Review: Glasses2you, Sophia Frames & Varifocal Lenses.

 

My eyesight has deteriorated quite a lot over the last few years plus I have been diagnosed with glucoma. I have worn glasses since I was 6 or 7 but was determined not to have bifocals after seeing my mum struggle for years with them. I tried to combine reading with long distance glasses for several months (due to the expense of thin, expensive lenses) but struggled when I was out and about to use my stick and safely swap glasses without dropping them! 

I gave in and decided to try varifocal glasses. I was advised by Boots that the lenses by themselves would be over £500! I decided to look online and as glasses2you have got good Trustpilot reviews I went with them. Their prescription glasses start at £19.95 but sadly I knew mine would cost more than that! I chose the Sophia ladies glasses in lilac (also available in silver and gold). They cost £34.99 including prescription lenses but as I was upgrading I went for the Varifocal Alpha Premium Lens: G2Y Platinum Pack which is £116.64. Altogether my glasses cost £144.92.

I really  liked the customer service. I had my prescription from Boots which I sent over but they still wanted a photo of me wearing their glasses - they sent me a pair with plain glass in so they could check the PD was correct which was very efficient. The glasses arrived within a week in letterbox friendly packaging. The box contained glasses, a leaflet giving instructions on how to care for the glasses and and adjust the frames so they fit and a felt glasses case. 

My glasses are really comfortable to wear, don’t look or feel cheap and are really light, my nose dent from the last pair is slowly disappearing! I did get the thinnest lenses available and they still stick out as you can see in the photos but that happens with all my glasses as my eyesight is so poor. The lenses are still quite light and I can’t really tell I’m wearing varifocals. The colour of the glasses is perfect. The lilac has just the right amount of gold, pink in it to give the face definition. I am really pale so sometimes the colour of glasses can really affect the shape and dimensions of your face. I liked that the front of the glasses frame and the arms had texture which stopped the glasses from looking cheap and boring. I am so pleased to have found this company and I intend to buy the silver version of the glasses as my Christmas present to me! I just wish they had been around when my mum was struggling with her glasses as it really affects your life if your eyesight is poor anyway and then the glasses on offer don’t really help. 

I purchased this item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own. 

Bare Minerals: Quickie Shadow Stick in Pewter

Bare Mineral Quickie Shadow Sticks are a cream eyeshadow packaged in to a convenient compact travel friendly stick form.  Infused with night jasmine and optical pearls, this cream eyeshadow is easy to apply - just one swipe across the eyelid then blend with your finger and makes you look awake and your eyes pop. Pewter is an illuminating almond satin shade that makes the wearer look bright eyed and awake.

I have shown the eyeshadow worn with and without glasses as I have found that sometimes when I put them on it can change the look and intensity of my eyeshadow.  I found that the BM quickie shade still looked good and didn't affect the colour etc. My eyelids looked brighter and less discoloured. My eyelids are hooded and the cream shadow didn't transfer or come off as it sometimes does when I wear cream based products. 

 

I purchased the quickie stick as part of a QVC  UK TILI bag several months ago and I cannot find     single  quickie sticks available anywhere apart from Ebay UK. The pewter stick can be purchased as part of the Bare minerals Decadant MakeupCollection available at QVC UK. 

I purchased this item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own.