This story was originally published July 27, 2013 and updated on August 22, 2023.聽

Bad-mouthing the classic campfire dessert known as the s鈥檓ore is just plain wrong. It鈥檚 tantamount to dumping on the Girl Scouts, who published the first s鈥檓ores recipe in a 1927 handbook, not to mention the magic of summer nights outdoors, camaraderie around an open fire, woodsmoke, sugar rushes, our kids and our memories of being kids, and the American tradition of sickeningly sweet junk food.聽

As much as we love a traditional s鈥檓ore, we also know聽there鈥檚 always room for improvement. Here are three of our favorite ways to give this classic campfire dessert a makeover. And if something here doesn’t inspire you, we tested the viral TikTok s鈥檓ores cookie to take this fan favorite up a notch.

3 Ways to Level Up the Classic Campfire Dessert

Banana Boat S鈥檓ores聽

This recipe is one you might read and think, 鈥淒uh! Why didn鈥檛 I think of that?鈥� Because the concept for this campfire dessert is bananas, that鈥檚 why.聽

Think s鈥檓ores-turned-banana-boat. You鈥檒l need bananas, semisweet chocolate chips or a bar, marshmallows (full-size or mini), aluminum foil, and, of course, a campfire. To begin, slice an unpeeled banana lengthwise so it opens like a hotdog bun. Stack your desired amount of chocolate and marshmallows into the 鈥渂un鈥� and close. Then wrap it in foil, making sure to pinch the top closed. Place over the embers on your campfire鈥檚 edge, making sure the seam in the foil faces the top. Cook for about five minutes, carefully remove from the coals, and open the foil. Allow a minute to cool and dig in.聽

Cream Cheese S鈥檓ores

If you鈥檙e a fan of cream cheese frosting, you鈥檒l love this dessert. While it resembles a classic s鈥檓ore, the elevation lies in the substitution of marshmallow and chocolate. Hang in there and keep reading鈥攚e promise, it鈥檚 worth it.聽

You鈥檒l need one container of low-fat plain cream cheese, raw honey, dark cocoa powder, graham crackers, and raw cacao nibs. As for equipment, this recipe requires a campfire grill grate and a baking sheet. To start, combine cream cheese and honey into a small bowl and mix until smooth. Then stir in cocoa powder until blended. Spread about a teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture onto each cracker and arrange on a baking sheet. Place onto grate for a few minutes, until warm and soft. You鈥檒l know they鈥檙e done when the cream cheese is melted and almost oozing out the sides. To finish off the dessert, sprinkle with cacao nibs. (Here are two more cheese-filled s鈥檓ores recipes if parmesan or mozzarella are all you’ve got on hand.)

Whisky S鈥檓ores Lollipops

This recipe has a bit of a kick that makes camping feel more like glamping. You鈥檒l need heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate, whiskey of your choice, marshmallows, graham crackers, a 2-quart sauce pot, and lollipop sticks. To begin, crush graham crackers into crumbs, spread onto a plate, and set aside. Bring heavy cream to a simmer in a large sauce pot and mix in chocolate until incorporated. Whisk in whiskey (use about 1聽tablespoon) and remove from heat. Quickly, so the mixture doesn鈥檛 cool, skewer marshmallows with lollipop sticks and dip into the ganache. Then roll them in the graham cracker crumbs until coated. Once the lollipops have cooled, you have the option of lightly toasting over the campfire.

Recipe courtesy of Chicago-based chef Cory Morris.

Our Favorite Coolers to Keep Perishable Ingredients Fresh

Elevating s鈥檓ores to the next level of deliciousness also means that some of your ingredients are going to need to be kept cold. That鈥檚 where a cooler comes in handy, and we have a few recommendations to choose from.

Yeti Tundra 65

Yeti tops the list of our favorite coolers. The ($375) fits about 58 pounds聽of ice and is durable, leak-proof, non-slip, and well-insulated. The Tundra 65 weighs about 30.3 pounds, which is surprisingly light for its size. A single person can manage this cooler, making it accessible and easy to use.聽

Cabela Polar Cap 80

For those who are looking for a larger cooler, the ($349) is a great choice. This cooler can carry a whopping 80 quarts and weighs about 40 pounds. It can take a beating without leaking, which makes it ideal for long journeys in the back of a truck. Best of all, the Cabela Polar Cap is made with a rotomolded body and freezer-grade gasket lid, so ice stays cold for days.聽

For more of our favorite coolers, check out these tested and approved weekend coolers.

Do鈥檚 and Don鈥檛s of Cooking Over a Campfire

Do Build Your Campfire the Right Way

The perfect campfire dessert starts with a quality fire. If you have an existing fire pit, this part is easy. If not, you need to scout for an ideal location: choose a level space free of debris like brush or decaying leaves. If possible, pick a spot that鈥檚 protected from wind. Then, follow these tips to build a better campfire where we cover how to prep your fuel, the pros and cons of using a tepee or log cabin structure, and the proper way to put out your campfire.

