Posts Tagged ‘sunnie’

Celeb Watch – Hotting Up!

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

Feeling hot hot hot Celeb Watchers! The scent of fake tan is overpowering round here, nearly blotting out the Wimbledon watcher’s Strawberries and Krug, but we can’t sit out and get real tans due to nasty ageing effects and the way harsh fact that if you’re sunbathing, you’re not shopping – who’d be a girl?!! So now that we’re nicely orange and have washed off the Glasto dust, time to find the perfect look for Jumpin’ July……

Cheryl Cole – The Nations sweetheart bravely getting on with her life, chic in a radically slim-sided sunnie that complements her heart shaped face and that enormous smile – and just who is responsible for that Chezza?!! We girls need to know!!

Florence Welch – Minus machine but with lots of added style, in a very retro round frame – kind of Harry Potter meets Ozzy Osbourne – with a cool blue lens. If you can’t find any, borrow them from any under fives dressing up box, and sneak out some of their ankle socks too….

Florence Welsh in cool blue sunnies

Florence Welsh in cool blue sunnies

Cameron Diaz – Californian beach babe Cameron went for the classic aviator, a casual shape that suits her tousled surfer babe style. Dark frame and lenses though – an unusual contrast to her golden skin and hair…..

Alexa Chung – shocked us by going for the obvious! The indie chick who always stands out from the crowd was blending in, in a very boring black plastic. Come on Alexa – we need inspiration from you, although it’s comforting that even style Goddesses sometimes get it wrong…..

So Celebs, we’re loving it that you’re surprising us this week, not going for the obvious, although Kate’s probably still in that Wayfarer and VB will be in a huge Jackie O plastic, rather like the World Cup results, some things never change………..like the fact that we’re off to hit the High Street, Hurrah!!!!

Tips About Spectacle Tints

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Well as it’s (theoretically!) summer the usual orders for sunglasses have been taking up our time, and this has thrown up a few queries about tints and sunglass wear. Here are a few that we’ve come across, we thought they might help you with your sunnie selection this summer!

How dark should my lenses be to work as sunglasses?

There’s no hard and fast rule to this, the tint you require is not something that you can be tested for, it’s personal choice. Most people however would need a tint of 70% absorption or more, up to about 85%. The lighter your eye colour, the less natural protection you have, so dark brown eyed people might prefer a lighter tint.

What difference do the colours make?

Most people choose a tint that matches their frame choice, so brown for all shades of brown, gold and burgundy. Grey for black, silver, mauve, pink, red frames. Grey is the most neutral, so if you’re a landscape artist pick grey to give you the best colour perception. Brown warms up our British skies, so go for it if you want to pretend you’re permanently in the tropics!

I’d just like a light tint to cut the bright light. What do I need?

The problem with a light tint is that it’s really not one thing or the other. It won’t be dark enough to cut bright sun, and if you choose anything darker than the very lightest tint, it’ll be illegal to drive in at night. A photochromic lens will adapt to the light, so will go dark in strong sun, and stay light indoors. A very light tint, in conjunction with an anti-reflection coating might be best if it’s indoor light that bothers you. It will darken down bright light and stop annoying glare and reflection.