Archive for Glasses
FREE Gant Eau De Toilette with any Gant Optical or Sunglasses Order
By James (SelectSpecs) - May 28, 2012 | Designer Sunglasses, News & Announcements, Prescription Glasses | No CommentsWant to try a new fragrance for the for the summer? Now you can, and completely FREE when you purchase any optical or sunglasses frame from the Gant collections on our website*.
Simply purchase any Gant, Gant Rugger, or Gant by Michael Bastian, optical or sunglasses frame to receive a 15ml bottle of Gant Eau De Toilette.
*While stocks last.
Westgate on Sea’s Newest Optical Store – SelectSpecs.com on the Highstreet
By James (SelectSpecs) - May 2, 2012 | News & Announcements | No CommentsWe are pleased to announce that our Westgate on Sea Optical Store is now open for business operating alongside the SelectSpecs.com online presence. Instore, you will find a selection of over 500 budget and designer frames and sunglasses from brands including, Ray-Ban, D&G, Lacoste, Prada, Oakley, Tom Ford and Tod's. Our friendly staff will be on hand to assist you with any questions you may have and to guide you through the purchasing process.

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David Starkey in Cool Glasses on Question Time
By James (SelectSpecs) - March 2, 2012 | Celebrity Glasses, Prescription Glasses | No CommentsAny Question Time fans out there? David Starkey was present on last nights (1st March 2012) show rocking a cool pair of round style specs similar in style to the Persol PO3002V frames (below). While many may not agree with his open minded opinions, we do think this frame style suits him remarkably well and goes go to show that being in your 60's is no reason not to be adventurous with your choice of frame style.
The Persol PO3002CV
Too Cool for Pre-School – Babies & Children in Glasses
By Chris (SelectSpecs) - August 15, 2011 | Competition, Entertainment | 2 CommentsThanks to everyone who submitted a photo of their baby or child wearing glasses or sunglasses for our latest competition to win a pair of Cébé Kanga Sunglasses. There were some brilliant competition entries submitted and our cute-ness gauge topped out at 2,500 quebits of cute-ness before it broke and could no longer produce accurate measurements of cute-ness… needless to say, it was un-measurable.
Here is a selection of entries in no particular order. It was incredibly difficult to pick a winner from all these...
Which Glasses go with Which Face Shapes?
By Robin Merrill (Guest) - November 24, 2010 | Health & Information | No CommentsBuying glasses can be overwhelming if you go it alone, trying to pick out frames in a busy optician's store can be like trying to buy a wedding gown at a wedding fair. Our glasses are pretty important. This is your face we are talking about, and you are probably going to wear your glasses every day. People say that your frames are your most important accessory, but they’re really even more important than that.
So how do you know which frames to buy? This certainly isn’t a “one style...
Kristen Bell wears Geeky Glasses in You Again
By James (SelectSpecs) - November 11, 2010 | Celebrity Glasses, Prescription Glasses | 1 Comment
When it comes to my movie time, chick flicks tend not to appear on my radar as they usually do not contain:
a). enough stuff blowing up
b). any sense of realism
c). anywhere close to an Oscar winning storyline or performance
You Again will be no different, I will not be watching it, it was hard enough watching the trailer believe me! The only reason for me to show any sign of interest in this likely flop of a film (currently registering a lowly 19% on...
Myleene Klass steps out in Thick Rim Tom Ford FT5040 Glasses
By James (SelectSpecs) - October 18, 2010 | Celebrity Glasses, Entertainment | No CommentsThere has been a lot of discussion lately about whether glasses on women are sexy, perhaps if your name is Deirdre Barlow and you are wearing thick rimmed NHS style spectacles the answer will of course be hell no! But if your name is Myleene Klass and you wear a pair of thick rimmed designer Tom Ford glasses the answer is more likely to be a resounding hell yes!

Deirdre Barlow, Sexy in specs? Probably not
The gorgeous ex Hear-Say singer turned classical singer and TV...







