[Review] - ColourVUE Crazy Blind White (on light eyes)

HAAAAAAAAAAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEN!!!! 

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Halloween isn't really celebrated here in Denmark but that won't stop me from dressing up anyways and hopefully attend some spooky themed party the weekend leading up to.

Aaaaand what better ways to finish a scary costume are there other than with a pair of spooky lenses? None!

Which is why I was super overly excited when LensVillage reached out to me for a sponsorship some weeks ago!

They let me choose whatever pair of lenses that I wanted (except for sclera) and I totally utilized that opportunity to get myself a pair of completely white lenses - more specifically the ColourVue Crazy Blind White lenses!

It is these babies that I'm going to review today so let's just jump right into it!

                        

                      
                       Diameter                    : 14 mm

                       Water Content           : 45%

                       Base Curve                : 8.6mm

                       Using period              : 3 months

                       Colour:                       : White

                      

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First off is shipping, which has been slower than the other lens companies I have worked with or bought from before.

I picked the lenses on the 15th, my order was confirmed on the 19th, and they arrived on the 7th (18 days later). I felt like I had waited half an eternity before they finally came, which was probably because I was so excited, but I also suspect my local post office to have delayed the delivery since I got both these and another sponsored lens package on the same date.

It could be just a coincidence but I have a slight feeling that perhaps they'd forgotten this first package or maybe waited with the delivery since I had the other package coming right around the same time.
That's something we'll never find out. BUT, if you're thinking of getting lenses like these for Halloween and want to make sure that they're there on time, perhaps you should consider express shipping depending on where you live.

My lenses came in an elongated, thin box (that I did not get a good picture of), wrapped in a soft, protective wrapper. With my order I, of course, also got a free lens case and a little card telling me how to participate in their selfie contest where 3 monthly winners will receive 2 pairs of circle lenses, 2 animal casings, or a facial mask. I'm definitely going to participate once I've finished this review! ^ㅅ^

Here we have the lenses in the vials. Do note that they are power 0.00 meaning they have no prescription. It's not something you can get either for a reason I'll explain later.



Colour   ★★★★★

Okay the lenses are NOT like in the picture I took from their website (which every other site I know of is using as well). There is no outer ring and you cannot catch a glimpse of the pupil underneath. It's a simple white colour and a very solid one at that. I'm pretty sure it'll completely cover up dark eyes just like light eyes. Unless you're as close to a person as my camera was when I took the close-up, they're pretty good at blending with the sclera (the white part of the eyes).

The lenses promise nothing more than being completely white. Since they live up to that, there isn't much else for me to say.

↓close-up↓

As you can see there are little darker dots in the middle of the lens.

At first I thought I had perhaps rubbed a little too hard and thus scratching the lens while rinsing them the first time but after putting them in I learned that these tiny baby holes are what allows you to have those 5% remaining sight left. So be thankful for them!

The holes are mostly in one of my lenses meaning that I am only able to see with that one eye. The other eye is completely blind unless I'm looking at a strong light source. If I were to look at the sun, I would see a light red dot and everything else around it would be white.

Enlargement   ☆☆☆☆☆

It should be pretty self-explanatory that there's no enlargement unless you've got ink injected into your scleras like Grace Neutral.

Comfort   �����

Wearing the lenses was a super interesting experience!

My eyes were feeling absolutely no discomfort when I wore the lenses so if they were normal lenses I would probably have given them 5 out of 5 starts. Though, admittedly I haven't worn them for more than an hour top. The reason for this being that they literally BLIND ME temporarily (at least 95% blind me).

It said on their website:

"*Please take note that the Blind White lens is a pair of blind lens which you are not be able to have a clear sight after putting it on."

..buuut I feel like maybe they should have changed the wording to something like:

"Please take note that the Blind White lens is a pair of blind lenses that will completely and utterly blind you to the extend that you will, at best, only be able to sense shapes. And you should have someone help you if you are to move around. And avoid stairs at all cost. Seriously."

So yea, you can't get them with prescription. Not that it matters since you wouldn't be able to see even with perfect eyesight.

To make my point crystal clear (ha ha, did you SEE what I did there?), I've edited some pictures for you to see what it is like to wear the lenses.

Let's start off with an unedited picture of my kitchen from when I first moved in.

Now this was how I thought it'd look AKA expectation

But this was the reality I was met with

For short: the lenses will nearly completely blind you. You should not attempt to wear these outside if do not have a person around who is able to help and guide you at all times. Also do NOT attempt to walk down stairs with them... it's crazy. Wearing the lenses will take you to a point where you will either be trying really really hard to utilize the 5% remaining sight you have or have you almost crawling around your living room in order to avoid walking into things.

Another thing to note is that I think one's sight is a little better in the dark compared to normal daylight.

