Sunglasses for Women

Women's Sunglasses

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Frames for Every Face Shape and Style

There is one thing that matters about a pair of sunglasses and it is not the shape. Everything else on this page is about the shape, because that is what you came for. This first part is a bit worth thirty seconds.

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Buy Sunglasses for Women That Actually Block UV

A dark lens is not the same thing as a protective lens, and the difference runs the wrong way. Tinted glass makes your pupils open wider, because that is what pupils do when the light drops. If the lens is only colored and not filtering, those wider pupils let more ultraviolet through than your bare eyes would have in the same sunlight.

 Columbia's retina service puts it directly. Lenses that are simply colored and do not block UV leave you open to eye damage.

What to look for on a listing

UV400, or 100 percent UVA and UVB. Those two labels mean the same thing, and either one is what you want. If a listing does not say, assume it does not have it.

The part people skip is that UV also reaches the eyelid, which is some of the thinnest skin on the body and somewhere nobody puts sunscreen. Eyelid tumors are associated with greater UV exposure, and skin cancer on deeper skin tends to get found later than it should.

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Choosing Sun Glasses for Ladies by Face Shape

The rule is contrast. Round frames on an angular face, angular frames on a round one.

Round or full face

Rectangular, square or cat eye. Angles give definition where the face is soft, and a frame slightly wider than your cheekbones lengthens rather than widens.

Square or strong jaw

Round, oval or aviator. Curves soften a defined jawline instead of doubling it.

Oval

Most shapes work. Pick by how much of your face you want covered rather than by rule.

Heart shape, wider forehead

Bottom heavy frames and aviators. Anything that carries weight low balances a narrower chin.

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Fit is Coverage and Coverage is Protection

A frame that slides down your nose stops protecting you the moment it moves.

The arms should sit level without pinching behind the ears. The bridge should hold the weight without leaving marks. And the lens should sit close enough that light is not coming in around the top and sides, which is where most of it gets in on a bright day.

Bigger frames cover more, with one catch. Columbia notes that people wearing large frames often push them down the nose because they feel over-covered, which undoes the benefit. Buy the biggest frame you will actually keep pushed up.

Lens Tints and Polarization

Polarized is not the same as UV protected. This is the single most common mix-up in the category. Polarization cuts glare bouncing off flat surfaces like water, wet road and car hoods. It does nothing for UV. A lens can be one, the other, both or neither, so check for both.

Tint color changes contrast, not protection. Grey keeps colors true and is the safe all-round choice. Brown and amber lift contrast, which helps in variable light. Green sits between the two.

Darkness is a comfort setting. It tells you nothing about what the lens is filtering.

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Frequently asked questions
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Check the Rating, Then Pick the Shape

In that order, because the second one is the fun part and the first one is the important one.

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