Lens review: ColourVue Crazy Lens Red Spiral

Hi there!

Here comes the first colored contact lens review for the year and it's the now-discontinued ColourVue Crazy Lens Red Spiral. In fact the whole brand's line of sfx lenses seem to have disappeared of the face of the Earth but nevertheless I wanted to review these for posterity. Sometimes similar-looking lenses exist by another brand and it might be fun to compare them. :)

Let's go~

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 14.0 mm
Water content: 45%
Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

So what we have is a yellow base color with an orange-redish psychedelic ring pattern, kinda. There's only two colors and it should also be noted that, unlike most crazy lenses, these aren't actually fully opaque but rather slightly transparent. This means that the color is somewhat affected by what your natural eye color is, but not much. You can still very easily see that your eyes look unnatural and the wanted effect is still there.

One lens in.

There's not any notable enlargement effect but these don't look as spooky or crazy as one might expect when worn, especially when viewed from a distance – they mostly just look orange and that's because the ring pattern is quite tight (small spaces between each ring) so it blends together the further the viewer is. I still like the effect and it's cool in its simplicity.

Lens photos below!
All photos taken by yours truly during a noon with mostly sunny weather. All close-up photos are free from color filters etc and that's so that the colors would appear as true to real life as possible.

Indoors, natural room light.

Indoors, yellow room light.

Bathroom light.

Flash photo.

Facing a window, not sun side.

Unlit corridor, weak natural light in the distance only.

Outdoors, back against the sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing the sun.

These lenses are a part of that accidentally forgotten box I've been plowing through lately so yeah, if you've read any of my previous lens reviews you know the deal but if not then the short version is that I found a stashed-away box with lots of unopened expired lenses and I've since then been reviewing them. This means that I don't grade comfort since I toss the lenses the moment I get all necessary photos taken.
But what I can say about these lenses is that I didn't feel them in my eyes, they were thin and surprisingly comfortable. One thing I also noticed was that I didn't notice any colored corners at the edges of my vision, which is very typical of crazy lenses due to their opacity combined with the smaller-than-average pupil hole (especially when compared to circle lenses). The lenses seemed comfy but obviously I wasn't about to try wearing them for an extended amount of time because they were expired. Don't do stupid shit, yo.

I can't really tell anyone to go try these lenses out because they don't exist anymore lmao. But if nothing else this review might give an idea of how a lens out there with a similar print might appear when worn on light eyes. It's a simple but effective design that gives lowkey demonic vibes and is useful for different monster, devil and bad or at least questionable guy looks. Works well for oni, ogre and such creatures as well where you want an ominous eye color but don't necessarily want a straight-up screaming red or yellow.

Distance photo!

Short summary:

Color: 8/10 

There's only two colors but they work to create a creepy orange that works for a lot of monstrous looks.

Design: 6/10 

A lot of rings on a yellow base, blending together to look orange. Decently unique and functioning but simple.

Opacity: 8/10

High level of coverage but it's not 100% opaque; your eye color slightly affects the final shade.

Enlargement: 2/10 

Negligible enlargement, it's very minor but if you compare with just one lens in you can make out a small difference.

Comfort: 7/10 

I can't grade comfort properly but the lenses appeared to be very comfortable. I didn't feel them at all and they were thin.

Naturalness: 1/10 

No, no one has these kind of unsettling unnatural colors naturally. Won't fly bro.

Thanks for reading, there will be another review coming in a bit!

~ Shiro Samurai out.