"Allure" contacts. (Limbal ring only)

Deejayt · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2010, 12:40 PM

I just got these lens a last week, they are vial lenses and just have a nice dark limbal ring around them. I have brown eyes so they don't show up as much as they would on light eyes. I attached a photo of me with one in and one out. So you can see the difference.

Price: $21.89 PER LENS
Comfort: They are very comfortable. And don't dry out as fast as silicone hydrogel lens do, because they are very low water content lens.
Material: 61% Polymacon, 39% water
Size: Base Curve 8.6, Diameter 14.0
Description: Allure (Equinox) is a clear contact lens with a black "limbal" ring for cosmetic enhancement and ease of handling. The black ring on these contacts give your natural color more definition and makes your eyes look larger - like mascara for your eyes! Allure contact lenses are made with gel-edge technology for greater comfort. Allure contacts are perfect for those with high prescriptions as the limbal ring is more visible than the traditional blue locator tint. One contact lens is provided in each vial and these contacts are approved for 3 – 6 month wear.

I only wear contacts maybe once a month, so they would last me alot longer.
Hope this helps anyone who is intrested in these type of lenses. I don't think lens.com sells them, but another lens place does: www.coastalcontacts.com

Knotlob · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I just got these lens a last week, they are vial lenses and just have a nice dark limbal ring around them. I have brown eyes so they don't show up as much as they would on light eyes. I attached a photo of me with one in and one out. So you can see the difference.

Price: $21.89 PER LENS
Comfort: They are very comfortable. And don't dry out as fast as silicone hydrogel lens do, because they are very low water content lens.
Material: 61% Polymacon, 39% water
Size: Base Curve 8.6, Diameter 14.0
Description: Allure (Equinox) is a clear contact lens with a black "limbal" ring for cosmetic enhancement and ease of handling. The black ring on these contacts give your natural color more definition and makes your eyes look larger - like mascara for your eyes! Allure contact lenses are made with gel-edge technology for greater comfort. Allure contacts are perfect for those with high prescriptions as the limbal ring is more visible than the traditional blue locator tint. One contact lens is provided in each vial and these contacts are approved for 3 – 6 month wear.

I only wear contacts maybe once a month, so they would last me alot longer.
Hope this helps anyone who is intrested in these type of lenses. I don't think lens.com sells them, but another lens place does: www.coastalcontacts.com

Hello Deejayt

That's a good picture of yourself. The limbal ring certainly makes your right eye look quite a bit bigger, without the limbal ring being as obvious as it would be on lighter coloured eyes.

knotlob

Garfield21 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I just got these lens a last week, they are vial lenses and just have a nice dark limbal ring around them. I have brown eyes so they don't show up as much as they would on light eyes. I attached a photo of me with one in and one out. So you can see the difference.

Price: $21.89 PER LENS
Comfort: They are very comfortable. And don't dry out as fast as silicone hydrogel lens do, because they are very low water content lens.
Material: 61% Polymacon, 39% water
Size: Base Curve 8.6, Diameter 14.0
Description: Allure (Equinox) is a clear contact lens with a black "limbal" ring for cosmetic enhancement and ease of handling. The black ring on these contacts give your natural color more definition and makes your eyes look larger - like mascara for your eyes! Allure contact lenses are made with gel-edge technology for greater comfort. Allure contacts are perfect for those with high prescriptions as the limbal ring is more visible than the traditional blue locator tint. One contact lens is provided in each vial and these contacts are approved for 3 – 6 month wear.

I only wear contacts maybe once a month, so they would last me alot longer.
Hope this helps anyone who is intrested in these type of lenses. I don't think lens.com sells them, but another lens place does: www.coastalcontacts.com

Thanks for the great picture Deejayt, and for the helpful information. I didn't even know that contact lenses that are clear except for a limbal ring even existed. Does Lens.com sell anything like that?

Purpleiris · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I just got these lens a last week, they are vial lenses and just have a nice dark limbal ring around them. I have brown eyes so they don't show up as much as they would on light eyes. I attached a photo of me with one in and one out. So you can see the difference.

