Buying glasses frames online? The very thought sounds absurd! How will you know what you look like in the frames? It’s not like buying a t-shirt where you can guess your size and suck it up if it’s a little off. We’re talking about your face here!

Okay, okay, if you’re really that worried, you might want to go to your nearest chic glasses boutique, try on the frames, find the one you like - then buy them online anyway. Because they will be so much cheaper online than at that chic glasses boutique.

However, selecting a pair of glasses that will look good on you is a lot less stressful than you might imagine. In fact, once you’ve read this article, you will be able to buy with confidence - without even leaving your chair.

The first thing you should know is that the shape of your face should contrast the shape of your frames. So a round face should try rectangular frames, a square face should try ovals, and a hexagonal face - well, you get the idea. Chances are these aren’t your first pair of glasses, so consider the shapes that have looked good on you previously.

Next, consider the coloring of your complexion. Are you “warm” or “cool”? Warm generally refers to complexions with a yellowish coloring, while cool faces have blue and pink undertones. There’s a spectrum of colors that will fit either complexion, but the rule of thumb is that light colors go well with warm coloring: think gold, orange, bright blues and reds. A cool complexion will look better with darker colors: browns, blacks and dark blues.

Once you have a general idea of what you’re looking for, browse Frames Direct which has a vast selection of brand name designs at discount prices. They have a snazzy Virtual Try On section to give you a sense of what you might look like wearing any particular model. No, it’s not the same as a mirror, but the closest online equivalent.

Eye Buy Direct has a similarly wide selection and tends to have more on the cheaper end of the spectrum if you’re more concerned about price than label.

Finally, 39 Dollar Glasses doesn’t exactly have designer specs, but they are cheap, and they take painstaking care to ensure that your glasses will fit perfectly.

As with anything you buy online, double-check the return policies to make sure that if anything goes wrong, you will still be able to grab exactly the glasses that you want. Happy hunting!

***Picture by: Plan 59***

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