How to Find The Perfect Petite Frame Fit?

Do you feel like every other frame looks big on your face? Or is your frame always sliding down your nose?

If yes, then you need small or petite glasses made for narrow faces. From their size, shape to style, everything is designed to fit your small face perfectly.

Finding glasses when you have a petite face can be quite challenging. Your local eyewear store does not have enough variety in styles let alone sizes. You may only find a handful of online glasses frames that fit your face and you may not even like them.

Fixing the regular-sized frame on your nose every time it slides down can be quite frustrating. We want you to rock those glasses with confidence without compromising on your style.

To help you in your quest to find the frame that fits, we’ve made a list of common frame styles in both men and women’s glasses that would accentuate your narrow face.

But before we step ahead, are you sure that your face shape is small and not square or oval? If you don’t know how to identify a narrow face, read below.

How to identify a narrow face?

If the average-sized frames shield about half of your face and you often buy frames from kids selection, you have a small face.

Before you turn to the internet to buy glasses frames online for your petite face, make sure you know the exact measurements of your face.

If we go by the myth of ‘perfect face’, an ideal face is the one whose length is almost 1.5 times its width. A petite face will have both smaller length and width of 115mm and 129mm respectively.

Glasses with shorter lens width from 45 to 50mm and small temple arms where bridge width is between 16 to 20mm make for a perfect compact frame. However, round frames generally have a wider nose bridge, the lens width in round petite glasses is between 45 to 48mm.

People with a narrow face should consider the height of the lenses when buying a frame. While modern styles usually have longer lens height, they will cover more than half of your face.

Tips for buying glasses for small faces

Though you have your heart set on those oversized frames with dramatic vibe, they are a terrible choice for your small face. Here are some tips that will help you choose the perfect pair for your face shape.

• Measure your face correctly. The width of the frame must be close to the width of your face.
• Choose frame styles that look flattering on you without dismissing the fact that your small face needs small temple arms.
• Balance your facial features with the design and style of your frame.
• The bridge is compact so it fits your nose perfectly.
• The frame should sit above your cheeks.
• Avoid oversized frames or glasses with longer vertical length.

Glasses for your narrow face

Those with smaller features should opt for thin acetate or metallic frames. Thick frames will look too bold on your face and capture more attention. Try compact frames that match your eye colour to help it pop.

Here are some frame styles that are meant for your pette face.

Rectangular frames

Unlike square or round glasses, rectangular frames won’t affect the height of your face. The short height of the lenses will complement your small facial features. The rectangular shape will add symmetry to your face while being perfect for a professional, low-profile look.

For a more sporty look, try out frames with sharp edges. Keep the round-edged rectangular glasses for a softer and more elegant look.

Cat-eye frames

With bold styling at the top and minimal detailing in the lower frame, cat-eye glasses suit most face shapes including your narrow face. The winged frame lends a vintage air to this style and the striking details sharpen your soft features.

However, if your petite face already has sharp features, pick cat-eye frames with round lenses to balance your facial structure.

Oval frames

Oval glasses offer a modest yet stylish appeal without overpowering your small facial features as round frames might. With just the right vertical height, oval eyeglasses will give an illusion of depth to your face making it appear longer.

Rimless frames

Avoid the extra room that is usually occupied by the frame with rimless style. Also, rimless glasses look almost invisible on your face so they won’t affect the natural symmetry of your face (if not balance it).

The takeaway

Finding the right pair of glasses for your petite face can be a hard nut to crack. However, if you know what you want, the mystery gets half solved. Even if the idea of large cat-eye frames is amusing to you, sticking with petite frames will bring depth to your face.

There are countless varieties in cat-eye, oval and rectangular frames. So your style choices are not just limited to these options.