Lens review: Vassen Diamond Green

Hello friends!

It's another Vassen lens today, namely the Vassen Diamond Green. These lenses seem to have an almost identical or completely identical print as the GEO Xtra Diamond series; I haven't tried the green GEO Diamonds so I can't tell if the color, opacity etc is the same but Vassen Diamond is a replica lens, more or less.

Let's go!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 14.5 mm

Water content: 42% 

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

This is once again one of many lenses I only bought because they were on sale years ago. I didn't have any plans for them or anything, just wanted to try them and review them. I quite often buy lenses with the main intent to review them to help the community, especially if there's few or no reviews of a particular lens that interests me – someone's gotta be the first one and I legit enjoy helping people out. ^^

Okay so, these lenses look like the name implies – diamonds. It's a detailed print and it looks sparkly and lively. It's worth noting though that the pupil hole is fairly big and these lenses will end up looking cartoony or unrealistic because of how harsh and sudden (aka no blending) the center is, just a heads up.

One lens in.

It's a pretty big lens but doesn't reach any insane proportions. My natural eye color is a blue-gray and these go pretty well with that, despite the center being a bit "clashy". It's definitely an eye-catching design because of the artistic print and the many shades in it. The Diamond Greens also feature a black limbal ring that frames the lens and adds an illusion of even bigger eyes. It's a cute lens with solid color coverage.

If you're looking for a true green lens then keep looking. These lenses are not of a typical green, it's much more like a blue-green. I'm not sure what to call the color exactly but some kind of dark seafoam green perhaps? It's a really nice color if you're drawn to more unnatural and rare shades. It stands out and has good pigmentation; I just wish the pupil hole was smaller so that the color reached farther towards the center.

Lens photos below!

All photos taken by me during a November afternoon with a cloudy sky past sunset. 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 indoors room light.

Yellow indoors room light.

Facing window. (shadow side)

Flash photo.

Outdoors, back against sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing sun while it's blocked by a roof (very low on horizon).

Comfort seems okay overall, they are fairly invisible to wear but they feel a bit thickish and I occasionally feel them because of that. There's no blurred vision or colored corners when I move my gaze etc, none of the annoyances are prevalent. I'd estimate wearing time within the average 3-4 hours for me and my super dry eyes. My eyes are really sensitive and I thus have a hard time wearing almost any lens past 5 hours without eye drops, but I try to do reviews without eye drops as I feel like that's a bit of cheating as it prolongs wearing time past the natural limit, lol. Dunno how to explain but it doesn't feel fair to use eye drops on some reviews and not on others because I'm lazy and inconsistent like that. xD

So yeah, the Vassen Diamond Green is a cute and big lens with a green color that makes me think of the marine life more than the earth life. It's youthful, elegant and hard to miss. Some might think that the large and really visible pupil hole is a deterrent to buying these and I understand, I'm not a big fan of it either as light eyes tend to look otherwordly with the look – circle lenses were first created for an Asian-dominated market so I think it's safe to assume that most lenses with clear-cut openings like these would look a lot more natural on dark eyes as brown is more easily seen as black from a distance, lol. 

Distance photo!

Wanna see more diamonds?

Check these out: Red, Blue

Short summary:

Color: 7/10 
A dark blue-green that's fairly uncommon and really nice, actually.
Design: 7/10 
Sparkly, youthful and chic diamond print. It's pretty cool with its black details.
Opacity: 7/10 

Very clearly changed my eye color but it's not screaming intense and my hunch tells me that your actual eye color will slightly affect the outcome.
Enlargement: 7/10
Notably big but not overdone.

Comfort: 6/10 

Generally ok. Fairly invisible to wear except that they feel a bit thickish. I can feel them a bit but it's nothing uncomfortable.
Naturalness: 2/10

I don't really believe that big, oddly colored gemstone eyes are all that convincing...

Thanks for reading my blog, hope you enjoyed this review!

Shiro Samurai out.

Lens review: Vassen Butterfly Pink

Hi there!

Jajajaja it's time for one more lens review. This time it's the Vassen Butterfly Pink lenses and it's a cute, anime-ish circle lens with a fair amount of color and size! I've come to notice that the print is pretty much an exact copy of the Flora Blossom series but it's hard to say which one came first, lol. Oh well, let's get on with it ~

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 14.5 mm

Water content: 42% 

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

It's a cute, cheerful print that looks kinda magical I guess? One might wonder why they're called butterfly as, on a quick glance, the print just seems like random clutter but upon a closer look at the design you'll notice that the coloration is actually a bunch of literal butterfly images stacked together that are making up the color – it's really cool once you see it! I'd definitely call these an unique lens design in that regard.

One lens in.

It's a fairly sizeable lens although it doesn't feel quite as big as I initially expected. It could be because the limbal ring is kinda thin but whatever the case it's not anything negative – the size is just right! 
The color is this kind of crisp, light to medium pink – a kind of cotton candy pink I'd say. It's sweet and fairly fun but it's not super bright so it ain't gonna make you look crazy but rather a toned-down pink. The opacity is fine, the lenses are undeniably pink but I can see hints of my real eye color showing through the "gaps" in the print, aka the transparent spots that are between the butterflies.

Lens photos below!

All photos taken by me during a November afternoon with a cloudy sky past sunset. 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.

Indoors, yellow room light.

Indoors, extra bright yellow room light.

Facing window. (shadow side)

Flash photo.

Outdoors, back against sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing sun. (cloudy and sun blocked by roof as it was low on horion)

Comfort is okay. These are really thin and invisible to wear – the only minus is that they feel drying at times. I guess I could wear them for the usual 3-4 hours, which is average for me and my super dry eyes. It's not bad despite sounding like it's not much but yeah, my eyes are really sensitive so what 3-4 hours is to me would probably be the usual 5-7 hours to someone with less crappy eyes, lol. Whatever the case these are fine enough to stand wearing for prolonged time for cosplay, just bring eyedrops to combat the potential dry bouts.

So what we have at hand is a cute not-so-little lens with a pleasant pink color and a really unique print that shows its grandeur upon a closer examination. It's dolly, it's cosplay-friendly and it's overall surprisingly versatile! A youthful, happy lens that steers the imagination towards a more innocent place. It's not the most vibrant, bold pink lens you can find but for those looking for a more, shall we say "mature pink", will be very pleased with this pair.

Distance photo, of course ~

Short summary:

Color: 7/10
A cotton candy-ish pink that balances between youthful and cute and sophisticated yet striking.
Design: 8/10
The print is actually a bunch of butterflies in pink lineart that make up the color, super unique!
Opacity: 6/10 

Still obviously pink but there's some transparent spots that show my eye color underneath.
Enlargement: 7/10
Still big but doesn't feel quite as big as some other Vassen lenses.

Comfort: 6/10 

Generally fine. Thin and invisible to wear but seems to do dry bouts or just start to feel dry fairly fast.
Naturalness: 3/10

I don't think pink butterfly-patterned eyes are very natural but it's not as weird as it could have been.

Thanks for reading my blog!

Shiro Samurai out.