Wednesday, May 21, 2008

SPECIAL INTEREST: Shades -- Chic, Groovy, and Retro

By Debbie Overstreet


You can find many styles of sunglasses in stores today, including everything from fashionably chic to practical and functional to groovy and retro. While looking stylish is one reason to wear sunglasses, there are many other benefits as well.

  • To keep the sun out of your eyes. The lenses should be large enough to actually protect your eyes from the sun.
  • To cut down on glare. Polarized sunglasses help to cut down on glare and make things much clearer.
  • To help prevent cataracts. A pair of sunglasses with high UV protection factors is recommended.
  • To keep other people from recognizing you. Hollywood stars use sunglasses in this way quite often.
  • To hide the fact that you've been crying. The darker the lenses, the better for this purpose.
  • To spice up an outfit. Sunglasses come in many colors and styles so that you can accessorize nicely with any ensemble.
  • To keep the wind out of your eyes. This is especially helpful while riding a motorcycle.
  • To protect your eyes while playing sports. Be sure to have sunglasses with impact-resistant lenses.
  • To accentuate your looks. Your facial shape should determine which shape of sunglasses looks best on you.
  • To look cool. Enough said!

Reprinted from valuablecontent.com.