face shape guide covers every shape.
The best frame shapes for round faces
- Rectangle: the go-to choice. Wider-than-tall lenses with straight lines add structure and make the face look longer. Shop rectangle frames.
- Square: bold corners give the most contrast with round features. Great for a confident look. Shop square frames.
- Cat-eye: upswept corners draw the eye upward and outward, lifting the face. A favorite for women with round faces. Shop cat-eye frames.
- Browline and bold-top styles: a strong top line adds width at the brow, balancing full cheeks.
Frames to think twice about
- Small round frames repeat the roundness of the face.
- Very narrow frames can make the face look wider by comparison.
- Frames that sit on your cheeks push up and look crowded. Check the lens height.
These are guidelines, not rules. If you love round frames, choose a slightly larger, geometric or bold-colored round frame instead of a small, thin one.
Size and fit tips
- Go as wide as your face, or very slightly wider at the temples. Frames narrower than your face make cheeks look fuller.
- A higher bridge (or a clear or keyhole bridge) makes the face look longer.
- Mind lens height. Lenses that are wider than they are tall work best.
- Use the numbers from glasses that fit you to choose a size: how to find your glasses size.
Colors that add definition
Darker, solid colors like black, dark tortoise, navy and burgundy create the strongest outline and the most definition. Two-tone frames with a darker top also lift the face. Light, clear or rimless frames are softer and do less to add structure, so they work best if you want a subtle look.
Picks for men and women
- Men: bold rectangle and square frames in black, tortoise or matte colors. Browse men's frames.
- Women: cat-eye, rectangle and soft-square frames, with color at the top corners. Browse women's frames.
- Kids with round faces: rectangle frames work well too. See kids' frames.
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