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Feb
24
How to Get Kids to Love Sunglasses
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Children need to protect their eyes as much, if not more than adults. UV protections during the developmental years are especially important to life-long retinal health. It is essential to get children to develop healthy eyewear habits as soon as possible to foster life-long focus on their health. Here are a few tips on how to encourage your children to not only wear sunglasses, but to love them so much they’ll never leave them at home.
Kid’s eyewear is a special focus at Bolle, and they even break down their designs by age so you are sure to find frames that fit your child’s head size. In addition to fitting properly, these children’s eyewear designs are sleek and cool, making sure your child will love them. Meanwhile, they cost less than a quarter of the cost of adult sunglasses. At Bolle, the protection of children’s eyes is more important than making a massive profit off of concerned parents.
Bolle also specializes in outdoor and sports eyewear for active adults, this means you are likely to find a pair of sunglasses you love that match your children’s eyewear, further inspiring them to wear their glasses whenever possible.
A hat is another great way to help your child protect their eyes, always wearing one yourself under extreme sun can help foster great and lasting habits with your kids. At younger ages, children’s hair is thin and usually lighter in color, meaning the harmful UV rays are more likely to penetrate and damage your child’s skin. Slap a hat up there and keep your kid’s eyes under wraps and he or she will emerge a healthy and happy adult with great habits and an appreciation for the body.
Feb
17
Best in Music Awards
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If you haven’t heard by now I sure won’t be spoiling any surprises for you. “Kings Of Leon” won Record of the Year. While they may be a hot new item (well since 1999 anyway), their sense of fashion is classic stoner. Loose T-shirts, ripped jeans and sweat shirts full of cigarette burns and to top off the look- Ray Ban Wayfarer sunglasses. “Kings of Leon” are not winning any style creativity points.
Not surprisingly, Beyonce Knowles won Song of the Year for “Single Ladies,” which was a stupidly simple song she shook her amazing booty to and made famous. Without the accompanying dance the song is nothing. Look on YouTube to find hundreds of copies of her leotard dance routine. Her fashion sense is always top of the line and she rarely makes any fashion faux pas. Take, for instance, the way she looked in Dior, a favorite brand of hers.
Lady Gaga won Best Dance Recording, as well as Best Electronic Album this year. There is not a lot to be said for Lady Gaga. Sometimes some crazies slip through the cracks and make it into the mainstream. I think her fashion sense is beyond horrible, she seems to have nothing going for her in terms of talent, so she makes up for it by making a splash with her bizarre clothing. Take my advice and don’t copy and of Lady Gaga’s fashion. If you want to stand out—do it in a way that doesn’t embarrass yourself and your nation.
Feb
11
Finding the perfect accessories for your favorite Jimmy Choo outfit can be challenging. You don’t want to hide your wardrobe behind flashy or excessive jewelry, and the goal is to make all of your pieces work together, not against each other. Here are a few tips on how to find, pair and wear the perfect blend of accessories with any outfit, without over doing it.
Jimmy Choo (seen here) is an icon in the fashion world worthy of worship. Ladies across the planet go gaga over his shoes, eyewear and purses in particular, and for good reason. He is, without a doubt, the king of accessory fashion. When he designs an accessory, he thinks of a woman in simply clothing that will make the accessory really stand out. This is one of two methods, where the focus is entirely on your accessories. If you have a pair of lovely Jimmy Choo sunglasses, you should pair them with a simple shirt and simple hair and makeup to really let the sunglasses speak for themselves. Don’t wear flashy clothes and flashy accessories!
The other method for accessorizing is to wear the clothing you love and mineralize your accessories. Purchase sunglasses that don’t steal the show (like the more relaxed designs of Tom Ford, for example) and carry a bag that isn’t ostentatious or overly glamorous. The name of the game is subtle but solid fashion pieces making the overall image a really put together look. This option is more accesable on day to day business and pleasure trips, and comes off more natural looking than the high fashion option of simple clothing and bold accessories.
Feb
3
Spring Fashion Trends
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Spring is the only season where human beings feel hopeful, fresh and ready to tackle the new year as Mother Nature blossoms all around. Fresher colors, more designs on clothing, more risky fashion choices and more adventurous and fun looks appear in the fashion world as a result of this strange, annual phenomenon. Designers like Dior slip out of fashion momentarily while bold designs like those from Ed Hardy become popular.