Price: $21.89 PER LENS
Comfort: They are very comfortable. And don't dry out as fast as silicone hydrogel lens do, because they are very low water content lens.
Material: 61% Polymacon, 39% water
Size: Base Curve 8.6, Diameter 14.0
Description: Allure (Equinox) is a clear contact lens with a black "limbal" ring for cosmetic enhancement and ease of handling. The black ring on these contacts give your natural color more definition and makes your eyes look larger - like mascara for your eyes! Allure contact lenses are made with gel-edge technology for greater comfort. Allure contacts are perfect for those with high prescriptions as the limbal ring is more visible than the traditional blue locator tint. One contact lens is provided in each vial and these contacts are approved for 3 – 6 month wear.

I only wear contacts maybe once a month, so they would last me alot longer.
Hope this helps anyone who is intrested in these type of lenses. I don't think lens.com sells them, but another lens place does: www.coastalcontacts.com

Is that you in the picture Deejayt? The contacts look really nice.

I checked Lens.com and you're right. They don't sell Allure contact lenses.

Deejayt · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Purpleiris

Is that you in the picture Deejayt? The contacts look really nice.

I checked Lens.com and you're right. They don't sell Allure contact lenses.

Thanks, and yes that is me.

Scienceguy · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

Thanks, and yes that is me.

That's a neat picture, and the contact lens looks great in the one eye like that. Still, you should probably wear both of them.

The background is really funky and besides the contact lenses, your eyes are incredibly clear and white. You wouldn't be doing any "photoshop fudging" now, would you?

I've never seen anyone's eyes so completely white like that. What's your secret?

Deejayt · #7 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Scienceguy

That's a neat picture, and the contact lens looks great in the one eye like that. Still, you should probably wear both of them.

The background is really funky and besides the contact lenses, your eyes are incredibly clear and white. You wouldn't be doing any "photoshop fudging" now, would you?

I've never seen anyone's eyes so completely white like that. What's your secret?

Hahah, I'm a photographer, and have a studio in one of my bedrooms. So thats why the background looks like that, and when I took this photo I was wearing no makeup and looked like crap, so I did kinda use my "portrait" editing software to make my face look better. And put some fake eyelashes on to. lol Here is the actaul photo, the only thing I did was re-size it this time, but please don't make fun of me! I look really bad. I added a few others from that same day also.

Tradecade · #8 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

Hahah, I'm a photographer, and have a studio in one of my bedrooms. So thats why the background looks like that, and when I took this photo I was wearing no makeup and looked like crap, so I did kinda use my "portrait" editing software to make my face look better. And put some fake eyelashes on to. lol Here is the actual photo, the only thing I did was re-size it this time, but please don't make fun of me! I look really bad. I added a few others from that same day also.

Here she is, Deejayt, untouched and unedited!

You look really cute, D. I like the freckles. I didn't see them so much in the first set of pictures. Of course, the contacts look good on you, too. I noticed that your eyes are still clear and white. Are those contact lenses that comfortable?

I fancy myself a bit of a shutterbug, too, but I'm too cheap to spend a lot of money on fancy editing software.

Deejayt · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tradecade

Here she is, Deejayt, untouched and unedited!

You look really cute, D. I like the freckles. I didn't see them so much in the first set of pictures. Of course, the contacts look good on you, too. I noticed that your eyes are still clear and white. Are those contact lenses that comfortable?

I fancy myself a bit of a shutterbug, too, but I'm too cheap to spend a lot of money on fancy editing software.

haha, thanks.

And about the comfort. they are Polymacon 38% have a low water content so are good for dry eyes. I have always thought Polymacon was a comfortable material, it was actaully the first material used to make soft contacts. But with the low Dk value I would only wear them for no more than 5 hours, or you can tell your eye needs some oxygen. lol So, to answer your question, lol They are very comfortable, and for the first 4 or 5 hours compare to my Biofinity contacts in comfort level. They last up to a year with proper care. Some colored contacts feel kinda funny at first, but since these only have a ring around the outside they don't feel any different than a regular contact lens.

naturallygood · #10 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

haha, thanks.

