So before my budget goes into lock down for the fall, I thought that I would get myself a little treat. Because:
a) I experience willpower intermittently at best &
b) I've switched most of my jewelry over to gold & brass, and my glasses are silver
I've been loving my contacts, but I still love my glasses fiercely and since I'm feeling a little bolder these days I thought I would try to find a pair of glasses online that was a little more me…
I ordered these from Warby Parker earlier this week, and I can't wait for them to come!
They have so many cute options and the prices are really aggressive- here it would cost me $85 CAD just to buy the lenses, and I got the lenses, frames & shipping for just a tiny bit more! They don't ship to Canada, but if you have a friend in the US it's worth looking at. If you don't have friends in the US, I would recommend starting a blog :)
Ever since I was a little kid I wanted glasses, I used to wish as hard as I could that my eyesight would fail so I could have awesome pink frames as a little girl in my grade two class. While I'm skipping the pink, I still love the look of glasses- it's just one more jewelry option in my mind.
Maybe I should show you the collection of frames I've amassed I was 19- some of them are pretty scary!
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I faked an eye exam in elementary school just so I could wear the glasses. Needless to say, I didn’t really NEED them, so I didn’t wear them for long and I still wish for cute, sassy glasses like those – can’t wait to see photos!
So cute! I adore glasses &, quite vainly, think they suit me well, but I just can’t see right out of them! I’ve worn contacts for so long that they feel completely natural to me, & glasses feel totally foreign. I hate that I can’t see out of my periphery! But yours are so cute… maybe I’ll buy some fake ones to wear over my contacts?
What fun glasses! I’m a big fan of funky glasses, and reading this really makes me want a new pair.
So cute! I hated glasses as a high schooler but sort of fell back in love with them when I had to wear them for two weeks before I got LASIK. I look like a totally different person in them and I really enjoyed that.
Cannot wait to see a photo of YOU in those new specs … my guess is you’re gonna look spectacular!
Cute! I need to get a pair of spectacles soon and have been thinking about what type of frame I want. Maybe something like this. :)
Lovely! I need to start thinking of glasses as another accessory in my wardrobe. I used to want glasses as a kid, and once I NEEDED them, I quickly grew to despise them. I’d wear contacts every day if a) I could afford it and b) they didn’t make my eyes dry out within a couple hours of wearing them. But I AM due for some new glasses soon, so maybe I’ll go into it with a better perspective: these things can really liven up my outfits! :-)
I’m backwards. I have glasses (and I do love them, but the pressure even with plastic frames slowly over time breaks down my nose graft, YAY)… but I want contacts! I have two astigmatisms, however, and no matter what brand we’ve tried, they won’t fall where they need to on my crazy eyeballs to allow for proper vision! ::vents::
But I do so love nerdy glasses, and those are ADORABLE! We fully expect pictures!
They are SO cute. I think I need glasses but I’ve been so nervous to go to the doctor because I was convinced there was nothing cute I could get but NOW… now there’s hope. ;)
And the friends in the US line made me giggle.
I loooove new glasses. Sadly, I haven’t gotten a new pair in almost four years (too expensive and I don’t ‘need’ them), but I switch back and forth between the two pairs I have. :)
They’re going to look great, you definitely have the perfect face to pull of any type of glasses :)
Ahh, Kyla! I freaking love those frames! Glasses are such a fun accessory to play around with, don’t you think??
Oh my! Those are so adorable. They totally look like you!
And can I just say that your last post is inspiring to me? Your focus and awareness is so becoming.
They are absolutely fabulous!
I need to get new glasses (no idea what my lens scrip would be of course) so maybe I’ll do that sometime this month! Too bad you’re not here to help me choose the right style/fit for my face. =)
You’re one of the few people I know who actually likes wearing glasses! I like that outlook :)
I want to see your glasses collection!! PS Love your new frames!
That will be so awesome! I can’t wait till you get them too! I’m considering buying a pair of more ‘professional’ glasses for myself because these ones make me feel a little silly sometimes. But, I’m not in a hurry.
i ADORE warby parker! i’ve been obsessing over their glasses lately, and i love how affordable they are! (plus the fact that they’re giving away glasses to those in need whenever your buy a pair. i love it!) i was at the eye doctor recently and some of the frames that i liked were up to $500! what in the world. and the thing is, warby parker’s glasses are way cuter than the ones i found at the dr’s! crazy. i’m definitely getting myself a pair soon. you should take a photo when you get them! :)
I should have had your cheery attitude re: glasses when I was young… I got them when i was in 4th grade and I remember it being a traumatic experience. My poor parents. I was such a melodramatic child. I really thought the world was coming to an end. ;)
Then I got contacts, and just had back up glasses. I got new frames last year, though, and I wore them to work last month and got tons of compliments from people so I am goign to start wearing them more often. They are such an accessory, and I think mine are really fun, so I am going to make a point to wear them more often!