Don鈥�t Cook Directly Over the Flames

Specific techniques for cooking over a campfire will vary depending on the recipe, but in general, avoid cooking food directly over any flames. You鈥檙e more likely to burn whatever you鈥檙e cooking to a crisp under direct heat. Instead, use a low-burning fire or the embers on the edge. This allows for more control.

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At long last, sunglass designers are knocking down barriers between style and function, closing the gap between how well you see and how good you look. To wit, this season鈥檚 best include lightweight running glasses you can wear for a work lunch; a fun, multicolored take on glacier glasses; an elegant racing shield that鈥檚 lighter than a AA battery; and boat glasses that are seriously sleek. Cautionary note: Unprotected, the optical excellence for which you paid handsomely will degrade in a hurry. Baby your shades the way you would any other piece of expensive gear. Keep them in soft microfiber pouches and clean them carefully.

POC Elicit ($250)

Best for Going Fast

This drastically minimal performance shield is like wearable Zen. It weighs just 23 grams, with a single frameless, synthetic lens that stretches high and wide, so you鈥檒l lose track of where the Elicit ends and your face begins. The color- and depth-enhancing lens encourages high velocity, because you see so much so fast.

Nathan Sunrise ($50)

Best Value

Nathan designed its debut sunglasses for runners, but this street-sport crossover is a do-it-all option for any outdoors enthusiast. In quality and aesthetics, the Sunrise rivals shades twice the price. Polarized synthetic lenses yield a crisp view, while the light, springy thermoplastic frame fits snug but not too tight. (Grippy inserts at the ears help.) Plus, the medium-size frames offer ample protection and a classic Wayfarer look.

Smith Embark ($199)

Best for Trail to Town

Our love of the Embark boils down to color. Yes, with their bright blue detachable side shields, comically mismatched temple tips, and purple frames, these shades are eye-catching and fun. But it鈥檚 the brown-tinted, polarized lenses that make them stand out. The throbbing, vivid optics boost hues and contrast so well that one tester compared them to using hallucinogens.

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SPY+ MONOLITH 50/50 (Polar $190, Non-Polar $150)

Built for the bold 鈥� MONOLITH 50/50 are the ultimate statement-making performance sunglasses. The oversized lens delivers an unbelievable field of vision while SPY+鈥檚 patented HAPPY庐 Lens tech is tuned to boost most and alertness. The durable and lightweight TR-90 frame features Scoop庐 venting for clearer vision as well as rubber nose pads for secure fit, making them the ultimate shades for any adventure.

Spy+ Genre ($120)

Best for Style

Super-wide, blocky temples mate to large, glossy black frames, creating a continuous band around the head. Surprisingly for such fashion-forward shades, the Genre perform decently on mellow outdoor missions. Thank the neutral, gray-green lenses that punch up depth but are easy on the eyes, so you can take them on and off without color shift as you move in and out of shade.

Costa Caleta ($206)

Best for Boats and Beaches

Many serious water shades look bulky or dorky. Not the Caleta. Costa鈥檚 designers snuck in seaworthy features without compromising aesthetics. Sizable but stylish cat-eye lenses make for ample coverage and unobstructed vision. Discreet pads add grip inside the frames, and wide temples block peripheral light. The polarized, gray-tinted glass lenses offer superb optics. Just remember that glass lenses, still the apogee of optics, are not meant for impact sports.

Rudy Project Agent Q ($250 and up)

Best for Extremes

When the wind gusts or mud flies, the Agent Q shines. On its own, this sleek wrap is like any standard pair for cycling or running. But it comes with myriad add-on features like snap-in gaskets around the lenses that breathe but stop particulates; removable side shields; and a detachable elastic head strap. We tested the version with photochromic lenses, which automatically adjust from 26 to 91 percent blockage and are rated to military standards for impact resistance. (Not all versions have these lenses.)

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This year鈥檚 batch of shades marks a historic breakthrough for color-neutral cool gray tints. For the first time, the majority of the sunglasses that earned a spot in this year鈥檚 best-of mix feature gray tints that are truly sportworthy. This means you see more detail, faster.

Why? Well, gray ain鈥檛 what it used to be. So-so gray lenses tend to be flat. But now, the best of the best鈥攆or example, this year鈥檚 Gear of the Year winner鈥攂oast select light filtration. This does for light wavelengths what a mixing board does for audio. You get a view that seems natural but is actually engineered to pump up color, depth, and detail, without any obvious color shift.

Boll茅 Prime ($140)

Before recent advances in fine-tuned color filtration, gray lenses tended to produce flat optics鈥攁 no-go for high-speed outdoor action. Meanwhile, more vivid tints often made for an unnatural view skewed toward certain colors. But by using artificial intelligence, Boll茅 managed to provide the best of both worlds. At the brand鈥檚 optics lab in France, designers machine-simulated 20 million possible combinations of wavelength filters. They wound up with a lens tint that punches up colors across the spectrum while retaining a natural balance with enhanced contrast and depth. (颅Glare-reducing 颅polarization helps.) The resulting view is truly amazing.

