Lens review: I.Fairy Trinity Green

Hello and May the 4th be with you! ;)

Once again I'm here to share a circle lens review with you peeps and this time the lights are on the I.Fairy Trinity Green lenses! These contact lenses have a very unique pattern and a blue-green teal color to them, niiiiiice ~ 

Let's roll out the review!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 16.2 mm

Water content: 55%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

Lens to the right shows wrong side out.

If you wonder why my lenses have different labels it's nothing to worry about – they just happen to be from different production batches. It happens. The authenticity stickers are more important to pay attention to.

One lens in.

As per usual I.Fairy lenses are quite big although, for some reason, these somehow feel smaller to me than many other I.Fairy lenses I've had...? Might just be an illusion though.
The Trinity series sport a really artistic design that makes me think about some kind of fantasy or gothic castle or something like that – it's really different and thus refreshing and intriguing! I can admit that I bought these mainly for the rad design, huehuehue. Another reason I was drawn to this pair was the teal color; you don't find lenses with said color that often and I love teal anyway.

Regarding comfort my first impression of these lenses wasn't all that good; I felt them clearly in my eyes and it bothered me. Luckily my eyes got used to them and so I can safely say that these lenses fall into the "uncomfortable at first but comfy after eyes get used to them" box. Comfort is otherwise kinda average, meaning that I get bouts of dryness with these and after about 3,5 hours I find myself thinking that I might want to take them off. Bear in mind though that I have rather sensitive eyes, seemingly.

Lens photos ahead!
All photos taken by me during a May afternoon with a mostly clear sky. All close-up photos are free from color filters and such and that's so that the colors would be as true to real life as possible.

Facing window in my apartment.

Apartment room light. (lamp on)

Bathroom light.

Flash photo.

White corridor light.

Yellow corridor light.

Dim yellow staircase light.

Indoors storage room. (natural light)

Outdoors with indirect sunlight, aka sitting under the roof/shadows.

Outdoors, back against sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing sun.

I adore the color but I'd love it even more if it was a bit bolder. Now it feels like it blends in with my blue-gray eyes and thus loses some of its intensity, I don't know. For some reason I'm also thinking that these might 'pop' more on dark eyes. But whatever the case the color payoff is worthwhile because these do clearly make my eyes teal although, for some reason, it seems like the camera catches the color slightly better because they don't always look this vivid in real life. :/ Oh well, the design is the main selling point because it's seriously AMAZING and makes me want to purchase the Trinity lenses in other colors too!

Distance photo!

Because it's 4th May today I decided to throw together a
Star Wars inspired outfit for this lens review, hehehe ~

The design makes me think that these would be great for fantasy fashion looks like maybe something inspired by Alice in Wonderland – I can also imagine that these would fit for some steampunk, fairy kei and likely some other j-fashion styles too! Actually, I see quite a lot of potential styles these would work for and I'd recommend anyone interested to try the Trinity series because the print really is something extraordinary!

Short summary:

Color: 8/10
Lovely teal color but I somehow wish it was even more bright and intense.

Design: 10/10

Beautifully detailed print that makes me think about some fairytale castle!

Opacity: 7/10

Fairly opaque, but in some poorer lights they lose their vibrancy and seem to blend into my light eyes.

Enlargement: 8/10

Notable enlargement effect but it's not overwhelming.

Comfort: 5/10

Average. They feel a bit stingy direct after insertion but my eyes get used to them fairly fast. Start to feel dry after approximately 3,5 hours on my sensitive eyes.

Naturalness: 2/10

Neither the size, color nor the fancy print is anything like a real iris. Obviously contact lenses.

 Thanks for checking out this review! ^.^

Shiro Samurai out ~

Lens review: I.Fairy Moonlite Blue

Shabbaloo, my friends!

Today I'll be treating you all to a circle lens review of a pair that is really crazy bright and perfect for cosplay! I'm of course talking about the I.Fairy Moonlite Blue lenses! These are AMAZING. *_*

Let's cut right to the chase!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 16.2 mm

Water content: 55%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

Flash photo.

If you're familiar with circle lens styles you might notice that these have exactly the same design as the popular Princess Pinky Eclipse series (I've reviewed the pink ones here). I can say though that, while the design itself is pretty much identical, the main difference is that the I.Fairy Moonlite series is a lot more vivid and opaque! Yeah, these are so goshdarn vibrant that they show up virtually anywhere, no joke. You can't go wrong with these if you're looking for super-vibrant color that will show up no matter your natural eye color! The Moonlite series is the crowned king of vibrant color coverage. Period.

