EOS New Adult Violet Circle Lens Review

If you haven't been able to tell already, Purple is my all time favorite color.  So When I received these Lenses I was absolutely ecstatic.  I wanted a pair for cosplay, but also to wear around to match my purple hair.  Needless to say the lenses didn't disappoint. I was very happy with them, but hey, they're purple, and I am a little biased.

Color

As I noted, I am a little biased when it comes to the color purple, but the color of these lenses were beautiful. They are a nice lavender that can actually change depending on the lighting or shadow cast by your face and hair.  For that reason I'm really in love with these lenses. The color is so versatile! My only complaint is that the space left for the iris to contract and expand is a little too large for my liking.  I understand it is meant to make sure your vision is okay, but when I'm picking lenses (especially for cosplay) I prefer to sacrifice a little peripheral vision for a better look.  I of course would be careful when driving or operating something dangerous, but I still wish there were more options out there with a smaller gap. Especially on colored lenses like these that won't blend well with natural eye colors.

Enlargement/Effect

These Lenses are 14mm, but still give a great enlarging effect. The black rim and detail around the iris make your eyes really POP!  Almost everywhere I went I got compliments and comments about them.

 

Comfort

I was so relieved that these lenses were comfortable to wear. The size is very manageable and I was able to wear them for a full 8 hr period with no issues besides the occasional eye drop here and there.

Final Thoughts:

Color 5/5

Versatile and Beautiful! But space for Iris a little too large.

Enlargement/Effect 5/5

Very enlarging and dramatic even for their small size.

Comfort 5/5 

Very easy to wear!

These are great lenses! Hope this helps you guys!

xoxo - Chroma

G&G GBT Sky Circle Lens Review

 

 

 If there is one thing people who don't have blue eyes want, it's blue eyes. I've always been a sucker for them.  I wasn't lucky enough to get my Dad's beautiful blue eyes, so I have been on the hunt to find the perfect pair of circle lenses to achieve that gorgeous natural blue. My goal was to find some that were not dark blue, since I have had many of those. While searching I stumbled across these G&G GBT Sky Blue Circle Lenses. Since they were listed as "Sky" blue, I decided to give them a shot! 

Color

While I was initially happy with the actual color of the lenses, the pretty sky blue did not translate the same onto the eye, even with my lighter eye color. My natural eye color actually seemed to significantly dull the color, which was disapointing. I don't know if people with brown to black eyes would have a better experience than me, but my hazel/green eyes made the color murky. When it comes to color, overall I felt they failed to stand out. Especially when compared to the model picture on the website, which makes me suspect it was heavily photoshopped. That or these lenses would be more effective on darker colored eyes.

Enlargement/Effect

These Lenses are smaller measuring at only 14 mm. despite the fact they are smaller than what I normally would wear, I think the enlarging effect was still fairly prominent. The nice thing about these are, if you are looking to avoid cartoony or dramatic looking lenses for cosplay or everyday wear, these are a great choice. They look normal from a distance, and people were unaware I was wearing lenses for the most part. The lack of a dark ring or outline around the outside of the lens also helps make it look more natural.

 

Comfort

Since they are smaller, these lenses are very easy to wear. They went in fine and I was able to wear them all day without discomfort!

Final Thoughts:

Color 3/5

Murky on hazel eyes.. Possibly different with darker eyes?

Enlargement/Effect 4/5

Good for a natural look, not very enlarging.

Comfort 5/5 

Very easy to wear!

Hope this helps some of you guys, and take care!

-Chroma

Vassen Rainbow Eyes Greenish/Blue Circle Lens Review

For a while now I have been working on an original concept design dance outfit to wear to cons when I go to parties/raves. It's still very much in the works, but one thing I will say it involves, is my rainbow wig (Ziggy from Arda). I love wearing my rainbow wig, it gives me super powers...

So I wanted a pair of circle lenses to match it. Naturally when this series was first released, I got really excited because I thought they sounded perfect. However, these lenses are not as "rainbowy" as I thought they would be, but I still enjoyed them a lot. I'll get more into exactly how I felt about the effect later.

Anyways, I was making a huge order from Pinky, and just decided to give them a shot. That huge order I mentioned included seven pairs of circle lenses, so expect quite a few circle lens reviews in the future lol.

Website/Ordering

I ordered again from PinkyParadise, as I usually do. Previously they ran a special promotion, where if you bought ordered any lenses within a certain time period, they would give you a code to redeem a free pair of random lenses at a later date. I had that code, and also needed lenses for upcoming cosplays, so I ordered a large batch of them and now I'm set for the rest of this year and next XD Since I ordered so much, I ended up qualifying for free express shipping, and got them within a week. Everything was packaged well, and they came with all those cute animal lens cases! ^.^

Color/Enlargement

As I sit here and type this I still don't really know how I feel about these lenses. I guess I expected the effect to be much more dramatic, since on the websites model, they stood out quite a bit. I didn't take into account my own eye color being so close to them though. It's honestly difficult for me to tell what my eyes are going to look like with lenses, because they literally change all the time. A lot of it is lighting, but I sometimes joke about my eyes changing based on the weather and other random things. I have taken picture of them in the exact same places and lighting each time I have done a review, and yet somehow they still look a little different in each picture. I don't know man, they are just weird.

