Advanced age may bring wisdom, serenity and hopefully a lessening of responsibility, but of course it also brings aching joints, wrinkles and grey hair! But here is the good news – there are plenty of funky choices for the young at heart, and fashion is very much on your side at the moment!
You don’t have to worry about being mutton dressed as lamb with specs, anything goes. As the trend is for deeper frames at the moment, this is perfect for varifocal or bifocal lenses, giving you plenty of wide and deep visual areas, and plenty of choice when you come to choose. You can also take the emphasis off dark shadows below the eyes with a rim that cuts under this area.
A shape which is the width of your temples and with a bit of lift is a much less painful option than Botox! A hint of upsweep lifts the whole face, and takes the viewers eye up and away from less than chiselled jaw lines! Rimless are best avoided after a certain age – the twinkly edges can throw shadows on the face, and all the attention at the bridge draws more attention to any frown lines. A nice simple metal or plastic in a matt finish will be less ageing, and again detail at the temples gives a lift there.
Inject some colour back into your skin with warm tones that suit you, you can even bring back faded eyebrows in a frame with a darker top rim that follows your brow line. While silver hair looks amazing it can be draining on skin, so use your specs to give some colour back – warm pinks, mauves and raspberry for the girls, soft bronze and warm green for the boys.
Treat yourself to a funky designer style, even if you don’t feel confident enough to do so with your clothes. A chic frame can save you the effort of wearing eye make up every day, by providing colour and interest.