Colour and Quirkiness - Theo Model: Mille 32 Belgium/ Photo/supplied
Colour and Quirkiness - Theo Model: Mille 32 Belgium/ Photo/supplied
My eyes have been bugging me for ages so I had an eye check recently and got the bad news: I need glasses and even if I start wearing them a little bit now, eventually I'll need them all the time, the optometrist said.
He gave me a lecture aboutthe dangers of fatty food and the impact it has on eye health. He asked if I had a family history of glaucoma, which I do, saying I would be wise to limit my fat intake if I wanted to retain my vision long-term.
Interesting but demoralising stuff for someone prone to bouts of bingeing on chocolate and fries. Not only was I left worrying about my diet, but also depressed about being told that my blurry eyesight is the beginning of a steady decline from age.
Mykita Model: Vivien limited edition
Rightly or wrongly, I decided to go elsewhere to buy my frames, wanting to give my money to someone willing to stroke my ego and tell me, at age 40 and a bit, my future is still bright.
I'd heard good things about Blur Eyecare so, I enlisted my sister's help and we headed to the Spring St store. Being an indecisive Gemini, I wanted her honest opinion.
Long story short, I'm still without glasses but after trying on a fab array at Blur, optician Devon says I've got through "phase one".
He wants me in round frames, my sister wants me in square, and I'm somewhere in the middle, trying to avoid giving my game away and looking like a female Clark Kent.
Juliet Rowan is a Bay of Plenty Times Weekend journalist writing about lifestyle and family for indulge.