Your new glasses look awesome! Can’t wait to see them on you! You must take a pic and share it with us. :)
I just found out about Warby Parker earlier this week and was thinking about them for my next pair. I really think those are going to look great on you. Congrats on the new spectacles.
im totally planning on buying a pair from them too!!!! we are the same…
Cute frames. Do you have luck with ordering online and having the frames fit your face well? I’ve ordered a few back-up pairs of glasses from an inexpensive website, and they haven’t really fit well, though they have a lot of cute choices. I love my Candies frames that I have now, but it would be nice to have some pairs to swap between since I wear them all the time.
That is sooo funny! I was planning to do a post on them tomorrow! I just sent back my first set of home try-ons to them and I can’t wait to order the one’s I liked. Such an awesome company!!! :-)
I have a cute pair of glasses, but rarely wear them out of the house. Maybe I should make them my new fall accessory? You’ve inspired me to try ;)
Great pick! I’m in the market for some new glasses too!
Those are adorable! Can’t wait to see pictures of you rocking the new frames.
Those are just so YOU! I absolutely love them and I think they’ll look adorable on you.
I’ve had the glasses I have now for a few years, which also includes a good chunk of time when I wore contacts 98% of the time. I am ITCHING to buy new glasses, especially after this post!
Well aren’t these the cutest, radest spectacles? Yes, indeed.
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I LOVE them! You will look fabulous in them and I definitely want to see a post with some of the eyeglasses you’ve amassed in the past few years. I hated my glasse when I was a kid. Lasik took care of the need for eyeglasses but sometimes I think about just buyng frames for the hell of it. =)
Those are so fun! Are they clear?
Damn! I’ve had a total glasses addiction lately. I got an eye infection last year and even since it’s cleared up, I still can’t stand wearing contacts often or for very long. Therefore I have recently upped my frame collection to a total of 3 and these frames are absolutely gorgeous! Off to virtual try-on I go!
As an aside, I love Coastal Contacts. I’ve had great experiences with them and they have a great range of glasses. And for those Canadian ladies on here, I’m pretty positive they do ship to Canada.
I’ve been wearing glasses since kindergarten. I think my mom felt bad for me, so growing up I was allowed to get new frames every couple of years. I think my favorites were the HUGE red ones that looked like becca’s from life goes on (seen here: http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/article/778/778473/life-goes-on-the-complete-first-season-20070404035934217-000.jpg)
“Becca is an adorable kid with a charming smile and a bucket-load of sass. She’s kinetic, strong, and bright”…everything I aspired (aspire!) to be! No wonder I liked those glasses!
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Love love love them! Can’t wait to see them on you! I’ve never minded my glasses but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I got out of the wire/metal frame and into the plastic/funkier looking frames. The ones I have are the most daring I’ve done (purple and orange) and are a huge change and I LOVE them!
Those are adorable, I can’t wait to see the pictures of you in them that I’m sure will inevitability be posted after their arrival.
I’ve always hated glasses, I always felt that they hid the person wearing them. But I’ve changed my viewpoint because there are so many frames that suit people & allow them to express their personality like real accessories more & more. People in glasses are adorable. Plus…I may be needing to get a pair of my own soon.
Those are so cute and so YOU! I can’t wait to see you in them! I LOVE my glasses but they are four years old now and starting to get a little beat up. I need a new pair soon, maybe I’ll do some shopping online :-)
These are SO cute. I am way to nervous to buy my glasses online though!!
That’s so funny you wanted glasses so bad. I started wearing glasses ‘full time’ when I was 10. When I was 16, I got my first pair of contacts, which my eyes started rejecting about 2 years later. By 20, I was back into glasses everyday and HATED IT. I was thrilled when a got the opportunity to get my eyes lasered in 2007. Best money I’ve ever spent and I have no regrets—even when glasses as cute as yours come up!
Oh, I LOVE! :D I need to get more stylish glasses….
Those are cute! You know, I wear glasses, and would really like to get a new pair. But yeah, the whole budget thing…heh
Those are pretty cute :) I absolutely DETEST my glasses … I’m hoping someday my husband will let me get laser surgery :) But I’ve had towear mine forever … I was the little girl in grade two with pink frames (with black speckles!) – but they were massive. Ha. I should blog pictures of my dorky frames through the years …
Kyla, those glasses are adorable (and I’d LOVE too see your collection :)).
I think glasses can be a really nice accessory !
Those are so cute! I have always wanted a really cute pair of glasses, the ones I have now just don’t cut it (and I NEVER wear them). I definitely think you should show us your collection!
That would be so fun to see!! People always showcase outfits – why not glasses? My glasses journey started in the 4th grade … and well, lets just say that my sense of style and size has improved since then :-)