My family loves wearing Wayfarer style prescription eye glasses. Trendy, bold, and just the right amount of nerdy-ness. We love frames that draw attention to us, mostly big, bright, obnoxious frames. The other picture is my custom prescription Hello Kitty glasses. I got these adorable frames off Etsy and then had our lab make some 10% pink gradient Rx lenses for them. They did a fabulous job! Once again, big, nerdy, and obnoxious! The crazy thing is much of our lives we have not been together, but have ridiculously similar senses of style.

These next couple pictures are of my little brother, Chris. Chris has a laid back more functional kind of style. His prescription eyeglasses, the Wiley X ophthalmic Covert eye Glasses and his sunglasses by Julbo, both safety/ sport type glasses. Very reasonable and functional, however, the Julbo sunglasses have a very unique and odd shape to them. They are built like this because they are made for wearing in the mountains. Round lenses and a thickness to the front of the temple arms for snow/ wind coverage. And his prescription Wiley X eyeglasses he had made with a 15% amber tint for no other reason than to stand out a bit…. Notice a trend yet?

Last but certainly not least my other sister Kathleen and her dog. I am not certain of the brand of either of these glasses, nor do I have an explanation for their particular styling, but they are hilarious and a contribution to my family’s eyewear trend!

I will be completely honest, I like mirror coating for a very different, very useful reason. When I am at the beach or walking around shopping on a weekend afternoon I use my mirror coating to people watch without being detected. It allows me to check out attractive people undetected. I have had customer’s request mirror coating for that reason too. One man even joked that he didn’t want to get slapped while checking out pretty girls. So you see mirror coating does a useful purpose, to block bright light and watch attractive people. I won’t get caught peeping while wearing my undercover mirror coating.

Are you checking me out?

Without laughing in his face and staying professional I suggested that he looked at the reflection of the sun off of the cars and asphalt. I pointed out the contrast of the clouds and the way the street signs jumped out almost 3D at the viewer. I invited him to see the sharpness of the leaves in the trees and the amazing colors enhanced by the lenses. We tried on a few brands such as Oakley, Serengeti and Maui-Jim.  I am not going to say that one is better than the other. The beauty of each brand is that each brags a different technology and coatings and they all can be appreciated separately.

Not everyone can afford to have one of each. However I encourage every one of my readers to put each sunglasses manufacturer to a test. Try them on and look around you. Not right into the sun but at the world around you and see how each lenses reacts to different light variables. You may not find the best brand of polarized sunglasses but you can certainly find the best brand for you.

Honestly, I do not think anyone can top my HUGE obsession for Aviators.  I love them even more then I love chocolate.  Instead of rambling on about all the different pairs I own, I’ll just go into detail on my absolutely favorite pair to save you some pain.  The beginning of last summer I purchased the most gorgeous Ray-Ban Rainbow Outdoorsman IIs RB3407 and immediately fell in love.  They have a very sturdy silver metal frame to house the best part of all, the LENSES.  To start off, they came with glass lenses which is a huge advantage to me because I can be extremely rough on my glasses (and I have yet to scratch these).  Not only are they tough enough to handle my abuse, they have the most outstanding optical clarity due to the high quality glass Ray-Ban provides.  Then Ray-Ban mastered the color combination on the lenses.  They began with the most fabulous rose tint that has a very slight gradient to it.  Topping off the already winning lens tint, they added a nice silver flash mirror to give it a nice shine.  The last surprise to this frame was the signature top bar with a matching red tint.  Now, I was so excited for this summer season to start so I can purchase my second pair.  They offered all the same options but with a purple tint, and I have be unable to get these suckers out of my head, mainly because I was disappointed I didn’t add them to my collection last summer.  To my surprise, they’ve been discontinued!!!   After doing some extensive research I realized the reasoning.  Sunglasses are a huge part of fashion.  They normally have a shelf life of 3-10 months due to the changing in trends.  Now I’m on the hunt to find another sunglass to spark my aviator obsession so intensely.

