https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:10:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100543 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:57:46 +0000 Suz 2100543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Pil</b>, do post again -- it's really, really HARD to get specs right and they are so important!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100530 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:51:42 +0000 Angie 2100530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Pill</b>! Post another hundred times and let's get it right together :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100450 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:07:45 +0000 DonnaF 2100450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please post as many times as you need to! I need to find new specs and expect a frustrating search so I want many postings by others to seem normal.</p> <p>And I am another person whose favorite is #3. It is interesting how the photos make the frames look a bit large. Wonder if that is truly the case IRL? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100442 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:06:56 +0000 Jenni NZ 2100442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did 3 posts. One shop seemed to have more petite or small options. That was Specsavers for me which is a UK chain that came to NZ and has done well here. I didn’t want to try online really because of my tricky progressive lenses. And one Australian chain that is cheaper looked promising but then the “XS” size which fitted me best wasn’t deep enough for my progressives. I ended up paying $769 all up which made me pleased that I only do it every few years!<br /> Like you I went to many stores- 6 I think, 4 different suburbs, and boy was I sick of it. But having worn them several weeks now I am happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100434 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 03:44:36 +0000 CarolS 2100434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please don't feel embarrassed by needing more than one or two rounds to find the right ones. (Again, it took me FOREVER!) This is something you have to wear on your face, in public, every day. It's hard work. The advice about knowing your numbers is very good. I was lucky enough to ultimately find a good salesperson who steered me to the right pair -- but I had to go through a few rounds and MANY try ons first. I think she pulled out one last pair in almost desperation and they were finally the ones. A few others had come close, but they all just seemd overwhelming on my face. Those shapes look SO good on so many people, but they didn't feel like ME. There's a sweet spot that combines the shapes and colours that work well for your face shape and colouring but also for your personal sense of style. There were glasses I'm sure looked perfectly fine on me, but they didn't project what I wanted them to. I say ask again as often as you need to. :-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100310 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:51:58 +0000 pil 2100310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry it took so long to respond, I posted this right before bed then&nbsp;<br />had to go to work earlier than usual.<br />Thanks for your responses and collective wisdom - back to the drawing board again! I wonder if frames are just larger these days? It seems any smaller ones I have tried have been *too* small for my face.&nbsp;<div>I may be too embarrassed to post a third round of options.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100296 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:10:07 +0000 Jenni NZ 2100296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like 3, 6, 2 and 7 in that order, 3 and 6 because of awesome colours, 2 as my favourite of the quieter colours if you might prefer that- they do look softer than 1. 7 also has lovely colour.<br /> Your current ones are nice. I took ages in my recent search and they do look better somehow when the lenses are put in, more part of me somehow. I found looking at the numbers on the inside of the arms very helpful- lens depth, bridge width, lens width. I compared with my previous ones and got slightly narrower bridge which seemed to fit better. Here are pics of the front and second runners for me, ended up with the first ones. Neither of these were the YLF original faves but then YLF collectively is not wearing them, I am. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100230 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:13:35 +0000 Angie 2100230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#3 is getting closer for sure! I'm with <b>Suz.</b>&nbsp;#8 is still best, and #9 is ADORABLE </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100209 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:22:31 +0000 kellygirl 2100209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More love for 3. Those are the ones that immediately caught my eye. My only hesitation is the width of the frame. I'm not a glasses person but I wonder if they are just a tad too wide?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100194 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:47:58 +0000 Anonymous 2100194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #3 the most too, and #7 as my second favorite. This is the first time I'm seeing non tortie multicolored frames, and I really like them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100192 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:37:23 +0000 Theodora 2100192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No question- #3 and #7!<div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100151 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 07:20:58 +0000 notsaf 2100151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #2, 3, and 7. