Hello in the house!
Time for another Colors of the Wind circle lens review, namely the I-Codi Colors of the Wind Forest Green. And no, these are honestly not very green at all. xD
Let's go!
Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 15.0 mm
Diameter: 15.0 mm
Water content: 38%
Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)
Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)
So yeah, I swear to god these are not "forest green" by any stretch lmao. That's like a turquoise-ish base color with a green inner center at most. It's like one of those dual color lenses where the outer and inner colors are different. Just looking at the lenses in their vials tells you that these are gonna be some gorgeous motherfuckers.
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| One lens in. |
I'm not kidding, the color is quite delicious! These go well with my natural eye color, there's no super awkward nor clashing transition at the pupil hole, despite how semi-vibrant the colors of the lens are. It is a pretty bright color, very appealing and magically youthful.
The design itself is quite eye-catching as well, it mimics a real iris somewhat but cranks it up a notch. There's a clear thin black rim at the edges which helps frame your eyes and bring attention in. As if the color alone wasn't enough to do that though. xD I honestly love these, I can't even be disappointed by the false marketing of "forest green" lolol – they should have called these "sea green" or "lagoon" instead, that would have been at least somewhat closer to the truth. Regardless, I stand firm that whatever the name claims to be this is a beautiful shade and shouldn't be passed on if you enjoy this type of color.
The design itself is quite eye-catching as well, it mimics a real iris somewhat but cranks it up a notch. There's a clear thin black rim at the edges which helps frame your eyes and bring attention in. As if the color alone wasn't enough to do that though. xD I honestly love these, I can't even be disappointed by the false marketing of "forest green" lolol – they should have called these "sea green" or "lagoon" instead, that would have been at least somewhat closer to the truth. Regardless, I stand firm that whatever the name claims to be this is a beautiful shade and shouldn't be passed on if you enjoy this type of color.
Lens photos below!
All photos taken by yours truly
during an August evening with a mostly 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. |
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| Indoors, yellow room light. |
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| Bathroom light. |
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| Flash photo. |
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| Unlit corridor, poor distant natural light. |
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| Facing a window, not sun side. (weirdly blue for some reason) |
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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 the other colored contact lenses I've been reviewing recently these had sadly expired before I got around to do this review. That means I can't grade comfort properly as I literally only wore these long enough to take the photos and then I immediately discarded them, which means I wore them only once and for about 10 minutes. But what I can say is that they seemed to be thin and comfortable overall, I barely felt that I had lenses on. Maybe they have a tendendy to be a bit dryish but that's impossible to say as my eyes are naturally very dry and sensitive as well. But oh well, I would guess the wearing range would be in the 3-5 hours mark, as per usual for me; it might not sound like much for someone with more "normal eyes" but my eyes are dry and shit so yeah, I can't really wear lenses 8 hours straight without being addicted to eyedrops lol.
Okay so, in case it wasn't obvious by now this is an alluring colored lens in my humble opinion and it's definitely worth checking out. The main color is this kind of turquoise shade, with a nudge of green mixed in, but the inner center of the lens is clearly green and does a great job at blending in with my natural eye color. These lenses have quite a big impact with the black accents and seem somewhat more intense than some of the other Colors of the Wind lenses I've reviewed, despite them all having more or less the same base design.
I would recommend these for cosplay, parties, alternate fashion and anything else you can think of. It's definitely a fun color and should look great whatever your real eye color happens to be. Also, I feel like these lenses look better in real life than on photos?
Distance photo!
Short summary:
Color: 8/10
Really lovely turquoise lens with a green inner center. Great pigmentation.
Design: 8/10
Mimics a real iris with added black streaks and limbal ring for extra effect.
Opacity: 7/10
Color coverage is solid and the lens transitions nicely into my actual iris.
Enlargement: 4/10
Not particularly big but there's still enough size to make it clear you wear lenses.
Enlargement: 4/10
Not particularly big but there's still enough size to make it clear you wear lenses.
Comfort: 7/10
These are the usual thin, comfy lenses that you hardly feel in your eyes. Maybe drying a bit?
Naturalness: 5/10
Naturalness: 5/10
The color itself isn't all that natural but these are nowhere near crazy lens levels.
Thanks for reading, I hope you found this review helpful~
Shiro Samurai out.
