Lens review: I-Codi Eclipse CO4-01 Brown

Happy summer folks!

Hope y'all having a nice weekend. :) I will continue to do circle lens reviews as per usual (shame I don't really have any new cosplay content yet) and this time it's the I-Codi Eclipse CO4-01 Brown, a super pretty multi-colored lens!

Let's roll~

 

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 15.0 mm

Water content: 38%
Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

 

As you can see this is not your typical brown lens. It has this kind of multi-color burst pattern with brown, orange, some yellow and blue shades and it's honestly thrilling! I've never come across a lens like this and it's so unique and gorgeous. I remember buying these from ifairycon, in case anyone wonders where you can find these lenses (I'm not affiliated with this shop). 

There's a prominent black rim although it's not super thick like on some other lenses. It still really frames your eyes and adds to the illusion of big, youthful peepers.

One lens in.

When worn you can kinda tell that the primary color is brown but the blue speckles are quite prominent as well! It makes me think of stained glass or a supernova or something, it's really fancy. The design is very eye-catching and it definitely won't pass as natural so yeah, wear these with funky fashion outfits that already turn heads and you'll turn even more heads lol. x) Oh and yeah, in terms of size these lenses are quite big but it's not too big, you know?

The color coverage is really good, it completely covers my real eye color. I'm actually lowkey surprised how the pupil opening doesn't clash badly where it meets my iris – it works better than I thought, despite the design being so intense and busy. Actually, I feel like the pupil hole might be just a tad smaller than average for circle lenses of this size now that I look closer...

Lens photos ahead! All photos taken by me during a June afternoon with a clear 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.

 

Indoors, natural room light.

Indoors, yellow room light.

Bathroom light.

Flash photo.

Unlit corridor, weak natural light in the far distance.

Facing a window. (backyard view, not sun side)

Outdoors, back against the sun. (facing the wall)

Outdoors, facing the sun while under a shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun.

I've mentioned this in a lot of previous reviews before but, just in case someone new is reading this, I want to clarify that these lenses were in a cardboard box I had forgotten I had until way past expiration. When I found it again, years later, all the unopened lenses inside had expired. This means I am unable to grade comfort on these lenses along with most other lenses I will review for some time. I'm literally only wearing this pair long enough to get the photos for the review (approximately 10 minutes) and then I immediately discard them. Please do not wear expired lenses for events etc.

 

From what I can tell these lenses seemed fine – they were thin and I barely felt them. There was a moment immediately after I inserted the left lens that it was a little bit itchy around the corner but it settled after about one minute. I can only guess but it wouldn't surprise me if  I could wear these for the usual 3-4 hours (note: I have naturally very dry eyes so this is standard/good wear time for me) if they had not been expired. It's a shame I can't get some use out of these lenses as I really like the design and the, well, color vomit. xD 

 

Summa summarum this is a gorgeous, fresh and feisty lens. The burst-like design draws attention and the multiple colors work together in a wonderful, magical way. I feel like the blue shades in particular liven up the brown and gives it this kind of fantasy flare and it's exciting! It's a really unique lens with a cool color combination that you really don't run into every day. If you like multi-color lenses that stand out then don't sleep on these!

 

Distance photo~ 

 

Short summary:

Color: 9/10
Beautiful multi-color lens! Brown is the primary color but there's oranges, yellows and blues mixed in.
Design: 8/10
It has a respectable black rim and a wild, burst-like design that looks amazing up close.
Opacity: 8/10 

Really solid color coverage. High pigmentation.
Enlargement: 6/10
It's a bit big but still fairly modest. These aren't overly dolly.

Comfort: 7/10 

Seemed to be decent, thin and I didn't feel them much. A little itchy upon insertion but it went away fast.
Naturalness: 3/10

Somewhat too big, but definitely too colorful to really fly much at all.

Thanks for reading, I hope you found this review useful! 

Shiro Samurai out.