Lens review: G&G Blossom Blue

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It's been a while since I last did a circle lens review (weird innit? xD) but there's one on the plate today and it's the G&G Blossom Blue! For those unaware G&G, Barbie and Dueba are all different names for the same brand – it's quite common with circle lenses that lenses are rebranded and/or relabeled and thus you can sometimes find the same lenses sold under different names.

Let's get this review started~

Base curve: 8.8 mm
Diameter: 14.3 mm

Water content: 38%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

This is a pretty blue lens with a swirly flowerish print, it's rather cutesy in style and a safe choice for cosplayers when it comes to versatility – in fact I bought these as unspecified stand-ins for whenever I next needed blue lenses for any cosplay; these are generic enough (in a good way) to fit a wide range of characters. These pack a punch of color but I think this might be one of those lenses where the intensity of the color will depend on how light/dark your natural eye color is – I have very light gray-blue eyes and these are quite vibrant on me!

One lens in. 

The color appears a single shade of blue with a black thick limbal ring, there's no gradient effects so in a way it looks flat and 'anime' which, again, makes it suitable for costuming and lolita fashion etc. :) The black outer rim is very noticeable and it adds greatly to the illusion of large, animated doll-like eyes. This is the kind of circle lens style I personally feel can look a bit weird without any kind of eye makeup to frame in the eyes, but of course it will depend on several factors like how large your eyes are and such.

I feel like these have a slightly smaller pupil opening than other similarly large circle lenses, which means that less of your natural eye color shows through in the middle. I personally appreciate this because sometimes the transition can look jarring, especially if there's a big difference between the colors or when there's no blending to make the shift smoother. Regardless, I don't notice any impaired vision or colored corners at the edges of my vision.

Lens photos coming below! All photos are taken by me during an October afternoon 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 appear as true to real life as possible.

Indoors, natural room light.

Indoors, yellow room light.

Flash photo.

Bathroom light.

Indoors, facing a window. (not sun side)

Outdoors, back against the sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing the sun while under a shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun.

I have naturally sensitive and dry eyes but I've managed to wear these twice for a full con day (8 hours approximately) with little to no issues, which marks these as very comfortable in my book. They're thin and easy to insert and despite the lower water content I didn't feel that they dried out any faster than other lenses with higher water contents? Water content I feel isn't really a good indicator for comfort anyway so I tend to not judge based on that. But yeah, these are some of the comfier lenses I've worn lately and based on comfort and overall versatility I would repurchase these if needed.

All in all this is a great staple lens, it sits interestingly between 'classic' and 'unique'  because it feels like I've seen this design many times before but when I try to search for it I realize that no other design has those same petal spikes lol. It's a beautiful and colorful lens and can really make you look ethereal and lively! It's honestly a good lens to have lying around for when the need crops up. I also would like to mention that this is lowkey a chameleon lens because the vibrancy and shade of blue it appears to be changes a lot depending on the light conditions – as in sometimes it looks like a darker medium blue and other times it's this really captivating intense blue!

Distance photo time!

You can check my Nekocon 2025 summary and scroll to the America cosplay photos to see how the lenses look under the shade of greenery outdoors, which is notably darker than on the photo above.

Short summary:

Color: 8/10
A cute and soft, very flattering blue shade that shows up great on light eyes.
Design: 8/10
Beautiful yet simple flowery design, it draws your gaze in and looks lively and adorable!
Opacity: 7/10
I can't speak for how well these would show up on darker eyes but for me they're definitely opaque enough to be a good purchase. Nothing crazy but just right for a lot of uses.
Enlargement: 6/10
I'd say a bit on the large side but nothing insane. Great dolly size.
Comfort: 9/10
One of the comfier lenses I've had in a while. I don't feel them at all and I can wear them for a full day at events despite having dry-ass eyes naturally. 

Naturalness: 2/10
Not much in the way of being natural; the black rim is way too pronounced and the color is too.. well, colorful to really pass lol.

Cheers and stay tuned for more lens reviews coming up!
Shiro Samurai out~