I have, for nearly my entire adult life, sported the same style of glasses - black, thick framed ones, as favoured by the likes of Buddy Holly and Jarvis Cocker, a perfect short-hand signifier for my inner geekhood. Yet, these glasses, as pictured throughout my blog, have left me feeling rather complacent and I've often wanted to get out of my comfort zone and try some new styles. Thankfully Specspost have given me such a chance!

    Specspost , who provide a range of prescription geek glasses , have offered me a rather wonderful opportunity: I selected three pairs of glasses from their web-site, of which I have been sent the frames to try on, and choose my favourite pair. Once these have been selected I can get my prescription lenses added and wear them on a day to day basis without bumping into things or being even worse at Tetris than I already am. This is where you, dear readers, come in!

   I've taken photographs of myself sporting each pair as well as a picture of myself bare-faced (although I do have to apologise for my hair on these pictures - they were taken on New Year's Day which explains why I look to be taking the lead character from Old Boy as my follicle inspiration). If you would be kind enough to leave a comment below about your preferred choice that would be fantastic!

Which of the following do you think suits me best?
(Please leave your thoughts in the comments) 



This is me au natural. Sometimes I still get IDd. I presonally think I look like a bass player from a low-fi Scottish indie band from the 80s who only released two EPs before splitting but remain well respected in some quarters.


Pair 1
These "Nile" Havana glasses are perhaps my favourite - they provide, in my opinion, all the qualities that my default black-framed pair do, an air of articulate intellectualism, whilst their tortoise shell design adds an edge of regal debonair sophistication to outfits I tried them with too. In short, they make me look much more clever and handsome than I actually am. I'd like to think this is the type of eye-wear which an impossibly handsome actor would sport in a film playing an idealistic primary teacher in a Korean melodrama.



Pair 2

These Johnny Depp style round glasses are a perfect example of why face shapes should be taken into consideration when choosing eye-wear. Although when in their cases, and off my face, the frames are clearly of the highest quality, I do fear when I sport them I transform into a highly visible version of Where's Wally? They'd be perfect for some, as evidenced by Johnny Depp sporting his, but, as far as I can tell, not for me.


Pair 3

I rather like this pair of Malli specs too. Although I do think i may have a personal preference for the first of the styles, these do also add a touch of regality to the wearer's appearance - the frames are slightly darker than the "Havana" style and, as such, provided perfect accompaniment for a whole host of different articles I tried on. Alas, I fear these may be a touch too small for my surprisingly wide head.


About Specspost
Specspost is an on-line glasses retailer based in Manchester who ship their eye-wear across the world. Browse their collection here -  http://www.specspost.co.uk/