And about the comfort. they are Polymacon 38% have a low water content so are good for dry eyes. I have always thought Polymacon was a comfortable material, it was actually the first material used to make soft contacts. But with the low Dk value I would only wear them for no more than 5 hours, or you can tell your eye needs some oxygen. lol So, to answer your question, lol They are very comfortable, and for the first 4 or 5 hours compare to my biofinity contacts in comfort level. They last up to a year with proper care. Some colored contacts feel kinda funny at first, but since these only have a ring around the outside they don't feel any different than a regular contact lens.

It sounds like you've found some really good contacts, Deejayt. Enjoy them.

Deejayt · #11 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 09:16 PM

I would really like to see what they look like on light eyes though. Probably really awesome, but fake. But awesome.

Iseeall · #12 (**permalink**) 10-13-2010, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I would really like to see what they look like on light eyes though. Probably really awesome, but fake. But awesome.

You heard the lady. Let's see some pictures of blue and grey-eyed people wearing brown Allure contact lenses.

I'd like to help you out myself, but I have brown eyes.

Scienceguy · #13 (**permalink**) 11-16-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I would really like to see what they look like on light eyes though. Probably really awesome, but fake. But awesome.

But fake. But awesome, But fake.

I'm not laughing at you deejayt, I'm laughing with you.

naturallygood · #14 (**permalink**) 11-16-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Scienceguy

But fake. But awesome, But fake.

I'm not laughing at you deejayt, I'm laughing with you.

Yeah, it is kind of funny how she phrased that, but deejayt has posted a lot of really nice pictures here, so we should cut her some slack.

Iseeall · #15 (**permalink**) 11-30-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Scienceguy

But fake. But awesome, But fake.

I'm not laughing at you deejayt, I'm laughing with you.

Hey, some things can be awesome and fake.

lisaeckman27 · #16 (**permalink**) 12-07-2010, 03:05 PM

thanks for posting pics. Im really interested in purchasing these limbal ring only contacts. it looks like in your very first picture that the limbal doesnt exactly fit perfect over your natural limbal ring or maybe its the way your looking into the camera. like it extends alittle onto the whites of your eyes. is the contact or limbal ring just slighly bigger than your own? Is allure the only makers of this "limbal ring" contact that you know of? thanks so much!!!

Tiger · #17 (**permalink**) 12-07-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

haha, thanks.

And about the comfort. they are Polymacon 38% have a low water content so are good for dry eyes. I have always thought Polymacon was a comfortable material, it was actaully the first material used to make soft contacts. But with the low Dk value I would only wear them for no more than 5 hours, or you can tell your eye needs some oxygen. lol So, to answer your question, lol They are very comfortable, and for the first 4 or 5 hours compare to my biofinity contacts in comfort level. They last up to a year with proper care. Some colored contacts feel kinda funny at first, but since these only have a ring around the outside they don't feel any different than a regular contact lens.

You sound like you know your stuff, Deejayt. With all your "Polymacon" this and "Dk value" that. Did you learn all that stuff from Lens 101? I know I learned all that stuff from Lens 101. Without this site I wouldn't know a toric lens from a slit lamp. Thank you, Lens 101.

Deejayt · #18 (**permalink**) 12-15-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiger

You sound like you know your stuff, Deejayt. With all your "Polymacon" this and "Dk value" that. Did you learn all that stuff from Lens 101? I know I learned all that stuff from Lens 101. Without this site I wouldn't know a toric lens from a slit lamp. Thank you, Lens 101.

I actaully study stuff like that. Just for fun. I think its interesting. And I sit at a computer all day at work and sometimes read about things that could be intresting. So one day I read about the history of Contacts and everything else about them. lol I find it interesting.

pathfinder · #19 (**permalink**) 12-15-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I actaully study stuff like that. Just for fun. I think its interesting. And I sit at a computer all day at work and sometimes read about things that could be intresting. So one day I read about the history of Contacts and everything else about them. lol I find it interesting.