One lens in.

As you can see these are big and so obviously blue that if someone misses that you're wearing lenses then they are either blind or six feet under, lol. These have a really bright light blue color, kinda like some neon sky blue. The color is seriously amazeballs!

The Moonlite lenses are really enlarging, just like I.Fairy lenses in general – thou shall not expect I.Fairy lenses to be anything but big. ;) The comfort is pretty good too! I had no problems inserting them and my eyes adjusted themselves to these lenses really quickly. I don't really feel that I have them on and they don't sting nor anything; I don't get colored corners in my vision field either, thanks to the generous pupil hole. They start to feel slightly dryish around 3 hours but that's pretty good for me, seeing how my eyes are dry and sensitive more often than not; I can wear them for over 5 hours with little to no problems. Oh and yeah, speaking about my eyes, I guess it's worth mentioning that I'm a light-eyed person (duh!) and my eyes are something like a blue-gray but with an occasional greenish tint.

Lens photos coming up!
All photos taken by me during an April afternoon with a completely cloudy sky and hints of snow falling. All close-up photos are free from color filters and such and that's so that the colors would be as true to real life as possible.

Facing window in my apartment.

Apartment room light. (lamps on)

Bathroom light.

Flash photo.

White corridor light.

Yellow staircase light.

Orange-ish staircase light, with natural light (window) coming from the side.

Indoors storage room. (natural light from the side)

Outdoors, back against light. (aka facing wall)

Outdoors, facing light but sitting under the shadows/roof.

Outdoors looking up into the sky.

Notice that even in the poorest light conditions these are unmistakingly still a vibrant blue! :D I don't even need to show you what they would look like in bright sunlight because even when it's bloody cloudy outside these lenses scream "I'M SO BLUE I COULD SLAY YOU WITH MY INTENSE BLUENESS", haha. They show up from any distance too, which is always great if you're being photographed etc. :) The Moonlite series really don't cheap out on the color coverage and intensity! I honestly can't recommend these enough for cosplay! They'd be great for any character with light blue intense eyes or for a myriad of Pokémon gijinkas and such! Personally I used them for Darkrai and it looked fabulous. I seriously can't recommend these enough.

Distance photos!

I went for an elven prince look or something, heh.

I want to mention that the I.Fairy Moonlite lenses are a fairly new addition to the circle lens market – I remember they didn't exist a couple years back, if even that. They come in a variety of common and rare colors and are perfect for anything from funky, odd to extreme fashion! I seriously love these lenses and I would definitely repurchase them if I need them for any future cosplays.

 

Check these other reviews out: Green

Short summary:

Color: 10/10
Incredibly vibrant light blue color that everyone –and I mean everyone– will notice!

Design: 7/10

Features a dotted inner circle and a single color. Very versatile and cosplay-friendly!

Opacity: 10/10

These are a godsend in coverage and a definite "must have"! Leaves nothing to be desired.

Enlargement: 8/10

Provides a big eye look but it's not overly dolly since the limbal ring is thin.

Comfort: 8/10

Pretty good! I don't really feel them and can wear them for 5+ hours without any real problems, save for some occasional dry feelings.

Naturalness: 0/10

Who buys this kind of lenses and expects them to be natural?

 Thanks for reading! If you have any questions just leave them in the comments! ^.^

Shiro Samurai out ~

Lens review: Flora Diva Violet

Hello folks! ~

I have prepared a circle lens review for you all to enjoy and the pair I'm reviewing this time is the Flora Diva Violet! ^.^ As far as I know I've only seen the Flora lens series being sold at HoneyColor so yeah, they're maybe exclusive to them, I don't know? The point is that if you want to purchase these lenses for yourself then that's where you should be looking!

But now let's get on with the review!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 15.0 mm

Water content: 55%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

As you can see these lenses have a rather simple yet appealing design; it reminds me slightly of flower petals and thus of summer. The black limbal ring is fairly thin and has black streaks that reach towards the pupil hole, which makes the lenses stand out and look more lively. I like the design surprisingly much even though it's not anything super unique or so – it's a really versatile lens that will work with many different looks!

One lens in. Notice enlargement.

My natural eye color, for anyone curious, is a light blue-gray with an occasional greenish tint (depending on light) and with a golden ring next to the pupil. My eyes more often appear as blue than gray though.

These lenses are quite big but they are not over the top and I don't find that they look overwhelming or "off"; I was actually surprised by how natural they looked once I had both lenses in, despite their size and unnatural color. The violet shade is lovely in all ways and it shows up really well – it's opaque and leaves nothing to be desired in terms of color coverage.

