Saturday, September 17, 2011

FreshLook Colorblends Blue...

I generally wear very vibrant lenses. Fluid colors, defined bold limbal rings, insanely bright tones. I personally love the look of vibrant, fluid, almost electric pale blue eyes. I also love the added touch of a bold, strong limbal ring that's noticable as I have small eyes naturally and no limbal ring whatsoever. Lately though I've been wanting something more "ordinary". While I'm at work I feel that without my everyday same lenses (which rotate between Elegance Light Blue and Natural Touch Baby Blue"I don't look put together. On my time off when I'm running errands or lounging aroud I feel they can sometimes be "too much" if that makes sense. I prefer more "subtle" lenses for those days. Problem is those lenses have been dwindling from my supply. I've also been missing FreshLook lately! Random cos It's the first lens I started wearing forever ago. Even more random is that I've been itching for regular FreshLook Colorblends in Blue.

Needless to say I went to the eye doctors and baught some (amongst a few other colors). Thought I'd share some pics of an overworn lens ;)

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They're no super fancy. They don't offer insane enlargement. In person they're not super bright. They are a very natural medium blue. They do offer a natural enlargement. They compliment my features nicely without being to attention grabbing.

Overall I like them. No frills, good comfort, and great visual clarity. Occasionally they do slide because of their base curve, but they also settle eventually. Not drying and great for long hours of wear. I recommend them for anyone who want's to try a blue but hasn't before. They're not to bright, not to dark. Subtle, yet noticable. A great way to have "blue eyes" without changing your eye color so drastically that they scream "Oh (insert name) has REALLY blue eyes today. Hmmmm...."

Disclaimer:
These lenses were baught and paid for with my own money. I am in no way affiliated with FreshLook, Ciba Vision, or their parent company Novartis. I was in no way shape or form compensated financially or otherwise for this review. All thoughts, and opinions are solely my own. All images in this blog post bearing this blogs name are my sole property and may not be used or redistributed without my express permission.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

FreshLook Illuminate

I have been curious about FreshLook Illuminate lenses since discovering them. Their concept is similar to Acuvue Define lenses. A one day disposable lens designed to enhance and enlarge your eyes without changing their color. Like Acuvue Define they are also available exclusively in Asia as they are intended to compete with circle lenses in the Asian cosmetic lens market. Unlike Acuvue Define they only come in one pattern/style. I was able to purchase a box from http://www.softlenseye.com/

Ciba Visions Advert:

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FreshLook Illuminate:

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Close Up Shots:

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(FreshLook Illuminate on left eye, nothing on right eye)

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Face Shots:

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Overall I like them. They blend well with my eyes. While the most noticable portion of the pattern is the solid limbal ring (which is actually more of a very deep hued purple than a charcoal or dark brown), there is actually a pattern of fine brown "lines" made of fine dots that allows the pattern to further blend into the iris. The lenses are super comfortable and the visual clarity is excellent. This is extremly important as I wear perscription lenses. Despite their base curve they also settled onto my eyes nicely. The pattern barely overlaps my iris and most of it actually sits on my sclera. Due to the deep purple pigment however it appears as more of a deep brown limbal ring added to my eyes.

The main complication I experienced with these was actually in receiving them. I didn't expect them to ship right away. I also didn't expect SoftLensEye to wait almost 3 weeks after I PLACED my order before they actually shipped them. After sending 2 emails I was finally able to confirm that my perscription was out of stock. While I didn't mind that as it's happened with other sites before, I would have expected a courtesy email to let me know they didn't have it available in my powers and there would be a delay. That would have personally gave me piece of mind knowing my order was still being processed and also given me the option to cancel my order if I didn't feel like waiting 3 weeks for themto receive them BEFORE shipping them to me.

Overall I am satisfied with the lenses and glad I was able to find a site that would ship them to the US and charge a reasonable price for them anyway. I paid $13.50 USD for the lenses and about $5.00 USD for their delivery (give or take). My perscription being out of stock aside I did find their customer sevice very friendly. Once they did receive my lenses they notified me promptly and my lenses took 1 week to arrive to the US. Given Monday was a holiday I was very pleased with that.

I do recommend them for anyone who want's a slight enlargement of their eyes and a subtle added touch of definition without wearing a completly opaque lens. I also recommend them to anyone who want's naturally bigger, wider, brighter eyes without commiting to a monthly/annual disposable lens and the cleaning and maitenance that comes with it.

Disclaimer:
I am not affiliated with either http://www.softlenseye.com/ or Ciba Vision or their parent company Novartis. I was not provided or sponsered the lenses in this review. I paid for the lenses with my own money. In no way, shape or form was I compensated for this review. Any and all opinions of the lenses in this review are mine solely. All images with the exception of Ciba Visions Advert are my property.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Waiting.....Impatiently.....

Sorry for the lack of update. It has not so much to do with time as waiting... I ordered some lenses from overseas and they just recently shipped. They're a lens I've been looking forward to trying for sometime now. I have received a few other lenses recently but am not sure if I want to review them here or not. They're just repurchases of lenses I've worn in the past. Most just regular lenses you can get from the eye doctors office. I will probably do an update on 1 pair in particular as it's by far my favorite pair of circle lenses EVER!! Well my laptop is about to die and I have to get up in 5 hours for work. Sorry for the blaaaaah update...