Designers went big on the aesthetics, too: a silhouette reminiscent of seventies aviators, with flashy blue-颅purple 颅mirroring. But those large lenses serve more than just looks. They鈥檙e also extremely protective, and gently curve with the frame for more coverage at the sides. You might feel overdressed for the group ride or run, but that鈥檚 on you, because these shades hold their own against pure performance models you can鈥檛 wear on the street. We also love the featherweight nylon build, grippy rubber nose and ear pads, and springy temples that hug the head for security. All told, that鈥檚 significant value for less than $150.

District Vision Takeyoshi Altitude Master ($220)

Best for Racing

Like early sports wraps, these shades鈥� curving synthetic lenses nest close to the eyes for maximum protection and field of view without a huge frame. An antifog coating helps keep your breath from condensing. Bendable rubber nosepieces and wire cores inside slender temples conform to your face and hold shape for a perfect fit.

Costa Del Mar Fantail Pro ($269)

Best for Driving

A packed freeway on a bright day is an instant headache without the right shades. The Fantail Pro鈥檚 premium glass lenses are polarized to reduce glare, and boast a gray tint that punches up depth. They鈥檙e expensive, but glass will 颅perform for years since it鈥檚 less prone to scratching.

Electric Oak ($250)

Best for Style

Slick frames and small lenses make the Oak more of a lifestyle shade than a technical one, but it still wound up in our regular rotation. A stainless core runs through clear acetate temples, while rounded lenses and a keyhole bridge lend a classic look. We also love the synthetic polarized lenses, with a gray-green tint reminiscent of vintage sunnies.

Smith Flare ($179)

Best for Trail to Town

Smith鈥檚 Flare riffs on a 颅flamboyantly large Jackie O design that turns out to be 颅wonderful for runs, hikes, and rides. The sizable polarized gray-tinted 颅synthetic lenses offer ample protection and sharp vision. Smith uses its own 颅wavelength-filtration formula to boost color and contrast. Rubbery nosepieces add grip.

100 Percent Rideley ($120)

Best for Sport and Style

The Rideley鈥檚 chunky frames are 颅simultaneously a little retro and 颅on trend. Artful ombre coloring鈥攖he frames fade from black to a frosty clear鈥攅levate the look. Aesthetics aside, the mildly wrapped rectangular synthetic lenses offer 颅just-right protection for 颅everyday sports.

Dragon Alliance Meridien LL ($129 and up)

Best for Water

These superb polarized synthetic shades boast a neutral gray tint that鈥檚 easy on the eyes. Our favorite trick: the H20 Polar version ($205) has frames made from a low-density plastic that鈥檚 extremely lightweight and floats when you drop it. Why aren鈥檛 all watersports shades buoyant like this? It鈥檚 costly to engineer durable frames out of such light material.

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Smith Castaway ($239 and up)

When it comes to optics, glass lenses have always beat out synthetic ones. Smith鈥檚 new Castaway levels the playing field. These shades are available in both synthetic and glass construction, but even the former produce a visual acuity so eye-popping that we actually thought we were looking through glass the first time we took them out. Luckily, while plastic lenses are easier to scratch, they鈥檙e far less prone to shattering, so you get a truly top-notch view even during rough sports like trail running, biking, and climbing. Just remember to swaddle your shades in microfiber pouches to protect those great optics. Smith鈥檚 proprietary polarized coating filters out two narrow bands of wavelengths between primary colors, further boosting definition. The lenses curve around to the sides, where wide temple pieces take over to protect from lateral wind and light. Smith markets this frame for fishing, where detail can be the difference between catching a fish or not, but it鈥檚 a winner for just about anything鈥攅ven casual running. Hefty glossy frames, spring hinges, and a detachable leash make them look like a classy redo of the sports-wrap shades your dad wore back in the nineties. They鈥檙e not cheap, but the high-quality build and cross-generational vibe will last.

Zeal Lolo ($149)

Best for Boosting Your Mood

The most infectiously cheerful sunnies in this bunch, the Lolo boasts see-through tangerine frames so bright you can practically taste citrus just by looking at it. But these sporty fashion shades offer more than just aesthetics. Zeal鈥檚 polarized brown-tinted synthetic lenses make details, depth, and contrast pop, so you鈥檒l get a clear view whether you鈥檙e checking out a surf break or a summit vista. Meanwhile, rubber grips at the nose and ears keep everything in place for rec-level play. With its sassy, overstated Wayfarer-style frames, the Lolo looks like what it鈥檚 made for, which is pure and simple fun.

Rudy Project Spinshield ($170)

Best for Triathlons

Aesthetically, this go-fast beauty hearkens back to road-bike shields from the eighties, which were basically just goggle lenses with temple arms attached on the sides like popsicle sticks鈥攕imple and functional, without sci-fi aesthetics. Thankfully, Rudy Project married that purity to a crisp, modern single-blade synthetic lens in color-neutral gray, which is great for road racing. Fiery red flash mirroring reduces glare. But the real headline here is those spectacular looks: maximal where it counts (in coverage) and gracefully minimal everywhere else. The price isn鈥檛 bad for such quality and class.

