Your glasses shouldn't touch your cheeks or lift up with them when you smile. Instead, they should sit comfortably above your cheeks.
Consider styles that are narrow, cat-eye or rectangular if you'd like to find a pair that will give minimal issues for touching your cheeks. Instead of circular glasses, consider oval glasses, and rather than teardrop aviators, consider navigator aviators with a more rectangular frame shape.
Why does this happen? Glasses rest on your cheeks because they don't fit your nose bridge. It's especially common for those who have a smaller nose with a lower nose bridge. If that's you, it's likely you will feel the bottom of your glasses touch your cheeks when you smile.
The optimal pair of eyeglasses will sit on the bridge of your nose high enough to not slip when you move or scrunch your face, and low enough to not press up against your forehead or brow bone. However, if your eyeglasses don't fit properly, you can't expect them to sit comfortably on your nose.
If your cheeks touch the bottom of your glasses rim when you smile or talk, it will lift the nose pad off your nose bridge. This removes the support from your nose bridge and if your glasses temple does not provide adequate support, your glasses will slip down your nose.
If you take off your glasses and see impressions from the nose pads on the bridge of your nose, your glasses don't fit properly. Having glasses marks on your nose suggest they are too tight or the weight isn't being distributed evenly across your face.
Arm (temple) length
The arms of your eyeglasses should go straight back towards your ears and only contact the side of your head just in front of your ears. If temples curve too early, they'll push the glasses down your nose and apply too much pressure on the bridge, leading to headaches.
Your glasses shouldn't touch your cheeks or lift up with them when you smile. Instead, they should sit comfortably above your cheeks.
If the glasses feel too tight or sit too high on your face, you can use the same method to bend the nose pad outwards, tilting its top portion toward the lens (away from your nose). Try to adjust the left and right side evenly, then test the fit by trying on your glasses.
When someone smiles, the muscles in their cheeks contract, which can make the cheeks appear fuller or "fat." This is normal and is not necessarily a sign of being overweight or having excess fat in the cheeks.
When you smile out of genuine delight, you involuntarily contract a facial muscle known as the orbicularis oculi. It covers both cheekbones and attaches to the corners of the lips such that a contraction causes a stretch in the lips and pulls the cheeks upward.
Do glasses go above eyebrows? Ideally, the top of your glasses should follow your brow line. It's perfectly okay if the frame covers them slightly as large or thick spectacles can often do this. If your eyebrows are below the top of your gasses, your bridge-width may be too wide or the frame may be too large for you.
Answer: When you push your glasses away, you change the power of the lens' effect on your eyes. This does mean you probably need a change in glasses prescription—probably from early nuclear sclerosis of the lens (a normal pre-cataract change).
Are marks made by glasses permanent? No, they are not permanent. Depending on how old or comparatively new they are, they can be removed in a couple of weeks.
Buy: square or rectangle frames. Frames with upswept corners also work well because they make the cheekbones more prominent and contoured. Avoid: overly-round frames and oversized frames that cover half the face because they take away the natural balance and symmetry of the face.
Pick the Right Frame Width for Your Face
A correct frame width will ensure your eyes are properly aligned in the center of your lenses for optimal vision. The frame width should be slightly wider than your face but with the space between your temple and frame no larger than a finger's width.
Adjusting to new glasses shouldn't take longer than a few weeks if you haven't had a large change in your prescription. If you continue to struggle with your glasses for much longer than that, it could be because of a prescription error.
One side of your glasses may sit higher than the other due to uneven hinges or if you have asymmetrical ears. If your frame's temples are uneven (in terms of height) this will cause your frame front to sit slanted. Equally, your temples may be level but your ears might not.
Whenever you get a brand new pair of glasses, you will have to get used to them. Some people only need a couple of days to get accustomed to new glasses, while others need up to two weeks. So it's completely normal if you can only see the frame rim of your glasses when you first put them on.
If your nose is sensitive to weight or the bridge of your nose is lower, you should choose glasses with nose pads. If you are particularly looking for beauty and don't want any marks on your face, then choose glasses without nose pads. In fact, it is hard to say which one is better between nose pads and no nose pads.
Phantom Glasses Syndrome. The Feeling of having your glasses on when you don't.
Glasses sitting too low on the nose is one of the most common causes of nose pain. The nose pads are spaced to fit around the narrowest part of your nose. If you wear your glasses further down on the nose, then the pads will be too tight and can cause skin irritation.
The placement of that little hug is key. “The bend on skull temples should start just barely past the top of your ear,” says Zielenkievicz. “When the temples fit properly, you shouldn't feel any pain on or behind the ear. Temples also shouldn't dig into the sides of your head.