Your glasses matter and Olwell Opticians can help you pick a style that suits you

I WEAR glasses all day every day, and I have done so since I was very young.

I first started to wear glasses when I was around 7 years old. I had a patch and glasses were very uncool.

They didn’t do me any favours. But it didn’t matter. Glasses were a thing to be endured, not enjoyed.

That was the 80s though. And this is now. Glasses have changed. No longer are they identical ill-fitting frames with coke bottle lenses and bandages to hold them together. They are available in all different shapes, colours and sizes.

I’ve learned over the years that glasses can be more than a necessary tool to allow us to see.

We can use these small pieces of metal, wood or plastic to enhance our look, our personality and our presence.

Glasses can be the most important piece of jewellery that a person can put on in the morning. They are often the first thing that other people see when they see our faces.

They can be a window to our personality, in terms of their style, their colour and their fit.

A carefree oversized pair of glasses, holding hair out of the way coming inside in the summer; a pair of horn rims, emphasizing a point in a court case; a light, subtle, quiet pair to enhance the face behind; or a quirky, strange monstrosity to show off an artistic temperament. Any one of these can show facets of our personalities without us having to say anything.

A pair of glasses is not just a tool. It is an accessory. A fashion statement. A part of a face, and an important desicion indeed, warranting a steady hand and a level of expertise and trust from people who care about how you look and feel.

A wrong choice of glasses has never killed anyone. However, I’ve often looked at television personalities and wondered how they can fail so badly. I’ve seen politicians on the news, with such ill-fitting glasses, that I’ve lost trust in them. I’ve seen creepy villains in TV shows who look no different to anyone else, save for a bad pair of glasses.

Conversely, I’ve seen actors, actresses and TV personalities who I’ve instantly clicked with because their glasses look so well. They are well put together and they take care of their appearance.

Your choice of glasses should not be about what’s in fashion, if you don’t care about fashion. Your choice of glasses should not be about fitting in, if you want to stand out. Your choice of glasses should be about you. You don’t need to be led by the big multinationals who make the same pair of glasses over and over, and try and get the world to buy it.

Your colour, your face, your choice. Choose what suits you.

This is not an easy task however, when you’re faced with racks upon racks of glasses in your local opticians, that let’s face it, all look the same.

How do you know what makes a statement without taking over? What looks subtle without being boring?

What suits your face and your personality and enhances both?

This is why we have trained stylists who are not only versed in eyewear fashion, but also the style of personality. They will help you to understand your own personal style and how that affects your glasses choices. They do the hard work, so your glasses can work for you.

Come and see us and let us be your guide to find the glasses you love. Glasses that show off your personality, without getting in your way and glasses that you look good in.

Stephen Olwell Opticians,
10 Grafton Court,
Longford.

T: 043 33 42653

E: info@longfordopticians.com

W: https://stephenolwellopticians.com/