[WayyliEn]

So I've heard of these contact lenses from Korea that makes your eyes bigger. (They're in the tricks of the trades forum if you want to know more). Technically, they don't really MAKE your eyes bigger. Instead, its like colored contacts but the sides are colored in too so your pupils appear bigger, which adds in to the overall effect of bigger eyes. (do you get it?)

Does anyone know if those are good for the eyes? Because I've heard that you can wear them for up to a year without changing them, and usually contacts have to be changed every 2 weeks or a month depending on the contacts.

This post has been edited by tammiest: 23 August 2008 - 05:54 PM

[candii]

WOAH FANKS...but one thing i want to ask is ..is it save for ur eye? im scared it might make my eyes blind..>_<

[aisu_kuriimu]

my friend has the 2nd ones on top row they make her eyes look so big !! but i didnt really notice it until she told me to look at her eyes..... ¬_¬

[amoureux]

oooh. then if those with high degree use will be clear not? same sentiments as candii

[aznmoonlight]

woah...they make your eye pupils look so0 damn big...
kinda scary in a way if your eyes arn't that big but then have big pupils..

[honeycomb1010]

they're called 'circle lenses' lol
oh and they are really bad for your eyes
supposedly they stop oxygen from going into you eyes

[Cindy.]

ya they are suppose to be bad for your eyes, but they look so pretty!!

but im sure if people have small eyes to start with, it won't make that much difference...i cant really tell whos wearing it or not ><

[sweetxkisses]

well there are different brands, and each brand varies the amount of time you can wear them

but i dun really recommend circle lenses, bcos i read that you can only wear it for a certain amount of time (6hrs i think) and some people that has perfect (20/20) vision that wears circle lenses just for the fun of it, acutally got their eyes worsen, and now theyre eye sights are gettign worser and worser.

.. just my 2 cent =]

[aimca]

i have some actually, you dont see a big difference. mine are acuvue define tho..

[WayyliEn]

aimca, on Aug 1 2007 4 41 PM, said:

i have some actually, you dont see a big difference. mine are acuvue define tho..

acuvue makes them too? i thought they only had them in korea....hmm...ill look it up

do they really make your eyesight worse? or only if you wear them longer than you're supposed to..?

[Jello_o]

Your pupils appear bigger?? That is kinda freaky. I never heard of it.

[WayyliEn]

Jello_o, on Aug 1 2007 6 19 PM, said:

Your pupils appear bigger?? That is kinda freaky. I never heard of it.

yea...here are some examples

[megarashi]

you know, i actually plan on buying some. i think the look is rather "cool" looking. hahaha. it kinda gives your eyes an anime-ish look to it. here is a site that i found that sells these kind if contacts.
www.purelook.net

This post has been edited by megarashi: 01 August 2007 - 09:37 PM

[gal-bi]

just to let you know but you cant wear some of the contacts ALL YEAR or else it will be harmful for your eyes. circles lenses do vary from a few weeks to a year. so read the label clearly just in case :].
btw freshlook has some nice ones too.

[WayyliEn]

yea, i know that if i get them, i have to wear them for less than six hours a day and i can't wear it every day.

does anyone know which one is the most comfortable?

[lovestruck]

i think they're uneccessary and are fake. it cant be safe to wear them all year and not change...your eyes need to breathe and even the best contact lenses get rips and tears if you wear them over the allow amount of time

[WayyliEn]

lovestruck, on Aug 2 2007 9 46 PM, said:

i think they're uneccessary and are fake. it cant be safe to wear them all year and not change...your eyes need to breathe and even the best contact lenses get rips and tears if you wear them over the allow amount of time

yea, i'd only wear them for special occasions if i get them...definitley not all year round. a lot of ppl in the tricks of the traders forum has been buying them...

[adjhaii]

I've seen some korean people wear them & they aren't as "scary" looking in person as in pictures. I think people just photoshop alot.

I have green&gray colors.

[lizzi]

its scary if you have small eyes, some girls wears them regardless if it even suits them.

[girlygirl]

they look reali unnatural and weird...but i guess they'd b cool for a night out or something....hehe....

but yeh..bak to the original question....u can get contact lenses for one year...

[swe3tdreamz]

woah isnt wearing one year contacts a bit long? wouldnt it feel irritation and all that?

