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Yes it might be scary out there on All Hallows Eve, opening your door to find a 4-foot devil demanding something sugary to satisfy his wicked tooth. Or more than likely these days finding a gaggle on your doorstep requesting a treat of cash or offering a trick of eggs and flour!

I came across a few great pictures of spooky specs that might make you smile. See what you think and feel free to send in any good ones you take this Halloween to feedback@glassesdirect.co.uk and we’ll post them to the blog.

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Thought I’d just publish this little list of songs I found which are related to glasses and/or eyes. You will find a selection of them on our ‘on-hold’ music

Let me know if you can think of any others you can think of and I’ll try and include them on Radio GD too. For the record, I’m a Jimmy Cliff fan (go see the Harder They Come if you havent already. Think it’s on at the Barbican although i saw it at the Playhouse) so I can See Clearly Now is my favorite and has actually featured on our on-hold music since 2005!

I don’t how many of you are watching the latest season of Heroes on TV at the moment, but I am an avid fan. A couple of others here at GD are also addicted to it and after a discussion one lunchtime about our favourite Heroes characters and their glasses, I thought I’d take a closer look at some of the heroes spec-tacular style.

My hero no 1: Hiro Nakamura

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated Masi Oka stars as Hiro Nakamura, a Japanese nonconformist computer/anime geek. Hiro’s ability to pierce the space-time continuum and manipulate time has empowered him with foresight into a dangerous future — and what he must do to change it. I love Hiro’s simple glasses, perfectly understated for a man with such extraordinary abilities. I think our Lisbon frames are pretty similar.

The evil Sylar

Zachary Quinto stars as Sylar, a manipulative serial killer dedicated to violently collecting the extraordinary talents of special people. This retro-style of specs on Sylar almost makes him look like a nice guy, if you are watching Heroes, you’ll know otherwise!

HRG

Jack Coleman stars as the mysterious H.R.G. – so named after his “Horned Rimmed Glasses.” Just what I love the most, a man so connected to his glasses he’s named after them!

Claire Bennet

Sexy Hayden Panettiere stars as Claire Bennet, an indestructible high school cheerleader, who must veil her abilities from her peers as well as keep other secrets from her mysterious father “H.R.G.” Hayden’s character Claire doesn’t actually wear glasses in the series, but I thought she’d look great if she did. I used our Virtual Mirror to see how she’d scrub up in a pair of Charmers. What do you think?

Credit: Heroes is produced by NBC.

It’s that time of year when the nights are drawing in and there’s a chill in the air. Every year around this time I start thinking about buying my winter coat, a real wardrobe staple. I often choose something that is quite a statement piece, guaranteed to liven up whatever I am wearing.

It occurred to me when I was shopping for this years’ coat, that glasses are as much of a wardrobe staple as your coat might be. Day in day out you wear them to face the world; they are almost as much a part of you as your hair. So why not match your glasses to your outerwear this season?

There are some great trends out there at the moment, here are a few of my favourites matched with some fabulous glasses from our collection.

Heritage

Tweeds, tartan and checks were seen all over the Autumn-Winter 09 catwalks, making it to the high street just in time for you to get a slice of the heritage fashion action.

Harley glasses in grey

Smarten up the day look with a siren red coat and some chic glasses. These are one of our bestselling pairs, a real hit with our ladies. Oh and they’re also called Charmer, so maybe they’ll give you some added charming qualities to really breeze through the working day.

Charmer glasses in red

The rock chick look has legs as long as people are out there partying. Animal print was big on the catwalks, with leopard-print a sure winner. Why not team this trend with a contrasting pair of bold glasses from our Cocktail Collection? This season my hot tip is Cosmopolitan in red £20.

Cosmopolitan glasses in red

Embroidered cloth, intricate detail, jewels and paisley patterns all brought a brush-stroke of folk to the winter season. For a bit of the Russian Tsarina look, why not go for an embroidered coat matched with some sparkly detailed glasses.

Cuba Libre glasses in black