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Vintage Style Specs for Sex Kittens

November 29, 2013
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As a glasses wearer I remember when the choice of reasonably priced glasses frames consisted of oval or round wire frames or thick black rectangular ones, that was pretty much it, no other choices. I’ve worn contact lenses for years, the ones that you sleep in, but for 2 or 3 days a month I felt like a total frump in my glasses if I had to go out wearing them.

Thankfully things have moved on a bit and you can get much nicer frames on the high street if you want something a bit different.

The other day Tesco asked me if I wanted a pair of their cats eye Lipsy 25 frames. Earlier this year I was sent a pair of black cats eye frames, which I love, but they’re quite heavy and I fancied a lighter pair so I said yes.

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I went through the full ordering process online with Tesco, you have to have your photo taken so they can measure the distance between your pupils and all sorts, but its pretty easy and self explanatory, and then I had to go into my local Tesco Optician to collect and have them fitted, which was weird as it’s in my local supermarket and I’d never even noticed the huge Opticians at the back of the store (maybe I need new glasses, ahahhahah!)

I love these frames, they’re faaaar more sex kitten than librarian. I feel like Marilyn Monroe in her specs. See, you can barely tell the difference, it’s uncanny.

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It’s nice to be able to have a choice for once in my life, between light and cheerful frames on nights out, darker, more serious but still a bit vintage frames for every day, and the old frames I used to wear for days when I don’t want to be vintage at all (I have yet to have one of those, but I always keep my options open!)

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If you have a current prescription then you can just order frames online and pick them up next time your at Tesco buying bread, or wine, or whatever you’re most likely to go to Tesco for. I was probably buying wine, sandwiches and dishwasher tablets if you go by the clubcard vouchers I get through the post. If you don’t have a current prescription then you can book an appointment online for an eye test and get it all sorted out in store, then buy your wine and dishwasher tablets.

The Lipsy cats eye frames come in a powder blue as well. I think I’m pretty much sorted for glasses now. Though my contact lens package does come with free frames, so maybe I’ll build up a whole specs wardrobe so I don’t ever have to be annoyed about having to wear them again!

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  1. dodgyrodgespiv says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:09 am

    RT @Retrochick_uk: Vintage Style Specs for Sex Kittens: //t.co/0NbwK8JWx3

  2. dodgyrodgespiv says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:09 am

    @Retrochick_uk Looking great there ma’am ! #girlswithglasses 😉

  3. Mim McDonald (@crinolinerobot) says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:39 am

    Aaah! You’re so lucky to look so good in them. I tried on catseye glasses when I was looking for new specs earlier this year and they look awful on me. And I can’t wear contacts either 🙁 So it’s the frump look all the way. That pink looks wonderful against your hair.

  4. Fleur McGerr says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:39 am

    Love them! I am owed a free/discounted pair from Specsavers too but they have literally nothing I want 🙁

  5. Margarina Bavette says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:44 am

    Uncanny indeed although I too am in need of a new pair of spectacles.

  6. Gemma Seager says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:45 am

    Fleur – I haven’t looked in specsavers for a while, that’s where my contact lens prescription is!

  7. jeniyesterday says:
    November 29, 2013 at 9:48 am

    @Retrochick_uk Those are really, really nice! Love the blue ones as well

  8. Fleur McGerr says:
    November 29, 2013 at 10:08 am

    That’s what I guessed since you say so in your blog, I don’t think any other branches do the free specs (or maybe they do) but sadly there is nothing good, not even in the expensive designer ranges!

  9. Fashion__Agent says:
    November 29, 2013 at 10:29 am

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  10. Zoe Rayner-Terror says:
    November 29, 2013 at 11:25 am

    I love them!!!! They look great 🙂 xx

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  39. Gemma Seager says:
    November 29, 2013 at 11:57 am

    Fleur – Oh yeah, I forgot I said that 😀 Oh, bum, maybe I won’t be building up my specs wardrobe then! By the way, I think you really look like the woman at the front of this picture, you should get those glasses 😀
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  40. Fleur McGerr says:
    November 29, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    ha! You are not the first, nor even the second to say that – I can’t see it myself but since so many have said it it must really be my vintage specs twin!! I already have 2 pairs of cat eyes but I’m just not feeling them at the mo. Actually there’s a couple of cat-eye-ish in Specsavers in Red or Dead (boo hiss) that you might like Gemma, it’s just I’m more into round ones/40s-esque currently!

  41. Gemma Seager says:
    November 29, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    I love the round 40s ones, but they do not work on my face! I look like an owl 😀

  42. Fleur McGerr says:
    November 29, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    #vintageowl

  43. LandGirl1980 says:
    November 29, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    Lovely!!!! I wish they did them in just plain silver. That would be awesome.

  44. Lori Smith (@lipsticklori) says:
    November 29, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    Gorgeous! I might see if my local Tesco has an optician.

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    wow love them!

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