[sweet_piglet]

wearing contact lenses for a long time is not a good idea because your eyes need oxygen as well. also, your eyes would get extemely dry and you'd need to use eye drops.
as for the coloured contacts, are they really comfortable? and can you see out of them like you would for normal contacts? does the line of vision decrease?

[NaruNaruSegawa]

WayyliEn, on Aug 1 2007 12 53 AM, said:

So I've heard of these contact lenses from Korea that makes your eyes bigger. (They're in the tricks of the trades forum if you want to know more). Technically, they don't really MAKE your eyes bigger. Instead, its like colored contacts but the sides are colored in too so your pupils appear bigger, which adds in to the overall effect of bigger eyes. (do you get it?)

Does anyone know if those are good for the eyes? Because I've heard that you can wear them for up to a year without changing them, and usually contacts have to be changed every 2 weeks or a month depending on the contacts.

All contact lens (soft/hard/colored/circle/regular/perscription/nonprescription) are potentially damaging. In the United States, regular contacts need a prescription by a certified optometrist to be obtained because they need to be specially fit to your own eyeball. Cosmetic lenses that have 0.00 power (plano lenses) are legal to sell in the USA without prescription, but most stores require one anyways.

In Asia, contact lenses do not necessarily need to be given by a doctor, nor is a prescription required to buy cosmetic lenses. Circle lenses are particularly seen as unsafe because they are said to be larger in diameter then normal lenses. This allows less oxygen to enter your eyes, often drying natural moisture out and putting strain on them. They also contain color pigment which can cloud vision when the contacts shift.

But the "largeness" of the lenses are relative - brands in America sell contacts with 14.00-14.60 diameter. Circle lense brands are the same. If you wear contacts already, check the information on your own lenses to determine if the circle lenses you want are the proper fit for you.

Almost all circle lenses sold throughout Asia are imported from Korea. Big name brands are usually FDA and CE approved. There are some smaller, unknown companies that produce the lenses, but they are not approved. Most of those companies are non-Korean brands, though not all. Do not buy them if you are unwary of the brand or seller! Always ask the seller all questions before buying :]

**Note: Just because you buy circle lenses in a country like China, Taiwan, Malaysia etc. does not mean you are automatically buying imitation lenses. Just be smart and research before ordering!


PS. If you do not clean the lens correctly, or wear them correctly, you CAN go completely blind.
Some people say that their eyesight gets worst and worst.

See : -live urls are not allowed in your usergroup-
for more details. :]

[Piggie]

NaruNarusegawa said quite a mouthful!
(btw I love Love Hina!)
If you do get them, do be careful! Even if it says you can leave the lenses in for a long time, I doubt you should. There's more harm in leaving them in than not.
My eyes are big, so I wouldn't even think about getting these. XP I think it's more typical in Cantonese Chinese?
Actually my dad is Canto but his eyes are small.
My mom is Burmese and her eyes are average size.
WEIRD.
Also.. in the example pics you showed, I see no difference between the before and after... D: I say they're being cheap and using big-eyed models too (including the girl in the bottom pics). If the model(s) really had small eyes, which I'm certain is just narrower opened eyelids, you wouldn't even be able to see the color part.
I think you should just be happy with your eyes, no matter what size. I mean, that's how the majority of small-eyed people live, right? = =;
I don't even find large eyes any more or less attractive than small eyes!
Maybe because I happen to fancy a Korean guy. <3 With reaaaally small eyes.

[glamourdoll]

My friend bought me a pair back from Hong Kong. I wasn't going to try them because I wasn't sure if it was safe or not...but I saw many people selling it online so I decided to give it a try.
Honestly, it looks scary when I'm looking in the mirror, but if I decide to camwhore with myself, it makes my eyes look bigger and 'nicer'.
But anyways, I only wear them once in a while for fun, but I don't really recommend wearing these on a daily basis if you don't need glasses or contacts, like me, there's no point in playing with your eyes..

[kathyxP]

i went to the the mall and they sold these one contact lense for korea... err i have the gray one o.o...
and i think it looks the same O__O..
not really bigger

[WayyliEn]

woww thanks guys, im probably going to end up not getting them. sounds a little risky.

