Willow Blue Light Glasses — Olive Round Acetate, Tortoise Temples, Amber Lenses
- Evening screen comfort
- Supports natural melatonin rhythm
- 99% blue light filtered (380–500 nm, lab-verified)
Product Details
Willow — Round Blue Light Glasses in Olive Acetate
The Willow pairs a translucent olive round frame with warm amber lenses that block 99% of high-energy blue light across the 380–500 nm band — lab-tested to BS EN ISO 12312-1. That is the light monitors, phones and LED panels push at your eyes all day; filtering it eases glare and squinting through long work and study sessions, sharpens on-screen contrast, and helps you wind down before bed. A nine-layer anti-reflective coating adds anti-glare clarity, and the lenses are UV400 rated — measured at 0.00% transmittance below 400 nm — so the same pair keeps protecting you outdoors in daylight.
Most blue light glasses commit to a single colour and stop there. The Willow layers two: a soft translucent olive front in a rounded panto shape, and warm tortoiseshell temples finished with a gold AURESTA wordmark on polished silver hinges. The olive reads green in daylight and closer to smoke under a lamp, while the tortoise picks up whatever warmth is in the room — the pair sits nearer to jewellery than to office equipment. The rounded shape softens rather than squares off the face, and at roughly 19 grams on slim straight temples it stays comfortable from your first morning email through your last episode.
- Blocks 99% of blue light across 380–500 nm — lab-tested to BS EN ISO 12312-1
- Nine-layer anti-reflective coating — anti-glare, scratch- and water-resistant
- UV400 rated — 0.00% UV transmittance below 400 nm
- Translucent olive round acetate with tortoiseshell temples and gold detailing
- Slim straight temples — about 19 g for 10+ hours of wear
- Not suitable for driving or road use
- Free UK shipping · 30-day returns
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Olive Acetate, Tortoiseshell Temples, Amber Science
The Willow layers two colours where most frames settle for one: a translucent olive front in a softly rounded panto shape, and warm tortoiseshell temples finished with a gold AURESTA wordmark on polished silver hinges. Behind them sit the same lab-tested lenses as every Auresta pair — warm amber lenses that block 99% of blue light across 380–500 nm, the band that delays melatonin in the hours before bed, with a nine-layer anti-reflective coating that kills the reflections your monitor throws back at you. The olive reads green in daylight and closer to smoke under a lamp, and the UV400 rating means the pair keeps working when you step out into daylight.
- ◆Blocks 99% of blue light across 380–500 nm — lab-tested to BS EN ISO 12312-1
- ◆Nine-layer anti-reflective coating — eliminates screen glare and halos
- ◆UV400 rated — full UVA and UVB protection in bright daylight
- ◆Translucent olive round acetate with tortoiseshell temples — light, softly rounded fit
Eyewear That Keeps Up With Long Screen Days
The Willow is built for people who live on their screens. Its warm amber lenses cut the harsh glare of monitors, phones and LED lighting, easing the eye strain and headaches that build over a full workday. The rounded olive acetate frame is light and narrow enough to stay put through a long session, and the slim tortoiseshell temples sit flat under headphones — comfortable from your first morning email to your last late-night episode. The UV400 lenses carry the same protection out into bright daylight.
- ◆Warm amber lenses cut screen glare and digital eye strain
- ◆Softly rounded olive acetate with slim tortoiseshell temples — comfortable for 10+ hours
- ◆One pair for the office, the commute and bright days outside (UV400)
Tired, Dry Eyes by the End of the Day
Hours of monitors, phones and late-night scrolling leave your eyes burning, dry and heavy — and the headaches follow close behind. The Willow's warm amber lenses filter the harsh, high-energy blue light that causes it, so your eyes stay relaxed from your first email to your last episode, and you wind down more easily before bed.
- ◆Filters the high-energy blue light that triggers strain and headaches
- ◆Less squinting and dryness through long work and gaming sessions
- ◆Wind down for deeper, more natural sleep after late screen nights
Life on Screens, Made Easier
Five things the Willow does for your day — every one of them backed by the lab numbers further down this page.
We Measured the Lens. Here Are the Numbers.
Most blue light glasses ask you to take their word for it. Ours went through a spectrometer, wavelength by wavelength, against BS EN ISO 12312-1:2013+A1:2015 — the European standard for eye filters. This is exactly what came back.
| Wavelength | Light passing through | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 380 nm | 0.00% | UV cut-off |
| 400 nm | 0.00% | UV / blue edge |
| 410 nm | 0.27% | Bluepeak HEV |
| 420 nm | 0.38% | Bluepeak HEV |
| 430 nm | 0.48% | Bluepeak HEV |
| 440 nm | 0.41% | Bluepeak HEV |
| 450 nm | 0.31% | Bluepeak HEV |
| 460 nm | 0.90% | Blue |
| 480 nm | 2.15% | Blue |
| 500 nm | 6.27% | Blue-green |
| 520 nm | 10.90% | Green |
| 550 nm | 41.14% | Green |
| 580 nm | 74.67% | Yellow |
| 620 nm | 86.89% | Orange |
| 700 nm | 90.39% | Red |
| 780 nm | 89.46% | Deep red |
Across the 415–455 nm band — where blue light peaks — under 0.5% gets through. Below 400 nm, nothing does. The trade-off is deliberate: a lens that stops this much blue light is a warm amber tint, not a clear one.
