IN THE SAHARA DESERT, TUNISIA

SAHARA DESERT

I had one of the coolest moments in my life visiting the Sahara desert in Tunisia. Probably the most amazing place on earth, mind blowing.

I spent an afternoon in the desert, riding camels and playing around in the sand. I don’t even know how to explain the feeling. It’s a very incredible feeling watching the infinitive view of desert. Sand, sand and more sand. Very calming and beautiful.

sahara desert BONOCLE babba canales vintage sunglasses riding camels in TunisiaMe, Babba Canales, riding camels with my vintage Marie Claire sunnies.

Watch out: Sunny updates coming up!

Babba in Tunisia GIF

Amigos, I’ve been in sunny Tunisia the past week enjoying an amazing vacation! Riding camels in the Sahara desert, going on jeep safari, visiting berber people, Star Wars land, spending hours by the pool and simply wearing tons of sunglasses.

I will share my sunny moments of the week here soon. While waiting please enjoy this very lol gif of me wearing a selection of the sunglasses I brought to Tunisia. Stay tuned!

RVS by V – Truly Handmade

Jasmin and Barbara wearing RVS by V Palladium

We’re completely in love with RVS by V, Turkish eyewear brand offering handmade eyewear. We’ve been reading about them a lot but not until very recently we finally got the chance to touch them and try them on for real. They are so cool, definitely one of the hottest brands out there.

When RVS by V say they’re handmade, they really mean handmade. They don’t even have any catalogues showing any collections, because they custom made every collections! Here we’re wearing two custom made Palladium, and we LOVE them!

Matte pink/Blue mirror lens and Matte blue/Orange mirror lens

Jasmin in her custom made RVS by V

Barbara in custom made RVS by V

The frames come in a hard box, together with a soft handmade eyewear sleeve.

Feather light thin and light yet a lot of attitude thanks to the mirror lenses.

SILMO 2012 // MYKITA

MYKITA showed such a great collection at the SILMO fair in Paris this October!

Cool new colors such as matte red, green and cobalt blue, accent colors such as neon pink and violet combined with large round shapes is a hit!


Barbara Canales in matte red sunglasses from MYKITA.


I really love the shape and thickness of this frame!


Super ultra thin and light – yet durable!


It’s fun to have a splash of a bold color and it works really well when it’s this thin!


A new acetate color, here you can really see the transparent parts which I love about it!


Classic double brigde.


Amazing cobalt blue color! I want to see these in clear lenses!


Lovely matte pinkish violet.

Eyewear People With Friends In Stockholm

Justin, Garrett, Marina, Jasmin, Graz, Elena and me (Barbara)

Jasmin, Garrett and Elena

Wow! What a weekend! Me and Jasmin have been hanging out with these amazing people the whole weekend, showing them the very best of Stockholm. Garrett and Elena from Garrett Leight California Optics and Graz from Graz Studios are here in Stockholm to celebrate Bågar & Glas 30’s anniversary with trunk shows and anniversary party.

Pictures from the trunk shows will come up tomorrow. If in Stockholm, don’t miss out visiting Bågar & Glas tomorrow or Tuesday to meet Graz himself and see the limited edition sunglasses he has made specially for Bågar & Glas. Looking forward!

A sneak peak of the anniversary sunglasses:

From La Champangeria in Barcelona With Love!

Cheers from La Champangeria in Barcelona!
I’m wearing my newest prescription glasses from MYKITA Decades “Phoebe”

One of my favorite spots in Barcelona is definitely La Champangeria in Ciutat Vella. Probably the most authentic bar in Barcelona, where you drink cava and eat tapas all day for incredible nice prices. You can also buy bottles of cava and delicates form their small shop in the back of the bar.

Carrer de la Reina Christina 7
Ciutat Vella
Barcelona, 08020