Perhaps you have a future in ophthalmology.

You may not want to go in that direction, but I hope you will continue to use your interest in contact lenses to help answer some of the questions that are awaiting answers on Lens 101.

Tradecade · #20 (**permalink**) 01-04-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I actaully study stuff like that. Just for fun. I think its interesting. And I sit at a computer all day at work and sometimes read about things that could be intresting. So one day I read about the history of Contacts and everything else about them. lol I find it interesting.

Great, you're just the kind of member we need. Have you used your smarts to answer some of the questions that Lens 101 members have?

naturallygood · #21 (**permalink**) 01-04-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Iseeall

Hey, some things can be awesome and fake.

You mean her eye color, right?

jhanacarla · #22 (**permalink**) 02-06-2011, 09:18 PM

my prescriptions base curve is 8.3
so idk if i could get away on getting this one which has 8.6 base curve.?

Englishteacher1 · #23 (**permalink**) 02-07-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jhanacarla

my prescriptions base curve is 8.3
so idk if i could get away on getting this one which has 8.6 base curve.?

Hi jhanacarla. I don't think you can get lenses with such a different base curve. It would depend on who is selling you the lenses. They may sell you the lenses if your prescription was more like 8.5, but there's a pretty big difference between 8.3 and 8.6. You probably couldn't wear 8.6 lenses very comfortably. Are you looking for Allure contact lenses? Lens.com has lenses called Illusions, and they do come in 8.3. You can find out more about them here: http://www.lens.com/contact-lenses/lens153.asp

jhanacarla · #24 (**permalink**) 02-07-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Englishteacher1

Hi jhanacarla. I don't think you can get lenses with such a different base curve. It would depend on who is selling you the lenses. They may sell you the lenses if your prescription was more like 8.5, but there's a pretty big difference between 8.3 and 8.6. You probably couldn't wear 8.6 lenses very comfortably. Are you looking for Allure contact lenses? Lens.com has lenses called Illusions, and they do come in 8.3.

i know but i used to wear circle contact lenses. which has 8.6 base curve and 14 in dia. and i didnt really have any problems with it. and the power isnt that high its jus -.50 so idk.hopefully they'll approve it and ship me the contacts i ordered from lensmart.com
thanks.i'll check the illusions out.

ftngirsh · #25 (**permalink**) 02-07-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jhanacarla

i know but i used to wear circle contact lenses. which has 8.6 base curve and 14 in dia. and i didnt really have any problems with it. and the power isnt that high its jus -.50 so idk.hopefully they'll approve it and ship me the contacts i ordered from lensmart.com
thanks.i'll check the illusions out.

Are you sure your base curve hasn't changed?

Bottom line is that if you want contact lenses, you need a prescription. If some website or some guy in the street offers you contact lenses without a current prescription, you should probably keep moving. So when you order those Illusions contact lenses, I hope you have your prescription handy.

Englishteacher1 · #26 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jhanacarla

i know but i used to wear circle contact lenses. which has 8.6 base curve and 14 in dia. and i didnt really have any problems with it. and the power isnt that high its jus -.50 so idk.hopefully they'll approve it and ship me the contacts i ordered from lensmart.com
thanks.i'll check the illusions out.

I hope they don't approve a base curve that you don't have a prescription for. That could be harmful if you wear the wrong size lenses. I don't even think it's legal to sell you contact lenses without a prescription.

You said you haven't had problems, and I'm glad you haven't, but you really should be professionally fitted and buy the proper size lenses.

bsiren · #27 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 12:56 PM

I have pale eyes and wore these for a while- they look much more natural on dark eyes, but they were the most natural of the limbal rings I've owned. I eventually got limbal ring customs made by Crystal Reflections (220$).

