I have wasted countless hours this week at GlassesUSA. Their glasses cost a tiny fraction of what they do at an optical shop. The most fun part is that you can upload photos of your face, and then see all the frames on you and not some random model. Once you order, they have an option where you can try them on at home for two weeks and they don't charge you anything unless you decide to keep them. You can use your prescription, or just get fashion frames, make them sunglasses, whatever you want.
I already have a classic warm tortoise shell frame with Transitions lenses. I wanted a modern semi-rimless frame with clear lenses, something that made the glasses a little less obvious. I'm going to try these.
I also got really lucky at Amazon and found a pair of multi-focus sun readers for $20! I didn't know you could even buy such a thing. They're very close to my fancy progressive lens prescription, no lines. They're darker than the Transitions, don't make me dizzy walking the dog, and I can read my phone and see small things clearly. Winning!
I've really become a glasses convert. I swore I would never wear them, but multifocal contacts just suck. Everything is in focus with glasses, no eye strain. I've decided they're acceptable and fun.
Anybody else have any glasses thoughts or resources?
Oh, added thought. I also drove myself crazy this week trying to determine my skin undertone. You know that thing where you look at your wrist veins? If they're green you're warm. If they're blue you're cool. Mine are no-joke blue-green. I may be neutral. Though my hair and eyes point toward warm overall. As a result of all this, I went with a rose gold frame, not blue or purple. Let's hope that works out.
I got the glasses in the mail yesterday. I hate them. They're going back. LOL So, that was all pointless. Shopping for glasses online is fun. Actually getting a pair that looks right on your face requires going to an optical shop and trying on dozens of frames. This I have learned.
I have a whole new appreciation for the glasses I have. The "glasses stylist" or whatever they're called really knew what she was doing. You can't tell from online photos what you're going to get or what will look right on your face. Luckily, I had 14 days to try the glasses at home before being billed, so this little experiment didn't cost me anything.
@Joyce I get the impression that all those "rules" about skin tone and face shape are meant to be broken if you find a pair of glasses you love and feel great in.
I’m not the biggest fan of glasses. But I’m quite near-sighted, unwilling to get LASIK, and while I love my contacts, they’re not always practical. I got a new pair of glasses about a month ago, and I dunno...They look great, but the whole thing about skin undertones and frames now have me second-guessing my pick! Lol. Skwigg, I can’t wait to see how your pair looks.
Mottanai - you look great in both frames!
Nice! I like both of those looks. I feel like a thicker frame makes me look smarter (LOL) and adds a nice accent to the eyes when I'm not wearing any eye makeup. I love the rimless too. They keep the attention more on your face and less on the glasses.
I totally hear you on the bigger lenses. I had these cute little rectangular readers, but I was always looking over the top of them like an old lady. I see better and am much less aware of the glasses when the lenses are larger.
There’s a photo for comparison, just for fun. I hope you like your new glasses, Skwigg! I’d never heard about the veins color and skin tone thing. I have some blue and some purple. I will look into this!
I accidentally ran out of contact lenses last week but and had to wear only glasses for a few days. I am not a huge fan... I feel so much more unalert in glasses, for some reason? Like my brain is kind of slow and foggy. Maybe because I associate them with bedtime, or because I can’t see around the edges. I don’t know, lol. Then plus the dishwasher fog and onion crying. I like the feel and look and convenience but I’m still a contacts person. Anyway, I always liked the look of thicker frames. My second to last pair is black and green rectangular-ish frames. But when I picked out my most recent pair, my husband was along, and he decidedly liked the thin, half frameless look better on my face, and also larger lenses so that I can see better, since I am functionally blind without, so I tried those. I am undecided on the look, but they are light and comfortable, and my field of vision is improved. My favorite ever pair was a bendy sports frame. I want to go for something a little bit unique and crazy next time, though.