POC Avail ($180)

Best for Sport and Style

Many stylish street-sport crossover shades only come sized for those with small heads. We鈥檙e grateful that the Avail is big enough for the rest of us to get in on the fun, too. Made for weekends filled with multiple activities, the Avail boasts large round synthetic lenses that are stylish yet provide copious coverage and a host of features perfectly suited to all manner of sports and workouts. This includes feathery plastic frames, rubber-tipped arms, and adjustable nose pieces that grip when you sweat. Lightly tinted lenses with anti-glare mirroring take good care of your eyes in all but the brightest conditions.

Spy+ Dirty Mo Tech ($130)

Best for Trails

Until sports wraps with neon mirroring make a comeback as acceptable streetwear (if ever), these blue-eyed monsters are just the thing for hitting dirt and rock that might hit back. High-definition synthetic lenses boost depth perception and enhance contrast, so you can quickly read your line and react to obstacles even as you dart in and out of shade. That optical quality is matched by equally solid coverage, protection, and security, thanks to large lenses that curve slightly around the sides of your face. Wide temples block lateral sun and grippy rubber-clad frames hang on no matter what.

Oakley Deadbolt ($297)

Best for Drawing Attention

Oakley goes art-gallery hipster in this street-smart fashion piece. The lightweight titanium frame is built like a bench-made watch, with precisely constructed individual segments that screw together. A downward kink in the temples will catch the eyes of passersby even from a distance. The relatively small frames are scant on coverage, making these best for the city. But optics are still tip-top, with deep-gray, mirrored, polarized synthetic lenses that kill glare and reveal amazing detail in noonday sun. These frames flatter all genders but look best on small to average-size heads.

Ombraz Dolomite ($140)

Best for River Days

Instead of the usual hinged temple pieces, Ombraz鈥檚 shades have an adjustable cord that runs from one side of the frame to the other, around the back of your head. Cinch it down to keep the Dolomite in place on even the rowdiest rapids; in the shade, loosen the cord and let the sunglasses hang around your neck for quick deployment. The mechanism takes two hands to operate, so these won鈥檛 be your go-to for driving. But for river days or mellow hikes, they鈥檙e the ticket. We also love the detailed glare-free view through the polarized synthetic lenses. Style points for the frame鈥檚 sculpted side shielding.

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Dragon Alliance Excursion X LL ($239)

Dragon鈥檚 stylish convertible frames are smart if not ingenious. Besides the 颅snap-on side shields, Dragon provides two sets of swappable earpieces: a standard street set (shown) and a pair of springy wire grabbers like the ones on traditional glacier glasses. But these are not the mountaineering shades they appear to be鈥攁nd that鈥檚 a good thing. Death Zone鈥搘orthy lenses are way too dark for everyday activities, especially driving. The lenses on the Excursion X LL, on the other hand, are fine on the road and for sunny-day knocking around town but still dark enough for fun in seriously bright alpine and sidecountry. Dragon鈥檚 designers tuned the gray tint to enhance certain wavelengths, which preserves the color and contrast that so-so gray shades tend to fade and flatten. Acuity and detail are as good as synthetic lenses get. Meanwhile, security comes from sticky rubber at the nose and ears, with a leash to make you and your shades inseparable. 颅Minus the side shields, and with the conventional earpieces deployed, the Excursion X LL looks like a big-city frame. Nobody will know that it pulls double duty in your backcountry kit.

100% Legere Round ($130)

Best for Style

With its relatively small round shape, 100%鈥檚 new unisex featherweight goes light on coverage but wins for style and quality. It uses a single 颅颅mirrored-gold synthetic lens with an etched border that looks like a frame. The result is graceful and minimal, with a 颅tea-colored tint that offers crisp, clear optics.

Peppers Sea Dweller ($60)

Best for 颅Watersports

Every water person has mourned at least one pair of sunken shades. We love the Sea Dweller because it floats鈥攁nd offers solid 颅functionality at an affordable price. The deep amber tint on the polarized synthetic lenses is a departure from the gray on most aquatic sunnies, but it鈥檚 ideal for near shore excursions where land is part of the picture. Detachable side shields add coverage.

Suncloud Adelaide ($55)

Best for Sporty Style

This value-priced women鈥檚 number is surprisingly apt at performing with flair, whether you鈥檙e jogging, boardwalk cruising, or drinking apr猫s negronis. Credit the oversize frames and polarized synthetic lenses, which give ample coverage (and the vibe of a crazy aunt from Vero Beach, which we love). Optics are good for the money, with a gray tint that works well in moderate sun.

Costa del Mar Switchfoot ($269)

Best for Road Trips

These superb driving glasses feature slick matte black frames. In the sun, the polarized synthetic lenses offer incredible depth, detail, and glare reduction. You won鈥檛 look so bad, either, in these big shades that harken back to 1970s Hollywood hunk style.

Boll茅 Chrono颅shield ($240)

Best for Endurance Pursuits

Next-generation optics give a major update to Boll茅鈥檚 latest, a reprise of a classic design from the eighties. Photochromic lenses take you from dawn to high noon and all the way to golden hour, with a delicious brownish tint that enhances depth and contrast. The big single-piece lens blocks out wind, while thin cutouts at the bottom and top allow gentle airflow that prevents fogging. This one鈥檚 made for nordic hot laps, tours, and fast winter rides.

