DO'S AND DON'TS FOR MEN'S SUNGLASSES
Summer! That means Sunglasses Season. By the way, we would recommend that you wear sunglasses 365 days a year because UV rays are present all year round, so it is important to protect your eyes, but the need for sunglasses increases in summer.
It would not be wrong to say sunglasses are the king of all accessories. Sunglasses are used to protect the eyes, but they are also used as fashion accessories.
Actually Eyewear accessories are small expenses. So it's necessary to take care of sunglasses. Sunglasses are a growing trend and many people wear sunglasses but they make some mistakes unknowingly.
There are rules and etiquette for sunglasses, so we must understand these things. So, In this post, we have discussed about all the dos and don'ts of choosing sunglasses, wearing them, and handling them.
Do's And Don'ts List
Dos
- Choose Perfect Sunglasses For You
- Properly Match Your Sunglasses
- Regularly Clean Your Glasses
- Use Case For Your Sunglasses
- Always Choose Uv Protection
- Ensure A Proper Fit
- Invest In Quality
- Choose Light Weight Sunglasses
- Consider Occasion
- Seasonal Consideration
- Don’t Buy Fake Sunglasses
- Don’t Clean Them With Your Shirt
- Don't Place The Lens-side Down
- Don't wear them indoors or at night
- Don’t Leave In Direct Sunlight
- Don’t Use Them As A Hair Accessory
- Don’t Wear When Conducting Business
- Don’t Use Chemicals To Clean
- Don’t Ignore Your Skintone & Hairstyle
Dos
Choose Perfect Sunglasses For You
Sunglasses are not only for eye protection but also as a fashion accessory. To achieve both, you need to choose the right sunglasses. There are a few factors to keep in mind while choosing sunglasses.
The primary purpose of sunglasses is to protect the eyes, so make sure that the sunglasses you choose should have 100% protection.
Choose sunglasses according to your face shape so they fit you properly and balance your face shape. If your face shape and sunglasses have the same features, they will overlap.
Buy the best material sunglasses because the durability, comfort, and weight of sunglasses depend on the material used in them.
Properly Match Your Sunglasses
Sunglasses are used not only for eye protection but also for fashion. You choose sunglasses according to your face shape and protection features. However, they make mistakes while matching and using them as fashion accessories.
It’s necessary to take care of a few things if you are using sunglasses as a fashion accessory. Here are a few things about using sunglasses as fashion accessories.
Color and Material: You must match your sunglasses with the material and color of your accessories like shoes, belts, watches, etc.
Matching Outfit Color: Wear the gun glasses to match the overall color plate of your outfit.
Style: Your style is formal, casual, or classic match your sunglasses according to your style.
Regularly Clean Your Glasses
You also know that with time, dust, skin oil, dry burn flakes, fingerprints, moisturizer, and smoke get on your glasses. It causes infection in your eyes, damage to lens coating, and permanent scratches on the lens.
We advise you to clean your glasses every time you wear them. Or at least clean them once in the morning before wearing them. Below, we have discussed how to clean sunglasses in a few steps:
- Use only lens cleaner on sunglasses lenses and dry them with a microfiber cloth.
- Then, wash the nose pads and earpiece with lukewarm water.
- Then, use the milled soup and drain the water to remove the soup.
- Finally, clean it and dry it with the help of a microfiber cloth.
Use A Case For Your Sunglasses
Use a case to store your sunglasses, keep them dust-free, and prevent them from breaking when you take them off. There are two types of cases, soft cases and hard cases.
Soft cases are made of leather, and hard cases are made of plastic. The Soft cases keep your sunglasses clean and protect them from scratches. But can't protect your sunglasses from breaking.
On the other hand, hard shell cases keep your glasses clean and also prevent them from breaking. So, I would prefer to use a microfiber cloth inside the hard shell case to keep the sunglasses clean and prevent breakage and scratches.