Anyway, as you can see by the pictures, they decided to be more green when I wore these, so the lenses actually blended incredibly well with my own eyes. People did not know I was wearing lenses when I wore them, mostly due to the blending and the fact that they do not have dark rings around them. Despite the lack of the rings, they still enlarged my eyes quite a bit, and instead of having that dramatic flair, I felt they made my eyes look more sweet and innocent. I will definitely wear these more often because I do like the way they make eyes look, but again, if you are looking for something dramatic and have lighter colored eyes, these may not be for you. For you brown eyed folks, I have no doubt they would create a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT effect, so if someone has them and has done a review with good pictures, let me know and I will link your post to mine for brown eyed folks to see.

Comfort

I don't have much to say in this department, because the lenses felt fantastic. They are 14.5mm/15.0mm, and despite their large size, they were extremely easy to get in and I forgot I was wearing them at times.

 Final Thoughts:

Website 5/5

No issues ordering, great customer service, awesome promotional offers.

Color/Enlargement Effect 4/5

Enlarged my eyes, but the color got lost in them.

Comfort 5/5 

 I love when I can wear lenses with ease!!

I would recommend these to people wanting a sweet subtle change while still getting an enlarging effect.

More reviews to come! Thank you for stopping by!

-QK

The Future of My Blog (And I'll be at Anime Expo 2013)

To start I certainly do not want the tone of this post to seem negative or angry, because it definitely is not, but I wanted to explain some changes I will be making to this blog in the future and the reasons for doing so.

To start this thing doesn't really get much attention anyway, but the posts that do get the most attention, my cosplay write ups, are what I am looking to change. Some may call this stupid, because I am basically taking what is working and messing with it, but there are some bigger issues I am facing which are the cause.

First let me clarify that I am the biggest believer in sharing creative processes and methods when it comes to cosplay. I believe that a community which is open about sharing techniques and ideas is a strong community that also ends up attracting more and more people to it due to the comfortable and welcoming attitude most cosplayers share. For that reason I elected to share ALL of my costumes and show people EXACTLY how I made them. At first this was great and what little feedback I got from people, was always positive and I felt like I had genuinely helped some people and they were grateful. But as time has gone on, that thankful attitude has turned into a rather harsh demand for information and it has slowly made me more and more cynical about sharing how I make my stuff. It's frustrating when people demand information out of you, and when you give it to them, they disappear without even a "thank you" in return. This is obviously not everyone, I have had a lot of kind people thank me for sharing info and even credit me on some of their cosplays which wasn’t necessary but really sweet, but it seems not everyone shares the same attitude. Perhaps this is the community itself slowly changing, or maybe I have just been unlucky enough to get such a significant amount of people treating me this way, but regardless I have decided to hold off on doing cosplay write ups for a while to avoid getting anymore bitter about it. I have held off on posting my Kyary Pamyu Pamyu cosplay write up for a while even though it's been finished since February, and doing so has even more so proved my point from the pushy PM's I've received from people.

PLEASE DO NOT THINK YOU CANNOT ASK ME QUESTIONS, THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM GETTING AT.

Please feel free to ask me as many questions as you need and I will kindly answer them. I just will not take people bullying me for information anymore, and I won't be making the full detailed write ups for a little while.

That being said, this is what I WILL be doing on this blog :D

• I will continue to do Circle lens reviews and write ups, since they are fun to do and seem to be actually helping some people.

• I plan on posting some cosplay tutorials, ranging from sewing techniques to armor and prop making.

• I plan to continue to make posts about cons I visit + I will now most likely post pictures that I take of other people at conventions on here so that they might find them easier.

Obviously I may post other things too, like articles, interviews, projects I might be a part of... the only difference is that there will not be as many full write ups anymore.

Again I hope this hasn't come across as angry because it is totally not, and I don't want anyone to be put off by it. I cannot stress how much I definitely still want people to ask me questions as they need to, just please ask them nicely :)

Thank you everyone for your support thus far, and I hope to bring you much much more in the future! If you need to get a hold of me away from here, these are the best places to do it..

deviantART
Facebook

I recommend you get a hold of me on facebook more so than deviantART just because lately I have been checking that more than anything.

I have new cosplays to show you soon! And I will be attending Anime Expo here in less than a week!

GAHHH LET THE PANIC COMMENCE!!!!!!!

-QK