I’m looking for sunglasses that don’t press on my temples or the side of my head. I don’t have a large or wide head, but my head and scalp are so sensitive that most headphones and sunglasses give me nauseating headaches. Currently I have a pair of vintage Italian sunglasses that are lightweight and fairly wide, and otherwise some Milwaukee safety glasses with flexible rubber arms - comfortable, but not at all my aesthetic.
Any brands you can recommend? Or should I just look for other sunglasses for people with wide faces?
I have a giant head. I am the reason hat makers say “One size fits most.” Most sunglasses hurt to wear.
I second Maui Jim, but those are pricey. Really what youre looking for are decent sunglasses with wide, metal frames and spring hinges at the temples. Then you very carefully and very slowly bend out the end pieces, the metal arms between the lenses and the hinges. It’s more difficult than it sounds because you’ll likely not bend them straight out at first. They’ll be a little tilted on your face. This is why you go real slow, making a lot of tiny adjustments till they feel and look right.
Sunglass shops will do this for you. They have pliers with plastic teeth that dont mark the metal. My Maui Jims were adjusted this way for me. Now when I buy glasses I carefully DIY it.
I wish you luck!
Hello fellow pumpkin head! I too have a fat head and once upon a time had a fantastic local optometrist who informed me that most all Maui Jim plastic temples are thermoplastic. He had a tiny bin full of extremely hot salt, he stuck the temple in, softened the plastic and formed it to my head. He repeated until they were perfect. 15 years later I still use them, somehow havent broken them. Highly recommend finding a great optometrist.