Eyewear conundrum - YouLookFab Forum

I'm shopping for a new pair of glasses, or 'specs' as Angie likes to call them. The conundrum is that I don't think any of them look as nice as my current glasses, which I love so much that I own them in two colors... but the current style tends to slip down my nose when it gets sweaty, which is not a great characteristic for figure skating.

So here are the top two contenders from my visit to the Asian-fit specialty optometrist today. I have a very flat nose bridge and a wide-ish face, and these two fit the best in the store... are either of them stylish enough, compared to my current glasses, to serve as my everyday replacement? Or should I keep looking?

(My prescription has changed slightly so I can't keep wearing my current glasses unless I replace the lenses.)

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6 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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1 and 2 are the new ones? I especially love #1 on you! And #2 look great as well. I like them both better than #3, as the larger frames look fresh and really frame your eyes nicely.

DonnaF

#2!

binkle

I like #1 because the lighter bottom of the frames opens up your face more and is more flattering. #3 (original I presume) seems to cut your face in half - they seem a bit too narrow, to me anyway!

Greenjeans

The juxtaposition of the dark frame with the clear bottom is gorgeous and modern on you . . . and even better than your current specs to my eye. Seriously, you have to get them.

rachylou

3 is your current pair? They seem different from how I remember them. I really like 2 and 3. If 3 is the old pair, I say go for 2. If 3 is one of the new ones, then... that's a hard call. Ahem!

Keix

3 is my current pair. I'm heartened to hear that at least some people like the new frame options more than my current (my IRL friends mostly did not).

I'm still trying to decide between 1 and 2. I also love the rimless-illusion of 1, but it might not fit quite as well as 2 (the frame is a bit narrower and would need adjusting after my high-myopia prescription lenses are added). 1 is actually much cheaper than 2, but also of lesser build quality, and my vision insurance is excellent so I'm happy to pay more for quality.

Jenni NZ

Angie doesn't seem to like my current specs with a rimless bottom half. She asked me to get some more current ones and I wondered if that was why. They are only just over a year old and Vogue brand so I thought they were current! I may well ask Angie and the forum when I do want to get some more. Of the 2 new ones for you I have a slight preference for #2 but not quite sure why, sorry. I don't think it's because #1 are half rimless. Maybe it is because they seem heavy over your eyebrows?

ETA your eyebrows are above all. #1 seem heavier in the corners.

Chris987

With your heavy myopia you are probably a glasses expert and have already thought of this.....can your current frames have side side pieces adjusted so the fit is tighter and they don't slip down your nose? If that is possible then why not just replace the lenses in one of the current pairs that you love? You have two pairs so you can keep wearing one while the other is being updated...

skylurker

They're all square, and your eyebrows are half-circles, did you try rounder frames?
I don't like the feel of the 2 little plastic stuff around my nose, how do you feel about them?

JAileen

I prefer 2 over 1. If you really like your old pair, couldn't you update one of them?

I have some sunglasses that slip down, and the optometrist put sticky silicone pads on the nose pads. They have to be replaced from time to time, but help a lot.

Staysfit

I like the pair in picture 2 the best.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

#2 droops at the cheek - pass.

I LOVE #1. Killer. A fab update on your old specs.

jill58

#1 !!!

Jenni NZ: Good point about the heavier corners of #1. They are actually full-rim, but with a gradient coloring where the bottom tan color blends really well with my skin and looks like a half-rimless. I can never buy half-rimless glasses because of my prescription, so it’s “new” and exciting in that way. I don’t know anything about glasses trends/datedness though!

I’ve been wearing my current frame style for almost 3 years and have had the nose and temples adjusted several times—they fit pretty well, but not perfectly. I may well have my original purple and lime pair replaced as computer vision glasses for work, though.

skylurker, I have such a flat nose bridge that I couldn’t possibly hold up glasses without a snug-fitting center part! So I must be used to the feel by now. I’ve always had nose pads but my recent pair of prescription sunglasses have built-in plastic nose shaping (might be an “Asian” fit) and they’re my best-fitting pair. That’s what prompted me to go frame-shopping this year instead of sticking with my current style.

You’re also right that I haven’t tried any rounder frames. I’m open to the idea, but (again) due to my prescription, I prefer plastic frames to better hide the thickness of my lenses, and to extend the width of the frame without extending the width of the lense (the wider the lense, the thicker it will be on the sides, if you’re nearsighted).

Thanks to the wonders of high-index technology, I can have normal-looking glasses IF I follow a bunch of rules about picking my frame. Hope y’all have better eyes than me!

Angie: I’ve heard you talk about “cheek droop” in the past and I confess I still don’t understand it! But I trust your opinion so I will pay attention nonetheless

kkards

i'm just writting to commiserate, it took me 6 months....yes 6 months of trying on glasses to find my current pair, and then another 4 to find a pair of sunglasses i liked....not looking foward to having to do it again!

madeline

I really like #1.

KL, it's when the bottom outside corners of the frames point down instead of lifting the face UP. The frames in #1 in the LIGHT BOTTOM COLOUR do not make your cheeks droop.

JuniperGreen

#1 looks GREAT on you - I really dig them!

Gigi

I have a slight preference for #1 over #2, but I see that Angie has already mentioned a pitfall of #2. I do think that both of them look nice.

Kkards, I have been looking for a pair of sunglasses and have had so much difficulty! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.

Scarlet

Without reading the other comments, I think 1 is fantastic on you. I think it is very flattering and more modern than your old glasses. They are great!

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