Date glasses are an easy way to change the look of your face, and are especially important for men who don’t typically wear makeup. Since they are literally ” date-glasses,” we want to wear them in a cool way, but there are probably many people who have not had their lenses changed. In this article, we would like to introduce the reasons why you should replace the lenses of your date spectacles, while touching on some information that you may not know. image: hypebeast
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Standard lenses for Date glasses are for display only, subject to replacement
The lenses that originally come with the date glasses are actually called “demo lenses” or “dummy lenses” and are used for product display purposes. Since they are for display purposes only, they are often printed with the brand’s logo, but of course it is tacky to wear them as they are. It is, of course, tacky to wear them as they are. It is also meant to prevent the frame from losing its shape over time. It is true that vintage frames without dummy lenses are often distorted, which makes sense.
Dummy lenses for date glasses are exposed by reflections and are tacky.
The majority of lenses in date glasses are not coated with anti-reflective coating, so they reflect light from the front and back of the lens. This not only makes it obvious to the onlooker that “you are wearing the demo lenses as they are…”, but also the reflections give the glasses away as a reflection of the light. Not only is it obvious that you are wearing demo lenses, but the reflections also blur the impression of your eyes, which is not cool. Some brands come with hard coated lenses with an anti-reflection function.
Dummy lenses in date glasses are revealing and tacky due to reflections!
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Many people wear date glasses but “often feel like taking them off” or “feel tired. In fact, it is not only the appearance, but actually the eye fatigue caused by reflections is enormous. Although it depends on the store and lens specifications, it is possible to replace them with lenses with anti-reflection coating for about 3,000 yen to 6,000 yen.
Dummy lenses in date glasses can make your eyes look smaller!
As those of you who are nearsighted know, if you wear lenses with power to correct nearsightedness, your eyes will appear smaller due to refraction. In general, the eyes are less likely to appear smaller with lens without power, but in the case of thick demo lenses, there have been reports of cases in which the eyes appear smaller due to refraction. If you do not want your eyes to appear smaller, replace them with aspheric lenses that are thinner.
Lens-less spectacles have pros and cons.
Not surprisingly, some entertainers and musicians who are concerned about their TV appearance remove the lenses of the date glasses they wear when recording. Many gals wear date glasses without lenses “to avoid hitting their fake eyelashes” or “to dare to look like cheap date glasses.” However, there are some negative opinions ranging from “they look stupid up close” and “it’s tacky because you can tell they are date glasses,” to “it’s evil! There are also many negative opinions from people who have a fetish for glasses, such as “They don’t look like date glasses, but they are. If you value the aesthetics and sense of “not looking like date glasses, but still date glasses,” it is better to wear glasses with lenses.