Right now on the Reading Glasses Shopper blog we’re hosting a two-part series on losing reading glasses. On Monday, we blogged about where you should look if you’ve lost your readers in Part I. Today we’ve got Part II, which provides tips on how to avoid losing your readers. Let’s get right to it:

The absolute worst part about wearing glasses is finding them, especially when you don’t wear them daily.  I can’t even find my keys, which I use multiple times per day, so how am I supposed to remember where my glasses are when I put them somewhere four days ago?  And might I add the most obvious difficulty with finding them: Anyone looking for their glasses is doing so while visually impaired! Here are a few tips on how to avoid losing your readers:

• I cannot stress this point enough. No matter where you think you’ve put them, always check the top of your head first!  Even if they’re not there, at least you don’t feel silly when that’s the 5th place you’ve checked.  There’s nothing worse than asking someone if they’ve seen your glasses when they’re sitting atop your head, or worse, on your face.

• For those who are just as forgetful as me in this area, you may want to invest in a reading glasses chain.  They’re inexpensive and come in a variety of colors and styles.  You can get a basic black nylon strap, or a more feminine beaded one that can serve as an accessory to an outfit.

• A less conspicuous route would be to train yourself to keep them in their case, which more specifically should be kept in the same place every time.  Designate a pocket in your purse or a place on your nightstand to keep the case where it is convenient.  I often am too tired to get up and put my glasses away before falling asleep so I just leave them out on my nightstand.  A better idea is to keep the actual case right there as well so that if you read or watch television in bed, you can just reach over and put your glasses away.

• Another helpful idea when using your glasses case is to choose one that stands out.  Look for one with a distinctive pattern or color so that you don’t have to dig through a large purse or search all over your room to find it.

• If you still can’t seem to keep tabs on your glasses, consider a crazy quirky way to store them like these crocheted Muppet heads or this giant wooden nose. You may be a lost cause if you still can’t keep track of your glasses with these to help you out.

While I hope these tips are helpful for the average individual, I recognize that I may be a lost cause in remembering where my keys and glasses are.  My next life goal is now to buy a puppy that I can train to find these problematic items for me.  It seems like a foolproof plan.

Author bio: Ashley is a senior at Indiana University.  She writes for Affordable Style and gets to share her love for both fashion and people as a part time manager at Express.

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We’re three days into 2012, so it’s about time the Reading Glasses Shopper team wishes you a Happy New Year! Today I’m going to write about something that’s on everyone’s minds right now: New Year’s Resolutions.

If you’re anything like me, you make annual resolutions that you delude yourself into believing you’ll actually follow through with, when in fact none of them last longer than a month. So after years of failure to follow through, I’ve learned some attainable ones that are easy to achieve.  And these do not include the popular “work out every day” or “lose weight.” I’ve found the most attainable resolutions revolve around exercising your brain. Immediate mental stimulation is the short-term benefit, and increased memory can be a long-term benefit if you stick with the resolution.

Here are 3 attainable New Year’s Resolutions that stimulate the brain:

*Under each resolution is a “challenge” if you’re feeling extra ambitious.

NEWSPAPERS: Choose a section of the newspaper that you’d like to learn more about and vow to read it each day.  Whether you’re interested in business, politics, art, or foreign affairs, read every related article so you can piece them together into an understanding of the bigger story.  Online sites like Twitter can serve as an aid, as you can follow your favorite news stations or papers.  With the presidential race in full swing, it wouldn’t be a bad time to start reading up on U.S. politics.
*Challenge: Read the Wall Street Journal…and understand it.

CROSSWORDS: Pull that newspaper back open or find a free crossword website to complete each week.  The weekday papers generally have a smaller crossword than the weekend versions, so start small and work your way up.  It’s also helpful to be consistent with the paper or site that you use.  As you start to work on them more often, you’ll pick up on the types of clues they give and see the perspective from which they write them.
*Challenge: Complete a weekend crossword once a month.

MUSIC: Turn on some new radio or Pandora stations with music you aren’t familiar with.  Try something like classical or jazz.  These can be challenging if there are no words to accompany the music, but they’ll help you appreciate a new style and you’ll begin to understand what the music is conveying, almost like learning a new language.
*Challenge: Learn to play an instrument.

Adapt these to meet your own strengths and goals.  Don’t forget to use your favorite pair of reading glasses as you take on these brain-strengthening exercises.