Lens photos below!
All photos taken by me during an April afternoon with a semi-clear sky. All close-up photos are free from color filters and such and that's so that the colors would be as true to real life as possible.

Facing window in my apartment.

Bathroom light.

Flash photo.

White light in the corridor.

Yellow light in the corridor.

Yellow light in the staircase.

Facing an orange-ish light in the staircase, with natural light
from a window coming from the side.

Standing in the staircase with my back against the window. (only
natural light)

Indoors storage room. (natural light coming in from the side)

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

Outdoors facing the sun directly. it hurt

Outdoors, indirect sunlight. I'm facing the sun but sitting
under the roof, aka in the shadow.

These are the first Flora lenses I'm trying out (I own a lot more but those will be reviewed when their time comes) and I must say that I'm pleased with them.

Regarding comfort I had no trouble inserting them and the lenses actually gave a fresh moistening feeling as soon as I put them into my eyes, woah! I could feel them for the first couple of minutes or so but it was nothing out of the ordinary "hey I'm wearing lenses" feeling and thus didn't cause me any actual discomfort.

This pair does start to feel dry rather fast (as most of my lenses lately, for some reason) and I notice that I'm moving my gaze around a fair lot and blinking. They don't turn crazy dry immediately but in one hour or so I start to feel them a bit more than I'd like to but, then again, I seem to have dry and sensitive eyes so yeah, it's likely that others wouldn't have as much problems with dryness as I've been having lately. ^^" 3 hours in I find myself poking the corners and rubbing my eyes but they're still not quite uncomfortably dry yet that I'd go and take them off, unless I really felt like it. After 3,5 hours I took them off, mainly because I got a sudden headache out of the blue; I have no idea if it was related to the lenses or not but I just took them off anyway.

Distance photo!

Overall I want to say that these lenses make your eyes look really sparkly and beautiful without it being too much. Honestly, my first impression when I saw myself in the mirror after putting these lenses on was that I immediately thought that they'd be perfect for cosplaying bishounen characters, aka pretty boys. From a distance they make your eyes look really alluring and magical and it's just gorgeous as heck, mmmh!

I really recommend these especially for cosplay because the lens design is basic enough to work for most characters while still providing that "beautiful eye" look that looks absolutely amazing on photos! I'm sure though that these would be lovely for any other purposes too (go go alternative fashion!) and heck, they even work as everyday circle lenses! These are seriously versatile – get them if you love purple lenses!

Interested in reviews of the Flora Diva lenses in other colors?

Check out these: Gray, Green

Short summary:

Color: 9/10
Absolutely amazing bright violet that looks truly magical!

Design: 8/10

A kinda basic but really pretty and versatile lens that works for many looks!

Opacity: 8/10

Surprisingly solid color opacity; I actually thought they would blend more but these deliver the boom!

Enlargement: 7/10

Big but not crazy big!

Comfort: 6/10

Average in comfort for me. They are comfy but just like with many other lenses they start to feel dry early for me. I guess I could stand to wear them anywhere between 3-5 hours without eyedrops.

Naturalness: 2/10

The color is too vibrant (and violet is not a possible real eye color) to pass for your own eyes. Definitely a costume lens!

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed this review! ^.^

Shiro Samurai out.

Darkrai photoshoot – Harbinger of Nightmares

Good afternoon!

I mentioned having had a Darkrai gijinka (Pokémon) photoshoot during Cosvision and that I'd post the photos separately – this is it! These photos were taken on Saturday, around 16:00 local time, next to some ruins we found near the hotel we were staying at. I loved the location and it provided the backdrop I had hoped I'd find for Darkrai!

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Blah blah blah. I won't keep you waiting any longer, so here!

Enjoy the photos! ~ (っゝω・)っ

Cosplayer: Shiro Samurai (Darkrai)
Photographer: Sacchan
Photo editor: Shiro Samurai

The eye makeup is done by Sacchan and the gloves are borrowed from FankiFox, just for this shoot. Thank you guys, you're awesome. ♥

The photoshoot was fun, although the sun was occasionally too bright and thus my white wig got overexposed on a lot of photos. :/ #whitewigproblems
Also, some people (presumably other hotel guests) passed us by but no one said anything, save for that some totally stopped dead in their tracks just to stare at us for some minutes. It was really awkward, lol.

That's all for this shooting. Thanks for watching! ^.^

~ Shiro Samurai out.