[WayyliEn]

hey, i ended up ordering anyway. lol
im pretty sure that the sellers reliable...and the prices look good.
http://z3.invisionfr...?showtopic=2641
if anyones interested

[coinoperatedcarmi]

acuve define are the big eye lenses.... O.o i bought a pair cause i wanted to by CLEAR CONTACTS the lady didnt even tell me the diff till i saw the black ring.... i was liek wtf? i bought mine at glasses gotook O.o i wonder if thats a reliable place.... hmmmmmmm they should ask for some id next time hehe but then i cant get contacts.. i think they should bann the 18yrs or over rule... but meh i can go for looking 18 haha

[an_g_ie]

ummm...

i have been using circle lens for over a year now and i dont seem to encounter any problem.. maybe it depends on which brand you are using.

i started out with freshkon's alluring eyes. they have two colours to choose from, black and brown. i prefer freshkon's circle lens than the korean ones. first, i think the brand is more reliable. second, i like that the colour's more natural looking than those blue, green or grey ones.

from that day i discovered circle lens, i think i never want to dispose it anymore. hee hee... i think it really helps to define your eyes and there really is a difference...

i tried using the acuvue define but i dont think it suits me. acuvue lenses are too soft that they tend to roll here and there. soooo... i think i'll stick with my freshkon for now.. ^_____________^

[WayyliEn]

Chiaki-Carmi, on Oct 27 2007 1 48 PM, said:

acuve define are the big eye lenses.... O.o i bought a pair cause i wanted to by CLEAR CONTACTS the lady didnt even tell me the diff till i saw the black ring.... i was liek wtf? i bought mine at glasses gotook O.o i wonder if thats a reliable place.... hmmmmmmm they should ask for some id next time hehe but then i cant get contacts.. i think they should bann the 18yrs or over rule... but meh i can go for looking 18 haha

lol, but thats kinda good right? and i don't think all places asks you to be eighteen or over. as long as you have the presciprtion stuff the eye doctor gave you

[Modoki]

technically all contacts aren't good for your eyes, your eyes need to 'breathe' so the lens retricts the oxygen. normal lens you can wear up to 8 hours, but circle lens you can only wear up to 6 hours.

but it alright as long as you clean the lens, store it properly, don't sleep with them, and take them off at the right time.

[sweetpastel_vivi]

wow those examples are pretty gotta get me some brown ones : ) .... well my eyes are like dark brown....just need to make it al ittle lighter : D
where can you buy them though ? any weere in Canada ?

[cUte shAira]

cAn i ask somEthing? how much is that? is that expensive?

[PhuongNguyen]

Um... No offense but I don't see why people would use contact and wear it to make their eye look bigger?

Personally; wouldn't it be kind of weird once you take it off and people goes "wth? Why do you look so different?"

In a sense, I find it to be like cosmetic surgery without permanent. It's just a way of fooling people.

Common people; be satisfy with your own beauty. Then again, I guess the same statement can be made about make up... except make up just enhance someone look. The contact thing make me feel like it's actually trying to fool someone into looking like something you don't.

[WayyliEn]

sweetpastel_vivi, on Oct 30 2007 5 32 AM, said:

wow those examples are pretty gotta get me some brown ones : ) .... well my eyes are like dark brown....just need to make it al ittle lighter : D
where can you buy them though ? any weere in Canada ?

well, right now, circle lenses are really only in asia. but i did post up a website where you can get them
http://z3.invisionfr...?showtopic=2641
i know the sellers really reliable and friendly, so you don't have to worry about being scammed. shes whitelisted over 200 times and shes on her fourth batch so that must say something about her. im ordering from her now

theres also this site
http://circlelens2u.com/
they have a lot more brands and varieties, but the prices are noticeably higher. it doesnt matter much where you get iti from as long as you know they're not imitation lenses.

cUte shAira, on Oct 30 2007 10 33 PM, said:

cAn i ask somEthing? how much is that? is that expensive?

well i think it depends on the brands. but usually, the prices range from 25-50 USD. it really depends where/who you buy them from though. and like i told sweetpastel, heres the site
http://z3.invisionfr...?showtopic=2641
where the seller sells them for a lower price than they usually are. (ok..maybe only like...5-10 dollars less, but still a difference)

[janetyu42]

yea, i've read about these before. i guess it makes your eyes look bigger because it's colored and because it covers the whole eye.

[Pinkmew]

contact lens are bad for ur eyes... u'll have side effects when ur older... so cant rly trust in lens... glasses is more protective and it can be trendyyy =P

[coolf3ndy]

i wear these type of lens but then it is a monthly disposable type..doesn't really affect anything though...