13392748-Face-Shape-Analisis face reading

Fengshui face reading

1. Eyewear Frame Selection
Unit 1: Face Shape Analysis

2. A Basic Guide to Face Shapes
Frame shape should
contrast with face shape
Frame size should be in
scale with face size
Eyewear should
balance personal
proportion
Three Keys: Essential Elements:
The seven basic face
shapes
Identifying shape,
analyzing proportions
Selecting frames that
enhance features

3. The oval face is considered the
ideal face shape in the western
world
The oval face is epitomized by
Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa
The Ideal Face Shape
A Basic Guide to Face Shapes

4. 1.Angular (square/rectangular)
2.Curvilinear (round/oval)
Two General Categories of Faces
A Basic Guide to Face Shapes
Although faces may be classified
as predominately composed of
angular features or curvilinear
features, it should be noted that all
faces are a combination of angular
and curvilinear lines.

5. Seven Basic Face Shapes
A Basic Guide to Face Shapes
The combination of facial
curves and angles is further
subdivided into the seven basic
face shapes
Round, oval, square, base-
down triangle, base-up triangle,
oblong and diamond

6. Balance and Harmony:
How to Analyze Face Shapes
Well-chosen eyewear can
restore balance to the face
The optician must identify
misproportions and determine
how faces deviate from the oval
ideal
The goal of frame selection is to
find a frame that contrasts with
the shape of the face and
emphasizes the complimentary
lines of the face

7. 1.The width of the face is
divided into five sections
about the width of an eye
2.Identify unequal sections
such as narrow set eyes or
wide cheeks
3.The face may be either too
wide or too narrow when
compared to the oval ideal
Measuring the Width of the Face
How to Analyze Face Shapes

8. 4.A narrow fifth between the
eyes indicates that the eyes
are close together
5.A wide fifth between the
eyes indicates wide-set
eyes that are farther apart
6.Frames are chosen to make
the eyes appear further
apart or closer together to
restore facial balance
Measuring the Width of the Face
How to Analyze Face Shapes

9. 1.The face is divided into
three horizontal sections:
a.Hairline to browline
b.Browline to tip of nose
c.Tip of nose to chin
2.Identify unequal sections
3.The face may be either too
long or too short when
compared to the oval ideal
Measuring the Length of the Face
How to Analyze Face Shapes

10. 1.Perfectly balanced faces
are rare
2.Frames are used to
balance facial inequities
3.If the middle third of the
face is too long, a deeper
frame will minimize the
imbalance
Facial Proportion and Balance
Frames and Facial Balance

11. 4.If the top third of the face
is too long with a high
forehead, low temples will
help restore balance to the
face
Facial Proportion and Balance
Frames and Facial Balance

12. 1.Visualize dots placed on
each side of a patient’s
brow, cheek, and jaw
2.The dot method will help to
identify the shape and size
of the face
3.The dots can also help
identify strong and weak
points
Dot and Define:
Dots to Determine Face Shape

13. 4.Photographs of faces can
be used to practice placing
dots and identifying face
shapes
5.Use polaroid snapshots of
patients to demonstrate the
system of analyzing face
shapes and balance
Dot and Define:
Dots to Determine Face Shape

14. 1.The oval face is
considered the ideal shape
because of its mostly
balanced proportions
2.Frames should maintain
the natural balance of the
oval face
Oval Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

15. Oval Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Select frames that as wide or
wider than than the broadest
part of the face
Avoid low, swooping temples,
which will unbalance the face
Keep frames in proportion to
the face

16. 1.Diamond-shaped faces are
narrow at the eyeline and
the jawline with a small
forehead and chin
2.Cheekbones are frequently
high and dramatic.
Diamond Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

17. 3.The diamond is the rarest
face shape
4.Frames should widen the
forehead and jaw and
minimize the temples and
cheekbones
Diamond Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

18. Diamond Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Choose frames that are
heavy on top but avoid low
temples
Frame sides can be straight
or rounded.
Rimless frames
Square frames or frames with
a straight top and curved
bottom

19. 1.The round face is full with
few angles
2.The width and length are in
roughly equal proportions
3.Frames should make the
face appear longer and
thinner
Round Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

20. Round Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Eyewear that creates angles
or horizontal lines will make
the face appear more angular
Slightly angular frames will
narrow the round face
Avoid excessively rounded or
square styles which will
exaggerate facial roundness

21. Round Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
High or mid-height temples
help create a longer profile
A clear bridge widens the
eyes
Colored temples add width
Frames should be wider than
they are deep

22. 1.The square face is
characterized by a strong
jaw line, a broad forehead,
and a wide chin and
cheekbones
2.Frames should make the
face look longer
Square Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