Pictures

First off I'd like to apologize for the pictures being out of focus. I couldn't see so I had Chris help me take the pictures with a different camera than I normally use.

Outside, one lens

Outdoor, both lenses

Indoor, warm light

Indoor, cold light

Full face

What a lovely dead expression, no?

Overall   ★★★☆☆ (3½)

Overall I'm happy with my lenses!

Except for the lack of sight they are exactly how I had hoped they would be. 

But although they look super awesome, I really can't wear them for much more than photos since I can't see a thing. Thus, they're probably most fitting for photoshoots of if you're going to be an extra in a haunted house event - or if you want to freak out your neighbors or something. You do you.

Anyways, I'm probably still going to use them for Halloween and then just wear one (or just for more creepy pictures).

If I were to give my two cents of advice I'd say that if you like these white lenses but the lack of sight would bother you, try LensVillage's ColourVUE Crazy Whiteout lenses or ColourVUE Crazy White Screen lenses. The whiteout lens looks basically the same as mine except for the hole for the pupil (and it comes with prescription) while the screen lens cover the entire pupil and iris bus has little holes so that your vision will be more clear than with the ones I got.

That was it for my review!

If you're interested in these lenses or any other lenses from LensVillage, you can use the code

"LUCY15"

without the " "'s to get a 15% off your purchase ^ㅅ^

Thank you for reading!

[Review] - ELLEN 3COLOR GRAY (on light eyes)

Oh heeey there!

Today's post is going to be a lens review since Klenspop did me the honor of sponsoring a pair of lenses. Thank you, Klenspop! 감사합니다!

The lenses we'll be talking about today are the ELLEN 3COLOR GRAY.

Let's begin!

                        

                      
                       Diameter                    : 13,7/14 mm

                       Water Content           : 38%

                       Base Curve                : 8.6mm

                       Using period              : 6 months

                       Manufacturer            : LENSPOP

                       Colour:                       : Gray

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First let's talk about shipping!

When I first wrote to Klenspop, they answered the same day and sent out the lenses about 4-5 days later since they were celebrating national liberation day in Korea around the time I contacted them. 5-6 days later they arrived here. Fast, right? When you look on their page, a K-Packet is supposed to arrive in Europe in about 20~30 days - only 10 days passed from when I contacted them until the lenses were here so I'm really impressed with this part! Also, the person I was in contact with was super sweet ^ㅂ^

My lenses came in a padded envelope and inside was a small box wrapped in bubble wrap.

The box contained both the lens vials, a lens case, and tweezers to pick up the lenses with so that the water won't get dirty from you sticking your finger in it to get the lens.

Everything you see here is something that'll come with your order of a pair of lenses ^^

Close up of the vials~ 

 And here we have the lens!
Let's see what it looks like on!

Colour   ★★★☆☆ (2½ stars)

I'm not sure how I feel about the colour and for some reason the design reminds me of a kiwi. The outer gray part blends perfectly and I mean PERFECTLY with my own blue/blue green eyes but the yellow gives them sort of a warm hue and/or even make them appear a little green, which I don't like that much (I don't mind green eyes but since they say gray I'd like them to mainly be that colour). I mean, everyone has their preferences but I prefer my gray colors to be cold. For brown- or hazel-eyed people, however, I can imagine that this would help them blend more naturally. and probably look awesome. The design itself bring a lot of attention to the eyes and a big plus for me is the limbal ring because I feel like it's both thin and light enough to not be too much all the while it gives my eyes a bit of a doll-like feel. 

↓Close up↓

Enlargement   ★★★★★

There's not much for me to say about the enlargement. It says on their website that the graphic diameter is just 13,7 mm but I feel like these lenses make a huge difference! At times I can actually see the outer rim of my own eyes through the lenses but that's something I really don't mind since the lenses' design makes them blend so well.

Comfort   ★★☆☆☆

I had very mixed experiences with the comfort. Right from when I put them in in the morning of my first day of wearing them I felt discomfort in both eyes. Of course I was smart enough to find my eye drops but forget to bring them with me to school.. - - At times when I blinked my vision would become blurry and by the end of the day I had a terrible headache caused by the lenses not allowing my eyes enough air. Once I took them out I had a vague red ring around my eye where the lens had been. The next day, however, I made sure to use more eye drops in the morning. I felt no discomfort whatsoever during the day even though I didn't use eye drops at any point after putting them in.

Another day my eyes felt VERY tired after a day of wearing them to school (plus my vision was sort of blurry when I blinked) but *sigh* that day was the only day I had time to take pictures for my review, which is also why my eyes look red in the following pictures. Gaaah they were so irritated... （πーπ）

Then! Yet another night I wore them when going out to eat and I ended up getting a headache again. By this point I'm pretty sure that my problem with these lenses is that 

My eyes are not dry these days and I have been wearing my other pairs of circle lenses the previous days without problems so at this point I'm 80% sure that my problems with the lenses is that they don't allow my eyes enough oxygen.