Ed Hardy sunglasses are unique in the fashion world. They are a fun collage of colors and shapes on a fun design. Graffiti-type patterns cover the temple bars of Ed Hardy sunglasses, while the lenses have a slightly tinted look that defies the norm. Designs like these become popular in spring, when people are invigorated to look for fresh ways to perceive themselves. They are bold, flashy, unique and a smart spring and summer choice.
This spring, like many before it, we expect to see a surge of brighter colors and an increase in pattern print fabrics including an abundance of flowers and polka dots. Like many previous years, stripes are likely to come into fashion. What is unique about this spring is that we expect the colors to remain relatively bold, rather than the usual pastel or neon hues popular in spring. Apply this to accessories, and you may not want to purchase those pink sunglasses just yet. Instead, go artsy and new-age on your eyewear with colors that will match any outfit, and you’re sure to be in style no matter what way the color wheel spins.
Jan
16
Finding yourself lost outdoors can be nightmarish, but if you know just a bit about survival you’ll be able to stay calm and find your way. Here are a few tips, from making your own winter-weather eyewear to finding a safe place to wait out a cold winter night, here are a few life saving ideas should you find yourself lost outdoors.
Making your own sunglasses isn’t as difficult as you’d think. It does not involve refining and heating sand, as glass does. Instead, we’re concerned about the potential damage to your eyes from extreme cold but more importantly from winter’s excessive barrage of light. First, find a malleable bark or reed, in cold weather this is most likely frozen or hidden, so look carefully and warm up the material before you begin to mold it. Secondly, cut your material into strips (or rip it) and however possible tie these strips into a matting no different than the weave of a sweater, but looser. Finally, fit this over your eyes and tie it to your head with anything from a shoelace to locks of your hair.
Believe it or not, most people lost in the wild suffer from three things: damage to the eyes and skin, hypothermia or frost bite, and hunger. You can easily protect yourself from the first two by making sunglasses, covering exposed skin and digging into a warm place to wait out your rescuers. Here is how to do the latter.
First, even if there are no structures around, you can make a reasonable place to wait. Use your energy to dig a hole in the snow going into the earth at an angle. Your body heat will heat the hole you dig and keep you warm enough to survive and out of the wind. Second, use rocks, or dig in the snow a giant SOS near your hole. Finally, if possible find evergreen tree branches to fill in your SOS pattern, making it more lasting and weather-resistant.
Dec
16
Contact Lenses in Winter
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Everyone who wears contact lenses knows that winter is a rough month on the eyes. With the colder weather comes dryer skin and eyes, meaning contacts can rub and scratch when the air is drier. Here are a few tips to easing your winter eye pain this season, and enjoying those contacts you’ve come to love.
With disposable contacts you can put in a fresh, clean pair each morning, ensuring no residue from the previous day is left clinging to your contacts. Try Acuvue one day disposables that come in a box of 90, meaning you won’t have to worry about replacing your box for several months. For extra moisture during the winter, check out the Acuvue 1-Day Moist package with 30 lenses, which help hydrate your dry eyes all winter long.
During the winter many people forget to take care of their eyes and protect them from the sun in the same way they do all summer long. The sun is actually more dangerous in the winter because there are fewer trees to block rays, and with snow the sun can reflect off the ground into your eyes. For a new way to stay protected, check out AcuFresh’s 400 UV Protection contact lenses, which really make damage from the sun next to obsolete.
For people with eye related medical conditions, check with Optix to see if they have contact lenses that help ease pain of damage caused by stigmatism, cataracts or other diseases. Optix has specific lenses designed to hydrate your eye while providing increased vision, but also gentle enough to wear on weaker eyes.
Nov
24
As everyone by now knows, it is imperative that you wear high-quality, designer sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun’s harmful rays. Designer shades, like those offered by Ray Ban and Bolle, offer much more than their cheaper counterparts because the lenses come with added beneficial protective coatings like complete UV protection, rain and streak resistance coatings and scratch resistance. All of which, combined result in healthier overall eyes.
Cheaper glasses that do not have scratch resistant lenses (as most designer sunnies do) can easily be ruined, thus incurring more cost to replace them. Even if the scratch is small, your eye is straining to look through it, thus causing undue stress on an already busy organ.
Glasses that are not rain and streak resistant result in eye strain and fatigued eyes because whether it is perceptible to the naked eye or not, small streaks are always visible on the lenses of cheaper glasses. Each time you wipe your cheap glasses to clean them you are leaving small streaks where the fibers of the cloth come together, your eye may not see them because they are straining to look past the streaks, thus forcing your eyes to constantly refocus.