23. Square Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Gently curved narrow styles
will minimize squareness and
lengthen the face
The frames should be wider
than the widest part of the
face
Frames should be more
horizontal than vertical

24. Square Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Select frames with weight on
top
Oval shapes with mid-level to
high temples
Color or skiving (ornamental
engraving) on the frames’
upper temporal corners will
lengthen the face

25. 1.The base-down triangular
face has a narrow forehead
that widens at the cheek
and chin areas
2.Frames should add width to
the forehead while
softening and narrowing the
appearance of the jaw,
chin, and cheeks
3.The ideal face for glasses
Base-down Triangle Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

26. Base-down Triangle Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Frames should accent the
eye area and be wide enough
to balance the jaw line
Frame tops should be slightly
heavy and contain skiving
Frame bottoms should angle
inward

27. Base-down Triangle Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Avoid low temple styles and
use mid-level to high temple
styles—depending on the
length of the face
Use square, straight-top
aviators or metal frames with
rimless bottoms

28. 1.The base-up triangular face
is characterized by a very
wide forehead and high
cheekbones which narrows
gradually to the chin
2.Frame should add width
below the eyeline to offset
the narrow chin
3.The worst face for glasses
Base-up Triangle Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

29. Base-up Triangle Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Try frames that are wider at
the bottom
Other choices include aviator,
butterfly, or low-triangle styles
Frames with rounded tops
and squared bottoms

30. Base-up Triangle Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Mid-level to low temple
placement will add balance
Very light colors, delicate
metal, and rimless styles are
effective

31. 1.The oblong face is one that
is longer than it is wide
2.Select a frame that is
deeper than it is wide to
create the illusion that the
face is shorter
3.Frames should “break up”
the length of the face to
make the face appear
shorter and wider
Oblong Face: Description
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines

32. Oblong Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Frames should have top to
bottom depth
Shorten the face by using
round, deep, or low-triangle
shapes
Use frames with strong
horizontal lines emphasized
by skiving

33. Oblong Face: Tips
Faces, Frames, and Guidelines
Decorative or contrasting
temples can add width to the
face
Mid-level to low temple
position can reduce the
length of the face

34. To Shorten a Face:
Use mid-or low-temples;
deeper, narrower frames; or
a low bridge
To Lengthen a Face:
Use mid-or high-temples; a
high bridge; shallow, wide
frames; or frames with little
or no color on the lower rim
Face
Guidelines

35. Guidelines
To Shorten the Nose:
Choose a frame with a
low or solid, colored
bridge
Avoid a keyhole bridge,
a high bridge, or a
clear bridge
Nose

36. Guidelines
To Lengthen the Nose:
Choose a keyhole
bridge, a high bridge,
or a clear bridge
Avoid a frame with a
low or solid, colored
bridge
Nose

37. To Narrow and Lengthen a
Wide Nose:
Use a clear or metal bridge
that sits close to the nose
Use nosepads
Nose
Guidelines

38. To Widen Close-set Eyes:
Select frames with an
unobtrusive bridge
Use a clear bridge with
darker colors placed at the
outer edges of the frame
Narrow width frames help to
center the eyes
Eyes
Guidelines

39. To Narrow Wide-set Eyes:
Use a dark colored bridge
Use wide frames to center
the eyes in the lenses
Eyes
Guidelines

40. A Small Face:
Use thin metals and subtle
colors; lightweight frames;
or rimless frames
Don’t overwhelm delicate
features with heavy or
exaggerated frames
Scale
Guidelines

41. A Large Face:
A large face can be
balanced by using a slightly
oversized frame
Heavy features can be
balanced by using heavier
frames
Scale
Guidelines

42. Eyewear Frame Selection
Review
Unit 1: Face Shape Analysis

43. Contrast
The frame shape should _____ with the face shape.
Review

44. True
A perfectly balanced face can be divided into five parts
vertically and three parts horizontally. (True/False)
Review

45. True
All face shapes are a combination of curvilinear and
angular lines. (True/False)
Review

46. Longer
High or mid-height temples on a round face help make
the face appear _____.
Review

47. c. keyhole bridge
Which of the following will help lengthen a short nose?
a. low bridge
b. colored bridge
c. keyhole bridge
Review

48. True
A large face can be balanced by a slightly oversized
frame (True/False)
Review

49. Scale (proportion, balance, harmony)
Frame size should be in ____ with face size.
Review

50. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Oval

51. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Diamond

52. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Round

53. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Square

54. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Base Down Triangle

55. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Base Up Triangle

56. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Oval

57. Review
Identify the face shape below:
Oblong

58. Eyewear Frame Selection
End
Unit 1: Face Shape Analysis