Cultured Views

Diamonds may have been Marilyn Monroe’s best friends but having been blessed with the gorgeous face she had she would never have been looking to hide it behind a pair of shades – so she had plenty of room for diamonds in her life!

I have discovered in recent years that a pair of sunglasses can be the best fashion accessory you can have and a cosmetic enhancement you just cannot beat. They hide morning-after-the-night-before puffy eyes, shield them from crinkling up when you are facing the sun in a photograph (see photograph..) and let you get away with the barest minimum of makeup and yet look as chic as a Parisian lady at the same time. The shades I am wearing at left were a basic pair of wholesale sunglasses that I bought in a boutique and they go with me everywhere; no matter how ratty I feel – or look – I can just slick on some red lippy, fluff up my hair and then throw on the shades and get away with a multitude of sins that go unseen underneath.  Yep, you can have your botox, your expensive creams and layers of make-up – just give me a good pair of sunglasses anytime.

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