The name Vuarnet has been synonymous with sunglasses for decades. Developed by Joseph Hatchiguian and Roger Pouillox in 1957, the skilynx lenses were perfect for skiing with the ability to see the sun without being dazzled and yet increase luminosity in darker conditions. Worn by Jean Vuarnet, winner of the gold medal in downhill at the 1960 Winter Olympic games in Squaw Valley, Hatchuguian and Pouilloux partnered with the French champion to market the glasses under his name, and a brand was born.

Europtics is pleased to bring back to Denver the Vuarnet sunglass line. Vuarnet sunglasses are a part of the sports universe with their legendary high-end mineral lenses that provide exceptional optical quality with 100% UV protection. Whether you need a pair of great sunglasses for skiing, boating, hiking, driving, or just enjoying the Colorado sunshine, we encourage you to come into Europtics today and try a pair of Vuarnet’s for yourself.

In order to provide you with the best possible visual acuity, both your refractive error and wavefront error must be accurately measured… and corrected. Refractive errors, also known as low order aberrations (LOAs), are determined through traditional measurements and communicated in terms of power (sphere and cylinder) and location (axis). In comparison, wavefront errors, which are comprised of the combination of LOAs and high order aberrations (HOAs), are measured with an aberrometer and communicated in terms of orientation and magnitude.

Basically, every eye (including emmetropes) has some degree of measureable distortion (aberration), both LOA and HOA. While a conventional sphero-cylindrical vision correction eliminates LOAs, a wavefront-guided vision correction minimizes the blur that results from the combination of the LOA and HOA.

Europtics is proud to be one of the first in Colorado to have the new .Profiler^plus® three-in-one system by ZEISS. This complex device will sample around 1,500 points across the entire pupil aperture. With this additional information, the eye doctors at Europtics can create customized prescriptions that address not only refractive error (LOAs), but HOAs as well.

The i.Profiler^plus® three-in-one system by ZEISS makes creating a wavefront-guided refraction simple. Using the wavefront aberrometry data captured by the i.Profilerplus, the ZEISS VoluMetric merit function calculates the wavefront refraction with sphere and cylinder powers. Then use the i.Scription® software to combine the subjective refraction with the ocular wavefront aberrometry data to create a customized prescription that is accurate to 1/100th of a diopter, accuracy virtually unheard of previously.

Call and schedule an exam in our new Cherry Creek North store today (303-321-3000) and let us show you this remarkable technology to help us prescribe the best pair of glasses you have ever worn.

We are often asked about eyewear for kids.  We have high standards regarding all the eyewear we sell and refuse to go the easy route and lower our standards just to sell cheap kids eyeglasses and sunglasses. Which is why we are very excited to now carry Julbo sunglasses for children at Europtics. Julbo manufacturers quality children s and adult sunglasses in exciting shapes and colors without sacrificing optical quality. Europtics is pleased to now carry Julbo eyewear for kids of all ages, from newborns on up.  One of the great things about the Julbo sunglasses for babies is there is no up or down. They can be turned either way and fit perfectly, letting the baby be in charge of their sunglasses. We all know how they will fight to do things for themselves… Plus, these sunglasses have an amazing 95% UV light absorption. Stop into a Europtics store today and see this exciting line for yourself.

I love a girl in glasses!  It’s a very chic look.  I wear them myself when I work and when I read.  I prefer a thicker rimmed look on myself.  All of you girls that wear glasses know that what you do with your makeup can be tricky.  If your prescription makes your eyes look smaller you want to make them pop! And if your prescription makes them look bigger than you don’t need to wear quite as much.

First off I’d say that less is more on the eyes in general. You are already drawing attention to your eyes with your glasses so no need to do a full smokey eye. But I think its very important to start with a bit of concealer under your eyes to take away any dark circles. Glasses will only emphasize them as they usually cast a shadow.  And if your glasses are magnified, like mine, the dark circles will show even more.  Properly concealing your eyes will also help you to look more awake!  Two of my favorite under eye concealers are YSL’s Touche Eclat and Cover FX’s Conceal FX Camouflage Concealer.  Touch Eclat is luminizing and light reflecting. It provides light coverage and brightens the eye area. Every makeup artist I know swears by it, myself included!  But if you need a little bit more coverage under your eyes I’d try the Conceal FX.  It instantly erases dark circles and stays put all day!  You can use a little or layer it for more coverage, its buildable.

If you would like to do some eye makeup, a little eye liner never hurt anyone.  I never leave home without it, glasses or not!  I’d keep it to neutral colors though and save the bold colors for your lips if you so desire!  I would definitely do mascara if anything else.  This will open up your eyes.  I love to do mascara on top and bottom.  But its up to you!  My absolute favorite mascara is L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black. Its volume building and the blackest black out there. I don’t find it to ever get too clumpy and its not so wet that it weighs down the lashes either. If you like to do mascara on the bottom but don’t want them looking spidery my favorite mascara is Maybelline Lash Discovery. It has the perfect mini brush and it gets every little lash.

Lastly you can draw focus to your brows. Your brows are very important. They frame your face. I’ve always been obsessed with tweezing my brows. Even though my brows never see the light of day with my long bangs. My favorite tweezer is by Tweezerman. I use the standard slant tweezer. And if you are so bold you can fill them in. I love a strong brow! But if you like a more natural look just softly fill in the holes or sparse areas. I prefer to use an angled brush like Anastasia Beverly Hills Large Duo Brush #10A and a powder shadow. I think it looks more natural than a pencil and its much easier to apply. A favorite brow powder of mine is Chanel’s Le Sourcil de Chanel Perfect Brows. You want to go with a color that is a shade lighter than your hair. Unless you have very fair hair than go a shade darker. To finish off use a clear mascara, like Maybelline’s Great Lash in Clear, to set your brows.  This isn’t essential but if you have unruly brows this will keep them in place all day and in the perfect shape.  You will be surprised at what a difference a nice brow makes!

Kristin Gallegos, a Community NYC makeup artist, will be answering your beauty questions regularly here at Beauty High, so submit any makeup qualms to experience@stylecaster.comwith the subject: Dear Kristin. Kristin began her work as a makeup artist assisting the talented likes of Dick Page and Lisa Butler to refine her own skills, and has since worked with legendary photographers such as Terry Richardson, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, David Bailey and many others. Her work has been captured in the pages of “Vogue”, “V Magazine” and “Self Service” with clients such as Michelle Monaghan, Amy Ryan, Amber Heard and more. Kristin has also been featured in StyleCaster’s 50 Most Stylish New Yorker’s and The Kiss. You can reach Kristin directly on Twitter @KristinGallegos!

Through a series of unfortunate events (Lemony Snicket was not involved) Matsuda was left without a US distributor for many years.

We are very happy to announce that Matsuda is now back in the US after a few years absence and that Europtics once again is carrying the Matsuda line. Stop into one of our stores today and see the magic of Matsuda once again.

Pascal  pays close attention to both design and but also fashion trends so they convey not only a sense of personal style but of contemporary fashion. Jaulent sees design elements for eyewear in everyday life, from a model’s eyebrows to a piece of furniture. He uses materials that will also convey that exciting French style with classic durability and versatility.

Come into one of the four Europtics locations soon and see this wonderfully artful line. We’re sure you’ll find something to be excited about.