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District Vision Junya ($250)

Ignore the woo-woo branding. In the hands of this Lower Manhattan鈥揵ased company, whose glasses are crafted in Japan, eyewear ascends to art, with gracefully curvy, minimalist designs. But the Junya earns our accolades for more than aesthetics. It offers the sharp optics, full protection, and supreme comfort you need for pounding out miles in town and in the mountains, in sun or shade, without resorting to the flashy astronaut looks of so many race frames. The Black Rose synthetic lenses have a purple tint that works in a startling range of bright颅ness, with incredible acuity and depth of vision in low to medium light. The frames seem small compared with showier shields but provide top-notch coverage and shelter even in gale-force winds. Frosty temples look like skinny icicles and have bendable titanium-wire cores for dialing in fit. Rubber-clad 颅nosepieces hold their position, and the frames鈥� feathery weight reduces bounce. Beauty is as beauty does鈥攊n this case, it does a lot.

Costa Del Mar Ferg ($279)

Best on the Water

Judging by optics alone, the Ferg is the pick of this summer鈥檚 crop. Costa鈥檚 580G polarized lenses are made of glass, which reigns supreme for sharpness, pop, and scratch resistance. The obvious issue鈥攖hat glass can shatter on impact鈥攄oesn鈥檛 rate when all you鈥檙e hit with is wind and spray, so con颅颅sider these watersport specialists. To that end, Costa rigged the Ferg for serious boat颅ing, with sly side shielding to keep out crosswinds and bright sun. Flexible rubber earpieces add firm but friendly grip.

Zeal Rampart ($149)

Best Behind the Wheel

Put these slick sport-street crossover frames through their paces on the trail, and do it again on the drive to happy hour. Your friends will 颅never guess you鈥檙e rocking trail shades. The refined rectangular shape and high-gloss frames play down these sunnies鈥� technical strengths, like polarized wraparound lenses that provide wonderful detail, depth, and glare relief even when you鈥檙e facing straight into the sun. Rubber patches at the ears and nose secure your investment.

Shwood Canby Stone ($295)

Steeziest

A fascia of light-toned slate over a laminate of walnut reinforced with aluminum makes the Canby Stone鈥檚 frames positively breathtaking. The technical chops鈥攃risp, clear, 颅gray-tinted polarized lenses, plus smooth-颅action stainless-steel hinges鈥攍ive up to the design vibe and build quality. Shwood鈥檚 frames are relatively lightweight for their class (we even took them on a three-mile jog, which they handled fine) but the niche is fashion. These are for outdoorsy connoisseurs who have style and don鈥檛 mind buying up.

Electric JJF 12 ($240)

Most Versatile

Glacier glasses are critical for safeguarding eyes from alpine glare, but wearing them around town is a recipe for dweebishness. The JJF 12鈥檚 snap-in, snap-out side shields solve that problem. The 颅color-neutral, polar颅ized synthetic lenses are as high contrast as gray gets, and they stand up to hellish brightness and UV exposure. With the shields ready to deploy, you can go straight from the hippest Seattle coffee shop to the summit of Mount Rainier without changing frames.

Oakley Trailing Point ($196)

Best for Training Days

Oakley鈥檚 new women鈥檚 frames fuse fashion with pro-level sport design. The rounded-off cat-eye lenses are bare along the bottom edge, which looks sleek and playful and makes technical sense for the same reason it does on race shades: lower weight and less obstruction to your field of view. The Trailing Point is a performance model in every way except looks. Coverage is wide, weight minimal, and security top-notch. The polarized synthetic lenses deliver spectacular optics.

Wiley-X Compass ($150)

Most Bombproof

To rate this macho number鈥檚 impact 颅capa颅bility, the American National Standards Institute dropped pointed weights onto it and fired projectiles at it. The lenses would not crack or pop out. Hidden behind the aggressive wraparound frames, a soft detachable gasket rests against your face to seal out wind and dust. This goggle-like protection is great for any sport that involves savage sun, howling wind, or things flying in your face. Crisp polarized lenses round out the package. Your eyes will be the best-armored (albeit the least fashionable) part of your body.

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Spy Dirty Mo 2 ($170)

For years we derided black frames as timid, fun-deficient defaults. Why go colorless when bright options abound? Spy explains why with the special-edition Dirty Mo 2 and its soft-matte frames that suck up light like an eyewear-shaped black hole. These sunnies forced us to abandon other notions, too. We used to look down on grayish lens tints for being blah and not truly sport- or speed-worthy, because they flatten the view and reduce contrast. Well, blah has been killed by techy optics like Spy鈥檚 polarized, color-neutral synthetic lenses, which are high-def, deep, and color enhancing nearly to the point of synesthesia. It鈥檚 also time to back off snottiness about these curvy-lens sport wraps being embarrassing relics of the nineties, fine for outdoor sports and recreation but not for the street. Spy squares off the retro design while retaining functional wrap-back lenses for wide, unobstructed vision and protection from sun and wind. This is a true multisport wonder, great for most casual and hardcore athletic pursuits, that also shows style savvy. The look is too much for normal business and dress-up, but so is most maximum-strength fun.