Englishteacher1 · #28 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

I have pale eyes and wore these for a while- they look much more natural on dark eyes, but they were the most natural of the limbal rings I've owned. I eventually got limbal ring customs made by Crystal Reflections (220$).

When you say you "wore these for a while" you mean Allure contact lenses, right?

Tiger · #29 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

Hahah, I'm a photographer, and have a studio in one of my bedrooms. So thats why the background looks like that, and when I took this photo I was wearing no makeup and looked like crap, so I did kinda use my "portrait" editing software to make my face look better. And put some fake eyelashes on to. lol Here is the actaul photo, the only thing I did was re-size it this time, but please don't make fun of me! I look really bad. I added a few others from that same day also.

Smile, Deejayt. You look great in your contacts!

bsiren · #30 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 04:33 PM

I wore the Allure limbal rings for about a year, I was tired of people asking if I was wearing contacts or not (I have light green eyes, the black ring looked somewhat evident on me, not horrible). So I contacted Coastal Contacts, got limbal rings made, which looked extremely natural (haven't been asked if they were contacts since!). I recently got Soloticas because I'm tired of spending 250$ every time I loose a contact, and I have to say, though the mel is too sheer for my tiny green iris's, they are extremely natural- not as much as my customs, but much more comfortable and affordable.

hotpepperking · #31 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

I wore the Allure limbal rings for about a year, I was tired of people asking if I was wearing contacts or not (I have light green eyes, the black ring looked somewhat evident on me, not horrible). So I contacted Coastal Contacts, got limbal rings made, which looked extremely natural (haven't been asked if they were contacts since!). I recently got Soloticas because I'm tired of spending 250$ every time I loose a contact, and I have to say, though the mel is too sheer for my tiny green iris's, they are extremely natural- not as much as my customs, but much more comfortable and affordable.

Thanks for that Mini product review, bsiren. I'm glad you're here. Do you like sunglasses?

http://www.lens101.com/sunglasses.html

bsiren · #32 (**permalink**) 02-08-2011, 06:23 PM

Thanks hotpepper! I do- I'll be sure to check out that section. In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out if Hidrocharme Grafite will work on my tiny iris.

Curlupndye · #33 (**permalink**) 02-09-2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

Thanks hotpepper! I do- I'll be sure to check out that section. In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out if Hidrocharme Grafite will work on my tiny iris.

Your prescription should specify the right size, shouldn't it?

hotpepperking · #34 (**permalink**) 02-09-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

Thanks hotpepper! I do- I'll be sure to check out that section. In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out if Hidrocharme Grafite will work on my tiny iris.

You're welcome, my friend. Let us know how it goes with the Grafite lenses.

IrishLensLover · #35 (**permalink**) 09-21-2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

I wore the Allure limbal rings for about a year, I was tired of people asking if I was wearing contacts or not (I have light green eyes, the black ring looked somewhat evident on me, not horrible). So I contacted Coastal Contacts, got limbal rings made, which looked extremely natural (haven't been asked if they were contacts since!). I recently got Soloticas because I'm tired of spending 250$ every time I loose a contact, and I have to say, though the mel is too sheer for my tiny green iris's, they are extremely natural- not as much as my customs, but much more comfortable and affordable.

Hey Bsiren,

I have just ordered the allure limbal rings and I have green eyes with hazel centre. I too am sick of people asking if im wearing contacts, I ususally wear freshlook colourblends. Do you have any photos of the custom lenses in your eye? Also the Soloticas, how did they turn out? Ive been thinking of getting those for a while. I thought they might make my eye look too yellow, what do you mean they are too sheer for your iris's?

Thanks ! xo

BigJim · #36 (**permalink**) 09-21-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Iseeall

Hey, some things can be awesome and fake.

Just what are you trying to say, Iseeall?

