Tag: Glasses
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Framing Fashion: A Hip History of Spectacles
Glasses were originally designed to correct our sight, a medical aid for people with impaired vision. Although their style has been influenced by fashion throughout history, it wasn’t until the 20th century that specs became cool in their own right. We explore how spectacles have become a major style statement! Let’s start in the 15th…
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18 Struggles That All Glasses Wearers Can Relate To
The struggle is real guys, and we know it. I have a love-hate relationship with my glasses. Like most people, I like the fact that I can, y’know, see things. But that doesn’t mean that they aren’t the most annoying restrictive things anyone can wear. Check out my 18 most traumatising struggles – I bet…
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Glasses or Contacts: Pros and Cons
When contact lenses hit the market they were all the rage. Nobody would get caught dead wearing glasses, or at least, that’s how it felt. It’s funny how things change. It seems glasses have come full circle again and are now just as, if not more, popular than contacts lenses. It helps that there’s more…
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Reading and Understanding Your Glasses Prescription
In the same way every snowflake is unique, so are our eyes. No one person’s eyes are the same, even twins, unless they’re connected at the eye; in that case, the apocalypse is upon us, good luck. For the rest of us, our eyes vary in shape, size and color. It’s that same uniqueness that…
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The Science Behind the Lens
There’s a lot of us wearing glasses, but did any of us take the time to really think about the amazing science that goes on our unappreciative faces? No. I didn’t think so. Did you know that not all lenses are made of glass? That came as a big shock to me, seriously. There’s all…
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Festive Christmas Glasses as Worn by Santa
December is the Friday of the months. Although it might sound a little far-fetched, there is a grain of truth in this light-hearted statement. The official countdown to the festivities has already started and so has the shopping frenzy – from the presents for the loved ones to the special wine-and-dine menu and everything else…
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My First OCT Advanced Eye Test at SelectSpecs Opticians
I have been wearing glasses for a few years now, my eyesight is not exactly terrible but as I suffer from really irritating migraines with aura, its important to me that my eyes are not strained. I was well overdue an eye-test so decided to book one in with SelectSpecs. I was also given the…
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Google Glass – Hot or Not!
Google glass is being tested by a wide range of people, such as Doctors, Hikers, Teachers, DJ’s and even Zookeepers. At the moment the design looks like a prop for a science fiction movie, however they are looking into implementing the technology on designer glasses. The idea of the Google Glass is to wear it…
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X-Men: Days of Future Past. Eyewear from the movie – Can you ID them?
Not only am I excited for the the next Transformers movie, but I’m also massively looking forward to seeing the latest Marvel film, X-Men: Days of Future Past. Even though I’m beginning to lose count of the amount of X-Men movies made, I’ll be staggered if this is not a worldwide hit with movie fans! Viewing…
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Stanley Tucci Glasses in Transformers: Age of Extinction – Mykita Mylon PANTARA
Following on from my previous post about Titus Welliver wearing Oakley Holbrook sunglasses in Transformers: Age of Extinction, we have noticed that Stanley Tucci (that guy with the teeth from Hunger Games…), who stars as Joshua, is wearing a rather retro looking prescription frame. Unfortunately after searching our database of products we’re unable to ID them.…