Satisfactory substitution.

   

    Many of you will understand my first world problem. I've been on the hunt for the perfect pair of silver chrome mirror aviator sunglasses for a while now. And I actually found the *PERFECT* pair at Nordstrom made by Chanel last winter. Unfortunately, it was $460. Since I do not have an unlimited shopping budget, it wasn't something I could purchase on a whim despite the SA insisting, "You love these, but you don't want to buy them??". I tried not to glare at her with a look that said, "Well, maybe *you* have a money tree growing out of your *** but I don't",  and instead asked the SA for style # so that I could search for it online or ask my friends with "optical hook-ups" to find it for me with a discount. Of course, the SA was incompetent and gave me the wrong #. I have now been unable to find exact pair of sunglasses in-store and online. *sigh*

   A few weeks ago I walked into GAP to return something and saw these sunglasses at the cashier's desk. They weren't silver chrome, but I thought they were cool anyway. Obviously, not the quality that I was hoping for, but good enough until I can find those Chanel aviator sunglasses again or at least, something similar. Get a similar pair of much better quality made by Ray-Ban here.

   Now a word about purchasing sunglasses. Please be careful about buying super cheap sunglasses. i.e., those $5 sunglasses you can buy on the street or some other B&M store that sell glasses that are similar in quality. Yes, they might look good, but they might be actually doing harm to your eyes. If they are super inexpensive, you should be cautious about whether they actually have UV protection. If they don't, you might be doing more harm than good. What happens is, the darker lenses actually causes the retina to open up and let more light and UV rays into the eyes causing more damage rather than protecting them. So please, please, try to ensure that your glasses have UV protection. That's not to say that all super cheap sunglasses lack UV protection, but better quality sunglasses are more than likely to have it. No, you don't need to go out and buy $200 sunglasses. Just be cautious of those super cheap sunglasses that may look tempting because of the price (a $25 pair will probably be just fine). This also extends to buying sunglasses for the kiddies! Sure, they're cute but they might be doing damage to their eyes which would cause long term damage. Protect those little peepers!

   On an unrelated note, if you follow me on Twitter, you know that my mom is visiting AGAIN. It turned into an unexpected extended visit. From one week to two weeks to three weeks! I do not have enough outfit posts in the back log to last until then, but I'll try post some random fashion-related stuff until I can get back to posting some real  EOTDs.