Always Choose UV Protection
Why UV Protection is Important? The UV rays from the sun are dangerous for our skin and eyes, but because the eyes are more sensitive than the skin, they need more UV protection. Due to UV rays, you may face many diseases such as Skin Cancer, Pinguecula, Pterygium, Photokeratitis, Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, etc.
You can check the UV protection of any sunglasses in three ways. First, you can check with a photometer. The second way is to take your sunglasses to an optics shop and check them on the photometer. The third way is to check if there is a marking of CE, UV400, or 100% UV protection on the frame or lens. If yes, then it means that these sunglasses are with UV protection.
Ensure A Proper Fit
Sunglasses should be neither too tight nor too loose. Proper-fit sunglasses are comfortable for you. Frame size, lens size, and bridge size are necessary factors for properly fitting sunglasses.
If the sunglasses are loose, they will slip over the nose and won't be able to balance and provide much protection. And if the sunglasses are tight, they leave marks on your face, creating pressure points and causing discomfort.
If you are buying online, the website must have three dimensions available in the product features temple size, lens size, and bridge size. With the help of them, you can choose the right size of sunglasses even without wearing them.
Invest In Quality
Always make sure sunglasses which you are buying are good quality and have 100% UV protection. Often, we find un-branded sunglasses for cheap, and we think we might have got a good deal.
But on the contrary, we are at a loss as these sunglasses don't have UV protection and polarized lenses. They are not made of durable material and don't last for long.
So it is better to always buy branded sunglasses and make sure that your sunglasses have 100 % UV protection, are polarized, and are made of durable materials.
Choose Light Weight Sunglasses
The lower the weight of the glasses, the more comfortable they will be for you. Sunglasses weighing 10g to 25g are considered lightweight glasses.
Lightweight sunglasses don't create pressure points on your face and stay in place. Because heavy sunglasses often slip off and have to be adjusted.
Lightweight sunglasses are made of durable material and cause less distortion than heavyweight sunglasses due to minimal friction at the contacting points.
Do Consider Occasion
Nowadays, sunglasses are available in many different varieties. You can pair your sunglasses according to their different frame shape, color, and functionality for each occasion.
If going for outdoor activities like biking, hiking, running, cycling, fishing, or water activities, then specific classes are available for all these activities.
For casual activities like beach trips, picnics, or going out, you can wear stylish sunglasses according to your outfit. Similarly, classic-style and neutral-colored glasses will look good for business events.
Seasonal Consideration
Can sunglasses be worn in winter? Yes, sunglasses can be worn all the time in winter and summer. Even when it is cloudy, UV rays are still present.
Similarly, in snowfall, many people face a disease like snow blindness. This is caused by too much glare in the eyes, so sunglasses are also worn in snowfall.
Fact: You know, In snowfall about 85% of the Ultra Violets rays reflect from the snow to your eyes.
Donts
Don’t Buy Fake Sunglasses
Fake sunglasses are also called non-prescribed glasses. These sunglasses are an immediate danger to your eyes. They only reduce the amount of light but do not block the ultraviolet rays in sunlight.
Also, these unprescribed glasses do not have anti-glare, UV protection, or vision clarity, which puts more strain on your pupils while focusing.
To avoid buying fake sunglasses, check the SAFETY standards markings like CE, ISO, UKCA, etc. Always buy only from verified merchants, and check product Features and customer reviews before buying.
Don’t Clean Them With Your Shirt
Dust or small particles invisible to the naked eye can cause scratches on your sunglasses lenses. The shirt fabric, such as nylon or polyester, is a harsh fabric that can damage the lens coating and create scratches on your sunglasses lenses.
Always use microfiber cloths to clean sunglasses, which are denser than other fabrics and can absorb maximum dust and particles.
Even if the fabric of your shirt is very soft on your skin. Still, it is not safe for sunglasses. So avoid cleaning your glasses with your shirt and use only microfiber cloth.