Sick Aviators MAAAAAAAN

  Interesting design picks: The Roberto Cavalli RC0545, this is a full rimmed zyl frame with a very desirable, bold, swishing shape and it is offered in several beautiful colors. Diva Swarovski Crystals Eyeglasses 5265-765 would be an excellent choice for someone who is into natural beauty. This frame is an unusual rimless frame, so it won’t distract attention from the face, but the temple arms are nothing short of stunning. Cazal Eyeglasses 607 Black & Gold Frame is one of my favorite frames. It is bold & loud & says “Here I am world”. This is a huge, square, full zyl frame with gold accents. This frame is perfect or music artists or people who feel 100% comfortable in the spotlight!

Super Fly

Best color picks: Let’s start with my favorite color, Purple. If you’re into purple, you have got to check out the Cazal 1025, Violet Lavender Leopard frames.  This model not only has a very pretty & interesting design, but as you can tell from the name the colors are absolutely amazing too. It looks like Cazal started with a gold frame and lavishly wrapped it into several beautiful shades of purple. Another amazing frame is the Ray-Ban Wayfarer II Sunglasses RB2143 in 102651, it is a Havana frame, but the entire top and both temple arms are stripped with different shades of pinks, purples, and blues. Definitely on my must have list! Here is another cool thing you can do with color: Start with a simple frame like the American Optical Pilot Aviator frame then have yourself some custom prescription lenses made in a gradient lens. Use a 5% or 10% color tint, available in almost any color. You can have blue gradient, pink gradient, amber gradient… It’s an interesting way to personalize your eyewear, and easy to get done!

Super cute Colors!

I hope you were inspired by my selections and I’m looking forward to seeing a creative movement in the statements we are making by our eye wear choices! You now have the opportunity to show the world anything you want them to know about you and that is pretty powerful!

Sun + Snow =’s Glare. Tis’ the time for Polarization! Polarized lenses contain a special filter that blocks a type of intense reflected light, reducing harsh glare. Anyone who enjoys skiing, biking, jogging, fishing, or any other outdoor activities will greatly benefit from having polarized lenses. Also people who are extremely light sensitive or those who have had cataract surgery would be great candidates for a polarized lens due to the fact that the polarized filter acts as a venetian blind for the lenses, making the lenses much darker.

Polar is better!

Here is my Holiday gift to you: check out these classic Ray Ban Aviators: http://www.opticsplanet.com/s/ray+ban+aviators+/ . This is your answer to all your gifting needs! Not only is Ray Ban one of the worlds most trusted and well know names, but their classic Aviators come in so many colors, options, and sizes that you can Wow everyone with a customized, durable luxury. Just in case anyone is doing my shopping I really like the RB3025 large aviator Arista frame, pink silver mirrored lenses…just in case!

Happy Holidays!

Are you stylish, confident, and wickedly awesome? If you answered yes, then it might be time to go Geek-Chic. Many, many artist such as LL Cool J, Jay Z, Zac Effron, Chris Brown, Heidi Klum, & Lindsey Lohan are all rockin’ the Persol PO 0649 right now. A completely geeky frame, but when worn right, people will think YOU are the celebrity!

Star Struck Color.

Wearing such a geeky frame says a lot about you. It says that you have your own style, but mostly it says you are so confidently cool that you can make anything look good. The Ray Ban Wayfarer is another gorgeously geeky frame when made into prescription glasses. Plus they have super cute prints like: Comic print, Buttons &pins print, & a Subway print.

For the classy geek (or a naughty school girl) there is the Tom Ford FT5116 which comes is classy colors like tortoise, granite, and black. These frame are insanely cute but also not to over the top, so you can rock them at work, church or where ever else classy Geeks go!

Super Geeky.

I believe there is a little geek in all of us. The question is are daring enough to let your inner geek show?