After reading the reviews, I had to do one. I bought these, not for blocking the sun but for the look. Some say they don't look black? I guess I got a one a kind pair then because mine look black, they may not look black when they're off but on my face and the people I let wear them they look black. It's more of a really dark grey, but they look black on nonetheless. I loved them, they're my favorite pair of sunglasses.