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Author bio: Ashley is a senior at Indiana University.  She writes for Affordable Style and gets to share her love for both fashion and  people as a part time manager at Express.

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In movies and pop culture whenever a woman transitions from an ugly duckling to a bombshell, it always seems that one of the first steps to become beautiful is for the woman to let down her hair and take off her glasses. The scenes where women lose their specs and suddenly become sexier are repeated in the movies over and over—which seems to suggest that women in glasses can’t be beautiful. This suggestion is terribly wrong. With the right amount of makeup know-how, you can actually complement your glasses to give yourself a unique, striking, and totally beautiful look.


Whenever you’re buying glasses, consider that they will become a fixture of your total look, and should highlight your natural assets. Consider buying a pair of prescription sunglasses, or photosensitive lenses so that you can reduce eye wrinkles caused by squinting in bright light. You should also invest in non-reflective lenses. Not only will they reduce eye strain from glare, they won’t hide your eyes.





Tips for Wearing Makeup with Glasses:


– Bear in mind that your glasses will tend to magnify and emphasize your eyes. When it comes to makeup, this means that less is usually more.


– Since lenses have a magnifying effect, take the care to blend your makeup and keep lines clean. Any mistakes you make will be more noticeable behind glasses. Also, if you’re having a hard time seeing without your glasses in order to apply makeup, you can purchase a pair of inexpensive magnifier specs.


– Work with your frames. If your glasses have thick or colorful frames, don’t overdo your makeup with dramatic colors. Instead, rely on simplicity and elegance– use black eyeliner, volumizing mascara, and neutral colors of eye shadow if you choose to wear any at all.


– If your glasses don’t have frames, you can get by with a more dramatic look. Try rich shades of eye shadow coupled with volumizing mascara and slightly-smudged dark eyeliner.


– Because under-eye circles are more pronounced when you wear glasses, be sure to use a high-quality concealer.


– Avoid frosty or glitter shadows. The metallic sheen can compete with the reflective nature of your lenses, and these types of eye shadows tend to flake.


– If you have thick, brightly-colored frames, consider balancing them with a rich color on your lips.


–Reduce smudging. In addition to aesthetics, women with glasses face a unique challenge: smudging. Getting makeup on your lenses can be frustrating and ruin your look. In order to avoid smudging, be sure to use cream or waterproof eye shadows rather than powder which tends to flake. Also, get comfortable with the length of your eyelashes so you don’t add too much mascara. Long lashes can brush against lenses and smudge the glasses while irritating your eyes. You can also keep lashes from brushing the lens by curling them. It also goes without saying that you should be sure any liquid makeup is totally dry before putting on your glasses again.


By using a few simple techniques, you can fight against the popular misconception about women in glasses. Women in glasses are smart, sexy, and sophisticated– wise makeup choices can prove that to the world.


Cindi Lewis writes for GLOSSY a skin care brands and beauty products online retailer.




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For most women, that moment when you realize you need reading glasses can be a terrifying one. Some of  you might feel that you’ve instantly gone from “hot mama” to “grand-mama.”

But in today’s world of squinting at computer screens and staring at pages on a Kindle, reading glasses are no longer something for the older generation. We strain our eyes more and more to the point where we need those glasses to see menus at restaurants, read nutrition labels when shopping at the grocery, and catch up on our favorite celebrity gossip magazines. Have no fear, weary readers: the granny reading glasses days are over. Reading Glasses Shopper happens to have a bundle of trendy selections for you to choose from. My favorite?  These pink reading glasses.

These glasses happen to come in a very trendy, two-tone design. The stripes and the leopard  print (a huge must-have of this season!) really makes them pop! This exact style is also available in blue,  brown, tan fade, and solid black.

These black fashion reading glasses just so happen to be a fabulous new arrival, and a fan favorite! With a touch of color blocking and some eye-catching sparkles, they are sure to add some shine into your life! This pair comes in black, red, brown or pink.

Want to follow the 50′s retro trend? Pick a pair of cat eye readers that are stylish, sassy, and oh-so-chic! These rhinestone shades also come in black, pink, purple, and light blue, so you can channel your inner Marilyn Monroe with a fresh twist.

With a wide range of stylish reading glasses to choose from, I hope you now know that reading glasses aren't a grandma-sentence. In fact, these trendier pairs will bring out your youthful glow. Relax, take some time picking them out, and I'm sure all the selections will surprise you (but in a good way). After all, these are not your grandma's glasses!

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