I think I know.

bsiren · #37 (**permalink**) 09-21-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by IrishLensLover

Hey Bsiren,

I have just ordered the allure limbal rings and I have green eyes with hazel centre. I too am sick of people asking if im wearing contacts, I ususally wear freshlook colourblends. Do you have any photos of the custom lenses in your eye? Also the Soloticas, how did they turn out? Ive been thinking of getting those for a while. I thought they might make my eye look too yellow, what do you mean they are too sheer for your iris's?

Thanks ! xo

I find the Allure to look rather fake and "anime" on me, which I don't like. I was quite spoiled by having custom painted limbal rings for a while, but the cost bothered me, so I thought I'd give the Solotica Hidrocharme (in Mel, it makes eyes like ours look a little bit greener).

On most people the Solotica's will look 95% natural. Nearly perfect, I am never going back to customs because of it. The Solotica's have the disadvantage (on me only) of having a bigger circumfrence than my natural iris, so there is a tiny white gap you can see around my eye at certain angles, but this is because I have an extremely small iris.

I found the Youtube videos of Solotica only mildly helpful, because the people showing them all had very dark eyes, and appeared to have much bigger iris's than me. I also found the videos discouraging, because Solotica lenses actually look MUCH more natural in person. I get told "wow you have pretty eyes" far more than I ever did with customs or Allure, with Allure and customs it was "are your eyes contacts? They're just so pretty/big!", now people seem genuinely surprised to know they're "fake" if I reveal it.

I'm extremely finicky, and some people really enjoy the Allure. I think on dark eyes, they work- on lighter eyes, a bit too sci-fi/cat/anime

Very pixel-y in my opinion too.

IrishLensLover · #38 (**permalink**) 09-21-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

I find the Allure to look rather fake and "anime" on me, which I don't like. I was quite spoiled by having custom painted limbal rings for a while, but the cost bothered me, so I thought I'd give the Solotica Hidrocharme (in Mel, it makes eyes like ours look a little bit greener).

On most people the Solotica's will look 95% natural. Nearly perfect, I am never going back to customs because of it. The Solotica's have the disadvantage (on me only) of having a bigger circumfrence than my natural iris, so there is a tiny white gap you can see around my eye at certain angles, but this is because I have an extremely small iris.

I found the Youtube videos of Solotica only mildly helpful, because the people showing them all had very dark eyes, and appeared to have much bigger iris's than me. I also found the videos discouraging, because Solotica lenses actually look MUCH more natural in person. I get told "wow you have pretty eyes" far more than I ever did with customs or Allure, with Allure and customs it was "are your eyes contacts? They're just so pretty/big!", now people seem genuinely surprised to know they're "fake" if I reveal it.

I'm extremely finicky, and some people really enjoy the Allure. I think on dark eyes, they work- on lighter eyes, a bit too sci-fi/cat/anime

Very pixel-y in my opinion too.

Oh wow thanks so much, thats very helpful. Now I wished id have gotten those instead!! I'll have to get the Solotica, prob have to order them to the UK.

xo

Dragonslayer · #39 (**permalink**) 09-21-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bsiren

I find the Allure to look rather fake and "anime" on me, which I don't like. I was quite spoiled by having custom painted limbal rings for a while, but the cost bothered me, so I thought I'd give the Solotica Hidrocharme (in Mel, it makes eyes like ours look a little bit greener).

On most people the Solotica's will look 95% natural. Nearly perfect, I am never going back to customs because of it. The Solotica's have the disadvantage (on me only) of having a bigger circumfrence than my natural iris, so there is a tiny white gap you can see around my eye at certain angles, but this is because I have an extremely small iris.

I found the Youtube videos of Solotica only mildly helpful, because the people showing them all had very dark eyes, and appeared to have much bigger iris's than me. I also found the videos discouraging, because Solotica lenses actually look MUCH more natural in person. I get told "wow you have pretty eyes" far more than I ever did with customs or Allure, with Allure and customs it was "are your eyes contacts? They're just so pretty/big!", now people seem genuinely surprised to know they're "fake" if I reveal it.

I'm extremely finicky, and some people really enjoy the Allure. I think on dark eyes, they work- on lighter eyes, a bit too sci-fi/cat/anime

Very pixel-y in my opinion too.

