Julbo MonteRosa Sunglasses
October 19, 2009
When sunglass samples come in the door, there’s no question who gets to test them: it’s always me. I have unbelievably sensitive eyes and I wear sunglasses every single day no matter the weather. So let me tell you, I know sunglasses. I think I have every pair of sunglasses ever made, that’s how often I wear sunglasses. I think nothing of spending hundreds of dollars on a good pair of sunglasses to avoid having painful, swollen eyes later in the day. I also have tinted windows on my car so that I don’t have to wear sunglasses when driving, because in addition to sensitive eyes I have sensitive skin, and wearing glasses constantly can really cause skin irritation. Yeah, it’s awesome to be high-maintenance me. So you can take my opinion as, like, gospel on this one.
So let’s just say it. These are RAD. The moment I put them on I realized how sunglasses are supposed to fit. The MonteRosas are a true women’s specific frame, and cradle smaller faces like I cradle my precious coffee mug in the morning. Fitting squarely straight out of the box – a rarity, most sunglasses need some sort of adjustment even when brand new – the MonteRosa has a fitted, close fit to block out as much light as possible. The superdark lenses are a wonderful relief in bright sunlight and the snap-on side shields block even more light. Folks with normal eye sensitivity would have no problem using these for glacier glasses; even I’d be tempted to try it on cloudy days (but I’d probably regret it). I do, however, wear them for just about every hike I go on these days.
The Julbo samples don’t typically come with much information, so I’m just taking a guess here, but I think the lenses on mine are the class-4s, without the anti-fog feature. If I were to spring for these glasses I’d go with the anti-fog lenses, because any sunglass that fits close to the face and is meant to be used during athletics will undoubtedly fog up. I’ve had this issue a few times but it doesn’t diminish my love for the MonteRosas. Well done, Julbo; even my $450 Prada sunglasses (true, I even tried Prada sunglasses. Shameful, but true) don’t fit as well or block as much light. I’ll even go so far as to say that the MonteRosas are cuter, too, and there’s less chance of seeing the same sunglasses in some paparazzi shot of Britney Spears (which really did happen with those Pradas. Talk about blowing my gear cred).
Evidently these are not available for retail sales yet, but when they are, I’ll update this post with a link.
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