Oakley Minutes Are My First Choice in Sunglasses

Sunglasses come in many shapes, sizes, and qualities. I've always been one to be very attuned to lens quality. A pair of $15.99 specials off your basic sunglass rack will give me a headache within the hour. I've tried Ray-bans and liked them OK but felt I could do better, Serengeti is the absolute best but they don't have the styles I like, so I started going with Oakley about 13 years ago. I've never looked back.

At first, I went with their Frogskin line of sunglasses and had a pair of the Razors also. When I found myself in need of a new pair (lost em, they didn't break), I found they no longer even make my beloved Frogskin line. My daughter talked me into a pair of Minutes. She's smart that way. At first I bought a pair of the navy blue ones and loved them, but they do not match all of my outfits... so what's a girl to do with summer approaching? Why, buy another pair!

Off to Oakley.com I went and found they have a ton of colors that I wasn't aware of. I went with the powder blue this time, but you can choose blacks (jet, pearl, metallic, or matte), root beer, tangerine print, platinum, gunmetal, pearl, blues (navy, powder, electric, crystal, tortoise), or regular tortoise shell. That's a lot of choices. My powder ones ran $100 and that's pretty cheap for a pair of Oakleys.

Oakley sez: We took the formulas for lens rake and XYZ Optics�, trimmed the dimensions and honed the aesthetics. Condensed cranial geometry produces eyewear for smaller faces-because wind, UV and projectiles don't sidestep the challenge of tighter targets. Optical acuity remains full scale with a wide-screen peripheral view.

Yep. That's Oakley Minutes in a nutshell alright. They're sleek and sexy. Perfect for a day at the beach, driving, or even skiing. They wrap, but not obtrusively so. I find the coverage on the Minutes to be perfect for my face.

I have the black iridium lenses, but you can also get these in the fire, ice, emerald, gold, or VR28 iridium lenses. What's so special about Oakley lenses? I'ma tell ya...