I received my recent free home trial of glasses frames from Glasses Direct this week. I've had prescription glasses from them before and I love their range of frames and low prices for prescription lenses. They offer a seven day home trial service, where you can select up to four frames that you like and they are dispatched pretty much the same day (I got mine the day after I placed my order). They provide you with a free returns postage label, and as long as you return the frames in the original packaging within the seven days there are no hidden costs. I love this service as you can try the glasses on from the comfort of your own home; I think it can be quite awkward trying on different pairs in the opticians and there's some assistant breathing down your neck and other people watching you in the mirror! With this service you can take your time to have a good look at the frames and ensure they fit comfortably.
These are three of the four frames I ordered to try on. The fourth pair I picked must have got mixed up, as I received an incorrect set of frames - they were in the bag labelled with the frame code of the pair I wanted, but the frames were wrooong! This is the first time I've ever had an issue with the home trial service so I'm not complaining, I've emailed them about it so I'll let you know how it gets resolved.
The first set of frames pictured are my favourites from this trial. I love how the purple/pink colour fades to a clear plastic at the bottom of the frame so it looks like they are rimless glasses from a distance. I'm not a fan of the arms of the glasses though, as they just have the brand name 'Cosmopolitan' printed in tacky pink letters on the side (you can see how it looks on the lens in the trial frames on the photo). But I'm all about customising, so when I order these I'll probably end up glueing some rhinestones on the arms to snazz them up a bit. The second pair pictured, I love love love, but they just don't suit me at all. Round frames really don't work on my face, which is really annoying because I adore retro style glasses and wish I could pull that look off. I really like the tortoiseshell plastic these frames are made from, as it has gorgeous flashes of blues and reds. I wish I could get a different frame style in this material! I picked the final pair as I've never tried on glasses with a white/cream frame before, and was curious to see how they would look on me. I'm still undecided...
There's still a bunch of other frames I want to try before I make my mind up, so I will be ordering another home trial after I've returned this one. There's a January sale on at the moment and also when you order a pair of glasses you get a second pair free, so I can see me having a splurge with my wages at the end of this month. I'm addicted to glasses. <3
[Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by the products/companies featured but are my own purchases and opinions.]
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