Lens review: I-Codi Colors of the Wind Melon

 Hello folks!

I'm gonna do a circle lens review today for the I-Codi Colors of the Wind Melon lenses! Last time I did a contact lens review on my blog was back in November, that's probably a personal record since I started posting reviews actively. xD But without further ramblings let's dive straight in!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 15.0 mm

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

 

So out of all the green Colors of the Wind lenses I've tried so far, these are by far the weirdest color. I don't even know how to describe it, it's like this super pale shade exactly between blue and green? One thing's for sure, it doesn't make me think of melons lol. I don't dislike the color per se, it's actually rather pretty in the right light conditions but it's just, err, unique. I noticed also that the color would look really different depending on where the photo was taken!

One lens in.

Okay, so as with all other Colors of the Wind lenses these come with a moderate size enlargement. They don't have a bold limbal ring so there's no pronounced dolly effect like on some other more typical circle lenses. The patterning itself is what I would say semi-realistic but I've noticed that there is some variety between the exact design among different Colors of the Wind lenses, despite them all being the same series.
They blend rather nicely with my real eye color, which is a grayish blue. I noticed that in some lights you can get a 'halo effect' with these lenses on, which is always a treat! The pigmentation does its job in covering my eye color but it keeps it looking somewhat realistic too, there's no jarring edges or the like. All in all I would say that I like these lenses and well, for some reason this is one of those pairs that look better in real life than on camera.

Lens photos below!

All photos taken by yours truly during a March afternoon 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.

 

Natural room light indoors.

Bathroom light.

Flash photo.

Standing in a corridor, poor distant natural light.

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

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

Outdoors, facing the sun while standing under a shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun directly.

And just as before I want to mention that I can't grade comfort properly for these as they had expired (in their unopened vials) by the time I refound them. The story is that I had purchased lots of circle lenses a long time ago that I had then put away somewhere and forgotten about.. d'oh! You can safely guess that everything had expired when I found them literal years later. :'D So instead of just throwing all of that already spent money away, I'm now trying to review every pair quickly to at least help the community. With that said, please don't wear expired lenses! I'm only wearing these long enough to get all necessary review photos taken (which takes like 10-20 minutes) and then I immediately discard them.
Oh yeah, the comfort. What little I can say is that during my very short time wearing these lenses they felt thin and overall comfortable. I did feel them very very slightly in my eyes (especially when I moved my gaze around) but that's very common. It's hard to tell but they might have been a tiny nudge dryish but that's more likely the fault of my eyes that are naturally really dry.

Anyways, these are some decently pretty lenses with an uncommon color. I can't honestly call them green but they're not really blue either – in some lights, especially yellow, they take on a gray tone! But if I'm certain on anything it's that these definitely don't make me think of melons in terms of color lol. I could recommend them if you like this kind of indeterminate whatever-the-fuck color as they're pretty fun and, to some extent, look rather alluring and otherwordly.

 

Distance photo!

 

Short summary:

Color: 6/10
A pale, blueish green lens (greenish blue??) lens. Quite uncommon shade, looks better IRL.
Design: 8/10
Mimics a real iris yet somehow retains a fairytale touch. Pretty in its simplicity.

Opacity: 6/10 

Considering the color being so pale on its own it's a commendable coverage!
Enlargement: 4/10
There's a moderate size enlargement but due to the lack of a thick black rim it doesn't stand out.

Comfort: 7/10 

Appears to be thin and comfy. Barely felt them much. Possibly 3-5 hours of wear on dry eyes.
Naturalness: 6/10

In terms of size these are already too big to pass but, uhh, could be worse?

Thanks for reading my blog~

Shiro Samurai out.