Wearing sunglasses can make” the most wonderful time of the year” even better!

Winter is an amazing time of year! Everything is so bright white and beautiful, with the snow covering the ground. On bright sunny days, it sparkles like diamonds! Of course, all that reflected and magnified sunlight can be hard on your poor eyes. That is why sunglasses and goggles are just as important in the winter as in the summer time. There are lots of good reasons to wear sunglasses or other eye protection in the winter. We have all seen skiers and snow boarders in their protective eye-wear. They have good reason to wear those tinted goggles.

Sunlight reflected off the snow can appear many times brighter than sunlight in the summer time. That magnified sunlight can cause numerous problems. Besides making it difficult to see or to drive, amplified sunlight can do a lot of damage. It can cause headaches, damage to the eyes, and damage to the delicate skin under and around the eye area. Another great reason to wear sunglasses in winter is that it is fun, and they look cool.

Sunglasses are just as great a fashion accessory with your parka as with a bikini. Don’t believe it? Look at any fashion or celebrity magazine. Any article about celebs at a ski resort will show a dozen or more people wearing shades out on the slopes or around town. Summer or winter, if you slap on a little lipstick and a pair of sunglasses, nobody knows you don’t have other makeup on. Sunglasses make you look cool and sophisticated any time of year. And they hide your eyes. That way, nobody will know it if, instead of paying attention to the latest conversation about the brutal winter weather, you are secretly dreaming about wearing your sunglasses on the beach!