What color should I tint my new glasses?

[UNCjigga]

Alrighty, time's come for me to take advantage of vision service plan and get some new glasses. The frame I really like is this one from Oakley, and I plan on getting it in brown/tortoise and polycarbonate lenses.

I haven't decided what color to tint them. Originally I was thinking of a light baby blue but its kinda cliche/girlish and doesn't look right with my olive skin tone. Now I'm leaning towards either a light lime green, a light emerald green, or a yellow (works as a blueblocker for less haze/glare while driving I guess?) What's popular with the guys these days? Keep in mind that these are prescription glasses (not :sun:glasses) and are intended for indoor and outdoor use, so I don't want anything dark . Also, my prescription really hasn't changed, so I do have a pair of untinted glasses for backup 😎.

 

[dc]

one vote for pink.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I just got some prescription sunglasses.. got them with a grey mirrored layer. Red, yellow, green are all feminine or homosexual.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I just got some prescription sunglasses.. got them with a grey mirrored layer. Red, yellow, green are all feminine or homosexual.

I don't think yellow or green are all that feminine...but I am intrigued by this 'mirror-finish' option. Would this be good for daily wear indoor outdoor regular glasses too?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I just got some prescription sunglasses.. got them with a grey mirrored layer. Red, yellow, green are all feminine or homosexual.

I don't think yellow or green are all that feminine...but I am intrigued by this 'mirror-finish' option. Would this be good for daily wear indoor outdoor regular glasses too?

I don't know how tint the silvered layer actually contributes.. it may be good for indoor use, or it may be too dark.

 

[Sid59]

ewww @ tints

 

[The Stigenator]

tints are no use..

get a transition lens on it.

 

[notfred]

Why the hell would you want to walk around all day with everything looking yellow or green? Is a fashion statement really that important to you that you's sacrifice color vision for it?

 

[Scarpozzi]

You need to go with an Amber lense...polarized if possible. If you don't believe me, ask any snowboarder/skier. If you're gonna tint them, you might as well make them serve a purpose of increasing your light spectrum and decreasing glare.

I would recommend maybe choosing another frame too. Look at the eWire 2.0 and 2.1 sunglasses that Oakley makes and see if you can get that in an rX. That would be rad.