The Perfect Glasses for Every Skin Tone

From spring to winter types – find your new favourite glasses with our colour guide.

Which Glasses Suit Your Skin Tone?

Choosing the right glasses is primarily about your taste and comfort – they’ll be with you every day. With so many options, it can be tricky to decide. The more you know about your style and colour type, the easier it is to narrow down your choices.

While your face shape determines which glasses suit you best, your skin tone is crucial for selecting the right colour. Find out how to determine your skin tone and which glasses colours suit you best in our style guide.

How Do I Determine My Colour Type?

Colour theory distinguishes between warm skin tones (spring and autumn types) and cool skin tones (summer and winter types). This is about the undertone, not the skin colour itself.

Warm skin tones have a yellowish to olive undertone – if this is you, you tan easily and rarely get sunburned.

Cool skin tones have a pink to bluish undertone – these types rarely tan and often get sunburned. Hair and eye colour also play a key role in determining your type.

Here are some tips to help you identify your skin type and find the perfect glasses colours to enhance your look.

Warm Skin Tones: Spring Type

Spring types have a fair complexion with a yellowish undertone. When tanned, the skin takes on a golden glow. Spring types naturally have light blonde, golden blonde, red, strawberry blonde, or medium brown hair – occasionally even brown or black hair. Eye colours range from all shades of blue to amber.

Best Glasses Colours for Spring Types:

If you’re a spring type, warm and fresh colours that complement your peachy skin tone suit you best:

Gold
Havana Patterns
Red Shades
Brown Tones

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Warm Skin Tones: Autumn Type

Autumn types have a yellowish to golden undertone, often with freckles. Their hair is golden blonde, red, or chestnut brown. Eye colours include all shades of brown from amber to dark brown, and some autumn types have green eyes.

Best Glasses Colours for Autumn Types:

Avoid colours with a blue undertone. Earthy natural colours suit you wonderfully:

Gold or Bronze
Havana Patterns
Brown Shades
Yellows like Ochre

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Cool Skin Tones: Summer Type

Summer types have a fresh complexion with a blue or pink undertone, sometimes with freckles. Their skin is very sensitive to light and burns easily. Hair colours range from light blonde to ash blonde or light brown.

Best Glasses Colours for Summer Types:

Enhance your rosy complexion with soft pastel colours, blue-tinged reds, or cool metallics:

Silver
Transparent
Light Blue
Lilac

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Cool Skin Tones: Winter Type

Winter types can have very pale skin with a blue undertone – the classic "Snow White" look – or a more Mediterranean appearance with olive-brown skin that tans easily.

Best Glasses Colours for Winter Types:

Bright, icy tones with a blue undertone look great, as do black, white, and vivid colours:

Blue Shades
Purple
Red
Black, White, Transparent, Silver

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Finding the Right Glasses Colour – Key Points:

Face shape and width
Eye colour
Skin tone
Hair colour and style

When choosing the colour of your new glasses, eye colour, skin tone, and hair colour are important. These can be categorised into different colour types – warm (spring and autumn) and cool (summer and winter) skin tones, based on undertone rather than skin colour. Generally:

Warm Skin Tone:

More yellow undertones, appearing olive, lightly tanned, or golden.
Earthy and warm colours like beige, brown, or yellow suit this type.

[While gold enhances the complexion, avoid cool silver and blue-toned shades.]

Cool Skin Tone:

A bluish undertone, typically pale skin.
Blue tones from icy light blue to dark blue suit winter types well. They can also wear bold colours like purple or red, and black, white, or silver frames flatter their complexion.

[Warm colours like orange or gold, as well as natural tones, should be avoided.]

Buy Glasses Online at Mister Spex – Find Your Favourite Model!

Mister Spex is a leading provider of glasses and sunglasses – whether prescription or non-prescription. The online shop offers a wide selection of models from various brands including Guess, Kate Spade, Ray-Ban, Givenchy, Tommy Hilfiger, Prada, and Tom Ford.

With such a wide range of designer glasses for men and women, it can be hard to choose. Use the filter on the left navigation bar to narrow your search by colour, lens shape, and material to suit your taste.

The online try-on feature lets you upload a portrait photo and virtually try on glasses to see if they suit you.

Once you’ve found your perfect pair, complete the order process and your glasses will be delivered to your home within a few days.

If you have questions or want to know more about our service and range, feel free to contact us.

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