Cali Life Co. Blog

  • Sausalito: San Francisco's Sunny Neighbor TL;DR: Sausalito sits directly across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, but it runs about ten degrees warmer and about ten decibels quieter. The best day trip plan is ferry over, walk Bridgeway waterfront, wander the houseboat docks on Richard... View Post
  • Sunscreen Ruins Lenses: Here Is How to Prevent It TL;DR: Sunscreen damages sunglass lenses mostly through touch, not through the air. Oil based ingredients like oxybenzone and avobenzone transfer from fingers to lens coatings and slowly break down anti-glare and anti-scratch layers if they sit... View Post
  • Aviator Wood Sunglasses: Classic Shape, Warmer Material TL;DR: Wood aviator sunglasses take the classic teardrop shape, the one built for pilots in the 1930s, and swap the cold metal wire frame for hand shaped bamboo, walnut, or oak. You get the same large lens coverage and the same flattering... View Post