How do you match glasses to your eye color? - GlassesUSA.com blog (2024)

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They say that the eyes are the window to the soul. If that’s true, you probably want to play up your eyes when choosing a new pair. But how do you choose the perfect frame that shows off your peepers?

A fun trend is to match your glasses to your eye color. In that way you can enhance your best feature and ensure that all eyes are on you.

If you or someone in your family has brown eyes, you’re in good company. Brown eyes are the most common color in the world with an estimated 70%-80% of the world’s population having some shade of brown in their eyes.

Brown eyes can vary from pale ale colors to deep warm chocolate to nearly black. When choosing glasses for brown eyes, it’s important to decide if you’d like your frames to blend with your eye color or to contrast them.

If you prefer a subtle effect, you can choose camel or taupe color glasses frames that will allow you to show off your brown eyes. To play up highlights in your eyes, choose gold frame glasses or a tortoise shell frame effect with yellow or even orange detailing. Feeling really playful? Go for royal blue which looks amazing with nearly any shade of brown eyes.

For a more severe or edgy look, consider a strong navy blue or deep burgundy glasses frames which is a great daytime look for hazel eyes. Lavender and pale purples are stunning with gold or greenish brown hazel eyes as well. If you’re feeling extremely adventurous, try a bright orange pair of frames, which will attract light and add a warm tint to your entire face.

These Ottoto Bellona frames in purple and silver would flatter nearly any shade of hazel eyes.

From baby blue to deepest navy, blue eyes come in many different colors. They also tend to stand out, making it really easy to choose a great color of frames.

Neutrals look amazing with blue eyes, and if you really want your eyes to stand out above all, consider a clear frame so attention will be on your eyes.

Pink glasses frames in shades from shell pink to deep rose flatter almost all shades of blue eyes and are great glasses for blue eyes.

Blue on blue is also a really fun look for those with blue eyes. If your eyes are dark blue, choose a light blue frame and vice versa.

Interestingly enough, green frames look fabulous with blue eyes. I’m a fan of bottle green acetate lenses to play up blue eyes.

The mixed shades of blue and aqua green in these Muse M frames make them a fun choice for blue eyes.

Only two percent of people in the world (including my sister!) have green eyes. Many people with green eyes like the idea of letting their eye color take center stage and choose a thin metallic or wireless frame.

If you want to choose a fun color glasses for green eyes, pale yellow provides a stunning contrast. Purple is another color that looks absolutely amazing with green eyes. For summer, coral is another great pick for green eyes and adds a great shot of color as well.

These clear glasses allow you to show off your eye color.

While gray eyes don’t technically exist as an eye color, many people have an eye color that’s not quite as easily defined. Sometimes deep blue eyes can look gray, and many of the same glasses colors will flatter grayish colored eyes. You can also go by your hair color, you might choose a fun color like hot pink or ice blue depending on how dark your eyes are.

This super cute tortoise shell collection comes in a variety of cool tortoise effects that match nearly any eye color.