I blogged a while ago because I just got my first glasses, and was excited about a) buying Marc Jacobs frames – i.e. a real designer item with no guilt whatsoever, and b) actually being able to see, and c) my crows feet started to go into reverse as I wasn’t squinting anymore. So a whole new world opened up to me this summer, and here’s how I got on since!

Marc Jacobs Are The Ultimate In Style This Season

I went to the optician for a follow up, he said it was unusual to suddenly be short sighted at 27, and he was interested to check me for further changes. He upped the prescription by a tiny amount, but I can still wear the beloved Marc Jacobs, and the Gucci sunnies that I put my lenses into. I skipped joyfully home and promptly ordered a pair of Diors, as I’m now paranoid about being without my specs! It was one thing to be illegal to drive when I didn’t know I was, but now the truth is out I barely walk down to the dust bin without my MJs on!

I don’t wear my glasses for close work, although it wouldn’t matter if I did, and weirdly I don’t like eating with them on! I wear them the rest of time though, and when I briefly took them off at the cinema last week, I was amazed at how fuzzy Sandra Bullock was! Everyone has complimented me on my specs, and two friends are now browsing online for their next pair – I find it dead simple and I like the chance to look through the range of glasses at home.

I think about make up and jewellery differently now, I don’t wear as much of either, I like letting the glasses do the accessorising for me! My optician also gave me daily contact lenses, which are fab, after the initial two weeks of stress and tantrum learning how to put them in! I keep a few for nights out if I want a change from my specs, but the extra effort involved in eye liner etc does make me long to just stick my glasses on.

So becoming a speccy four eyes wasn’t the end of the world, in fact it’s been lots of fun, although thankfully glasses are so gorgeous nowadays that wearing them is a treat. I’ll have another check up next year, how awful if I have to buy yet another pair of specs!