A 2 Z
Unbranded black frames SG 18012
$5.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
2
Product review
February 2023
Sunglasses
Do cheap sunnies protect your eyes? We test 50 pairs ranging from $2 to $192.
Type
Polarised
Tested lens category
Passed coverage test
Passed construction and robustness tests
Passed technical tests
Number of failures
Aliexpress
Sports Goggles Pit Viper Style C10
$17.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
No
1
Amazon
Sports Sunglasses Pit Viper Style X003AK657Z
$29.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Anko
Children's Sunglasses 43136636 Style 57NSBSG001
$6.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Anko
43064847 Style 37S22SUN024
$12.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
No
2
Arnette
Shy Guy
$133.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Banz
Beachcomber Vespa Tour
$40.00
Childrens'
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Bell + Howell
Tac Glasses (As Seen on TV)
$30.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Bill Bass
Polarised Mac 26956
$40.00
Women's
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Cancer Council
Enviro Polarised Cat Eye 2103425
$75.00
Women's
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Carve
Rocker Polarised 1900
$80.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
CoolEyes Eyewear
Oasis Black Round Sunglasses Z261
$10.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
CoolEyes Eyewear
Oasis SM4032
$10.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
2
CoolEyes for Kids
KF7065
$8.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Cotton On
Kids Sunglasses Camo 760509-22
$12.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Cotton On
Beckley 3611031-01
$20.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Dirty Dog
Polarised Volcano 53434
$130.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Eagle Eyes
Classic Flexi Sunglasses
$23.00
Childrens'
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Fashion Day For Kids
Fashion Day For Kids RC0014
$2.00
Childrens'
No
4
Yes
Yes
No
3
Fashion Day for Men
IK191292
$2.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Fashion Day for Women
IK191286
$2.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Fiorelli
Freesia FIO 2100431
$50.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Foster Grant
NS0521 LFVL 2006 BRN DEMI INT
$14.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Frame Ups
Rover Unisex 780MG
$40.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Gasoline
Twin Dot Black 8819FC3
$30.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Glassons
Milly Tortoise 952DB
$25.00
Women's
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
H&H
Kids Shark Sunglasses SG1140
$12.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
H&H
Unisex Blond Wood Sunglasses SG1109
$15.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
H&M
Frozen
$13.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Hallensteins
Kit Moon Walker Sunglasses 8244227
$30.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Just Jeans
Freja New Aviator 221176
$30.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
KEER
SG18023
$3.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Le Specs
Tweedledum 1702030
$99.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Moana Road
Kids 3749
$30.00
Childrens'
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Moana Road
Black Frames Striped Arms 452
$42.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Moby
Polarised Texas M4-554XS
$50.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
North Beach
Polarised Minnow 70634/3
$60.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Oakley
Manorburn Black Prizm Violet
$192.00
Men's/unisex
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Pit Viper
The Exec Smoke
$140.00
Men's/unisex
No
2
Yes
Yes
No
1
Prive
Revaux Waveseeker C60 52-19-148
$90.00
Women's
Yes
3
No
Yes
Yes
1
Rlei-Zhen
Aviator-style
$5.00
Men's/unisex
No
4
Yes
Yes
No
3
Rocket Eyeware
Logan 27245
$20.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Stella + Gemma
SGEyE556
$60.00
Women's
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Te Ra
Rangi
$43.00
Childrens'
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
No
2
Tifosi
Swick 1520500151
$110.00
Men's/unisex
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Tiki
P-11116TGS
$12.00
Women's
No
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Torpedo 7
Kids Sunglasses Black
$30.00
Childrens'
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Unity Kids
Matte Black 127406 1943MB
$20.00
Childrens'
No
3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Whistle
Barbados 6678628
$24.00
Women's
No
2 or 3
Yes
Yes
No
1
Zephyr
M2837
$25.00
Men's/unisex
No
3 or 4
Yes
Yes
No
1