Eye Candy

Purchasing the right eyeglasses is challenging for a single person who lacks a fashion consultant. Within minutes of arrival, I knew that Eye Candy was the right shop for my purchase.
I believe that scrimping on the purchase of eyewear will come back to haunt you. I have purchased one pair of glasses at a mall. It was a reputable outfit that offered decent prices, but hardly cheap. Despite this, these glasses wore out twice as fast as the better shops.
Eye Candy blends the funkiness of Hampden with the expertise of a «downtown» shop. The proprietor, Cerrill Meister offered opinions in conjunction with her attentive associate, Jimmy. The two of them made a fuss over finding a style that pleased me. They offer a lot of really unique, adventurous styles. John Waters would have no problem finding something suitable. On the other hand, I am an old preppy whose used up all of his funkiness. I am thrilled with the look, feel, and fit of my glasses. I wanted a set of clip-on’s which they really «went to the mat» to find a proper match. (custom clip on sunglasses can extend your delivery by 3 weeks and add $ 100 to the cost). Cerrill and Jimmy found a much better option for me.
I was most pleased to find Eye Candy who I found through their support of WYPR, our local NPR station.

This review is late but this is one great place for eyeglass frames! I’ve never seen a wider array or a better or more unusual selection anywhere!
Cerrill and her staff are the best! They are wonderful when it comes to advice, product information and just good olé fashion opinions if whether a frame is flattering or now.
Would I go back? You bet! As often and as many times as I can afford it!
Tip: Don’t forget to look in the Sales drawer… there are some great buys there as well

I have nothing but positive things to say about Eye Candy. They have a great selection of frames and extraordinarily helpful staff who are honest and fun.
I found the frames to be very reasonably priced for how unique they are. Eye Candy doesn’t accept insurance and I didn’t feel pressured into getting my lenses through them as well. Everything about my experience with them makes me sure I’ll return for future purchases.

I have had overwhelmingly positive experiences here. The 3 people I’ve worked with have been especially helpful in helping me choose a shape/​style great for me/​my face. They are extra friendly & they have cool glasses. They recommended a good optometrist too.

My experience here was incredibly positive. I had broken one pair of glasses and lost an earpiece off another. I expected to have to buy 2 new frames. I walked in wearing the latter pair. The owner, Cerrill, looked up and immediately knew the brand of the frames and volunteered that she probably could get a matching replacement piece and they’d be good-​as-​new. She also looked at my broken frame and gave me the business card for an eyeglass repair shop that could probably fix them.
I wanted a new frame, so stayed to look through her varied collection. She spent about 2 hours with me picking out dozens of frames and then helped me narrow my selection. She was very informed about lens choices and helped me choose one that fit my needs and my budget — no «hard sell» at all.
More importantly, by helping find ways to repair both my current frames she saved me hundreds of dollars — probably not great for her for my purchase that day, but certainly good for future business! I’ll go back and I’ll refer Eye Candy to others.

You pay for what you get. My guess is this previous reviewer doesn’t really understand what quality is. If you want trash made by mass manufacturers in third world countries, be my guest and shop at the chain stores. If you want glasses crafted by boutiques in Germany and Japan, and made with lenses from Carl Zeiss then stop into Eye Candy.

This is a hip little place in Hampden with a catchy name. Too bad it’s hella expensive!
Eye Candy has a great selection of stylish frames, but I’ll be damned if I am going to pay half a monthly house payment for a pair. Seriously, I was quoted over $ 550 for the pair I was looking at. The lady also gives you the upsell hardcore. Super poly-​carbonate ultralight fiberglass lenses with spaceage non-​glare coating… BS! It essentially doubled the cost of just the frames.
I am going to save my cash and get an pair of equal quality at a chain retailer. I like to support small business, but this place won’t allow you to.