Oakley Ice Iridium vs. Blue Iridium Lenses – What’s the difference?

[BoostBear]

Ruby vs. Red is similar but obviously unique lenses. Will likely have a post on those soon too!

Ruby seems more uniform in how they evolved/easier to follow over +Red Iridium with all the variants that came about. Especially around the mid-late 2000's as you got Light Red & OO Red thrown in the mix as well.

Or are you speaking about original Red Iridium found on M-Frames, that's now referred to as Old School Fire/resembles what Fruby looks like?

 

[TheStig]

I am still unsure about how to determine Ice or Blue Iridium.
Here one of two JB Juliet unworn I bought and the lenses in both have a grey base tint.
Clearly the lenses in both did not have a amber base tint.

 

[WildWires]

I am still unsure about how to determine Ice or Blue Iridium.
Here one of two JB Juliet unworn I bought and the lenses in both have a grey base tint.
Clearly the lenses in both did not have a amber base tint.

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I always thought blue iridium has those ‘hints’ of purple around the peripheral of 8-based lenses whereas ice doesn’t have that. It’s more of a uniform ‘colder’ blue whereas the blue iridium has that warmer blue with purple. Just my thoughts and it’s probably pretty hard to tell the difference without seeing them side-by-side.

 

[SharkSugender]

This angle shows the difference for me. Non of my ice iridium would look like this in this angle.

 

[WildWires]

This angle shows the difference for me. Non of my ice iridium would look like this in this angle.

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Exactly.

 

[TheStig]

Ok understood.
I am slowly getting it.
Top Juliet is Blue Iridium with some purple
Bottom is Ice Iridium with no purple