Pictures

Outside, one lens

Outdoor, both lenses

Indoor, warm light

Indoor, cold light

Full face

My eyes couldn't take wearing the lenses much longer than day so in the end this selca ended up being the only one I liked.

Overall   ★★☆☆☆

These lenses are.. honestly not some I would buy again. At the same time they are not bad enough for me to not keep wearing them until they expire. Like I said I really like the design because they make my eyes pop but I can't wrap my head around them not being more.. gray. When I asked my friends what colour lens they thought I was wearing, they said green or green-brown(?)

The design makes them natural enough for me to wear with just mascara without feeling selfconscious but rather than wearing them to school, I see myself using them for a girls' night out. That way I won't have to wear them as long... hopefully.

That was it for my review!

I hope you found it helpful ^^

Have a great day~!

[Review] - GEO Tri Color Violet (on light eyes)

Yesterday when looking back at some older posts that I wrote, I realized how far I have come with this blog. Back when I posted my first lens review on July 14th 2013, I wrote that I was sure that my blog would some day grow popular enough for me to do sponsored reviews but when thinking back to that time, I don't think I ever expected to come as far as I have so far.
This is not meant as bragging or to show off. I just I sincerely believe that it's important for us bloggers whether small or big to sometimes stop, take a step back, and watch how we have grown over the years.

I'd like to stop this topic here as that will be for another post that I promise will be up soon.
Instead, today I want to share a review with you. One of the milestones I have reached lately is to be sponsored both wigs and lenses for reviews.
Before I start the review I would like to send a big THANK YOU to LensFlavors who reached out to me a little over two weeks ago - Thank you for the lenses and giving me a chance to grow as a blogger.


Now, let's get to the review.
The lenses I will be reviewing are the GEO Tri Color Violet.
Ready?
Let's go!

                        

                       Diameter                    : 14.2mm

                       Water Content           : 38%

                       Base Curve                : 8.6mm

                       Life Span                    : 1 Year Disposal

                       Brand                          : GEO

                       Colour:                        : Violet

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It took about 2 weeks from when I picked the lenses until they first arrived and LensFlavors were quick to respond to my request, sending out the lenses the day after.

And here you see a GEO sticker on the vial, which is to make sure that you have gotten yourself a pair of authentic lenses. To do this you'll have to scratch the silver part and get a code - I verified mine after taking these pictures~

I was already super excited when I saw the lenses in the vial. Isn't that just a lovely shade?

With my order I also received a free lens case and a mystery gift: mine happened to be one of those velcro thingies to hold your hair back while doing your make-up. The lenses were inside the red pack.

Colour   ★★★★★

They have a beautiful beautiful violet colour that is a bit to the warm side. When worn inside they will have a more cold feel to them. The limbal ring is not solid, which makes this pair of lenses perfect as natural lenses for people with light eye colours even though they have an unatural colour in the first place. The yellow/orange spots in the middle are not as visible once worn but do help to make the lenses blend in more with your own eyes. Speaking of blending in, the lenses have a dotted design that becomes less solid the closer it gets to the pupil - another thing that makes them appear natural.

↓Here's a close up↓

Enlargement   ★★☆☆☆

As you will see in the pictures by the end of the post, they do enlarge a bit but not much. A person who's had their share of circle lens experience will probably be able to tell that you're wearing something (or, you know it could also be because your eyes have suddenly turned PURPLE) but I don't feel like they stand out much size wise. With a diameter of just 14.2mm this is to be expected.

Comfort   ★★★☆☆

I'm not exactly sure how to rate the comfort. As for my right eye there were no problems at all but I had troubles with the left lens every time I put it in while I was in Korea. It was thin as well, which might have made it harder but I find it weird how I didn't feel anything in my right eye. Once the left lens was in I had to move it with my finger for it to actually cover my iris and it would annoy my eye for a couple of minutes afterwards.

Otherwise I only had troubles when it was so bright outside that I had to squint my eyes all the time and when that happened, both my eyes would feel annoyed from having the lenses in.

Since extreme sunlight was the only case I had troubles with both lenses I suspect the problems with my left eye being due to my own eye being dry. I know it's possible for one eye to be more dry than the other since I experienced that when I lived in America so I won't too bad of the lenses but at the same time I can't give them 5 stars.

Pictures

Please note that I got a cat hair in my eye, causing some redness in the eye to the right (Just in case one of them looks red on your screen).

One lens

Outside, sunlight

Outside, shadow

Indoor

Full face photos

Overall   ★★★★☆

I'm really satisfied with these lenses and have no complaints so far. I picked them because I thought they would look very natural and even though they are violet, I don't feel like they stand out too much. Only two people commented on my eyes looking different; one because he always looks me in the eyes when we meet, and the other after I asked her if she could see that anything on me had changed.

