My Favourite Sunglasses And Why I'll Only Buy High End

You probably know this, but several years ago I developed an obsession with sunglasses. It began with cheapo Primark ones that I liked and at £2 a pop, didn't hurt my bank balance. One in every colour? Sure. I bought loads. I liked that it was another aspect of my outfit that I could chop and change to whatever I fancied that day, like jewellery or a handbag. Then, I don't know what triggered it, but I started seeking out unusual shapes or colours or frames with fancy bits on them and thus delved into the world of luxury eyewear. I bought the stunning loopy legged 'Minimal Baroque' from Prada, sleek and fierce cat-eye 'Nikita' by Tom Ford and a couple of deliciously quirky takes on 'cat eyes' from Irregular Choice (well one was a birthday present). Last year I eventually tracked down the gingham D&G frames that I'd unwillingly left behind in TKMaxx years previous. I even found the limited edition red Dior Miss Cherie pair that again, I'd missed out on elsewhere.
Now that I've gone high end, there's no turning back for me. I'd love to tell you that there's little difference between the two, but honestly you can feel the superiority of the designer frames. Not convinced? Read on for why I believe it's worth paying more.

Mid Week Must Haves

Hola, how is this week treating you so far? I'm pretty wrecked, but plodding along. Whenever I saw this High End Hottie in an email, I instantly knew it had to be included in MWMH. So I racked my brains trying to find a High Street Honey worthy of sitting alongside such a magnificent find. I spent ages...then it dawned on me, I had the perfect pair already on my wishlist*. Waste of time, silly me!

Mid Week Must Haves by pinkhairedprincess

Irregular Choice Flirtation Sunglasses

It was my birthday last weekend. My parents were away on holiday, so my little sister did her best, but I was unable for visitors, an outing or any fun celebrations really.  It turned out to be a really uneventful and pretty boring day to be honest (other than the hour of watching 'Most Haunted'-totally my guilty pleasure).  I know my health and ability hasn't been great for 12 years, but this year has just been horrid and I hope things turn around soon.  Anyway, Mum had asked if there was something I had in mind for my birthday and I knew of the perfect thing.

ASOS Sunglasses

You'll probably be aware I have a bit of a sunglasses obsession. One that has definitely grown over the last couple of years. I am sooo excited that we've had some sunshine recently so I've been able to wear my Prada 'Baroque Minima' and Irregular Choice 'Mischief' again! When I'm regularly checking the 'new in' at ASOS, I keep noticing more and more sunglasses that I'd like to add to my (already rather large) collection. It's getting quite ridiculous the number of lovely frames they have!  First up are these Round frame with pearl highbrow £18, ooooh I likey! They have an air of Chanel about them don't they?  They're very unusual and unlike anything I already own.
 Embellishment seems to be 'in' for sunglasses right now with these Tortoiseshell with flower embellishment £18, pretty but still practical I think.
 
These are a little more kitschy and really cute, Square frames with flower embellishment £18
If paler frames aren't your thing, they do a black pair with white flowers.  Black with flower embellishment £18
 
ASOS have tonnes of cat-eye frames (I guess if it ain't broke don't fix it), this Multi Cat Eye £10 are really fun.
 