Dragon Alliance Monarch XL ($159)

Best for Big Guys

We tip our hat to Dragon, which appeals to the wide faced and melon headed with the Monarch XL. These shades, with their glossy black frames, are clean, handsome, and high quality, especially the optically sharp synthetic polarized lenses in dense gray, which slay glare and tame brightness. We DQ this one for serious outdoor activities, though鈥攖he frames are too slippery, and the flat lenses let in wind and light at the sides.

Boll茅 Ada ($79)

Best for Laid-Back Weekends

Casual women鈥檚 frames in the same flat gray as a Navy warship? Bolle rocks it with flashy blue mirroring, which does a good job of mitigating glare. Gray-tinted synthetic lenses make your world easy on the eyes, even when the sun is shining bright. That tone makes for simple on and off, with almost no color-shift weirdness. Large lenses afford coverage, but do it quietly. Everything about the Ada is chill.

Raen Friar ($185)

Best for the Urban Jungle

These fashion glasses aren鈥檛 cheap, but this level of sumptuous detail and design could easily cost twice as much. Wire cores in the temple pieces鈥攂endable for the perfect fit鈥攁re things of beauty shining through bluish hand-cut acetate. Ditto the Frank Lloyd Wright鈥搇ooking ornamental metal at the hinges. The warm brown tint (not the usual citified gray) of the polarized synthetic lenses pumps up visuals. Driving in hellish suburban glare, we had a sleepy passenger try on the Friar. She sat up and yelled, 鈥淲ow!鈥�

Oakley Clifden ($193)

Best for Mountains and Snow

Glacier-glass-style side shields are having a moment, and the Clifden is worthy of the alpine. Oakley improves on the past: these shades are much lighter than the Arctic kind, and the synthetic lenses curve generously, for better peripheral coverage and wider vision. The side shields come off for a less calculated look, while the view through the mirrored silver and tinted wine-red lenses is wondrous, even without a trace of snow on the ground.

Tifosi Aethon ($80)

Best for Riding and Running

Any nicely featured, single-lens racing shield for $80 is notable, but this one has a synthetic lens that automatically changes tint with available light. It lets in about 28 percent of full-strength sunlight, and 75 percent鈥斅璦lmost clear鈥攚hen the levels are low. The design鈥檚 sex appeal falls short of performance shields costing three or four times as much. But the Aethon punches way above its price point, with crisp optics, huge coverage, security, comfort, and low weight.

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100 Percent Glendale ($185)

The sunglasses cosmos is vast and full of wonder. Consider this racing shield, which warps taste and creates a convergence of ugly-old and beautiful-new. The laws of lookin鈥� good no longer apply. The Glendale takes us back to the mid-1980s, when an obscure company called Oakley put weird optical gear on America鈥檚 first national-hero bike racer, Greg LeMond. The California brand鈥檚 epochal Eyeshade looked a lot like someone had hinged sunglasses temples onto a pair of motorcycle goggles. Now, 35 years on, history repeats itself. 100 Percent (like Oakley, a company respected in motocross circles) gifts cyclists and runners a rootsy shield with premium 21st-century materials. Two lenses are included鈥攕moke gray and nearly clear, both of which work well from noon to night鈥攁nd the Glendale鈥檚 heptagonal frames flex for easier swapping. There鈥檚 no missing those frames, especially in mustard yellow with a titch of black striping. Unless you happen to be wearing them, in which case there isn鈥檛 much to see but a world blazing past while you鈥檙e sheltered from harsh sun and wind. Just enough defogging air wafts in through perforated front vents and out the scoops at the temples. No amount of huffing or sweat clouded the lenses. We couldn鈥檛 help but love every part of the Glendale, and that earned it Gear of the Year.

Smith Lowdown Steel ($199)

Best for Every Day

Smith delivers easy, all-around likability with these shades, which are amenable to streetwear and light outdoorsiness. In town or the boonies, the brownish tint of the polarized synthetic lenses make the world look bright and colorful. This is the bazillionth redo of the classic dorky-cool Wayfarer from the 1950s, but Smith adds an original touch in the form of a metal section鈥攏oticeable but not flashy鈥攁t the temples. Though the Lowdown Steel is up for casual rec like jogging or city biking, the look is a bit dressy for sport. The shape works well on anyone, provided you don鈥檛 have a huge head.

Rapha City Round ($215)

Best Behind the Wheel

A moment of color adjustment is a small price to pay for what the City Round鈥檚 brown-tinted synthetic lenses do for visual acuity and comfort. The view is delicious, even driving down the mountain and straight into low but hellishly bright sun. The peripheral view is open to wind and light, so these shades aren鈥檛 ideal for serious activities, but they rock in unnatural settings. They鈥檙e ideal for car duty and a good fit for urbanites looking to avoid tired, formulaic hipness. The temples are made of slender dark steel鈥攁n artful industrial clash to vintage-looking tortoise frames鈥攁nd lock open or shut.

