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Nixon Womens Watches
Nixon is one of the best watch brands ever! Nixon’s watches are well made, always stylish, and even have some reallly great technical features. If you haven’t heard of Nixon it is a skate, surf, and snow brand watch company that has been around for a while. You don’t have to be a surfer to love these watches because Nixon makes both super clean dressy watches and sporty watches as well.
If your like me you are most interested in the look and style of your watch rather than all the bell’s and whistle’s. Nixon Women’s watches are some of the best looking watches you will find. Wether you are looking for trendy, sporty, dressy, high-end, or classic watches Nixon has it all! Nixon womens watches start at $40.00 retail and go all the way up to $400.00 so you can be sure you will be able to find a watch that is not only the right look, but the right price.
Spy Womens Sunglasses
I have tried out a lot of brands of sunglasses and I have found that they are not all created equal. One brand that I found to be very well made are Spy sunglasses. Spy makes all of their sunglasses from the most high quality materials and they just seem a lot sturdier than other brands. With Spy I have never had a problem with loose hinges, and easily broken or scratched lenses. With most sunglass brands you pay $100.00 for a pair of sunglasses that will last you a week.
Spy womens sunglasses are not only well made, but they also have many great styles to choose from. Spy is always on trend and has some great classic styles as well. A few style’s from Spy I would reccommend are the Dynasty, Eliza, and the Clarice. Spy womens sunglasses range in price from $60-$170, but they are worth it because they last!
Rebellion in a Box
Skateboard culture outgrew its niche and entered the mainstream years ago – just look at the popularity of the annual X-Games for one example. But true physical proof of this growing phenomenon is near at hand. Well, more like near at foot. Skate shoes have been at the forefront of low-top sneaker fashion for decades.
Vans, one popular brand of skate shoes that crossed over into other markets, became closely associated with punk rock in the late 1970s. Suddenly, youth were wearing skate shoes for their stylish appearance and not just for practical purposes. Kids who had never rolled an inch on a skateboard adopted the shoes as their own sign of rebellion. To this day, skate shoes make a statement – whether they’re worn while shredding down the asphalt or walking through a shopping mall.
Spy Dynasty Womens Sunglasses
The Dynasty is one of the most popular women’s sunglasses for Spy. The Dynasty has a squared off lens with soft edges so it looks great on just about any face shape. The Dynasty comes in black, white, merlot, coconut creme fade, vintage tortoise, siberian tiger, and many other great colorways.
The best thing about the Dynasty is the way they fit. These glasses hug your face comfortably and stay put. The Dynasty has metal accents at the temples and a slim arm shape. What is so great about the Dynasty is it is very classy looking without being too upscale looking to wear for everyday. Also these glasses are pretty afordable considering they are made by Spy. The Spy Dynasty womens sunglasses are a great pick for anyone who likes class.
Spy Womens Sunglasses
Spy has so many styles to choose from, so what do you choose. In this post I will point out some of Spy’s styles that fit specific face shapes and preferences to help you decide what style is right for you. If you have a larger face I would highly reccomend The Eliza and the Richelle because they are just made to fit someone who has a larger face. Both the Eliza and the Richelle have a wider frame and won’t feel too snug on someone with a larger face.
If you have a really petite face you should try the Abbey or the Dynasty. The Abbey is great because is has a small frame, but on someone with a petite face they won’t look smaller that they should. What is so great about the Dynasty is that it has the “Big” sunglasses look without being too large for a smaller face. Now for those who are in between and have a medium face size I would say that the Zoe or the Clarice would be a gret fit for you. Whatever Spy womens sunglasses you choose you can be sure that they are well made and will last, so go find the pair that works for you!
Spy Eliza Sunglasses
The Eliza is my favorite sunglass style that spy makes. These glasses fall into the “oversized” category of sunglasses. They are big sunglasses, but look great on just about anybody. The Spy Eliza has an upscale look, great shaped arms and metal spy logo’s on the temples.
I would have to say that the Eliza has a little bit of a vintage look to it. These glasses come in white, black, brown marble, royal purple marble, and clear white. My favorite colorway in the Eliza is the brown marble. The Spy Eliza sunglasses retail for about $99.00, but some of the colors vary in price and are about $10.00 more. I reccomend these glasses for anyone who loves a vintage, classy pair of sunglasses that will last.
Spy Richelle Womens Sunglasses
Spy makes really great sunglasses, they are always well-made and great looking too. My favorite style is the Richelle. These glasses have lenses that start off square shaped and are more rounded near the inside. The arms of the Richelle have a really fluid shape and there is a spy logo on each temple.
The Richelle comes in black, white leopard, green/yellow, and purple. These glasses retail for $159.95 which is pretty pricey, but you can be sure they will last you. My favorite colorway is the black because they have gold colored metal detail’s at the temples which makes them very classy looking. The Spy Richelle womens sunglasses would be a great addition to anyone’s accessory wardrobe.
Electric Airheart Sunglasses
If you like aviator style sunglasses then you wil absolutely love the Airheart. Electric is the brand that makes the Airheart. These glasses have a thin wire frame and gradient lenses. The Airheart retail’s for $109.95 and comes in gold, silver, white, and black. You can wear these glasses everyday, but they also look great when your dressed up.
