So now we move onto Glasses (not drinking glasses , wearing glasses)

Am currently contemplating eye wateringly pricey frames in multi coloured kind of hexagonal shape

I too spend quite a lot on glasses. They are part of my personality.
I have worn glasses since I was 5 Yr old, my parents always paid for cute non NHS ones.

I go to an independent Opticians. I have never had any issues with weight or not lined up correctly, my friend went to Specsavers, totally sold the wrong ones, she had to return them, she could focus!

I have Nikon verifocal lenses, they are the most expensive part.
I'm tend to be drawn to a French company who have IMO stunning designs and colours.
At the moment I have Pink and Grey ones slightly square frames in both colours, plus the other ones are cats eye Turquoise, with the arm as a pair of legs leading to a high heel in Tortoiseshell, and flesh colour the shoe in Turquoise is the ear bit Sound crazy but they are fabulous.
There are some amazing designs out there but they do come with a large price tag.

Like this but blue and Pink

Visgirl. Would you mind telling me the name of that French company ?

I'm vintage ?
More Cath Kidston than Dame Edna!

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These are Face A Face. Not the best photos. But you get the idea.

Luca they are the same as the ones I bought except mine are blue/green and have a magnetic fitment so they can be either plain see through or sunglasses between £250 and £350.

I wish I'd bought something like those, Lucca but thought I'd be sensible this time and go for plain bronze metal.
Mistake.

Don't like frames that detract/take over from the face beneath.

As I didn't need a change of glasses last year, or the year before, I am probably due for a change this year. My frames are very narrow, dark, bronze, titanium and a sort of rounded off oblong. I have been wearing varifocals for well over 25 years. I've always been long sighted but now also need them for close work. I'm not sure I want much of a change as I feel comfortable in these glasses. the titanium frames are so strong that when I fell and cut my eyebrow badly, the frames didn't buckle or twist, though the lens was scratched and had to be replaced.

I have Specsavers rimless titanium specs and have done so for over 6 years its buy one get second half price. They are very light and visually "non specs" on the face.

What has changed over time is the shape of the lenses, as the fashion now is for a more rounded lense

I suppose I avoid a stereotype as am usually dressed for the gym, bright trainers, slimline padded coat, bright funny hat and gloves in winter.

I agree with the OP in that so many female pensioners look the same. I think more colour is needed whether it’s scarves, glasses, shoes etc. A little bit of make up too makes a difference.

I have to wear my glasses all the time so I splash out. Just think how much they cost per day if your lenses don’t need changing for a couple of years. I’m on my second pair from Tiffany. Quite light frames and bling side piece.

You CAN return glasses, I've literally just been on Boots website to see about glasses as I am really unhappy with my new ones, and rather disappointed with the staff, too, to be honest! I thought I'd picked out a nice pair, but it seems no matter what I do I just can't get them comfortable! I've looked at images of people wearing glasses and it seems 99% of them have the bridge of the glasses resting on the bridge of their noses, while the bridge of my glasses is about a cm above mine.
They're going back!!!

I am still using a fantastic pair of Nikon Home & Office varifocal lenses bought in 2014 for £265 (lenses only). This year thought it was time to replace them, went to an independent local optician to get the same, but for some reason they were no good and I had a complete refund for the frames and lenses (nearly £300). Really disappointing, not sure if it was a bad eye test or the lenses at fault. So now have to start again at another optician.

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Don't like frames that detract/take over from the face beneath.

Or enhance it ?

I love those colourful frames, Lucca.
I've been wearing glasses since I was 16. but only part time.
I'm just a bit short sighted, so only wear them for driving and for watching tv, and sometimes round shops. Oh, and cinema.
I had two for the price of one at Specsavers last year. One frame is red and is reactolight. (is that the word?). I wear those for driving etc. The others are blue and I just wear those for tv. I'm about to be assessed for cataract removal, so shall wait until afterwards to have new glasses. Maybe they can correct my vision, hopefully, ,so I don't need them.

I am going to have to try and find a pair with very slim sides as since getting my hearing aids there is just too much going on behind the ear! and no I don't have short hair either.

P.S I think they were about £150 for the two.

My new favourites from Asda.

Chestnut this made me laugh
Have you looked around? Each age group is like that.
DGD hated school uniform, but when she’s out with her friends, they are like clones. Fortunately she’s avoided fat lips and slug eyebrows, but they’re all there, beautifully made up, balayaged hair, and whatever fashion length of skirt is in. From the back I can’t always pick her out.

Glasses-I’m glad it’s not just me! I gave up on frames because in 8 years I’ve only ever had one pair I liked. I look at other peoples glasses, I think they look nice, try them on, then go back to rimless.

Rimless for me, too; I have verifocal lenses for occasional use but wear contact lenses most of the time. For them, I have a reading prescription in my right eye and the distance correction for the left. It avoids having to add reading glasses to distance contacts, which is what I did for some years.

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I returned 3 pairs in one year once.
In all 3 cases they said the rage inducing words *you'll get used to them*? No I’m not going to bloody get used to them at £500/£600 a pair.

I’d got to the stage where I thought ^im never going to be able to change my glasses^?
So I took another punt. I showed the optician my prescriptions.
All 3 were wrong.
I was so elated when I tried on the 4th pair I hugged her.