Four-Eyed Blues

How to enhance eyes without the use of makeup?  How about color contacts AND glasses!

On lips: Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart

Ok, I'm doing something I'm TOTALLY not supposed to.  I'm wearing prescription glasses over my prescription contacts.  My optometrist would be so mad!  Lol.  I only did it for show.  If you want to wear color contacts under glasses, make sure you're either wearing plano (no prescription) contacts under prescription glasses or wearing plano glasses over prescription contacts.  Otherwise you won't be seeing very well at all!

Happy Thursday!

Hugs,
Cat

Freshlook Colorblends Brilliant Blue

You all know that I love changing my look on a day-to-day basis by applying makeup to my face.  Well, another way to change up your look is to change the color of your eyes!  I like adding a little color to my lid, but with color contact lenses, I can add a little color to my eyes as well. :)

Sure, color contacts are nothing new.  They're just something I don't play around with that much because: A) I have very sensitive eyes.  B)  I barely have a prescription (-0.25 in both eyes)  C) Because my vision is near 20/20, I don't get eye exams often and therefore don't get fitted for contact lenses often.  FYI, getting fitted for contact lenses if VERY important for your eye health.  I know that there are OTC contacts that you can buy online, but without a proper fitting from an eyecare professional, you can sorely damage your eyes, therefore your vision, so be warned!

About a week ago, I got an eye exam from my optometrist and received a contact lens fitting too.  After not wearing color contacts for at least 3-4 years now, I felt like trying them again.  Of course I would choose among the most unnatural colors...what's the fun in going through the trouble of wearing contacts if you can't look completely eccentric?  I went with Brilliant Blue by Freshlook Colorblends.  It's a part of their Vibrant Views collection, a new selection of super-vivid eye colors.  Freshlook has been known in the past to create more natural colors via Colorblends, but I guess you just have to roll with the times...people want more extreme these days!

I just wanted to share with you guys what the contacts look like with and without eye makeup so you can compare the difference in looks.  Also, how completely cool they look on a southeast Asian gal who feels ridiculously glamorous in bright blue eyes!

I think they stand out more without eye makeup, since the blue is not competing with the color of the shadows.  I guess color contacts are an even easier way of dressing up the eyes with as little effort as possible!  

Pros:

- a simple way to jazz up your eyes

- lots of color possibilities

Cons:

- I can still feel them!  It takes getting used to, but I hate the feeling of having something in my eye.  It doesn't hurt, but is a little annoying.  

- The ring of color sometimes obstructs my vision, causing some blur, when my pupils are more dilated, ie. at night.  Not too big of a deal though.

All in all,  I really love them.  I generally don't wear them for more than 1-2 hours at a time.  I think I want to get them in Gemstone Green as well, hehe.  I think that would look pretty cool.  These are also great accessories for an ethereal photo shoot!

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!

Hugs,

Cat

Freshlook One Day Colors in Green

I have nearly 20/20 vision so my optometrist told me that corrective lenses are optional for me.  Well, I think that glasses are a fine fashion accessory and that colored contacts can be an excellent cosmetic enhancement, like lipstick or some other similar product.

My eyes are very sensitive, however, so it's hard for me to wear contact lenses for any extended period of time.  I've tried before in the past and couldn't get past an hour before my eyes would get red and dry.  So I decided to try daily disposable colored contacts, which are thinner than the two-week or monthly lenses, therefore more likely to feel comfortable.

Whoa!  Right eye looks surprised, lol.  Maybelline Eye Studio Color Explosion in Forest Fury, btw.

Well, they're definitely more comfortable, but I can still feel them.  Also, I wish the colors were a little more bold.  My husband couldn't tell when I was wearing them until I pointed them out.  When I used to wear Freshlook Colorblends, I really loved the Turquoise shade because it really popped.  Problem was, I couldn't wear them for very long before they got uncomfortable.  The daily disposables only come in grey, green, blue, and hazel...all of which are more on the subtle side.  Oh well, maybe someday...