The Airheart looks great on heart, oval, and square faces. If you have a more petite face and most oversized sunglasses don’t work for you than the Airheart will be a great fit. These glasses may be a little pricey, but they are very well made and will last for a while. The Electric Airheart sunglasses look great on both women and men so go get yourself a pair!
GRAVITY longboard company review
Gravity longboards have been in the longboard buisness for awhile now and they’ve put out some pretty nice products that vary from cruising around the streets, bombing huge hills, tearing up the local, turning through cones at 45 miles an hour, transitions, you name it, they’ve got it. Gravity boards litterally have a board for every occasion and they’re great wheter you’re a beginner or you thrash like the pros.
GRAVITY DOWNHILL/SLIDING BOARDS: though they don’t have an actual section for it like sector 9 or arbor Gravity boards are still broken up into divisions and sections. Their downhill boards are actually what they are known for, gravity hosts a skating competetion every year called slidefest where skaters go down a hill as fast as they can and do powerslides. they’ve held this tournament for quite some time now and this is why they excel in these types of boards, in fact I don’t think you can find a better downhill board.
GRAVITY CRUISERS: Gravity makes a wide selection of small cruisers which are perfect for getting where you need to go and for easy storage/stashing because nothing is more painful then having to carry a 30 pound downhill board around a city all day with you. the gravity cruisers also have a small wheelbase for sharp precise turns that can help you get around corners or weave through traffic
GRAVITY POOL AND TRANSITION BOARDS: Gravity also has a wide selection of pool and transition boards which are perfect for grinds on coping and kickturn because of the small wheel base which means you can set up for tricks faster and make sharper turns. these are also great for getting around town, going to school, walking through stores, etc because they can be picked up and taken around easily.
GRAVITY CARVERS: Gravity also has an amazing selection of carving boards, their boards are great for carving because of their 1. excellent snap and flex 2. their amazing base for stability and 3. their long wheelbase for super smooth turning. Gravity carvers are also great for cruising around town, they’re a little bigger than the cruisers and transition boards but they’re still worth buying if you want to get around town and still carve. if you’re not going to carve though i would suggest a cruiser.
GRAVITY SLALOM BOARDS: Slalom boards are great for getting around town, but they are truly great for weaving through cones at high speeds down hills! Gravity slalom boards provide excellent control going at high speeds because of their long wheelbase, however they’re small boards which help keep you from falling yet they’re small enough that you can still get some sharp turns.
Arbor company review
Arbor has made a huge leap for longboarding and I’ll tell you how. In 1995 Arbor was founded and they decided unlike the companies that used wood (Which Arbor does, but they use as little as possible) they wanted to improve the performance of a longboard, and make it environmentally friendly and they’ve done just that. Arbor was one of t he first board companies to even think about helping the environment, and that’s no longer no true.
Arbor makes a lot of their boards out of Bamboo, which is a weed and grows up to 4 feet a week! not only does it grow super fast but it’s super durable and flexible just like wood. Arbor isn’t totally based on bamboo however they bought a certain ammount of land and those are the only trees they use. Not only does arbor make some of their boards from bamboo but they make their wheels with a special soybean based polyurethane rather than normal polyurethane which is not only good for the environment but provides great grip.
ARBOR FLEX SERIES: The flex series is great for carving and getting around town I’ve tried all of the flex series boards, and I was very pleased. All of the flex boards as you might have guessed have an excellent flex. Flex and return gives A great feel for both riding the streets and carving at the parks.
ARBOR CARVER SERIES: The carver series as you might have guessed is excellent for carving! the carving series has a lot of flex and a long wheelbase for nice, smooth long turns for the perfect carving experience. I’m not much of a carver but i tried one board from the carver series and even though i couldn’t go car ve down at the parks (it was a shop demo) they turned so nice i almost didn’t give it back.
ARBOR STREET SERIES: The street series is great for riding over rough street terrains because of the way they’re made, they’re bigger and wider which means you can have bigger and wider wheels which will roll over anything in your path. The street is also great for downhill racing, but they have a whole other section just for downhill these are great arbor longboards.
ARBOR TRANNY SERIES: The Arbor tranny series is great for quarter pipes, bowls, or any transition you want really. The tranny series is great because of it’s small wheelbase which makes kickturns super easy while giving you a wide boardsurface to help keep you from falling. The Arbor tranny’s are also made with a recycled glass grip, like a lot of our arbors but the recycled glass is good for the environment and provides superior grip.
ARBOR MINI SERIES: The Minis are great for getting around town especially if you have to be somewhere where you have to pick up, they’re so small and compact that you can just pick them up and carry it wherever you want! whether you’re going to a store, the mall, or even a friends house you can pick it up and stash it anywhere. Not to mention the pinpoint turning and speed that these little boards can give you.
ARBOR ROLLER SERIES: The roller series was made for downhill racing. The rollers are super huge and have a huge wheelbase which gives you excellent stability at high speeds. the roller series is also great for cruising around town at high speeds. The roller series also comes with recycled glass grip like most of our other exceptional arbors.