EARPIECE IN MOUTH: INSERTING TEMPLE OF GLASSES BETWEEN LIPS OR TEETH
Boardroom: The corporate equivalent of sucking your thumb without appearing weak. "It's a thoughtful gesture, and also one that's self-consoling," says Givens. If you don't immediately know an answer, teething the temple of your spectacles lends the appearance of productive introspection, and buys extra time to figure it out...or talk your way out.
Bar: A sexy, suggestive maneuver that brings attention not just to the eyes, but to other lively areas as well. "The lips and tongue are very tactile, as are the fingertips," says Givens. Suckling the ear of your glasses provides a far more intimate distraction than, say, swigging a shot of Vodka, because your eyes remain fixed on the other person. When you suck your earpiece in front of a woman, you're saying, "Maybe I want you, maybe I don't." (And it's up to her to figure out which.)
BRIDGING THE GAP: SLIDING GLASSES DOWN THE NOSE
Boardroom: Pure intimidation. The glasses slide down the nose, the eyebrows arch, forcing the brow to wrinkle while the head tilts forward and slightly downward. It's an intense sequence of movements that projects unequivocalinterest in the subject and person at hand. "Typically, around the world, when you raise the eyebrows, intensity is magnified," Givens says. "That's not an expression people are going to disagree with."
Bar: A gambit of earnest emotional, and perhaps carnal, interest. Raise your eyes and eyebrows and, thus, her hopes. If she mi-mics the gesture, even without glasses of her own, you may have just been given permi-ssion to take a closer look. Imagine, also, the sheer sexual tension if you're both out-side, in wet bathing suits, and doing this over sunglasses.
CROWNING TOUCH: GLASSES ON HEAD
Boardroom: The classic pregnant pause. You're asked a question, and rather than blurt out an answer or stare into space, you pull off your glasses, consider them for a second or two, place them on the table or your head, and then, when you're ready to answer, put them back on your nose. "A bald pause puts pressure on a situation," Givens says. "This one-two-three gesture takes pressure off. It buys you time and has some drama."
Bar: Placing glasses on your pate, or in your pocket, forecasts a change in mood, or a sway from seriousness to simplicity, even whimsy. It's as popular at after work happy hours as loosened neckties and cold beer. You're saying you've changed gears and you wish you could change your clothes. This may be the perfect time to make eye contact with someone willing to help you do that.
THE RIPOFF: YANKING GLASSES FROM FACE
In any situation, boardroom or bar, suddenly and abruptly removing your glasses can prove as dramatic as bellowing, "What's the meaning of this?" Our favorite spectacle-yanking performance: when Robert Stack rips off his sunglasses in Airplane! to reveal... another pair of sunglasses!
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Men's Health Philippines - June 2005 Issue
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3. GENTLE
Try a rimless style any shape. "Because there's no actual frame, the look’s not as brazen, and it will show off your eyes," says Vance.
4. INTELLIGENT
Go for a vintage, rectangular look (metal or plastic frames). "This style evokes seriousness, stay away from playful colors and shapes," says Vance.
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5. OUTGOING
Try an oversize, gold metal frame with mirror-tinted lenses, a good combination for prescription sunglasses.
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