Say goodbye to contact lenses – 2022 is the year of the nerdy, retro spectacle. Big transparent glasses are making a comeback, and they’re bigger, better and chicer than ever. Thanks to eyewear designers like Prada, Emporio Armani, Oliver Peoples and Tiffany & Co., see-through acetate is the new hero…
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AW20 Trend Alert: Transparent Glasses with Warm Accents
This season we’re seeing vintage eyewear make a comeback, and see-through styles are the way to go. Although transparent glasses have been coveted for a while, AW20 is all about reworking the classics and sticking with warm, fleshy tones that add a touch of colour to the face. Transparent eyewear…
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Prints in Prescription Eyewear: Florals and Botanicals
Florals have been around forever, and the biophilia trend has recently made its way into every precinct of life. From fashion to interior design, leafy botanical prints are everywhere, and no-one’s complaining. The aesthetic of plants and flowers adds colour, vibrancy and beauty to our world, and that’s why we’re…
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Glasses Trends: What’s Hot This Year for Prescription Spectacles
What can we expect for specs this year? In 2019, we see some of last year’s looks reinvented, and old school throwbacks are also making a return. One of the key styles to note is the ever-evolving shapes seen with lenses. Circular, square and geometric are only the beginning as…
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AW18 Top Trend Animal Print: Must Have Eyewear
Love it or hate it Animal print is this seasons biggest trend, a must have for autumn/winter 2018 with many of us searching through the back of our wardrobes to seize out those leopard print tees from the 90’s! (I know I’m not the only one) Remember the statement little…
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Testing the Toothpaste Scratch Hack
Let’s be honest, scratches on the lenses of your glasses are very common and really annoying and you’d be lying if you hadn’t seen at least one of the many “hacks” online that claim they can remove scratches on your lenses. I too have seen them and up to now,…
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Urban Geek Chic: Top 5 Stylish Cities in the World
The evolution of geek chic culture began in the mid 2000s, as an urban style movement that directed the limelight on the nerdiest members of population. By August 28th 2013, the term ‘geek chic’ was added to the Oxford Dictionary, and so it was official; the world was finally ready to listen to…
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Get Jennifer Aniston’s Spectacle Style on a Budget
When it comes to looking after her peepers, Eyelove supporter and long-term dry eye sufferer Jen-An knows exactly what she’s doing. And when Jen’s not walking the red carpet, she’s rarely seen without her spectacles on. Either that, or she’ll be rocking a pair of stylish shades to keep her eyes…
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Glasses for Small Noses: The Spectacle Shopping Guide
If you have a small nose bridge, finding glasses that fit well can sometimes be tough. Do your glasses keep slipping down your face? Do they hit your cheeks before they hit your nose, creating lines when you wear them too long? Do they move up and down whenever you…
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Halloween Costumes for Glasses Wearers
Witching weekend is looming. Your neighbours have their broomsticks at the ready. And the kids of the neighbourhood are rotting their teeth with spooky sweet treats stuffed in their Trick or Treat pumpkins. You still haven’t got your Halloween outfit sorted yet…..and you need some inspiration….. Being a glasses wearer…