Thank you for that honest and detailed contact lens review. That's what I like to read on this forum.

Iseeall · #40 (**permalink**) 10-19-2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by naturallygood

You mean her eye color, right?

I thought it was a reference to her hair color, but this is a forum about eyes, so I defer.

Tiger · #41 (**permalink**) 11-10-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Deejayt

I just got these lens a last week, they are vial lenses and just have a nice dark limbal ring around them. I have brown eyes so they don't show up as much as they would on light eyes. I attached a photo of me with one in and one out. So you can see the difference.

Well, aren't you the girl with the big brown eyes?

sylvia · #42 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 11:28 AM

These Allures look very similar to Acuvue Defines. They're the same Acuvue daily disposables you can get in the US but with a black limbal ring--you can find them online-I have them and they look very nice on my brown eyes, but I'm not so sure how they would turn out on blue eyes, maybe a little too anime

Orionebula · #43 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sylvia

These Allures look very similar to Acuvue Defines. They're the same Acuvue daily disposables you can get in the US but with a black limbal ring--you can find them online . . .

What are the US version of the Acuvue Daily Disposable Contact Lenses called? Are those the Defines that you mentioned?

sylvia · #44 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 02:24 PM

No the Acuvue Defines are a version of Acuvue Moist, only with a limbal ring. So if you have a prescription for Acuvue Moist then you know that Acuvue Defines will fit you the same way. I found this very convenient because I wanted to try circle lenses but I didn't want to order some random Korean brand without knowing how it would work with my eyes and if they would be safe. I already have a Rx for Acuvue Moist and I know Acuvue is a trustworthy brand

Beckifera · #45 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sylvia

No the Acuvue Defines are a version of Acuvue Moist, only with a limbal ring. So if you have a prescription for Acuvue Moist then you know that Acuvue Defines will fit you the same way.

So if you take in a prescription for Acuvue Moist and ask for Defines it won't be a problem at the store? They'll give you your Defines lenses no questions asked?

sylvia · #46 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 03:05 PM

You can't buy them in a store in the US, you can only buy them online because for some reason Acuvue doesn't sell them here--but you can easily find websites that will sell them to you without prescription--but since it is not a good idea to buy lenses without getting them fitted first you should get fitted for Acuvue Moist before ordering the Defines so that you can be sure that they will fit well
I just happen to already wear the Acuvue Moist so I was confident ordering, if I didn't I would definitely go to the optometrist first

321contacts · #47 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sylvia

You can't buy them in a store in the US, you can only buy them online because for some reason Acuvue doesn't sell them here--but you can easily find websites that will sell them to you without prescription--but since it is not a good idea to buy lenses without getting them fitted first you should get fitted for Acuvue Moist before ordering the Defines so that you can be sure that they will fit well
I just happen to already wear the Acuvue Moist so I was confident ordering, if I didn't I would definitely go to the optometrist first

That's interesting, sylvia. I went to Google and type in "acuvue define lenses" and did an "In Stock Nearby" search and came up with nada. I wonder if it's because there's nothing here, or I just didn't do the search correctly?

sylvia · #48 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 04:52 PM

hmm I got mine at contactlensxchange.com but I know that there are other sites that sell them-here's a link contactlensxchange.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_ id=16

Anthanxan · #49 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sylvia

hmm I got mine at contactlensxchange.com but I know that there are other sites that sell them-here's a link contactlensxchange.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_ id=16

So do you think you might want to put a picture here so we can see how good those lenses look on you?

sylvia · #50 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 06:23 PM

Here is a closeup and a pic from a normal distance
They have a larger limbal ring than the Allures but I like the enlarging effect that they give since my irises are on the smaller side

Beckifera · #51 (**permalink**) 11-16-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sylvia

Here is a closeup and a pic from a normal distance
They have a larger limbal ring than the Allures but I like the enlarging effect that they give since my irises are on the smaller side

Those look nice, sylvia. Good choice.