Hello and welcome to another review!
I'm doing another G&G Tulips lens review, namely the G&G Tulips Green this time. These are very similar to the blue ones I already reviewed, except a different color and yet equally as lovely.
Let's get this out of the way~
Base curve: 8.9 mm
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Water content: 38%
Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)
I'm just pointing out that I've done some research a long time ago and came to the conclusion that G&G, Barbie and Dueba are all basically the same brand. Hence why the store where I bought these from calls them G&G, the vial labels tag them as Barbie and in the top left corner it says Dueba. :D Rebranding, rebranding...
Also, those attentive might have noticed that these green ones have a different base curve than the blue pair, despite being the same lens series. I don't know why that is but I know sometimes the same lenses are made in different base curves and you get to pick which one you want. I don't recall having had a choice though but hey, it's been literal years since I ordered these so please don't come at me lol.
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| One lens in. |
Color-wise these don't 'pop' quite as much as the blue pair although they still look feisty and fun. It's a cute, somewhat childlike and feminine lens with a flowery print. The unique thing with the Tulips lenses is the irregular, flower petal edges that makes your eyes look swirly and positively otherwordly. I was honestly worried at first that this kind of unnatural edge print would look really alien but it's actually not even half bad!
The green color is a medium green, it's a bit subdued but it doesn't sacrifice vibrancy because, in a nice light, it still packs a punch. Sure that these lenses aren't meant to boast a massive color coverage; I feel like it's more of an "effect lens" than something meant to dramatically change your eye color – what you do get is more of a generous enhancement I'd say.
Lens photos ahead!
All photos taken by me
during a July noon with a semi-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.
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| Indoors, natural room light. |
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| Indoors, yellow room light. |
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| Bathroom light. |
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| Flash photo. |
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| Indoors, facing a window. (not sun side) |
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| Unlit corridor, poor natural light in the distance. |
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| Outdoors, back against the sun. (facing a wall) |
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| Outdoors, facing the sun while standing under a shadow. |
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| Outdoors, facing the sun. |
Just like with almost all the lenses I've reviewed lately these had expired when I found them. I had put away a box with lenses and forgot about it until not so long ago. Of course they had all expired, classic luck. -.- So I'm doing these reviews so they might at least help someone out there but yeah, I can't grade comfort because I'm not willing to wear expired lenses for any longer than absolutely necessary... and you shouldn't anyway. I approximately wore these lenses for 10-15 minutes while I took the photos and then I immediately discarded them. Please do not wear expired lenses for costuming, parties, events etc – it's reckless and not worth it.
Regarding comfort from my first (and only) impressions of wearing these lenses I can say that they were okay but not the best. Again, I do not know if they'd be a lot nicer when fresh, probably. But for me they were a little bit scratchy and I could feel that I had lenses on. I'm not sure if they were dryish or if it was just my eyes acting up as always because yeah, my eyes are naturally very dry.
One thing to keep in mind though is that these lenses seem to be harder to insert than usual, they are perky and keep that bowl-like shape almost too well – when I press them onto my eye they don't flop and and slide on like circle lenses usually do; I have to quite literally press/push them in place because they're so rigid they won't just stick to the eye. :S Most circle lenses are usually of the kind that they will flop on your finger if it's wet but these didn't. So yeah, if you're inexperienced with wearing contact lenses it might be a bit daunting to get these on.
Overall this is a cute and girly lens and the green color is joyous. It's charming, flowery and takes you back to innocent times. I like how the jagged edges actually aren't as scary and alien as one might expect but actually look quite soft all in all – it's not even that noticeable from a distance. It's a wonderful fashion lens if you're into lenses that are cutesy in style.
Distance photo!
I've reviewed another G&G Tulips lens: Blue
Short summary:
Color: 7/10
A cute, somewhat subdued yet lively medium green. Blends nicely.
Design: 8/10
Adorable and feminine flower petal design with pointy, irregular edges.
Opacity: 6/10
In a way I feel like these lenses are meant more for effect than color, but you can still tell that they're green so the pigmentation is sufficient.
Enlargement: 5/10
There is a size difference but it's not as pronounced due to the lack of a traditional limbal ring.
Comfort: 5/10
They're more firm and thus harder to insert than average but comfort is serviceable. Not the best, not the worst.
Naturalness: 2/10
The stylized edges give these away easily, otherwise they might have made it.
The stylized edges give these away easily, otherwise they might have made it.
Shiro Samurai is out! Cheers and thanks for reading~
