Maui Jim Sunglasses Make the World Look Better [sponsored]

When thinking about the cross-country road trip my family and I took at the end of July, there were few things I wish I brought that I hadn't. In fact, I think I could have done with far fewer things. But one thing I wish I had was a pair of quality sunglasses. Don't get me wrong, my regular aviators are well made and from a reputable brand. But what I needed was lenses that didn't just shade my eyes from the sun but reduced glare and improved the view.

Karl has worn Maui Jim sunglasses for years and brought a pair on the trip. Whenever I tried them on I was floored by how different everything looked. Colors were more vibrant, everything was so much more crisp and there wasn't any glare. He drove while wearing them, even when it was cloudy or rainy because they so improved his vision. On one cloudy day he made a joke about the car in front of us having, "two long-haired ladies in the back seat." I had no idea what he was taking about, the sedan's back window only showed a reflection of the sky above. But when I put on his Maui Jims, I saw two tall Afghan Hounds in the back seat smiling back at me. I passed the sunglasses back to Emerson so she too could see the beautiful dogs.

With patented glare, UV protection, and color enhancement from PolarizedPlus2 lens technology, Maui Jim sunglasses can truly make the world more beautiful. Seeing Palo Duro Canyon in Texas or the fields in Kansas through Maui Jim sunglasses versus mine was a game changer. I was so psyched to come home from vacation and find three pairs of Maui Jim sunglasses mailed to me to review. While it's too late to experience my trip with them, they're making the everyday more gorgeous and comfortable.

I had the opportunity to choose three styles and did it from my phone while on the road during my vacation. I find it tough to find sunglasses to flatter my face; I have a pretty large head and it's quite round. Usually men's sunglasses or oversized frames look best. The Maui Jim site has plenty of measurements and details to help me choose styles that likely would fit and flatter my face as well as detailed customer reviews. I chose Sweet Leilani in Gloss Black, Legends in Gloss Black, and Venus Pools in Blue.

All three pairs are surprisingly lightweight and make everything look more crisp and colorful.

Venus Pools is a classic style, rounded with a subtle cat eye that would look great on a multitude of face shapes. The blue color is more of a navy, very subtle but a nice change from basic black or tortoise. They're so comfortable and light, I hardly notice I'm wearing them. The HCL® Bronze lenses give a gorgeous crisp amber glow to everything you see; it's amazing the detail in the clouds and how everything looks so sharp and beautiful, even on a hazy day. While the style of frame isn't my typical choice, these would have been sunglasses I would have worn every day on vacation.
Sweet Leilani is a modern style with a thicker frame popular right now, and cool mirrored Blue Hawaii lenses. Karl and I have been fighting over these sunglasses since they arrived; I'll admit they look better on his angular face than my large round one, but I think they look so cool! All the style plus phenomenal Maui Jim lenses that are super light and make everything look so crisp and clear. To show you what I mean about crisp and clear, here's some photos from a sunny day at our town's farmer's market. We go here many Sundays for brunch as there's plenty of food vendors as well as shopping for the week's meals.
The same view of a row from the farmers market - the top regular, the bottom through one of the lenses of the Sweet Leilani frames. Glare is reduced, there's more definition and clarity, and colors have an intensity that was lost in the sunglasses I took on my vacation.
As I was taking these pictures Karl showed up and I took this picture as he was walking to me. As you can see the view through the Maui Jim sunglasses has a crispness and intensity not found in basic sunglasses. A bright almost painfully sunny view was made colorful and crisp with these lenses.
And the final lenses I received were the Legends... these are my jam! I have always loved Wayfarer style sunglasses but they always look too small on me or else too boxy. These are utter perfection on me. The Neutral Gray lenses at first look like typical lenses until you look around and see the crispness, the clarity and the intensity of colors. Made from MauiPure, the lenses are so light these are sunglasses I could wear all day without feeling them or having red marks on my nose. I am such a fan of them, I am seriously sitting in my living room wearing them while I type this and if you follow me on Snapchat and seen recent posts you know I've been raving about and wearing all of these sunglasses since I received them!

Thank you Maui Jim for this opportunity. Karl and I will both be enjoying the rest of the summer with more color, clarity and beauty while wearing your sunglasses. It's true, the world looks better through Maui Jim sunglasses!