Source: lens test report from our lens manufacturer, measured on a Topcon sigm tm-3 spectrometer to BS EN ISO 12312-1:2013+A1:2015 (280–780 nm). Figures apply to the amber blue-light lens used across the Auresta eyewear range. Because the lens filters this much of the blue spectrum, it does not meet the blue signal-light recognition requirement of that standard — not suitable for driving or road use.
Same Lens. Different Frame.
Every Auresta frame uses the identical amber lens you just read the numbers for. Pick the shape you want to wear.
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Auresta amber-lens blue light glasses — how they filter blue light, all-day comfort, shipping and returns.
Do Auresta blue light glasses actually work?
Depends what you want them to do, and we would rather tell you than sell you. The 2023 Cochrane review of 17 randomised trials found blue-light-filtering lenses probably make no difference to eye strain from screens, and the College of Optometrists says the same. What an amber lens does do, physically, is absorb blue light in the 400–500 nm band rather than reflect a little of it like a clear lens — which raises contrast, cuts glare, and takes the harsh edge off a bright monitor. That is what you will feel.
Are amber lenses better than clear ones?
For filtering blue light, yes, and it is not close. A clear lens with a coating reflects a modest share of the blue band. An amber lens absorbs it — the lens looks amber precisely because the blue is not getting through. Even the optometrists who dismiss clear blue-light lenses accept that a genuine tint does something. The cost is a warm cast to what you see.
Will the amber lenses change how I see colours?
Yes, a little — whites lean golden and blues are muted, and that shift is exactly what the filtering looks like. Most people stop noticing within a few minutes. If you do colour-critical work, photo editing or grading, take them off for it.
Are these good for gaming and long screen sessions?
That is what they are built for. The amber tint and the nine-layer anti-reflective coating cut the glare bouncing off your monitor and the lights behind it, and the 19 g acetate frame has slim straight arms that sit under a headset instead of fighting it. What we will not claim is that they improve your aim or cure a 2am headache.
Can blue light glasses help me sleep better?
Possibly, and this is the strongest evidence in the category — but it is still thin, so here is the honest version. Blue light in the evening delays melatonin, and amber lenses are the tint with actual trials behind them (Burkhart & Phelps, 2009 found better sleep quality in people who wore them before bed). Cochrane, however, calls the overall sleep evidence indeterminate. Wear them for the two or three hours before bed and judge for yourself.
Do they protect my eyes outdoors too?
Yes — every pair includes full UV400 protection, blocking up to 99% of UVA and UVB rays. The same glasses work on bright days outside as well as in front of a screen.
How much is shipping and how fast is delivery?
Shipping is free on every order, with delivery in 2–4 business days.
What is your returns and adaptation policy?
You have 30 days to return any unused pair, no questions asked. Every order also comes with a 30-day risk-free trial: if your eyes do not adapt to the amber lenses, we refund you in full.
What are the frames made of?
Premium acetate — the same durable, lightweight material used by luxury eyewear houses — at an honest price, without the designer markup.
How to Choose Your Gaming Glasses
Screen glasses are sold on a lot of promises the evidence does not support. Here is what the Willow actually does, and what it does not.
An amber tint, not a clear lens
A clear lens with a coating reflects a modest share of blue light. The Willow's amber lens absorbs it — the lens reads amber precisely because the 400–500 nm band is not getting through. That is the whole difference, and it is why the tint is visible.
Glare and contrast, which you will feel
A nine-layer anti-reflective coating cuts the reflections thrown back at you by your monitor and the lights behind it. Less glare means more contrast and less squinting through a long session — this is the part of the product with an obvious, immediate effect.
Where the evidence is strongest
The clearest science in this category is about evenings: blue light in the hours before bed delays melatonin, and amber is the tint with actual trials behind it. Daytime eye strain is a different story — the 2023 Cochrane review found filtering alone probably doesn't fix tired eyes, so we don't sell that. What you'll feel by day is the glare and contrast difference; what you're buying for is the evening.
Evenings, and honest limits
Blue light in the hours before bed delays melatonin, and amber is the tint with trials behind it — though Cochrane still calls the overall sleep evidence indeterminate. Wear them before bed and judge for yourself. Do not wear them, or any tint, for night driving.
Comfort you can verify
Acetate, about 19 g, with slim straight temple arms that sit under a headset instead of digging in. Weight is not a marketing claim — you will notice it by hour six.
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