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100148 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:51:51 +0000 Suz 2100148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are adorable! Love the little cat's eyes when you were a kid.&nbsp;</p> <p>Glasses shopping is so darn hard.&nbsp;</p> <p>I feel as if the fit still isn't right on any of these. However, with that in mind.&nbsp;</p> <p>Love the colour of 1.&nbsp;<br />Love the shape and colours of 3 but fit still seems wide. However, if the phone is exaggerating their size, maybe not.&nbsp;<br />Eyes seem most centred in #5 but they are too high on the brow line.&nbsp;</p> <p>So....maybe if you find a pair that fit right, then you can work on colour and shape. Find out how wide, how wide the bridge, how long the arms need to be. There will be tiny variations between styles (e.g.. you might be able to wear a 15 bridge in one and a 16 in another style or a 48 wide in one and a 51 in another --- these are just sample measurements of course.) The point is, getting those numbers gives you a much clearer sense of what to try and what to avoid, and then you an always have the store order in the colours you want (or at least a lot of stores will do this).&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100147 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:51:36 +0000 Bonnie 2100147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your current pair best, &nbsp;#8. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100131 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:11:17 +0000 slim cat 2100131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#3 - great shape and color ( probably the best ). <br />#6 is pretty and I like #2 as the quiet and simple option ( color is better than in older pic #1).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100124 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 04:43:43 +0000 rachylou 2100124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Three is nice. I also like 6. It would be nice to get a pic of you looking straight at the camera and including your torso... from a bit of a distance... I learned my lesson with JenniNZ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100119 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:19:22 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2100119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Glasses shopping is hard! I agree with others that the shape and color of #3 are really nice on you. <br /></div><div>I think #4 looks like the best fit, as your eyes seem centered best in<br /> them. But they extend up over your brow line, which suggests that they<br /> sit too high. <br /></div><div>These two would be my picks of this group.<br /></div><div>Your comment that all of the frames look bigger in the pictures than in real life is helpful, because to my eye, they all seem a little big for you overall. Are you taking the photos with your phone? I think the phone exaggerates the size of glasses (as it did in my profile picture here, in fact). <br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100114 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:50:42 +0000 CarolS 2100114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I feel your pain. It took me YEARS to find my current pair. I tried on several in the shape you're trying on and I also found they felt much larger in the photo than they were in real life. Of course, new glasses always take getting used to,</p> <p>I love your cute little cat eye glasses btw!&nbsp;</p> <p>But, to the ones you are trying now... You seem happiest in #3 -- not sure if that is indicative of how you feel in them, but I think they look good. I love the colour of #1 -- it's very flattering on you.&nbsp;</p> <p>Good luck with your hunt. If it helps at all, after literally years of hunting, I knew my current pair were "the ones" within a matter of minutes. Picture below FYI -- classic shape but with some colour. Colourful but not wild. Bold but not aggressive. You'll find your "perfect match". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100112 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:48:05 +0000 Jaime 2100112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am also drawn to #3, but it may be because you are smiling most happily with those. The shape is great, love the colors, not sure if they are a little wide though. Picking glasses is not my forte . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100109 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:43:19 +0000 Gigi 2100109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not very good at this, so we'll see what others say...but I'm really digging no. 3. I think the frame shape and the colors are great for you.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-specs---round-2#post-2100107 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:29:51 +0000 pil 2100107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Photos from my most recent outings. I’ve been to every store in town and a couple of others in a nearby town....</p> <p>As much as I dislike showing my face on line, my present glasses are becoming bothersome and I’m feeling like I want a new pair. I like them to have the matching clip on or magnetized sunglasses so the selection is limited. Also, with progressive lenses I don’t want to buy online.</p> <p>The frames all seem to look bigger on me in the photos than what I see when I look in the mirror!</p> <p>#1 is from the trip in my first post.</p> <p>#2 same frame in a different color - maybe the color makes a difference in how the fit looks? I don’t know.</p> <p>#3 love the colors</p> <p>#8 is my current pair</p> <p>#9 just because - I have worn glasses <b>forever </b>(how do you like those chompers??)</p> <p>Any keepers in this bunch?</p> <p>Thanks!</p> </p>