If you have a cool complexion (olive, blue or pink undertones) look for frames that also have a cool color scheme, such as black, blue-gray, silver, or purple.
What glasses are most attractive?
In the prescription glasses department, a minimalist look is most popular, with 56 percent of all women finding it sexy. When it comes to sunglasses, aviators are thought to be the sexiest shades overall, with 53 percent of women across all age groups confessing to finding them sexy.
What kind of glasses are in style for 2020?
For 2020, it's all about making a statement with your specs. "Bold, heavyweight optical styles will dominate this year alongside a resurgence of the round or Pantoscopic oval styles," says Cutler and Gross's Wilkinson. "I think a bold choice of eyewear indicates a certain inner confidence and a positive outlook.
Many over-50s tend to reach for over-the-counter reading glasses, or "granny glasses." These are the glasses you sometimes see on the end of people's noses while they are gazing over the tops of them. Avoid this look as it tends to make you look much, much older!
- Single vision lenses. Single vision lenses have the same prescription power across the entire lens.
- Bifocal lenses. Bifocals are made up of two lenses to correct both near and far-sighted vision.
- Trifocal Lenses.
- Progressive lenses.
- Toric Lenses.
- Prism Lenses.
What types of lenses are used in glasses?
- Concave lenses. These are thinnest in the center.
- Convex lenses. These lenses are thickest in the center, like a magnifying glass.
- Cylindrical lenses. These curve more in one direction than in the other.
Which type of lens are best in glasses?
The two best-selling eyeglass lenses are the most basic ones: CR-39 and the polycarbonate, both plastic. (Few people now use glass, which is heavy and breakable.) If you have a single-vision prescription (glasses to see far away or close up), you can generally get by with CR-39 lenses.