Glasses home try on - don’t leave your sofa

Time is a luxury in 2025 and we want to spend our downtime on things and people that matter, so why not choose your next pair of prescription glasses online from the comfort of your sofa with our Try at Home glasses service. Trial frames at home, hold them in your hands and seek opinions from family and friends or if you need some help choosing the right frame check out our Personal Shopper service..

try glasses at home

Sometimes you need to hold things in your hands - and pop them on your face. Choosing prescription glasses online doesn’t mean you can’t try them on first.. you can choose your glasses without pressure, at your leisure, from the comfort of your own sofa.

In an optical store you might try on lots of frames before finding your style, but there are ways to help narrow your online Home Try On selection down and help you find the right frame for you. We also wrote an article on choosing prescription glasses here.

Over in our online store you can use categories to filter out frame colours, shapes and size - small, medium and large glasses frames. You can shop different vintage eras if you’re searching for a particular decade, or shop our collections if you’re in need of inspiration.

Our top tip is to measure the total width of a current pair you already own, or a pair of sunnies if you’re a first time glasses wearer, though these can come up a little larger. Compare this to our FW (frame width) measurement in the product description for an idea on sizing your prescription glasses.

Try before you buy

The way the Home Try On service works is once you’ve found your four favourites, just add to basket and purchase up to 4 pairs of glasses frames - we find four pairs give a good chance of success and is much more eco friendly than ordering single frames, keeping our carbon footprint down with multiple packages.

Tick the Home Try On option at checkout and use code

TRYATHOME

This reduces the price of your trial frames by 50%, to keep the inital outlay low for you and works as a frame deposit for us. Any frame balance can be paid for with lenses later.

Enjoy free delivery, seek opinions from friends and family and see if they suit for up to 7 days. If none suit, you can simply return free of charge for a full refund - please note that this service is for our UK customers only.

Returning the home trial box is easy, just place frames back into their glasses try on pouches, in the original box, use our pre-paid postage label and return via your Post Office or arrange a Royal Mail Collection (Royal Mail charge a small fee for this).

If you want to exchange and try more frames, you can order another Home Try On once we’ve received your previous one just tick Exchange on the order card and let us know which styles you’d like to try next.

Don’t worry about adding your prescription lenses - we’ll guide you through options once you’ve decided on your frame, based on your prescription and visual needs.

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Personal shopper service 

If you’re struggling to decide or unsure what styles will suit, let us walk you through shape, style, colour and brands that we think will work.

Our experience in optics and keen eye for matching faces with frames means we’re pretty good at giving style advice, along with finding the right fit for your face.

When you shop small and sustainable and choose to buy from a small indie family run biz, we get to know you and what you like. It means we can offer you a really personal service.. it’s like sourcing frames for our friends and we wouldn’t let them walk out the door looking anything less than fabulous.

On the other hand if you know exactly what you want but just can’t find it, this service is perfect for you too. We have a studio full of frames that haven’t yet made it to the store, so we can source from our eclectic range of styles and brands and we’ll work with you to find your perfect pairing.

You can order a Studio Home Try On with a selection handpicked just for you, before they hit the website, just get in touch..

Jo

Spring pastels crystal clear glasses

Nothing says spring like pastels - they’re classic for a reason. With the change of season the flowers are blooming and their delicate colour palettes are reflected in this seasons preloved and vintage crystal clear transparent glasses frames. Light reflecting and fresh looking translucent frames work with our change of wardrobe for a lighter spring look.

Clear glasses are pretty easy to wear, suiting most face shapes and skin tones, so whether you go for completely see through or a hint of colour or print here’s our guide to clear transparent glasses..

a drop of dreamy pastel pink in these original vintage deadstock frames with generous current square shaping, 80s vintage glasses frames by Aspect in dusky rose crystal acetate with super skinny sides.

a floral edition, perfect for springtime with leaf and flower pattern on a crystal clear transluscent glasses frame.

Possibly the perfect pastel in these original vintage frames by Norville. Made in Britain, softened square shaping in peach and clear crystal ombre will go with everything.

retro styling in this transparent preloved glasses frame. Vintage style round panto shaping in grey crystal acetate with pins give you a little extra detailing but in a light and fresh colourway.

go anywhere in these easy to wear translucent frames from Ray-Ban, model 7176. Rectangular shaping in baby blue crystal acetate - fresh for days.

fresh and clean with a hint of playfullness in these sustainable preloved glasses frames from Iolla model Paterson Lilac. Modern shaping with upswept temples in lilac crystal translucent acetate just add sunshine.

a clear nude style with a hint of detail is a modern take on a classic style.  Modern exaggerated cateye shaping with gorgeous mink crystal acetate with tonal shell effect design detail.

We’ll be adding more clear transparent glasses frame to the store or if you’re looking for a particular colour just

get in touch.