{"id":3443,"date":"2011-02-11T15:51:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T14:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2011-02-11T15:51:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T14:51:59","slug":"ditch-the-contacts-don-the-frames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/ditch-the-contacts-don-the-frames\/","title":{"rendered":"Ditch the Contacts, Don the Frames"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A friend took a picture of me last week wearing my glasses, and I must admit I recoiled at the sight! No make-up, hair a mess, the glasses weren\u2019t even straight; but the thought occurred to me that this is how I present myself far too often. After speaking to numerous friends around the 16-24years age group, it seems apparent that wearing glasses still has a old-fashioned stigma of geeky hideousness – glasses do no equal glamorous, and contact lenses are a miraculous saviour of the short-sighted. But this has all changed, and it\u2019s time everyone knew about it!<\/div>\n

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Not to sound a hypocrite of course; I am seldom seen without lenses in. However, after a few too many warnings from my optician (talks of dry eyes, conjunctivitis and blurred vision to name a few), I decided to give my glasses a second chance. Usually, wearing glasses would give my face a sort of cover, or shield – I didn\u2019t need to make an effort, because nobody could see my face?! Oh how wrong I was; and how terrible I looked! Just a touch of foundation, and a little mascara later, and the glasses looked pretty damn snazzy! Venturing out, I received compliments and praise from friends suggesting I ditch the lenses more often.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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So then I got to thinking – if glasses haven\u2019t increased in credibility, why have celebrities (and hoards of trend-followers) been sporting the Ray-Ban style glasses without a prescription? High street stores constantly stock the frames and, from my perception, the people wearing them are the same people who would tease me as a child for wearing them with a purpose.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Now that times have moved on, and there\u2019s no fear of rejection, what reason is there not to sport the specs?! Have a quick Google of Hilary Duff or Johnny Depp wearing glasses, and you\u2019ll see what I mean – they look amazing, maybe even better than with contact lenses. I\u2019m not saying give up contacts completely, I\u2019m just saying why not give your eyes (and wallets) a break once in a while, and keep your look fresh? I\u2019ve just ordered my real Ray-Bans,\u00a0and can\u2019t wait to team them with pretty much everything I wear!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\"Amie\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Amie Box is a student Journalist traipsing around London – writing words on anything the city throws at her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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