review // warby parker

i have been wearing glasses since i was ten-ish years old and graduated to contacts a couple years after that. my vision is one of those less-than-convenient things in my life. i wish i was one of the lucky few with perfect 20/20 vision, but alas, i am not. i've been through a couple pairs of glasses, but hadn't purchased new frames since my freshman year of college. my prescription has changed a little since then, and i was ready for some new and updated specs.

i heard about warby parker through another blog sometime last summer and decided to check them out. they have an online store and a few select retail locations, but none that were super close to me. however, i'm one of those people that needs to try things on before i buy them. no problemo, amigo! warby parker has this GREAT home try-on program. you can choose up to 5 different frames, they will be shipped to you FOR FREE, and you have 5 days to try out the frames, wear them to work, get your friends' opinions, etc.  warby parker has a nice sized portfolio of different frames to choose from. i think my only complaint is that they each come in one specific size, so if they are too small or too big for your face, you're kind of at a loss, unless you're into that my-glasses-are-far-too-big-for-my-face sort of thing. ;) i did learn, however, that if something like the arms of the glasses are too long, and you need them bent so they will stay on your face, warby parker will cover up to $50 of what it would cost you to take to an optician to fix. warby parker's customer service is pretty incredible. i emailed them with a few questions and received a very detailed answer with an invitation to give them a call to discuss more.  i only had to wait a few seconds to speak to a real live person who was extremely helpful in making a couple decisions.

i did two different home try-ons and finally found a frame i really like that also fit my face well. it took me a couple full days of wearing the new glasses to get used to the prescription, and i still feel like it's a little "off" every now and then...i think it may have something to do with my astigmatism...but overall i love them!! typically i wear my contacts every day, but since purchasing these from warby parker, i've been wearing my glasses a whole lot more. so that tells you something!

since i didn't have time to do an offish photoshoot with these new frames, here's a classy selfie of me in my car. i was not driving. promise. :)

one of my favorite things about warby parker is that for every pair of glasses purchased, they give a pair to someone in need. that's a company i feel good about supporting.

| this review is in no way promoted by warby parker. i just love their company! |