I used them as my every day lenses while I was in Korea some 2-3 weeks ago and overall I'm quite happy with them. I'll definitely continue using them until they expire ^0^ 

If you like these lenses but worry about the color, remember that they are also available in green, brown, blue, and grey.


That was all for now. I hope you enjoyed the review!

[Review] - Vassen Jewel Blue circle lens (on light eyes)

You know what I haven't done in a long time? That's right, a LENS REVIEW!!

The time really couldn't have been better because our beloved PinkyParadise is actually having their Media Diva Contest these days. The Media Diva Contest is for specially invited people and I was lucky enough to be one of them.

Not only do I get to participate but they were even kind enough to sponsor me a pair of lenses of free choice to review.

Since I'll be participating in a cosplay show as Elsa from Frozen in May, I requested a specific pair of blue lenses. 

So, dear readers, today's lens review is going to be on the Vassen Jewel Blue circle lenses from PinkyParadise!

                        

                       Diameter                    : 14.5mm / 15.0mm

                       Water Content           : 42%

                       Base Curve                : 8.6mm

                       Life Span                    : 1 Year Disposal

                       Brand                          : Vassen

                       Colour:                        : Blue

"”If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel.” Pixelated core color with a unique feather limbal ring, Vassen Jewel Blue creates the perfect soft, natural look that blends soundlessly into your natural eye color. Vibrant yet gentle, the 14.5mm diameter gives the perfect look to fall in love with"

My lenses arrived in a thick yellow envelope. It contained this red package to the left (with the lenses inside), a free lens case to store them in, and a random mystery gift.

I got the mystery gift because I quoted a fellow blogger~ If you decide to order a pair of lenses you can use my code "beautywithlucy" and get a mystery gift yourself! This time my gift was... well I don't know what they're called but I know that they're supposedly really practical when applying makeup or even just doing homework!

The lenses came in these vials with prescription listed on the lid as well as other info about the lens on the front and backside of the bottle.

And finally the lens case. I think this macaroon case is a new things since last time I ordered from them I got an animal case. I really like these though! They're super neat and simple and the L is adorable - I like to think that it's my initial rather than showing you which side is left. 

And I present you... the lenses!

Let's try them on~ 

Inside                                                                         Outside

No lens                                   vs.                                      Lens

Both lenses!

I was doing a makeup test the other day so here are some full-face pictures of the lenses in action~

Comfort   ★★★★★

There isn't much for me to say about the comfort of these lenses, they're perfect! With a high water content percentage (42%), these lenses are super soft and I had no troubles with them at all. This is my first pair of vassen lenses and I have to agree with them being extremely comfortable. I've worn them for 7-8 hours without feeling even the slightest irritation. 

Enlargement   ★★★★☆

Since I was going to use them for Elsa it was important for me to find a pair that would enlarge my eyes without having a thick, black limbal ring as Elsa's seemed to be more of a very dark blue. I was very happy when I found these and I'm very happy with the enlargement - they make my eyes look big and cartoon'y but not in a woah-her-eyes-are-fake way. Well.. they do look a bit unnatural due to the colour which I will talk about next. 

Colour   ★★★☆☆

This time, I have to say I was a little disappointed with the colour. I'd hoped to find a pair of blue lenses that would enhance the blue in my own eyes but these actually ended up making my natural blue-green eyes turn out more green in comparison. And because of the very strong blue colour, I feel like they don't blend too well in certain lights. Well, I asked for blue lenses and that's certainly was what I got - but I think I chose the wrong pair for my light eyes. In the end, they turned out to be  a bit darker than I had wanted them to (my bad for not looking up enough reviews on light eyes). However, I believe they will look great on people with darker eyes who want their blue lenses to really show up on them!

Other colours

You can find these very colourful lenses in Pink, Violet, Green, Gray, and Brown also.

Overall

★★★☆☆ 

These lenses are super comfortable and I haven't experienced any discomfort yet.
The design is very nice and I like that I have finally been able to find a lens with an outer ring that is not solid black like many other lenses. I thought perhaps this would also help the lens to not look too dark when worn on light eyes.. but I was wrong.

The colour itself looks great on dark eyes but I feel like they look a bit too unnatural for me to be able to use them for every day use.
For cosplay they are great though! I was looking for lenses that would give me a cartoon'y feel and have a bright colour no matter the light condition - and that's what I got! I don't think these lenses are perfect for Elsa though.

Vassen Jewel Blue circle lenses can be bought HERE.

and don't forget to use my code
"beautywithlucy"
in case you also would like a mystery gift~

All participants also have the chance to win the "People's Choice Media Diva Award" contest. This is where your vote counts! So if you think that I did a good job, you can vote for me HERE.

Although, if I were you, I'd look through the entire album first - There are some really neat and helpful reviews made by super talented people! 

You find the album HERE.