Kaenon Anacapa ($209)

Best for Extreme Pursuits

This expedition-grade sport wrap is named for a SoCal Channel Island beaten to pieces by the Pacific. Meanwhile, the dark gray, mirrored, polarized synthetic lenses belong to a new line called Summit. Marketing names are usually beside the point, but here there鈥檚 real intent, since oceans and mountaintops are tough on the eyes in similarly windy, searingly bright ways. The Anacapa provides a little bit of heaven when conditions are harsh. The wrap-back lenses and abundant sculpted frames provided security and protection on a hike up a sun-bludgeoned peak amid high-wind warnings.

Roka Torino ($170)

Best Training Shades

Hand it to Roka for knowing how to make sunglasses aimed at go-fast jocks that are truly stylish and鈥攂etter yet鈥攆un. In this case, the fun is a throwback design with squarish oversize synthetic lenses. Very 1970s. Don鈥檛 let the mirroring and two-tone blue and orange trim blind you to the Torino鈥檚 sporty bona fides, especially for running and cycling. Coverage and protection are big, like the lenses, with super-sharp optics in a neutral gray tint that also works in town. Springy featherweight frames hold on to your head and have sticky-when-wet rubber patches. Sweat and look cool.

Rudy Project Spinair 56 ($200)

Best for Almost Everything

You鈥檇 never guess there鈥檚 a grown-up in the room by the look of these lenses, mirrored red like the flames of hell, plus faux-carbon-fiber frame patterning and the shrieking crimson R-U-D-Y and rubber cladding at the ears. Rudy鈥檚 polarized lenses are about as optically superb as synthetic gets. The gray tint means even modest adventurers will love wearing the Spinair. Kudos to the brand for setting top-end polarized lenses in so intense a colorway. Beneath the surface, the Spinair 56 is solid crossover eyewear for playing and kicking back when the sun is serious but you鈥檙e not.

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Wherever you find your bliss this winter, it鈥檒l be all the better with these sunnies

Shred Stomp Noweight ($200)

That name may involve a technical impossibility, but the lack of heft does make an immediate impression, especially in a design that doesn鈥檛 seem particularly minimal. The look is sharp and streetworthy, 颅belying the fact that the Stomp is also extremely sportworthy. We were amazed by the gray-tint polarized lenses when confronted with killer sun on singletrack. The deep-tone, high-颅contrast optics do a great job of deflecting glare from snow, too鈥攏ot surprising, since Shred is the brainchild of Olympic alpine skier Ted Ligety.

Adidas Tempest ($133)

These women鈥檚 cat-eye shades are as cute as they are capable. The design works especially well for runners, what with the low weight, the extra security afforded by the stay-on springy frames, and plenty of sticky rubber at the temples and ears. Oversize synthetic lenses add coverage and protection from sun and wind. The flamboyant mirroring knocks back glare and creates playful contrast with the crystal-clear frames and temples.

Spy Helm 2 ($100)

After gazing through endless gray, we appreciated the warm tint. Spy鈥檚 synthetic bronze lenses enhance depth and contrast to make even the tiniest details jump out on the trail. The mellow hue isn鈥檛 bad behind the wheel or when kicking around town, making the Helm our first choice for riding, running, and whatever comes after. The clean style of the matte black frames contrast the gold lens mirroring. And the price makes these Spys even more appealing.

Oakley Flight Jacket ($223)

If you can see your way past the cyborg-apocalypse styling, this rebooted racing shield has some brilliant 颅touches. The lens is free and frameless along the top edge, so there鈥檚 nothing to obstruct your line of sight when in head-down riding position. And the optics of the rosy-tint synthetic Prizm Road lens are wondrously high in contrast and resolution. There鈥檚 even an adjustable vent at the nosepiece to boost fog-killing airflow.

Smith Haywire ($139)

The closer you look, the more Smith鈥檚 dressy, female-friendly number impresses. In the frames, old-school tortoise combines with classy brass and sets up a nice contrast with black sculpted temples. Quality carries over to the sharp, gray-tinted synthetic lenses, which make for easy on-off around town. Though the Haywire鈥檚 more about upscale, preppy style than performance, sticky nose pads and squeeze from the springy frames keep them secure at playtime.

Dragon Alliance Baile H2O ($184)

While the world sees icy-bluish mirroring, you look out through polarized bronze-tint 颅synthetic lenses that neutralize glare and do delicious things with depth, detail, and color. The frames float鈥攁 nice touch for surf-themed glasses, no? Even if they didn鈥檛, we鈥檇 love them for their artful sculpting and tweaks that freshen the design. The lack of rubber cladding and some light leakage around the lenses mean these are made for chilling.

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Look good and see better with these seven specs.

Vuarnet Tom Nightlynx ($310)

It takes some serious optical voodoo to make me go, 鈥淲hoa!鈥� I鈥檝e been reviewing shades since before the turn of the millennium, putting hundreds of pairs to the test. Until now, nobody won big at night鈥攖he intended milieu of Vuarnet鈥檚 deep yellow Nightlynx lenses, which are tinted and optically tuned for when the sun don鈥檛 shine. A shortish hop down the 405 and on Hollywood Boulevard made me a believer. The lenses worked wonders with oncoming traffic. But the Nightlynx do more than tame head-on glare. Peripheral details jump out, too.What makes darker lighter? By reducing available illumination by about 30 percent, the lenses filter out visual garbage. And when light is scarce, everything seems cleaner and clearer. The benefits really accrue when the sun is low or otherwise clouded over; these lenses aren鈥檛 for full-on brightness. When I tried them during a jog down a steep fire road sinking into darkness, I was able to make out details that would be lost to the unaided eye. I was smitten. Of course, it doesn鈥檛 hurt that the name of the retro frame design, Tom, honors original eighties mustache stud Tom Selleck.

