With the launch of Final Fantasy 14's Dawntrail expansion, Fashion Accessories have changed and Spectacles have become their very own thing: Facewear. If you already own some spectacles and you log in to Dawntrail expecting to be able to use them straight away, you'll be mistaken.
Trying to click the Facewear option via the Character menu will say you haven't unlocked this feature yet. So for those of you wondering where your beloved Spectacles have gone, or those of you looking to get some for the first time, here's everything you need to know.
How To Unlock Facewear
Much like Fashion Accessories, to unlock the Facewear feature you simply need to obtain some Facewear, which can be purchased from various NPCs and the Marketboard. We cover this further down.
Facewear Spectacles will be called 'The Faces We Wear' followed by the specific item name. For example, the old Rose-colored Spectacles are now The Faces We Wear — Rose-colored Spectacles.
Where the confusion comes in is for players who already owned the Spectacles before the change happened.
How To Make Your Old Spectacles Into Facewear
Your Spectacles are gone from your Fashion Accessories menu but fear not, you can still make them Facewear. Visit any Calamity Salvager and choose 'Spectacles Exchange' to convert them to Facewear.
Calamity Salvager NPCs can be found in the following locations:
- Limsa Lominsa — Upper Decks at (X:11.4, Y:14.4)
- Old Gridania at (X;10.0, Y:8.4)
- Ul'dah — The Steps of Thal at (X:12.6, Y:13.1)
Now you'll have access to them in the Facewear menu!
Where To Get Facewear
The previous places you could get Spectacles are still viable (though they're now The Faces We Wear versions and have had some name tweaks) and a bunch of new Facewear was added with the launch of Dawntrail. Here's where to get some Facewear.
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Item |
How To Obtain |
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The Faces We Wear — Thick-rimmed Glasses |
Purchase from the Gold Saucer Attendant in The Gold Saucer at (X:5.1, Y:6.6) for 30,000 MGP. |
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The Faces We Wear — Contemporary Prince-nez |
Purchase from the Gold Saucer Attendant in The Gold Saucer at (X:5.1, Y:6.6) for 40,000 MGP. |
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The Faces We Wear — Rimless Glasses |
Purchase from the Gold Saucer Attendant in The Gold Saucer at (X:5.1, Y:6.6) for 70,000 MGP. |
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The Faces We Wear — Minstrel's Spectacles |
Purchase from the Gold Saucer Attendant in The Gold Saucer at (X:5.1, Y:6.6) for 90,000 MGP. |
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The Faces We Wear — Oval Spectacles (Previously False Spectacles) |
Purchase from the Gold Saucer Attendant in The Gold Saucer at (X:5.1, Y:6.6) for 100,000 MGP. |
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The Faces We Wear — Shaded Spectacles (Previously False Shaded Spectacles) |
It was available as a reward from Series 1 of Crystalline Conflict. If you own this, you can speak to the Calamity Salvager to collect the Facewear version. |
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The Faces We Wear — Classic Spectacles (Previously False Classic Spectacles) |
Possible reward from the following Subaquatic Voyages: Anthemoessa (Sirensong Sea), Seafarer's End (Sirensong Sea), Drifter's Decat (Sirensong Sea), and The Lilac Sea 3 (The Lilac Sea). |
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Available on the Market Board. |
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The Faces We Wear — Rose-colored Spectacles |
Purchase from Trisassant in Old Sharlayan at (X:12.0, Y:13.3) for 3x Rokkon Potsherds. |
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Available on the Market Board. |
We'll update this as and when we find other Facewear items.
How To Use Facewear
You can access the Facewear menu by either clicking the Facewear icon from your Character equipment window or by selecting 'Facewear' from the main Character menu.
Any Facewear you have unlocked/purchased will be available here and you can choose which to equip and each has a selection of 12 different colours to choose from.