Designer eyewear is healthier in the end, and in some cases the cost differential is not extreme considering how many pairs of cheap glasses you will have to replace due to the poor quality of construction materials, streaks, scratches and other problems with the lenses, not to mention discomfort. When it comes to your health, you shouldn’t skimp!
Nov
18
How to Clean Contact Lenses
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With the winter season in full swing, the flu season is upon us. Keep yourself healthy this year by staying as clean as possible. One often overlooked aspect of cleanliness if eye care.
If you wear glasses, keep them clean buy soaking the lenses overnight in water and cleaning them gently with soft fabric.
If you wear contact lenses, like Biofinity, ClearSight or Vertex you should remove them from your eyes every night and place them in their appropriate containers with contact solution, which removed attached dust and grime. Even the smallest particle of dust trapped between your contact lens and your eye can scratch your eye and leave the door open for infection. Likewise, many viruses can enter the body through the eye. It is suggested that you not use towels or pillows belonging to other people for just this reason.
After you have soaked your contacts through the night, you should still use additional (fresh) contact solution in the morning to rinse the lenses and remove any remaining particles. Wash your hands thoroughly and then drop the contact lens into the palm of your hand. Squirt contact solution into your palm and rotate your wrist so that the solution covers the entire lens. Use your opposite index finger to touch the exterior of the lens and examine it to ensure there are no lingering particles. Many people squirt more solution onto the lens at this point to make putting it in the eye easier. Once in your eye, look in all directions and be mindful of even the slightest scratching feeling. If you feel discomfort take out the lens and do the entire process again.
Nov
13
Being the It Girl
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Have you ever looked at a woman with designer sunglasses and noticed only after seeing them that the woman was very fashionable and chic? Designer eyewear from companies like Gucci and Prada make an entire outfit look fashionable, and give the woman the appearance of being in the know. This winter, accessorize your wardrobe with a pair of new, designer eyewear that will leave others noticing how fashion forward you are.
The first step in selecting designer eyewear to give yourself the fashionable look is to determine only to buy designer. Fakes will not work as people can easily see the difference between real frames and lenses and cheap knock-offs. You can get affordable designer eyewear if you purchase online, as in-store sales are notoriously overpriced and commission costs factor into each purchase.
Second, instead of latching on to whatever style is popular the day you begin shopping, take a long look in the mirror and think about what colors you look good in. If brown is not your shade, then don’t follow the tan trend that has emerged recently in designer eyewear. If you have a broad chin, then larger frames will give your face proportional balance. Likewise, if your face is top-heavy, then smaller frames will not draw too much attention to the lack of scale. Work with what you have instead of buying blind and you’ll be overjoyed at the results.
Being the it girl takes time and planning, it isn’t a look people just happen to pull off. Spend time putting together a concise look. Shopping online is one way to try out every design available instead of just what is available in the store. Online you have access to everything the fashion world has to offer, good luck, future it girl!
Oct
30
For those of you who are justifiably health conscious, follow these simple steps to take care of your body in the most comprehensive of ways.
Protect your Eyes—Getting high-quality sunglasses by a brand name like Oakley or Ray Ban can ensure your eyes have the protection they need from damaging ultraviolet rays and damaging light variations. To ensure your eyes stay healthy, get a checkup yearly and make sure your prescription lenses are accurate. Wear sunglasses when outdoors at all times, even when it seems the sun isn’t bothersome.
Protect your Skin— For a longer life, younger look, and healthier you, then wear sunscreen, wear a hat and sunglasses, and keep your skin moist and clean. Your skin is an organ every bit as important as those inside you!
Get the right Nourishment – No bit of health advise is complete without the mention of vitamins and minerals, ensure you get the nourishment you need by supplementing your healthy diet with a multi vitamin, or at the least a cod liver oil pill (nature’s cure all).
Exercise is king – Everyone says it, and everyone knows it, but very few actually follow through on the doctor’s advice and start exercising. Instead of wasting your time creating routines you’ll never follow, just keep your health in mind and take the stairs whenever possible. Park your car far away from the store and carry your bags, and always wear shoes that permit walking for just this purpose.
Treat yourself – Every once in a while its healthy to treat yourself to one of your passions, whether it be chocolate, beer or another unhealthy food. Remember life is supposed to be fun, but its more enjoyable when healthy. Treat yourself sporadically, keeping in mind that health is its own reward, and you’ll ensure that you stay motivated and energetic about your new health kick.