Boll茅 Heron聽($99)

Best for those on a budget聽

Everything about the Heron is pretty damn good, starting with the polarized polycarbonate lenses, which are tinted a warm brown that performs like a champ. Those lenses provide maximal coverage, nestling in tight under the brows and dropping close to the cheek. Wide temple pieces block light and wind at the sides. The springy, lightweight nylon frames comfortably grip the head with sticky-when-wet pads at the nose and earpieces. All was secure during a brutally hot trail slog. But the Heron has a conspicuous extra that value-priced shades often lack: playful sass, which shows in the flashy green mirroring and bright highlights that wake up the dark frames. You get sport-wrap coverage without sport-wrap style, at a super cool price.

Rudy Project Sintryx ($300)

Best for cyclists聽

Once again, racy Italian eye-gear specialist Rudy raises the bar for aggro high design. The lenses on this light, go-fast number are high, wide, and wrapped back for huge coverage and an unobstructed view. What appears to be a decorative little logo above the nosepiece is in fact a button that unlatches the frame for swapping tints. On the other hand, you may never feel like changing out the polarized gray synthetic lenses, which are impressively glass-like in their resolution. Red-orange mirroring adds a demonic glow and knocks back glare. Springy frames hug the head to keep the Sintryx in place no matter what. Though gusts swatted me around and dust blew, my eyes were safe and completely comfy behind the big lenses, which are cleverly vented to kill fog.

Maui Jim Little Maks ($299)

Best for the street聽

Slipping on this study in elegance offers instant reward. I was blown away by the view through Maui Jim鈥檚 rose-tinted polarized lenses. Punched-up depth, detail, and color were more than worth a moment of pink shock. These are all you need for most everyday uses behind the wheel and on the boulevard. The lenses are made of lightweight glass rather than plastic, so the optics will stay sharp longer, and gradient mirroring, high to low, further fortify the Little Maks against the searing sky and light flares from man-made surfaces. Translucent over-ear pieces are a nice departure from the usual blah black or tortoise, but Maui鈥檚 quiet about it. Nothing here but class, though flattish lenses and a lightish tint mean you might be miserable in full-on glare.

Roka Monaco ($170)

Best for savvy style聽

Beverly Hills meets sports eyewear in this category smasher, which manages to perform like a racing shield鈥攂ig coverage with super security and feathery weight鈥攁nd do a celebrity-grade style number with swoopy, oversize lenses and opaque mirroring. Crystal-clear optics in a cool neutral tint take the sting out of sun on gleamy surfaces. The feel is minimal鈥攁lmost forgettable鈥斅璪elying the glamorous style that others see. But don鈥檛 be fooled: the Monaco is equally adept at training hard and long, then helping you give the competition hell on race day. These shades really can sub in for an athletic shield, because that鈥檚 exactly what they are, in a stealthy, shape-shifting sort of way. Like with last year鈥檚 Gear of the Year鈥撀瓀inning Phantoms, Roka has taken its triathlon heritage and added a little attitude.

Costa del Mar Montauk ($199)

Best for on the water

Hold the Montauk鈥檚 translucent frames up to the sun and dig the grainy pattern. Now put on this unashamedly old-school sports wrap and revel in the bombproofness. Sun ain鈥檛 getting anywhere near your eyeballs, no matter where it鈥檚 coming from鈥攖he sky, the water鈥檚 surface, or the boat deck and instruments. Ditto howling wind and spray, which are walled out by big wrap-back lenses and wide temples with sticky cladding at the ears. The pristine optics (the lenses are made of polarized synthetic) are downright spectacular. The tint lends itself to streamside and lake, where fish, rocks, and foliage lurk. Seashore name and vibe aside, I loved the Montauk for high-altitude hiking and sweaty trail running, too. Gill-like vertical vents move enough air to de-steam the lenses and fend off fog.

Kaenon Clarke ($209)

Best for everything

Gazing across a timbered mountainside in midafternoon sun in Idyllwild, California, is nice even without sunglasses. Then I looked again through Kaenon鈥檚 polarized synthetic Ultra lenses, which sport tech that makes colors jump up and holler. Whatever the hue, there鈥檚 extra oomph here鈥攂righter, bolder, and more saturated鈥攂ut without appearing cheap or special-effecty. Clarke鈥檚 look is easy, with a bit of flash from the blue mirroring. The lenses pull inward toward the cheek and wrap back at the sides just enough to boost coverage and protection without looking obnoxiously sporty. Add to that security from springy nylon frames and you鈥檙e good to go, be it a pickup game or a hike, though you won鈥檛 be embarrassed in the working world, either. Except for red-lined athletic pursuits, it鈥檚 hard to go wrong here.

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