Comments on: …Girls Who Wear Glasses.

By: D Miller

D Miller — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:15:54 +0000

I have been a four eyed beauty (if i do say so myself!) since I was 9 as well. I love to dress up, wear cute dresses in the summer and get glamorous. But I feel like my glasses throw off everything. I hate it. It is actually the only thing that makes me self conscious. I wore contacts once upon a time, but they always irritated my eyes. I have the money for lasik, but I’m too much of a fraidy cat to go through with it. I’m in the same boat.

I LOVE this post. I can relate all the way.

By: charles

charles — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:21:20 +0000

i love being a ‘girl who wears glasses!’ you look great in those. there’s really something to be said about specs appeal lol
glasses are a chic and easy way to add a touch of intellectual to any outfit

By: Taryn

Taryn — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:41:53 +0000

lol @ Jinah: Same here! Or when I take off my contacts before having located my glasses… then I need to fumble around the house for my glasses. Also: glasses make me feel ugly. =( I don’t care how trendy anybody tells me glasses get, I’ll always feel yucky in them.

By: Taryn

Taryn — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:38:37 +0000

Haha “glasses wearer since 9 and contacts wearer since 10″! Love it! An orchestra teacher from high school once told our class to beware when she was wearing her glasses–it meant she was in a crabby mood. When she was wearing her contacts, then all was okay for the day; she was likely in a good mood. I find that to be true about me now.

By: ambika

ambika — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:12:24 +0000

Oh, I adore glasses! I’ve wished I needed them many times.

By: Jinah

Jinah — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:21:05 +0000

I get really really upset when I fumble in the mornings/evenings and can’t find my glasses! I end up wearing contacts most of the time primarily due to my clumsiness. I am paranoid that if I wear my glasses all the time, I’ll break them in my day to day activities since they are not part of my body and I’ll be totally blind all day. Yuck.

By: AsianCajuns

AsianCajuns — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:33:40 +0000

Oh I sooo appreciate the long, rambly comment- they are my favorite! And thank you for all your tips on what I should look for and be thinking about if/when I get a new pair of frames. I was fair diligent in my quest last year and absolutely loved my glasses… for one day. And then I remembered how much harder it was to live with them- and I do feel like it is another feature on your face! So true!
ps- Lovely blog Just catching up!

By: Miss Addict

Miss Addict — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:35:13 +0000

Warning: long rambling comment! I love talking about glasses (I’m such a glasses geek)

I work for an optometrist and also wear glasses myself. I can honestly say after helping literally hundreds of customers pick out glasses that is like picking a new nose (seriously!). Glasses are feature of your face more than an accessory! They are quite literally part of you! I do not feel like myself when I am not wearing mine!

I love my glasses but it took me forever to pick them and now I am looking for a new pair which I am not looking forward to! Picking glasses can be a nightmare especially if you don’t like wearing them and the most common thing I hear at work is “I hate picking new glasses” because its such a trial!

Size is an important factor, then you add in shape, colour, material, your script/lenses and it all starts to get a little overwhelming! Also if you don’t think the person at the store is going to give you an honest opinion take a friend! or take pictures and come back another day!

You mentioned that your lenses are reflective. Next time you purchase glasses ask about anti reflective coatings (Generally called multi coating) My glasses have it as you can see in the photo here http://tinyurl.com/2fgbk79 and it makes not only a big difference to the look of the glasses but also makes them more comfy to wear (that photo was taken with a flash!) It means that light passes through the lenses and makes it easier to see your eyes (and your makeup)

Sorry for the long comment! Like I said I’m a real glasses geek!

By: Style with Benefits

Style with Benefits — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:14:55 +0000

First off, hope you are feeling better by now!

I wear glasses, but only for driving, the movies and when I need to see people across the table at work meetings. Other than that and b/c I don’t wear contacts, I really can’t see anything beyond 5 feet all that clearly. I know, so bad, but I worry that my eyes will get worse if I’m wearing contacts all day.

Love those inspiration pics! I don’t think I could pull off the larger frames… mine are Oliver Peoples and they are similar to your size frames but are thicker dark tortoise shell. Are your glasses clear? Since I don’t wear them throughout the entire day, I never really choose my outfit based around my glasses. OK, I realize this is not any help at all, but I think the glasses look great on you. Plus if they are clear, that helps with it being easier to match things with?!

xo, becs

By: ediot

ediot — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:55:39 +0000

and to answer to the question- waking up seeing clearly- its good. and also seing traffic sings from far away is fun. my boyfriend envies my sight totally–and he actually is impressed by how good i see..