depends, had a pair on which the nose support rubbed a raw spot into the side of my nose no matter how much I adjusted them... had an open sore on my nose for like 3 months
― dayo, Friday, 3 June 2011 12:01 (thirteen years ago) link
hi! today i am dressed as a villain from raiders of the lost ark.
http://i.min.us/icU01E.jpg
― caek, Thursday, 16 June 2011 09:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Do not look into any ornate boxes and you should be okay.
They look good! Do you like them?
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:06 (thirteen years ago) link
i like them! they fit and i can see better. someone called me "herr professor".
they are kind of smaller on my face than i was expecting, and next time there is a sale i will get the slightly bigger versions (i got these for free pretty much, but they are now back to £60).
― caek, Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
my eyes feel kind of strained/sore. not unbearable, but a noticeable relief when i take them off. is this normal and just me getting used to a new pair of glasses (my first)?
― caek, Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Your first ever pair of glasses? I think they might take some getting used to, yeah (I started wearing glasses at age 13 so I can't remember my initial adjustment period, but every time my prescription changes, I go through a day of perceiving everything as a lot taller than it is). Does wearing them make you feel dizzy or ill or off balance? If that's the case, you might have the wrong PD and you need to do something about that.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:24 (thirteen years ago) link
That happens to me from time tto time. Xp
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:25 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, first pair ever. should really have got those from an optician rather than the internet, but the price was right.
i feel fine. no dizziness or whatever. it's like the faintest possible headache. i think maybe part of it is that the lenses are quite small and the frames are relatively thick, so they are right there in my vision. taking them off is a bit like taking non Rx sunglasses off.
― caek, Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I think they look good and very professor-like indeed.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
the ones i ordered above are PERFECT - of my previous go-to pairs, one was too light and the other too dark (black) for my colouring, but these are just right.
― just1n3, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
whenever I change glasses, even keeping the same prescription, I go through about 2-3 days of feeling slightly dizzy.
I bought a new pair of glasses with round frames as per the gregory peck linked above except the frames are too thick and not elegant at all so I look like a two bit hipster when I wear them
think I'll stick with my old ones for now
oh well
― british sb power (dayo), Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:44 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i wear contacts on the reg and if i switch to glasses i have a weird mild headachey adjustment period. i think it's the difference of the correction being right on your eye vs a half inch away? who knows?
i still need to get new glasses.
― tehresa, Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:46 (thirteen years ago) link
starting to love these ridiculous glasses. i think they really tie the room together.
― caek, Thursday, 16 June 2011 15:05 (thirteen years ago) link
hope no one pees on them! :O
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 16 June 2011 15:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I ordered new glasses and sunglasses yesterday and I can't wait to get them.
― kate78, Thursday, 16 June 2011 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
i am totally used to these glasses now
― caek, Monday, 20 June 2011 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I bought another pair of frames from a vintage shop the other day - they are glass twins of caeks
― british sb power (dayo), Monday, 20 June 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
guys guys! i got new glasses tooooo! for the first time in like 5 years! i bought them in nyc last week :)they are anna sui tortoise shell plastic frames and they were on sale yaaay. and also now i can see the world properly!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/5853479957_6a6893554f.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/5844101915_7efeeeba1d.jpg
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Very nice!
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I like those a lot!
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link
tortoiseshell is the best! they look great.
― caek, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link
New (safety) glasses
http://i56.tinypic.com/2rr79zm.jpg
I actually bought some new normal frames at the weekend but they are being fitted out.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Here is a deceptively flattering (thank u fatgirl angle and instragram filters!) of my wacky free glasses from Coastal Contacts:
http://instagr.am/p/GSih-/
Jeff shook his head at me over breakfast and said, "It's going to take me a looooong time to get used to those." Ha.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 24 June 2011 13:47 (thirteen years ago) link
that link doesn't work :(
― just1n3, Friday, 24 June 2011 14:22 (thirteen years ago) link
― onimho (dayo), Friday, 24 June 2011 14:24 (thirteen years ago) link
you gotta copy paste. jenny I love those glasses!
awwww Jenny I LOVE THOSE
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 24 June 2011 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link
super fun! not everyone can pull those off with such success (i couldn't!)
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 24 June 2011 15:14 (thirteen years ago) link
very cute, jenny!
― tehresa, Friday, 24 June 2011 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I am not entirely convinced I am pulling them off, actually, but I appreciate the votes of confidence!
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 24 June 2011 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
i am convinced!
― tehresa, Friday, 24 June 2011 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
love them on you, jenny!
― just1n3, Saturday, 25 June 2011 00:37 (thirteen years ago) link
those are adorable, jenny! you have the best glasses-face!
― horseshoe, Saturday, 25 June 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I am now firmly pro these glasses bc they seem to both attract interesting ppl and scare away the squares.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Saturday, 25 June 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
That's what my friend says about her Chelsea haircut, too.
― you're in the club and the light hits your ass like pow (Laurel), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I had to look that up but yes, that would do it.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
just got these, depth perception wonky from uber-strong new scrip:http://www.gold-and-wood.com/collection/b14-1z.jpg
― LaMonte, Friday, 5 August 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
bold
― jackie tretorn (elmo argonaut), Friday, 5 August 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i think i want these. still need to find out pupillary distance! argh.
― tehresa, Friday, 5 August 2011 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
i may have posted them before?
I saw these on TV and thought "Hey those are my glasses!" but then I see in the credits that Mad Men gets all of their eyewear from the very store I purchased them at (Old Focals in Pasadena, also endorsed by Drew Daniel!):
http://plaidout.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/harry-crane-2.jpg
― Patrice Leclerc Delacroix Poussin (admrl), Friday, 5 August 2011 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't believe how many comments i get from random-ass people about my frames:
http://d26hhearhq0yio.cloudfront.net/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/11-190044-0074-02_a2.jpg
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Friday, 5 August 2011 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i bought these recently
http://bartonperreira.com/images/CAINE_BLACK_ZYL.jpg
people seem to like them. contemplating 60's ad exec style haircut to go with them...
― rockapads, Friday, 5 August 2011 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link
though that is the wrong gradient; it's supposed to be the Tortuga
― rockapads, Friday, 5 August 2011 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
the guy who taught my roadside bicycle maintenance class the other night had purple ray ban glasses w/ white trim that were so awesome, i could not take my eyes off him. it made me a little uncomfortable because i kept staring at them.
― tehresa, Saturday, 6 August 2011 03:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Is there an online place that will put new lenses in your old frames for cheap?
― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Saturday, 20 August 2011 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i think zennioptical does?
― just1n3, Saturday, 20 August 2011 19:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Ooo good. I like them.
― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Saturday, 20 August 2011 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
i tried on sooo many glasses today and got my pupillary distance measured so yay i am going to order some glasses soon!
btw tiffany has a line of frames now that are really cute - they are navy w/ the tiffany blue accent on the inside. i really liked their shapes, too. but $$$$....
― tehresa, Sunday, 21 August 2011 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
it's coastal contacts free glasses day! Ordered the purple ones I've been eyeing for months. Paid extra for coatings, etc so not free. But still an amazing deal! I hope they look ok!!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 18:47 (thirteen years ago) link