The Best Glasses For You (it's not just about face shape)

Yeah, I'm bringing out some guests for the video today, man. Oh, really? Who are you bringing? I've asked a couple of my subscribers to come to my house and I'm gonna get them new glasses. Sweet. You got a winner. I used to hate wearing glasses. Hated it. I was 12 when I realized I needed prescription glasses and I would do everything in my power not to wear them. I would sit closer to the board in class and squint to kind of see what was on there. I'd play sports without them, even if that meant missing the damn ball half the time. Even when I was alone in my room playing video games, I still wouldn't wear them. Just to convince myself that I didn't need glasses. Until one day, I finally found a pair that fit me perfectly and I realized I could wear glasses and still look good. It was just about finding that right pair of frames that worked for me. And today, we're gonna do just that. We're gonna go over the three things you need to consider when choosing glasses. And oh, by the way, it's not only about face shape. And then we're gonna help some of my subscribers find the right glasses for them. Let's go. All right, guys, this is a first of its kind video on my channel. And it's a special one because I'm being joined by three of my subscribers today. And I'm going to act as their personal stylist as we're going to be choosing some new glasses for them. I'm Moin. I'm 24. I'm a fashion stylist. My personal taste of style is inspired by the fashion and trends from 20s to 70s. My name's Alex. I'm 17 years old. I'm a martial arts instructor. And my style, I should describe a bit of mix of casual and skatewear. My name's James. I'm 20 years old. I'm an engineering and commerce student at UNSW. And my style can be described as simple, clean, playful, and sometimes vintage. All right, so we have a wide range of glasses to choose from today to style my subscribers. All of them are from Specsavers who are sponsoring today's video. And we're kind enough to provide us with all of these beautiful frames. So this is great because we really have a little bit of everything here. We've got some rounder shapes. We've got some aviators, wayfarers, some funkier colors. We have a lot to work with. But first, let's talk about the three things you need to consider when choosing your glasses. Number one, what's your face shape? Now, a quick search on the internet will lead to many, many articles categorizing your face into all sorts of geometrical shapes, square, heart, oval, triangle, diamond, oblong, and the list goes on. But I like to keep things a little more simple. Look at yourself in the mirror and determine if you have more soft and round features or more angular hard lines. The guiding principle is that you should go for glasses that contrast with your face shape. So if you have a softer face with rounder features, you want to go for glasses that have more angles. And if you have more angular features like a more defined jawline, you want to go for glasses with a rounder shape. If you have a very neutral oval face, then you're in luck. Because all shapes of glasses will pretty much look good on you. As for the width of your glasses, regardless of their shape, you generally want to go for something that finishes right on the outside of your cheekbones. And you want your eye to be near the center of the frame. That's going to keep your proportions balanced and more flattering. Number two, what is your skin complexion? Naturally, your skin color is going to determine the color of glasses that look best on you. I'm not going to go deep into color theory here, but the idea is the same as with the shape of the glasses. You want to go for a color that contrasts with your skin tone. So for example, a lighter tortoise is going to look better on darker skin. And a darker tortoise is going to look better on lighter skin. If you wear metals, you should look at your skin undertone. So if you have a warm undertone, then gold metals will look better on you. And if you have a cool undertone, then silver will look better. I'll make a full video on color theory in the future. But long story short, look at the veins on the inside of your wrist. If they have more of a greenish tint, then you probably have warm undertones. And if they look bluish, you probably have cool undertones. And if you got confused, somewhere in the explanation, feel free to rewind and take some notes. Number three, what's your style? There's more to a pair of glasses than just a shape and a color. Just like two suits are never equal, glasses have their own set of intricacies and details that vary from one frame to another. For example, the bridge can be designed in a certain way. Some have a top bar, which gives them more structure. The temples can be of a different color or even have a pattern on them. Sometimes the earpiece is entirely different. Specsavers worked with some amazing designers for their latest collection, such as Ellery, Kenzo, Carlos and Patty, and many more. And these designers put a lot of work into each one of those intricacies to create frames just the way they envisioned them. And just like for clothing, your personal style preferences will make you gravitate towards one pair of glasses or brand more than another, because their design speaks to you in a certain way. This aspect of choosing glasses is much more personal and subjective, so it's up to you to have a feel for what kind of frames you like or don't like. All right, so now that we know how to choose the right glasses for you, let's put some of that theory into practice and find some glasses for our guests. So I kind of like the look of tortoiseshell on Moen, so I'm going to try these two. This one's from Kenzo and from Country Mural. What do you think of the glasses we chose today? So I love them, I really love them. I personally, my personal kind of style is like tortoiseshell. Every glasses I own is tortoiseshell, so it's very similar to my kind of style. That's awesome to hear, man. Yeah, I feel like tortoiseshell, especially the light tortoiseshell, goes really well with your skin tone. It creates that harsh contrast. Yes. And it just fits your skin tone beautifully. And for the shape of the glasses, like he has these really harsh angles, right? He's got a beautiful jawline and his beard really accentuates his jawline. So I feel like we needed something that was a little softer, a little bit more of a Wayfarer shape. Yeah, I think that's the right shape of glasses we need for him. And the width, as you can see, it finishes right on the outside of his cheekbones, which is exactly the width you're going to want to have on your glasses to have everything be proportionate on your face and symmetrical. So James kind of has a more like a rounder face with rounder features. So I kind of want to give his face some more structure. So I'm thinking these ones, these pink glasses are going to go really well with his skin tone and the top bar is going to give it a lot of structure. I'm going to try a couple more. These are pretty. All right. So for James, I decided to go with these Ellery crystal frames. I feel like James has a softer face with softer, rounder features. So I wanted something that contrasted with that, but still kept in line with his style, which is very clean, minimal. He's got a very simple yet playful style. So I wanted something that fit his style very well. I think Tim's made a good choice. I do personally quite like them and I think they fit my face quite well. He's got an oblong face. So he has a lot of structure, a lot of hard lines around the sides. So I kind of want to round it out a bit, give him some softer glasses and nothing too bulky, nothing too big. He's got that very chill, casual skater vibe to him. And I kind of want the glasses to just sit there very subtle. Because it really contrasts well with the shape of his face and it really softens the sides and everything. And the gold is just perfect with his style. Like you can see he's got that edgy vibe going on with the piercings and all. And since it looks like he's wearing like gold metals, it's going to go well with anything he wears. Belts, earrings, whatever, necklaces. If he keeps it to gold, it's going to match. It's going to look great. I see what you mean. It kind of like softens the side. No, I like that. Man, I really like these, you know. It just gives you a bit of like the Peter Parker vibe, you know. Because it might be like Spider-Man. And you know, just I feel like I can take over the world like a superhero. That's the vibe we're going for. All right, guys. Hope you enjoyed this episode. I definitely had a lot of fun making it. And thanks again to Specsavers for helping make this video happen. They have a ton of really cool frames. So I encourage you guys to visit their website or go to a local Specsavers store if you have one. They have an offer at the moment for two designer frames for the price of one. So definitely get on it if you're looking to add some new glasses to your collection. And don't be afraid to experiment. I think glasses are a great way to add some personality into your outfits. And if you have a bad vision like me, you might as well turn that into a positive and have a little fun with your eyewear. With that said, don't forget to smash that like button if you like the video. Subscribe and hit the bell if you're new here. I wish you a beautiful, beautiful day, people. And I will see you in the next video. Peace.