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Narrow Frames

Frames of 46mm and under across the eye — the first number printed inside your left arm. The ones that sit on a smaller face instead of sliding down it.

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About Narrow Frames

Designer glasses for small faces start with two measurements: petite-frame guides suggest a lens about 44 to 50mm wide and a front of roughly 114 to 132mm across. Every frame on this page is 46mm or under in the eye, and each card shows the size printed inside the left arm. Across the front is twice the eye plus the bridge: the Traction Productions Corbusier, 35-27-135, comes to about 97mm.

Bridges on these narrow glasses frames run 19 to 31mm, wider than the 14 to 18mm those guides quote. The narrowest are the Sabine Be Mini Be Crazy (44-19-130) and Henau Triton (46-19-140), then the Oliver Peoples Riley-R and Henau Triono at 20mm.

Round, and why that works on a small face

Some small-face guides favour short shapes, because a tall lens fills a short face. Most frames here are round, and their lenses run 33 to 43mm deep, deeper than the 28 to 34mm those guides suggest. What a small round does well is keep the whole front narrow, and it suits a strong prescription, since the lens stays compact and its edge thin. The shallowest are the Corbusier at 33mm, then the Riley-R, Oliver Peoples Fairmont and KUBORAUM Maske S1 at 36mm. For a shorter shape, the cat-eyes are below; see also cat-eye and rectangular frames.

Just over 46mm, just as small across

A 48mm lens with a 17mm bridge comes to about 113mm across the front, no wider than many frames here. Here are short cat-eyes, a square and a geometric, with the 17 to 18mm bridges small-face guides suggest: the Henau Chloe and Hexagono, the Sabine Be Be Bikini Line and the OVVO 6068.

Short temples and short lenses

Most frames here take a 145 to 150mm temple, which an optician can often fit to a smaller head by moving the bend. The shortest are the Mini Be Crazy at 130mm, then the Corbusier and Gamine Persta at 135mm, with the Triton, J.F. Rey JF1576 and Blake Kuwahara Reed among those at 140mm. Each listing also gives the lens height, the depth of one lens.

Guides for a small face: the frame size guide, the Sabine Be small-face guide and the lens guide. Each ships as a frame, free and insured within the US with a signature on delivery, for your own optician to glaze.

The opticians at Eye See Optique · 28 September 2026

What size glasses fit a small face?

Start with the eye size, the first of the three numbers printed inside the left arm. Petite-frame guides suggest about 44 to 50mm; every frame on this page is 46mm or under, which is what we call narrow. Then look at the width across the front, twice the eye plus the bridge, which each listing gives: for a small face or a petite build, under about 125mm is a sensible place to start. The frame size guide shows where to find the numbers on a pair you already own, and our Sabine Be small-face guide, linked on this page, explains the brand’s Mini and Slim sizes.

How do I know if I need narrow glasses?

Look at the glasses that fit you best and read the eye size inside the left arm. If it is 46mm or under, you are here; if it is 47mm or 48mm with a short bridge, see ‘Just over 46mm, just as small across’ on this page. If your current frames slide down, pinch at the temples, or leave the lens centres sitting outside your pupils, they are probably too wide, and a narrower eye size or a narrower bridge will help. The frame size guide shows how to compare with a pair that fits. Send us a photo in your current pair if you are unsure.

What if my nose is narrow or my bridge is low?

Look at the bridge, the second of the three numbers. For a narrow nose, start with the narrowest here: 19mm on the Sabine Be Mini Be Crazy and Henau Triton; 20mm on the Oliver Peoples Riley-R and Henau Triono; 21mm on the Oliver Peoples Fairmont, Sabine Be Be Addict and Be Addict Stripe, Gamine Nakazakicho, OVVO 6072 and KUBORAUM Maske K41. For a low bridge, nose pads help, because an optician can bend them to set the frame higher: the Blackfin Rye and Esbjerg, OVVO 6072 and KUBORAUM Maske Z17 sit on pads on small metal arms. The low bridge section of the frame size guide explains more, and you are welcome to ask how a bridge is made before you order.

Can I wear progressives or a strong prescription in a small frame?

Often, if the lens is deep enough. Many progressives need a lens about 28mm deep or more; every frame here is 33mm or deeper, and each listing gives its lens height. Your optician confirms the fit for your lens design. For a strong prescription, a smaller lens is thinner at its edge, lighter, and easier to keep centred over the pupil. Each frame ships as a frame for your own optician to glaze; our lens guide covers lens materials.

Are these women’s or men’s glasses?

Both. We list every frame without a gender; the three numbers decide the fit. The same 44-19-130 Sabine Be Mini Be Crazy fits a petite woman, a man with a narrow face or a teenager the same way.

Do narrow frames come in shapes other than round?

Some. Most of our frames at 46mm or under are round, with some squares and geometrics. Cat-eyes and rectangles start at 47mm here, ovals at 49mm and aviators at 53mm. A 48mm cat-eye or square with a 17mm bridge is still about 113mm across the front, so see ‘Just over 46mm, just as small across’ on this page. Stock changes, since most frames are one of a kind, so check back or ask us.