Best Tinted and Mirrored Designer Sunglasses for Women

A tinted lens changes the mood of a pair as much as the frame does. This edit gathers rose, amber, blue, green and grey gradients, plus mirrored and translucent versions, from Celine, Miu Miu, Dior, Loewe, Khaite and others. The colour does the talking, so the frames stay restrained.

Choose a tint by what it flatters. Warm tints in rose, amber and honey are kind to most skin tones. Cool grey and blue lenses feel sharper. Mirrored lenses hide your eyes, which some people like and some find too severe.

Match the lens to something you wear often: an amber lens with camel and brown, a blue lens with navy and white, a pink lens with cream and black. Keep the frame simple if the lens is strong.

Polarization and UV protection are two different things. Polarized lenses reduce glare from flat surfaces such as water and roads. UV protection is about blocking ultraviolet light, and it is a separate property of the lens. The retailer listings for these pairs do not state that the lenses are polarized, and we have not verified polarization for any pair here, so we do not claim it. Some listings mention a lens filter category, which describes how dark the lens is. Check the brand's own details for the exact colour you choose, and look for a UV 400 or equivalent mark on the lens or tag.

Store sunglasses in a hard case, away from heat in the car, and clean the lenses with a microfibre cloth rather than a shirt. Acetate frames can be adjusted by an optician with gentle heat; metal frames can have their nose pads replaced. If you wear prescription glasses, a clip-on or a custom prescription lens is a separate purchase, and these listings do not describe prescription options.

A soft grey-brown gradient is the safest. If you want colour, a pale rose or amber lens in a thin frame is the easiest to wear. Try the frame on and judge the width and the nose fit before anything else.