Steele doesn’t subscribe to any ‘rules’, but it’s worth taking in the following advice: “A frame will look more balanced if the top rim follows the eyebrow,” she explains. “It looks better if your eyes are somewhere towards the centre of the frame than if your eyes are right at the top. Men have straighter eyebrows than women, so a flat rim is more masculine, although there are some women who can really carry it off. With colour, it’s like trying on clothes; some work with some skin tones and others don’t.”
If your local high street options are limited, Bloobloom will send you five pairs to try on at home, free of charge. Virtual try-on tools have also come a long way in the past couple of years – they’re not perfect, but they will help you narrow down options. Cutler & Gross, Jimmy Fairly and Specsavers’ websites all offer this facility online.
