These Eye(glasse)s

Americans, a few weeks ago I got a free pair of glasses from ClearlyContacts.ca and they sent me an email telling me that Americans would get a free pair special in April.. hopefully I am not too late! I think the US site is CoastalContacts ? "Like" them on FB and you should be able to find out about the offer soonish. My pair were $150 and lovely quality; I managed to order two Jones NY pairs for $20 each last week on the strength of that quality.

/glasses addict

It was April 7 and I had a meeting @ noon when the sale was on :(

ahh bugger. sorry tza! :(

i always order my contacts from them and they send me free things (like cases or sunglasses, which are ugly but usable for running/hiking).

nice! I'm usually a Zenni girl because I'm cheap but it was super nice to get the freebies/cheap quality frames!

yeah i will probably go with zenni/goggles4u once i figure out what i should actually get.

Bad influence tip: Zenni shipping is the same no matter how many glasses you order >:}

hey ffm what are your online ordering tips? I am tempted to go that route but am nervous buying frames I haven't tried on!!!

yeah that's why i was asking for shape/size tips at the store. but i am still pretty clueless. my technique will probably be: get really cheap ones in case i hate them.

try a bunch on at a store if you don't know what suits you - I just kinda wing it nowadays but the first few pairs I ordered, I used my existing glasses as a reference - measured the width, length of the arms, etc so that I knew they would look the right size on me. Then, it's trial and error. I have about 5 pairs that I've accumulated that just didn't work on me, but since I only pay $10-30 it worked out.. don't be tempted by Zenni's $8 wire frame ones because they consistently always look junky. What looks bulky online is a normal size & what looks thin online is cheap IRL. IMO.

also if you are getting a prescription.. get your doc to give your your PPD (pupillary distance) - otherwise you can just have a friend do it with a ruler.

yah ffm otm. i have about 6 or 7 pairs of specs i bought from either zennioptical or goggles4u. goggles has ridic sales all the time and they're selling designer frames now, too.

I've gotten burned a few times buying online - no substitute for trying stuff out in person, imo

burned in as, I paid some $$ for some nice vintage frames that look awesome in the huge and helpful pics that the seller provided, but they just didn't look that good when I tried them on irl

well, you shouldn't be paying brick & mortar prices online. :) the incentive for me is that it costs me $300 for two pairs of glasses & lenses IRL, but can be as low as $40 online. If I have to buy a third pair to find the right fit, still works out for me.. but I've tried hundreds of pairs on at shops so I know exactly which styles look good on me. Wish that I could figure out my camera angles next! ;)

so sad about these glasses, upthread - http://i37.tinypic.com/afkjmc.jpg - got some sort of spots on the lens (hair spray damage, maybe? it doesn't scratch off..) and now I can't wear them without living in a fog :( gotta find a place in toronto that'll replace the frames cheaply.. I only paid $20 for the frame & lens to begin with, but I love those goofy ones. (though not those goofy bangs. I've learned my lesson.)

those are way cute!

hey ffm, goggles4u does lens replacement! http://www.goggles4u.com/relens.asp

oh yay that's awesome Justine! I never noticed that. Thanks!

haha I still don't know what actually looks 'good' on my face when I put them on

take pictures, post them here, we'll tell ya :D i liked the ones in the last wdyll (if that's you I'm thinking of!)

haha thanks! I found my current pair in a vintage eyeglass shop in nyc. I have a pair of vintage combo frames from the 60s that I got from a website, look beautiful but 1. are really heavy 2. don't seem to curve correctly at the nose bridge or something, so that I always get dizzy and 3. just don't look that 'good' on me!

you could try taking them into an optometrist's and seeing if they can be adjusted

that's true! I haven't had a reliable optometrist in years though

got my warby parker try-on frames. opinions?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/allocryptic/warbies.jpg

The Pierce colors look the best on you imo. I may do a few try-ons of these soon, too. Did you already have a prescription from a local optometrist?

i think you could rock pretty much any of those styles, elmo, but i do agree with rockapads that the pierce colours are particularly good on you.

pierce

i def like the color pierce but i also really like the roosevelt shape on you

Huxley feels too small, maybe? The Roosevelt is a classy shape with a nice straight horizontal across the bridge. I want to like the Winston but the downward notch continues/emphasizes the angles of your eyebrows, up then down then up then down...there's too much noise.

Voting for one of the middle two. :)

hmmm... thanks guys! i agree that the color of the pierce is v flattering, but i'm not too keen on the boxy shape. it's almost too contemporary for my taste. i'm favoring the roosevelt pretty heavily right now. the huxleys come in a light amber color that might counteract the thickness of the frame. i dunno, i've got a few more days before i ship them back.

hey y'all coastal contacts doing free glasses again today!

guys i need new glasses p badly

kinda want half wire half plastic, but after years of lol hueg goggles it might be time for some wire frames, i dunno

i hate shopping

i officially need glasses as of last week and from 5pm today it is free glasses (+£5 shipping or something) at lensway uk.

thinking of these but i dunno is my face too round/heartfaced? people say get angular glasses if you have a round face? http://www.lensway.co.uk/glasses/frames/joseph-marc-4031-grey/prod24040.html or http://www.lensway.co.uk/glasses/frames/joseph-marc-4032-brown-tortoise/prod24047.html. i guess the grey ones are bit boxier.

obviously at this price it hardly matters, but i think it's one per household.

I don't know what you look like tbh but those are some classy glasses!

Yeah those are both good but I do think the round face boxier frames is a good rule and those are both quite round. Can you return them if you don't like them.

I got new glasses last weekend. I love them but they're not online so I can't link to them. They're from this place that designs their own frames and it's where I've gotten my last two pairs. Love these dudes and their specs so much. Should be ready by the weekend. Can't wait!

They're green!

good point xxp

i look like a baked bean

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/155482_10150352629870305_673235304_15822461_2599927_n.jpg

i don't think i can return them. it's more that i get one shot at this price than the money that is the concern though.

lol u do not look like a baked bean and your face isn't that round. If you really like those (and they're good so you should) then go for it. If they suck at least you didn't spead a lot and can get another pair and use these as backup.

ordering glasses online is such a gamble

haha thanks but i like the way baked beans look. v masculine imo.

you are right though: i should just get them.

can someone do me a favour and quickly like these assholes http://www.facebook.com/LenswayUK and tell me if the discount code you get is 11LW250? if not can you tell me the code you got? and then of course you can unlike them.

lol i am using a printout of a pdf of a rule to measure the distance between my pupils

yeah it's 11LW250

thanks v much

11LW250

Yep

damn, too slow

haha thanks!

oh you look like my friend's bf! I think those glasses would instantly make anyone into a Distinguished British Gent (TM).

E - can't wait to see the greenies! That's about the only colour I don't have. Or orange/yellow shades. I should get some yellow ones. Bwahahahahaha.

haha i start trying to be a professional academic next week so, you know, fake it till you make it is the idea. i kinda worry/hope they will make me look like patrick bateman though.