They also come in Animal Cat Eye £10, which I really love.  
The Black Cat Eye £10, could almost be worth selling my Tom Ford 'Nikita' for, they look spookily similar!! 
I have to admit to not really seeing the point of 'flocked' shades (Irregular Choice have a version).  It's because I wear makeup and I think of the residue that ends up on my plastic sunnies and these Velvet Cat Eye £12 would be wrecked that way as they don't just wipe clean!  
If you fancy something a little more with your cat-eyes, how about some birds?  Flying Birds Cat Eye £20
The Premium Black Embellished Cat Eye £20, have just the right amount of added detail for me!
They also come in cream.  Premium Cream Embellished Cat Eye £20
You know I love pearls and there's a few options on ASOS with these Pearl Cat Eye £15...
Or if you're looking for more detail, the All Over Pearl Cat Eye £18
Jeepers Peepers also do a version, which look fabulous, Jeepers Peepers 'Isabella' Pearl £18. 
A more subtle version are the ASOS Studded Cat Eye £15.  
Still on cat-eyes and the Jeepers Peepers 'Leia' Cat Eye £16 are pretty darn cute!
River Island also do an oversized cat-eye which look pretty, River Island 'Claudia' Cat Eye £10.   
I used to always swear by massive sunglasses, the bigger the better and these Jeepers Peepers Vintage Smoked £18 are certainly huge.  I like the vintage feel and the leg positioned at the bottom of the frame.  
If I win the lottery or ever manage to save some money, I would buy the Miu Miu pink glitter frames.  These Pink Metal £12 have the same shape (but sadly no glitter for me), they also come in red £12.   
I think they look fantastic in Tortoiseshell Metal £12.   Remember last year, I posted all the 'wing' detail sunglasses similar to the Prada pairs?  Well there's these new Black wing detail £12 pair.  
Or you get them in Tort wing detail £12.   
I've fallen for these Wing detail £12 though.  I think they look fabulous.  
Heart shaped frames can be very kooky, but this pair are quite 'grown-up' I reckon.  Heart Shaped £12
I'd quite like these Metal Highbrow £12 as 'winter' sunglasses.   
I already own the Tortoiseshell Highbrow £12 and looove them.  
I think the Tort Ridge £12 though could be my newest obsession, they look fabulous and I'll definitely be getting these.  
I'm not sure how I feel about this pair.  Are they the right side of quirky? Square frame with round lens £15.   
The Premium Lizard £25 are definitely firmly in the quirky zone and remind me of the H&M/Anna Del Russo pair.  I think they look great on the model though.  
JP have clearly taken inspiration from Prada for this pair, Jeepers Peepers 'Lily' £16
While this pair are very similar to a Swarovski style, Jeepers Peepers 'Zaffran' £18.  
I'm not a round framed person usually as I don't want to to look like a member of The Beatles (!), but I love these Wildfox 'Bel Air' £162.   
All styles are available from ASOS and you can use the code VIPALERT for 25% off full price items until 24th Feb (valid on one order up to £500).  Anything take your fancy? I just need to work out which ones I'll buy as I didn't realise my wishlist had grown soooo long!

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Seeing Summer

You may recall I was more than a little obsessed with sunglasses last year. I did get my wear out of them all (I actually bought more than was shown in that post) and considering the majority were cheap Primark purchases, I did pretty well! ASOS have been adding some amazing styles recently, I've been keeping a close eye on them.  There's some fantastic shapes and styles and I'm seriously lusting after them...even if I could get 6 Primark pairs for the price of one!

This is my shortlist, my absolute favourites;

ASOS Cat Eye Sunglasses With Contrast Highbrow £12.  I absolutely love the elegant shape of these frames.  Gawgeous!

ASOS Tort Cat Eye Sunglasses £12 a slightly softer version of the Alexander Wang/Linda Farrow shades, also available in plain black.

Mango Barbados Sunglasses £23, this pair are quite pricey (by Primark standards), but they're a modern and classic all rolled into one-very simple and I love them.

ASOS Half Rim Sunglasses £10, I had slightly similar ones last year, although they weren't transparent, so these would be last on my list, but they're still very pretty.

ASOS Cat Eye with Cut Away Detail £15, these are my absolute must-haves.  Are you thinking what I'm thinking? The car print Primark outfit I posted last week with these shades? It's complete Prada on the high-street and  these are definitely top of my list.

ASOS Cat Eye with Extreme Highbrow £15, this pair are new in and I'm not convinced they would look good on me, I would have to try them first, but they're retro and quirky and I like.

Finally, I gasped out loud when I saw these hit ASOS, the gorgeous Prada Minima Baroque Sunglasses £215, I wanted last year!!  They are glorious and now I have Prada glasses, I need Prada sunglasses, no? Loooove them! Need them.  Can't afford them!

Sunglasses From Kurt Geiger

Kurt Geiger are one of my favourite places to shop for shoes, but they now do sunglasses. There are 6 styles in 25 colours and the glasses are handmade in Italy, prices start at £140. I suit bigger, round frames, so the Jacqui with Swarovski crystal detail would be right up my street. Personally I loved the makeup they used in these images, I think it successfully epitomizes the mood of each style.