Something you might not have realized about glasses is that they weren’t always considered a “cool” fashion accessory.

Yes, they still serve an essential purpose – to correct a person’s vision. But decades ago, they weren’t even remotely fashionable. These days, of course, it’s a different story. When you need to get new glasses, you’re faced with a plethora of choice when it comes to selecting frames.

So, when you do choose some spectacles, several exciting things happen. Especially if you are getting mens eyeglasses! Here is a quick rundown of the hidden psychology of wearing glasses:

YOU BECOME MORE APPROACHABLE

One of the most interesting changes you will notice straight away when you first get glasses is that you become more approachable. It’s as though wearing glasses gives you some kind of special powers, as silly as that sounds!

For a start, you’ll notice more strangers striking up conversations with you. It might be as you walk to work, or even when you’re at a local coffee shop. You may even get asked for advice on certain food choices when you’re out grocery shopping.

Now, you are probably reading this and thinking that this all sounds rather far-fetched. But, there are scientific studies to show that people’s perception of you can change if you start wearing glasses. People tend to perceive others wearing glasses as being more intelligent and even successful.

 

 

 

Of course, wearing glasses also present you as more of a human being with flaws; your eyeglasses say to the world “well, nobody is perfect” and that too makes you more approachable.

YOU CREATE A SIGNATURE LOOK

We all have our individual styles and look. Although eyeglasses don’t define you as a person, they do help you to create a unique signature look that only you can pull off! The thing about signature looks is they aren’t just for artistic or creative types. Everyone can have a signature look, whatever they do as a profession in life. Your look can be nerdy, hipster, bohemian, or even trendy.

Also, it comes as no surprise that glasses can be an enormous confidence boost to those that wear them. So, if you felt quite self-conscious before you started wearing glasses, you’ll soon find they make you feel better about yourself when you’re wearing them.

GLASSES HELP TO EMPHASIZE YOUR BEST FEATURES

The style of frames one chooses is very much down to personal choice and preference. After all; life would be boring if we all wore the same clothes and had the same accessories! Another fascinating observation you’ll soon realize about wearing glasses is they help to emphasize and accentuate your best features.

If your eye color is striking, for example, glasses will help to show off that feature of your face. And if there’s an element of your face that you think “lets the side down” then glasses can help to add a natural lift or make that element less prominent.

The shape of your frames can (and will) have an impact on other features of your body as well. For the most part, we are pretty good at deciding what eyeglasses suit our body shapes, as well as the size of our heads.

PEOPLE WILL EASILY RECOGNIZE YOU

Have people always said to you that you’ve got one of “those” faces that blend in too well with a crowd of other humans? Well, wearing eyeglasses will soon change that fact! Just like a piercing or a tattoo, the glasses you wear will help to individualize you to other people.

Whether that’s a good or bad thing is perhaps the subject for discussion at some other point in time! But, one thing is for certain: glasses will help others to easily recognize you wherever you go.

 

 

WEARING GLASSES IS MORE LIKELY TO GET YOU A JOB

One final point to note about wearing eyeglasses is the opportunities that will present themselves to you for career progression! Did you know that wearing glasses gives you a higher likelihood of getting a job you apply for?

You might think that sounds a bit silly, but there has been research to show that employers want to hire “intelligent people” – supporting the stereotype that people wearing glasses are perceived as being very intelligent!

So, if you were thinking of wearing contact lenses or getting laser eye surgery, and you want to further your career, leave your eyes alone! Wearing glasses clearly is the way forward.

Thanks for reading today’s article!