Lens review: ICK Adora Violet

Hello peeps!

It's been a while since the last circle lens review and I gotta admit that I thought I was nearing the end with these but hahah nope, I found more in a box I had stashed away. xD So yeah, I think I will do a generous amount of lens reviews for this year too lol. 

 But without further ado today I had plans to show you all the ICK Adora Violet lenses, let's go!

Base curve: 8.6 mm

Diameter: 15.0 mm

Water content: 42%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

This is a design that you can tell is very bold and costume-y just by looking at them in the little glass bottles. The color appears really striking and that huge black rim screams dolly! This is easily, hands down, suitable as a cosplay lens.

Always put lenses to soak before wearing them for the first time. I have stupidly dry eyes to live with, very dry naturally so I always take precautions with wearing lenses because even in my day-to-day life I constantly carry eyedrops with me just to be safe, lol.

One lens in.

Okay so, I popped one into my eye and was not disappointed. The color is about as covering as one might expect and that black limbal ring really frames your eyes and brings out that 'anime eye' look, or dolly if you may. 

The violet shade is pleasing, a mid to dark color depending on light and what color your natural eyes are. I feel like this particular shade is easy to work with; I expect it to look favorable in most eye colors and it's a really fun color all in all. I don't know why but I've always had the fancies for unnatural colors on lenses like yellow, red and violet. :D But eyy, be prepared that some of your real iris shows through at the center because, after all, it kinda does on almost all circle lenses and in particular the bigger ones. This is not solely a negative thing though as it keeps your vision from getting obstructed, aka seeing colored corners in poorer lights due to natural pupil enlargement.

Lens photos below!

All photos taken by yours truly during a March morning with a very clear, bright sky. There's no color filters or such on the close-up photos and that's so that the colors would be as true to real life as possible.

Natural room light indoors.

Yellow room light indoors.

Yellow room light indoors, slightly weaker.

Flash photo.

Facing window, not sun side.

Outdoors, back against sun. (facing the wall)

Outdoors, facing the sun.

This is seriously such a gorgeous color, I really would have liked to wear these to a fantasy photoshoot but sadly that was not possible. It's such a pleasant, ethereal shade that immediately makes me think of fairytale stuff and anything that has this kind of mystique to it, you know? 

Comfort was a bit weird. One of the lenses was perfect, no itchiness and I did not feel it at all! It was super comfy, invisible and really thin. The other one was really uncomfortable and stingy, possibly defect? I don't know, I just snapped the photos quickly and then discarded these as the expiry date had passed. ^^" But I suspect that I could have worn these lenses for 4-5 hours if they hadn't been past due date; I don't want to take unnecessary risks so I base comfort solely on first impressions in cases like this. I know it's not the most accurate nor fair but it gives a vague idea of what to expect. *shrugs*

All in all this is a lens that I like and can imagine repurchasing if the need arises. It's one of those lenses that really suits cosplayers because of the reliable opacity, color payoff and the general design itself which is suitable for a plethora of anime and manga characters. For western and video game cosplays you might want to go with something a bit less cartoony and bold, of course depending on the character in question. But yeah, this is a nice lens and I hope that if I get around to buying them again that I don't get a defect one as there's always that tiny tiny risk. xD

Distance photo!

 I've reviewed other Adora lenses too! 

Check 'em out: Red

Short summary:

Color: 8/10
Beautiful, alluring violet shade that moves the thoughts to fantasy.

Design: 8/10

It's simple but it's extremely versatile and suitable for both cosplay and j-fashion!

Opacity: 9/10

Really reliable coverage, a great lens if you want the color to pop!

Enlargement: 8/10

Big and definitely in the dolly realms.

Comfort: 7/10

One lens was perfect, super comfy and thin while the other was possibly defective? Regardless I estimate that I could wear these for 4-5 hours on dry eyes. Pretty good.

Naturalness: 1/10

No, not with that size and color.

Thank for checking this review out! More coming soon.

Shiro Samurai says bye~