I have made some makeup posts here in the blog that are specifically adapted to certain spectacle frames, but when I write about wide frames, people ask about narrow, and when I write about narrow, I get questions about wide, etc. So I thought I would make a summary for you, with make-up tips that apply to all glasses, and then specific tips for wide, narrow and round! :)
It's a bit difficult to take photos without the light being reflected strangely in the glasses, I hope you see well anyway!
Wide, marked spectacle frames:
Getting your eyes visible under a pair of wide and marked glasses is not the easiest thing. You have to apply a lot of make-up to make it visible, a party make-up becomes an everyday make-up if you put on glasses.
Samtidigt bör man akta sig för att applicera för mycket smink, för man vill inte heller att ögonen ska smälta ihop med glasögonen som en stor “blaffa” utan man vill ju bara framhäva ögonen under. Alltså är det en balansgång mellan för mycket och för lite smink, men är du osäker så är det i detta fall bättre med för lite än för mycket.
På mina glasögon är det undersidan av ögonen som är helt expanderade – så jag har lagt mycket mer mörkt under ögat. Men bågen “skär av” ögonlocken lite, så där vill jag lägga mycket ljust och skimrigt både på ögonlocket och under brynet för att det ska träda fram mer där bakom bågen.
Och eftersom vi applicerar mer smink för att ögonen ska synas under de markerade bågarna, så blir det väldigt mycket fokus på ögonen när vi väl har satt på oss glasögonen. Därför är det viktigt att inte glömma rouge och läppar, för att få en harmonisk balans i ansiktet. Gillar du färgstarka läppar så välj en diskret rouge, och gillar du mer diskreta läppar så kan du välja en lite mer pigmentrik rouge. Mycket av både ögon, rouge och läppar kommer inte ge balans, utan kommer tvärtom ge ett “stökigt” intryck. Satsa på två detaljer istället för tre.
For dark marked frames, it is also really nice but almost unmade-up eyes, and really colorful lips!
Narrow spectacle frames:
General makeup tips for people with glasses:

Highlight the eyes
Work a lot with both light and dark eye shadows, as well as shimmery and matte. This creates contrasts which in turn will attract more attention to the eyes. You apply the light / shimmery shadows on the areas you want to emphasize more - the corner of the eye and the eyelid for example. You can use the dark / matte shadows to create more depth in the make-up, for example along the globe line.
Enlarge the eyes
Highlighting the eyes and enlarging them is a bit of the same principle, but two details that are very useful for the eye to look bigger and more open are first and foremost to lighten the waterline with a light eyeliner. If you have small eyes / drooping eyelids, I also recommend painting the dark shadow in the globe line a little higher up than what your globe line actually sits - this gives the impression of a larger eyelid and a more open look.
Adapt to the shape of the glasses
Put on your glasses and look straight ahead in the mirror. Which parts of the eyes are hidden, and which are clearly visible? In the areas where the spectacle frame takes up a lot of space, it can be a good idea to work mostly with light shadows to emphasize, and in the areas where it is completely open, you can focus.
Eyebrows
Do not forget to fill in the eyebrows, otherwise they disappear easily behind the frames. Feel free to make a high shape for the frames that I have, it's nice if they end up over the frame as much as possible, and not down to the same height so that they blend into the upper edge of the frame.
Primer
An eyeshadow primer is important if you want to bring out the pigments in the eyeshadows properly, so that they are more visible under the glasses. An eye shadow primer is applied after foundation, before eye shadows.
Complementary colors
The make-up that I will show you is quite neutral, so that it will suit everyone. But color will always make your eyes more visible during make-up, and it's so beautiful! A tip for emphasizing your particular eye color is to use the complementary color.
Blue eyes – Yellow, orange, gold, bronze.
Brown eyes – Cold colors such as blue.
Green eyes – Purple and purple toner.
The basic make-up
Ofta kan grundsminket kladda av sig på glasögonen under dagen, vilket förstör både din snygga grund samt smutsar ner bågarna. Applicera mycket puder kring ögonen när du sminkar dig, och bättra på under dagen också om du har lätt för att bli oljig. Då är ditt grundsmink mer “fast” och kommer inte glida runt och fastna på bågarna.
Detta tips är extra viktigt för stora och runda bågar, som ofta nuddar kinderna väldigt mycket om man som mig har stora “äppelkinder”.
Myopia / farsightedness
If you are nearsighted, the glass in the glasses makes your eyes look smaller - work hard to enlarge the eyes.
If you are farsighted, the glass in the glasses makes your eyes look bigger - this is usually not a problem as many of us like big eyes, then you can just follow your natural features to emphasize what you already have. If, on the other hand, you want to reduce the eyes, you can apply very dark closest to the eyes (eg dark eyeliner along the waterline and lash lines) and then apply light along the crease.
Here are examples of how the make-up can differ depending on the glasses:
It was a long post, I hope you with glasses thought it was helpful! :)
Hug!













Hey!
Thanks for a great log!
I wonder what brand it is on the narrow spectacle frames with a little Ray Ban stucco. Have been looking like crazy for such.
Sincerely
Linn
Hey! They are from Extraoptical.com, I do not remember what they are called at the moment but will probably find out if I hear it, so if you find some similar there and ask, I can say if it is the same or not :)
Aa I also wonder where you bought see the round glasses! Super nice!
Where did you buy the round glasses? Looking like crazy for such.
Hug Lålan
Where did you get the round glasses ?? They are super nice!
Great post!