Hi, guys! Greetings from The Land of the Clear Sighted! I finally got my new glasses, and I’m superbly thrilled to finally be able to clearly see the delicious detailed treats on T.V. when I watch The Great British Baking Show.
Like, I used to get moderatly hungry while watching that show even when I was half blind because I didn’t want to wear my contacts or my old glasses, but now that I can actually see the chocolate work and the shine on the ganache and the layers within every puffed pastry in extreme detail, I get ravenous! — and now I’m even that much more excited about baking.
These are the Kate Spade Johnna glasses in Havana Pink, and I got them through the Kaiser Permanente Optical Center, but I also see them available at other places online.
There are two main reasons I got these glasses, other than the fact that I think they’re pretty cute and don’t look like any other frames I’ve worn before.
First, they were on sale for 50% off (they list for $299), and now I kinda wish I’d also gotten a pair of Kate Spade sunglasses at the same time.
Second, I like how they fit on my face. I don’t have a prominent nose bridge, and many plastic frames that don’t have nose pads slip right down. But these actually sit snugly on my nose because the lenses are closer than usual. The distance between them is 15mm, which works great for me.
Plus, they don’t squeeze the sides of my head like a vise (always a good thing!).
Oh, and third, because I’m adding a third reason, I like that the side — I don’t know what they’re officially called, but I want to call them the side arms — aren’t too heavily “blinged out.”
I went to Costco a couple weeks ago to check out their glasses, but everything I saw at the time was bejeweled or had obvious name branding, so I left empty-handed. I like that these just have the subtle spade symbol and gold accents, although I could’ve done without those too. But these were still one of the subtlest pairs at Kaiser. (There must be an optical bling trend going on now.)
By the way, these also come in a baby blue-tortoiseshell, which I also tried on, but I thought they were bolder than the pink-tortoiseshell combo.
I mean, these aren’t exactly subtle, but I don’t think they’re too in your face (my face?). The pink is almost like a neutral.
Anyway, I like ’em. And I can see clearly meow! ??
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
They look great on you Karen. And thanks for the info about lens distances. I don’t have a nose bridge either and have always worn wire-rim glasses for the nose pads. Now I know what to look for. These were a great choice.
Those are so cute on you! And yes those side things are called arms, and I agree with you that I don’t like them blinged out like a grandma would wear!
Love your new glasses! They are super cute! I previously had a pair of Kate Spade frames and liked that the arms weren’t blinged out either. Also, The Great British Baking show is super addictive. Love it too and look forward to the next season.
Those are super cute! I got a new pair of frames in December and I’m loving them! They’re a better fit than my old ones were (although they’re pretty similar in style)
nice
and I don’t like decorated crap on the side either, its way too 80’s and dated for me
Hello gorgeous Karen 🙂
Looking so cute ,good choice 🙂 like you with glasses and without, your stunning ! and I love your blog
Muah
How often do you wear your glasses? I wear contacts most of the time, my glasses are reserved for late nights or very early mornings.
These suit you very well.
Stems – those side arms are called stems 🙂
I just saw some cute frames at Target optical – very surprised! Yours are such a cute pink color.
cute glasses .
Karen!! Dat eyeglass over-shoulder modeling shot doe!! hehe I love your new glasses!! They’re so cute and they look good on you!! I get the same problem with the temples pinching into my temples (?), but when I tried this one Warby Parker low bridge frames in a narrow size, those oddly did not pinch. I’m adding Kate Spade on my wishlist, or atleast the Havana Pink color hehe!!
Love the glasses! Both my regular glasses and my sunglasses are Kate Spade, and they fit me better than any other pair I’ve ever had.
Also, the Great British Baking Show = the best.
Happy weekend!
Happy Friday! Your new glasses are really cute. I love the blush pink color.
I am so with you on that side arm thing! It’s hard to find them that aren’t gaudy! These are super cute frames!
The colors of your new glasses are perfect for you! I agree with you on the arms. I can’t stand bling on them or if they are too wide. I feel like it interferes with my side vision. I wear my glasses a lot more now that I work at home. I’m so near sighted that I have to take them off to read! I want to order some prescription sunglasses from Warby Parker. May have to Saturday browse for those. Have great weekend!
So cute! The color especially is good with your hair, and I agree it works just like a neutral on your coloring! I always get my glasses from Warby Parker because their styles work well with my nose shape (I have the sliding problem too so I get “low bridge” glasses usually) but I have been tempted by Kate Spade’s frames in the past! I need to go in for an eye exam soon because I can definitely tell the prescription needs to be changed. I’m hoping they can just put new lenses into my current frames.
So cute! I almost never wear glasses due to circus and an inability to keep them clean, but you make me want to switch it up.
Cute glasses, they suit you well. I like the way the blush pink fades into the tortoise.
Love these sexy specs! I love some bling on my glasses lately I have really been into oversized nerdy glasses. i just went for my eye exam and I am ready to purchase a new pair although I am still in love with the ones I got last year. I am wearing my glasses more than my contacts these days so I think have an extra pair would be great.
Hi Karen,
Love your blog and the glasses! What concealer are you wearing in this post? Your makeup looks great!
thanks!
Congrats! I’m very excited for you – they’re super cute. 🙂
You look adorable with glasses. Some look smart with glasses- me on the other hand… I look quite dumb. Thank god my eyes are still completely working lol!