Don't Place The Lens-side Down Of The Sunglasses
Placing glasses with the lens side down has some disadvantages and is therefore discouraged for some of the reasons we have outlined below:
Scratches: Scratches will occur on the lens due to the hard surface and friction.
Vision Clarity: Scratches reduce the vision clarity of the lenses.
Lens Coating: scratches can damage the anti-glare, UV protection coating of lenses.
Infection: Dust and particles on lenses can later lead to an eye infection.
Lifetime: Scratches reduce the light time of the sunglasses.
Cost: Scratched lenses need to be replaced quickly, making it more expensive.
Don't Wear Sunglasses Indoors Or At Night
Sunglasses reduce the amount of light by about 60% to 85%, but if you are already in low light, sunglasses will reduce your light even more, making it harder to see.
A study found that 25% of traffic is at night, yet 50% of accidents occur due to lack of visibility. Therefore, if you put on sunglasses in low light, it will further reduce the light and increase the risk of accidents.
Yes, but if you are wearing the glasses indoors or at night for fashion, try not to choose dark lenses, it will be better to use transparent lenses.
Don’t Leave In Direct Sunlight
Every product has a temperature capacity above which there is a risk of damage to the product. Likewise, direct sunlight can damage the lens coatings, deform the frame, and fade out the original color of your sunglasses.
Sunglasses have different coatings such as anti-glare coating, UV protection coating, polarizing coating, etc. If these are damaged, sunglasses are no longer effective, and protection is reduced.
Sunglasses also act as a magnifying glass and may catch fire. Often, we forget the sunglasses on the dashboard in the car, and direct sunlight falling on them can cause a major accident.
Don’t Use Them As A Hair Accessory
Wearing sunglasses on your head makes you look overly casual and unprofessional. However, it causes the typical stretching of the sunglasses.
When talking to someone, wearing sunglasses on the head is distracting and gives an unprofessional look.
Hair products like oil or dust in your hair lead to scratches on your sunglasses and eye infections. Along with this, there is also a risk of breaking the sunglasses. Because if they slip, they will fall straight to the ground.
Don’t Wear Them When Conducting Business
There are some rules for wearing sunglasses. Take off the sunglasses at the time of the meeting so you can make eye contact.
If you don’t take off your sunglasses when you meet someone, show you are not taking the person seriously, disrespecting him, and have no interest in them.
Eye contact is necessary for any meeting. Eye contact makes you confident and trusted. But if you try to avoid eye contact, it makes you appear shy and underconfident.
Don’t Use Chemicals To Clean
The soaps, shampoos, dishwashers, and window cleaners we use for sunglasses cleaning contain harsh chemicals.
Shampoos contain hair conditioners that leave residue on the lenses of your sunglasses.
Window cleaners have ammonia-based chemicals. And the dishwasher we use contains bleaching agents that can damage lenses.
To protect your sunglasses from scratches, residue marks, and coating damage, use only the recommended lens cleaner.
Don’t Ignore Your Skin Tone And Your Hairstyle
When choosing sunglasses, if you don’t match the sunglasses with your skin tone and hairstyle, it can spoil your overall look.
Research on colors has shown that colors affect emotional reactions in humans and the attractiveness of any object.
We can increase attractiveness by choosing the right sunglasses according to our skin tone and hair color.
CONCLUSION
In Conclusion, Sunglasses are essential for both eye protection and fashion. Sunglasses are also known as king of all fashion accessories. It can boost your fashion. The prerequisite is that the sunglasses are chosen correctly, worn, and handled.
By following the dos and don’ts for sunglasses in this guide, you can protect your eyes, look stylish, and make your glasses long-lasting.
Remember, fashion is about self-expression. Your choice of sunglasses reflects your personality and fashion sense. The right pair sunglasses can enhance your personality. And the wrong one can spoil your look.
To make the best choice of sunglasses, always buy quality sunglasses. And while buying, make sure that it has maximum protection features available. Clean them daily and put them in a case for safekeeping when not in use.
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