Enemy Sunglasses Review (Antonio's Honest Assessment) Good & Bad
[0:00:00] All right, gents.
Today, we’re talking sunglasses specifically the new company, Enemy.
So, let me address the elephant in the room.
The founder of Enemy shades is Aaron Merino, he’s a great friend.
For me, to do an unbiased review is like doing an unbiased review on my mom’s cooking,
and it’s just pretty much impossible.
That being said, I went out there and bought all of these sunglasses with my own money
at full price.
And, my goal for doing this was to able to give you guys a really honest review, but
I did have my gripes.
I did think that there was certain things he could do better.
I’m going to talk about that at the end of the video, but let’s go ahead and talk
about what do you get.
So, let’s start this off with a packaging.
So, when you receive Enemy in the mail, it’s going to come in a box just like this.
Now, within this box is going to be another protective box right here and then, within
that is going to be a large hard case.
It gives you a premium feel.
I know he was going for kind of a Tom Ford-like feel.
So, this is Enemy 01 style number one, and to me this was one of my favorite pairs that
I received from Enemy.
Now, normally I can’t wear a Wayfarer, at least I didn’t think I could until I tried
this on and I found that the fit was spot on.
Now, the size here is going to be a 52, a 19 right in here, and then 145 right back
in here.
And I really like how he brought in this style
right here on the nose to get this really nice nose design.
Now, let’s talk about the material this is made from basically the acetate.
So, apparently the Italians make some of the best acetate frames out there and this one
right here is no exception.
I’ve got it right here, Mazzucchelli 1849.
He wanted to make sure you could feel that this was a quality material.
Next up, we’ve got Enemy 01 style number two and I really -- these are probably my
favorite shades of all of them.
So, again, I’m normally a Wayfarer guy, but I do love tortoise and so, being able
to wear a style I don’t normally wear in the tortoise for me was very attractive.
Now, when I look at this overall, what I see is flexibility, I see glasses that actually
are durable.
I like that he’s got the hinge spring in on there.
And they are just really, really
nice.
Next up, we’ve got Enemy 02 in black.
So, I was talking about the lenses.
Notice this one it’s got a blacker shade, the other kind the tortoise, they’re going
to have the brown shade.
These are Zeiss lenses.
So, again, when talking to Aaron about the manufacturing process, I knew he went after
some of the best lenses out there.
Zeiss lenses if you don’t know anything about these, I was actually in a photography
and I know that these was always the go-to lens that you were looking for in a camera
and it’s the same with glasses.
So, this style right here it’s the Enemy 02 in tortoise, I really like the look.
Now, the lens size right here is going to be a 51 at the bridge, we’re going to have
an 18, and the temple length, again, is going to be 145.
So, unlike the Wayfarers, the Club Master style has a lot more parts that have to be
attached.
So, you got to pay attention to the hardware and that’s exactly what I went in and did,
but it’s got, again, we’ve got the hinges right there.
It’s really well put together, everything seems to be solid.
And to me, it’s the small details the finishing which is really important to be able to hear
and look at the nose piece.
Okay, this is actually they’re using like a silicone on here which is actually going
to stick and fit right on the nose.
Now, we’ve got Enemy 03 in black, the classic Aviator.
What I love about Aviators is they pretty much go with any face shape any style.
You can dress them up, you can dress them down.
They come out of the military and these do a great job of protecting the eyes which is
what Aviators are for.
It’s going to look good on any guy out there.
And, finally, we’ve got the Enemy 03 in tortoise.
Now, one of the things I know about Aaron’s company is, again, I can see the back end,
I know who’s actually fulfilling these orders.
And, they did an excellent job, but what I really love is the whole customer service.
[0:03:22] And, now, let’s talk about price.
So, Enemy sunglasses come in at less than $100.
Let’s compare that to Maui Jim.
They cost $300.
Are these three times better than these right here?
The answer is no.
In fact, if you put them right next to each other, I think they are very comparable in
terms of quality and overall the build and just simply performance.
Now, to be a hundred percent honest, if I had to choose between these Maui Jims and
these Enemys, I probably would go with the Maui Jims simply because I like the shape
of the lens a little bit better although it could be simply because I’m used to it.
But, these right here, I love and I’m going to wear them.
I’m not going to give any of these away.
I’m going to add them to my rotation.
And I think that these are great sunglasses.
Now, that being said there are some negatives.
I do think Enemy can do some things better.
First up, they need to have more information on the website specifically the height of
the lenses.
A lot of other websites actually have this.
They go into more detail not only the height, but they talk about the base curve.
All of these details, so that you can make a better online purchasing decisions.
They have a lot of information over at Enemy, but I think that he needs to add more.
So, that would be my first suggestion.
Next up, let’s talk about the case.
I feel this case is just too big when I put the sunglasses in there, they kind of move
around.
Now, he did give you a cloth that you can use to actually wipe is, so when you put it
in there, it prevents the sunglasses from bouncing around.
I know personally I like to have a smaller case and this case right here would actually
work for the styles.
Now, another thing I would like to see them do better is a logo.
I don’t know, I like to see a logo.
I think it’s a cool logo that they’ve got.
To me, I’d like to see Enemy right here on the shades, maybe in the future, but there
is no logo on the shades.
I know some of you guys are going to love that.
For me, I like – I like a little bit of a logo there.
My next issue is simply a lack of variety.
He only has three styles with two colors in each of them, but I would like to see a wider
variety specifically in the Aviators I like to see them in silver.
So, what’s my final verdict?
I’m going to give Enemy a 9 out of 10.
They chose the right styles, the packaging was spot on, delivery was really fast.
In fact, in the United States it’s absolutely free, $10 to Canada.
But, really this hits exactly where it needs to be.
The only issue I can see is if maybe you don’t like the particular style of the shape of
the glasses or something like that, but otherwise, you know, these are for the price these are
amazing.
So, if you’re out there if you’re looking at Ray Ban, this is a much better deal.
If you’re considering Maui Jim, I would consider looking at Enemy first.
Now, gents, I’m linking to Enemy down in the description with a non-tracking link with
no affiliate code, just simply a link to my friend’s website.
I believe and I know what Aaron is about.
He’s all about great customer service, great product for your money.
But, I have to say that he has really hit a homerun, there are excellent sunglasses
for the price.
And, gents, let’s end this with a bit of fun.
So, what shades look best on me?
Again, option number one, option number two.
I have to admit I’m biased, I really like these.
Option number three.
How about I look serious here?
Yeah.
Option number four.
Oh, yeah.
I love – I love the tortoise.
Option number five, the classic Aviator.
And option number six, again, the classic Aviator, but in slightly different color.
All right, gents.
So, let me know down in the comments what is your favorite style and I will see you
in the next video.
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