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Get the Look of Famous Four-Eyed Geeks
Geeky glasses are becoming a hot trend, especially big 80s style plastic lenses. Here's a quick shout out to geeky celebs we love who were sporting the four-eyed look way before it became cool. Clark Kent, Rivers Cuomo, and Zooey Deschanel sport the classic horn-rimmed eyeglasses that were popular back in the 1910s to 20s. In retro 80s fashion, Michael Cera pulls off semi-square clear frames. Liz Read more
Gift Your Summer Table With Beautiful Blues
The blues of the ocean and Summer swimming lakes are inspiring me to add a little azure to my tabletop this season. I've rounded up plenty of pretty options, from affordable glasses and carafes for everyday use to splurges for special occasions. Read more
Girls Who Wear Glasses
Anne Hathaway skipped the sunnies and opted for real glasses this weekend at the sunny Sunday premiere of her new movie Rio. She was a vision of geek and chic in purple Gucci. A lady in spectacles is a brainy, sexy sight to behold. Here are a few more of our favorite women getting in touch with their inner librarians! Read more
Do You Get Your Eyes Checked If You Don't Wear Glasses or Contacts?
Every year I dutifully go see my optometrist to make sure my eyes are healthy, sure, but mostly because I need to renew my contact prescription. If you're one of the 150 million in the United States who also wear glasses or contacts, you're probably the same. For the rest of the population, the American Optometric Association recommends getting your eyes checked every two years in order to find Read more
Celebs Try On the Geek-Chic Spec Trend — Who Pulls It Off?
We have brainy icons like Woody Allen and more recently Tina Fey to thank for popularizing geeky specs; now they're showing up everywhere — in Madewell's lookbooks, on bloggers and celebs, and here at Sugar HQ, our Fab editorial assistant's been sporting them all week, sans prescription. Case in point, you don't need a doctor's note — and neither do these celebs. Vision may be 20/20, but Read more
Yum's December Must Haves
It's the most wonderful time of the year: the holiday season! Between edible gift making, Christmas cookie baking, and cocktail party hosting, we've got an incredibly busy 31 days ahead of us. However, that doesn't mean we won't treat ourselves and our loved ones to some culinary decadence. Of course, we're happy to share our foodie obsessions with you! Here are our must haves for December. Read more
What People Really Think of You in Glasses
When I was 8, I wanted glasses so badly that I not-so-subtly pretended to fail a school eye exam. That makes it next to impossible for me to understand their nerdy history. Especially since they're so trendy now that people over age 8 fake-wear them. Yet prejudice still exists, but today geekiness isn't considered as bad as being old. A study, which surveyed over 4,000 people at the London Read more
Grab Bag! Would You Wear Glasses at Your Wedding?
I do or I don't? Wearing glasses to your wedding — Glamour Social media and marriage proposals — Flavorwire How do you get over long-term heartbreak? — Em & Lo What is a flashback ex? — The Frisky Should we give up on monogamy? — YourTango The dos and don'ts of college according to Texts From Last Night — College Candy An Inception-themed casual encounter on Craigslist (NSFW) Read more
Do You Use Wine Glasses For Other Purposes?
I love wine glasses and don't limit my use of them to just wine-drinking. I enjoy water — both sparkling and still, juice, and beer in wine glasses. There's something about a wine glass that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Am I alone? Do You Use Wine Glasses For Other Purposes? Yes No Read more
