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!)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 13:56 (thirteen years ago) link
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!
― i think drake distracts (dayo), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 14:15 (thirteen years ago) link
you could try taking them into an optometrist's and seeing if they can be adjusted
― just1n3, Wednesday, 13 April 2011 14:33 (thirteen years ago) link
that's true! I haven't had a reliable optometrist in years though
― dayo, Wednesday, 13 April 2011 14:40 (thirteen years ago) link
got my warby parker try-on frames. opinions?
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/allocryptic/warbies.jpg
― i can tina turner (elmo argonaut), Saturday, 23 April 2011 16:22 (thirteen years ago) link
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?
― rockapads, Saturday, 23 April 2011 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― just1n3, Saturday, 23 April 2011 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
pierce
― thetan is cheatin (cozen), Saturday, 23 April 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i def like the color pierce but i also really like the roosevelt shape on you
― tehresa, Saturday, 23 April 2011 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
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. :)
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Saturday, 23 April 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― i can tina turner (elmo argonaut), Sunday, 24 April 2011 14:58 (thirteen years ago) link
hey y'all coastal contacts doing free glasses again today!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 18:27 (thirteen years ago) link
guys i need new glasses p badly
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Monday, 9 May 2011 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Monday, 9 May 2011 18:06 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know what you look like tbh but those are some classy glasses!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
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!
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:19 (thirteen years ago) link
They're green!
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:20 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:20 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:22 (thirteen years ago) link
ordering glasses online is such a gamble
― and the suggest banned tweeted on (dayo), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
haha thanks but i like the way baked beans look. v masculine imo.
you are right though: i should just get them.
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:24 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:26 (thirteen years ago) link
lol i am using a printout of a pdf of a rule to measure the distance between my pupils
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:27 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah it's 11LW250
― and the suggest banned tweeted on (dayo), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:30 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks v much
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:30 (thirteen years ago) link
11LW250
Yep
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link
damn, too slow
haha thanks!
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:33 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:32 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
coastal contacts is doing this today and i still don't have my pd measurement!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
either i am really terrible at PD measurement, or i am in the 95th percentile of wide-eyed men
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
i used my mum's address and my dad's address and got two pairs for free
http://www.lensway.co.uk/glasses/frames/joseph-marc-4039-brown-tortoise/prod24048.html lol trendyhttp://www.lensway.co.uk/glasses/frames/joseph-marc-4054-havana/prod24067.html a bit more practical/conventional wisdom says better suited to my face
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
haha i tried on a pair of sunglasses p much exactly the same as your pair of 'lol trendy' glasses
― goon.ru (Lamp), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
tza: are you alone? if not - anyone with a ruler can do it! in a pinch you could even do it with a mirror and a ruler, but probably more difficult.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
hmmm maybe this is a project for my intern? hah. i tried using the photo upload w/ cc strip thing and it came up with a not humanly possible #!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:36 (thirteen years ago) link
btw been thinking baout these
― tehresa, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:38 (thirteen years ago) link
tza i did it with this http://www.lensway.co.uk/template-resources/assets/documents/doc_PDrulerLW_UK.pdf
― caek, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Is there a link to this offer or is it a locals only thing? I tried to find it the last time you posted about it and couldn't figure it out. I'm up for new glasses.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
FREEGLASSES525
― tehresa, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I keep trying to peep the ones Tza has her eye on but the page won't load. :(
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Omg it worked. I just bought ridiculous glasses for the cost of shipping and lens coating.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
THANK YOU TZA. You the best.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link
aw. i didn't buy any! what did you get?
― tehresa, Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey, I was posting what I got and xposted with you asking me what I got! SYNERGY!
I got these: http://www.coastalcontacts.com/glasses/frames/derek-cardigan-7005-black/prod27005.html
I love them and they look just like a pair from Zenni that I almost ordered but didn't because they only came in pink or orange tiger striped and I wanted black. But I'm a little nervous about them now, though, because even though the bridge and lens width measurements are OTM for me (and the same as the ones from Zenni), the listed frame width is really small. Like, way too small to be size-classified as "large" frames, so I don't know if it's a typo or what. This is what I get for trying to take advantage of a free glasses sale at work when I can only access commercial websites for ten minute increments.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, I didn't notice all the math symbols on them (thank god they're subtle) which is a bit too cute for me, especially since I'm a god damn lawyer with a lit degree.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link
fun! hope they work out! the genius of this sale is you're only out shipping if they're ridic.
― tehresa, Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm looking again and according to the measurements, the temple length is longer than the frames are wide, which is highly unlikely, so maybe they just switched the numbers.
Well, shipping and lens coating. I am astigmatic so I always get anti-glare coating because it helps cut down on the annoying halos around lights.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:35 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man! Jenny I *LOVE* those.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:55 (thirteen years ago) link