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New Ginger Style Maui Jim Sunglasses with Prescription Option

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Deja Vu!  It was just 17 short months ago that I wrote about having a pair of Maui Jim Sunglasses and heading to Hawaii.  Here I am again with a gorgeous pair in hand and in just 6 short days heading back to the Big Island and thrilled to be sporting the brand!

I’m a prescription glasses wearer, currently my lenses tint outdoors and minimally while driving.  This is fantastic for general every day use and when I’m out and about doing errands, but often I want to be in style.  Not to say my glasses are not IN, it’s just that they always look like everyday specs.  There are times when you want to go to the beach, hang out at the mall, or just take a vacation from your every day look.

This is where Maui Jim enters the picture with their new Ginger styled sunglasses. Not only do they fit so many face shapes, come in a great selection of colors, but they are also available with prescription lenses!  Getting these lenses in prescription is huge because Maui Jim is the only company to make prescription single gradient polarized lenses!  That means, I can have a true IN style look and not need to purchase an extra set of contact lenses just to be able to wear them!

In the manufacturing process, prescription MauiGradient lenses go through 22 separate manufacturing steps and are inspected six times throughout the process to ensure quality. Unique to Maui Jim is that the engineering process is customized to compensate for each individual prescription. “We are the only company that not only accounts for the unique aspects of a patient’s prescription, but also adjusts the digital manufacturing to the precise measurements of our frames,” added Ponder. “This is how we are able to produce the clearest, edge-to-edge optics; and our accuracy is six times better than a conventional lab. Less than one percent of jobs are returned for manufacturing errors. This is the lowest return rate in the industry.”

The Ginger sunglasses have the MauiGradient tint that is darker at the top and lighter at the bottom of the lens. They are durable, scratch- and saltwater-resistant, and optically clear. In addition to Mauve, these sunglasses come in Charcoal, Chocolate and Matte Sandstone.

My Take:  I love them!  At first I thought the lenses are too big for my face, but I’m so used to my rectangular every day glasses.  My teenager looked and said, “Wow mom, fancy! Where are you headed?!”  I took that as a compliment and she assured me that I look like a star and that they are very cute.

I love the color, it compliments my hair and skin tone and the prescription lenses are spot on!  I sent over my prescription (O.D. and O.S. spheres) and P.D. (pupular distance) and I can see perfectly.  One thing about my normal glasses is that the transitions only darken slightly in the car.  Often I need just a bit more to shaded the sun and brightness.  These Gingers are perfect for the car and especially on my trip to the Big Island next week.  I did adjust the temples slightly to fit better and not slip down my nose, but they fit fabulous now! I’ve been getting many compliments on the look, I’m giddy and very smiley once I have them on now!

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