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.

Lens review: I.Fairy Eclipse Brown

Hello dolls!

Yep, it's another lens review and yep, I still have more to come. I'm slowly getting through my backlog but at least I'm catching up! Todays's review is for the I.Fairy Eclipse Brown, a super dark and super big lens that won't go unnoticed!

Let's go!

Base curve: 8.6 mm

Diameter: 16.2 mm

Water content: 55%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

I don't remember why I originally got these – they were probably on sale just like all my other impulse buy lenses, lmao. I normally really like I.Fairy's lenses so it's pretty easy to splurge on them, haha.

Already from looking at the vials you can see that these will be huge. The dark color further adds to the illusion of massive dolly eyes. Like these are really dark on me, no joke. They even look lighter on photos than what they do in real life.

One lens in.

Okay so, my natural eye color is a light blue-gray and the contrast is really visible! These lenses are indeed massive and really dark, just like expected. It's a super cute effect and makes my eyes look really young and innocent, although the super dark color can be a bit too much for some. I'm pretty sure these would look creepy and weird without eye makeup...

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 room light indoors.

Yellow room light indoors.

Facing window. (shadow side)

Flash photo.

Outdoors, back against sun.

Outdoors, facing direction of the sun. Cloudy and with the sun below the horizon line.

It's pretty obvious that these have good color coverage and one more thing that's worth to note is that the pupil hole is softened to avoid the ugly 'clash' effect, like there's some slight fading effect to make the transition between lens and real eye smoother.

Comfort is good. Despite the big size these feel invisible to wear and they're really thin too! Generally comfy and I didn't experience any scratchiness or dry bouts. I can quite comfortably see myself wearing these for anywhere around the 3-5 hour mark, which is better than average in the standards of my ultra dry eyes. I'm actually a bit surprised by how easy these are to wear, bigger lenses tend to be a bit more iffy sometimes but not with these!

I can definitely see these being used for all kind of cutesy looks and j-fashion styles like lolita and the like. These lenses actually appear more black than brown for most of the time, at least in real life, so I wouldn't really recommend them for cosplaying brown-eyed characters (unless the eyes are really dark) but for black eyes then yeah, would probably work!

Distance photo!

Wanna see Eclipse lenses in another color?

Check this out: Blue

Short summary:

Color: 7/10 
Effectful hyper dark brown lens that looks black most of the time, at least in real life.

Design: 7/10

Dark, artistic print. Reminds me of a night sky or something similar and endless like that.

Opacity: 9/10

Really covering, most likely because of the dark color.

Enlargement: 9/10

Very clearly huge and doll-like.

Comfort: 7/10

Pretty neat. Feel invisible, thin and just generally pleasant to wear. Estimated wearing time around 3-5 hours on super dry eyes.

Naturalness: 2/10

Massive, dark and dolly? I don't think that's really realistic...

 Thanks for checking out this review!

Shiro Samurai out ~

Lens review: GEO Eyes Cream Rayray Gray

Hello stingrays!

Yep, the name Rayray makes me think of stingrays and I can't help it. xD No but really, today I'll review the GEO Eyes Cream Rayray Gray lenses! There's a lot of spelling variants for these, along with EyesCream, Eyescream, Ray Ray and RayRay and... you get the point. However you like to spell these it's the same lens and now I'll get on with the review before this drags on for too long, lol.

Let's a-go ~

Base curve: 8.7 mm
Diameter: 14.5 mm

Water content: 40±2% 

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

The name is a pun on ice cream, if it wasn't obvious. I must admit that the bright yellow labels stand out and so does the orange caps! This is a really natural lens and normally I would pass lenses like this by without a second thought as I tend to find this kind of design, well, boring. The reason I originally got these was for cosplaying Leon from Resident Evil but as my cosplay year has been very, shall we say underwhelming, I simply didn't get around to it in time.

I will say though that I was really surprised once I tried these on – I was expecting them to kinda just disappear into my eyes but holy moley, they are pretty as heck!

One lens in.

My natural eye color is a light blue-gray (gray-blue? whatever) and these fit really well with that. It doesn't look off or weird at all and it's really natural! I don't know what exactly it is but these lenses makes my eyes look really youthful and almost sparkly in some way – it's crazy as I really did not expect such a big effect from these! I found myself really loving the lenses and being positively surprised.

It's a shame that photos don't do these lenses justice – I swear they look livelier and prettier in real life. They kinda enhance my eyes and bring out the gray tones, add depth to the gaze and the design seems to create this kind of crystal-ish look and it's just really nice! There is a slight enlargement boost too but it's subtle in the way that it doesn't look weird at all, even without eye makeup.

Lens photos below!
All photos taken by yours truly during a November afternoon with a cloudy 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.

Yellow room light indoors.

Facing window. Shadow side.

Flash photo.

Outdoors, facing the direction of the sun. (cloudy)

Outdoors, back against sun. (facing wall)

Comfort could be a bit better I guess, it's nothing bad by any means but they feel a bit thick perhaps. There's no irritation, blurred vision or such but they seem to feel a bit dry on and off but, then again, my eyes are naturally really dry so it could be that it's just my sensitivity speaking. ^^" The Rayray's are generally fine and I think I could wear them for the average 3-4 hours, which is standard for me. Fuck having Sahara eyes, lmao.

All in all this is a super nice natural-looking lens. I'm sold for these even though, funnily enough, the combination gray and natural would normally signal the most uninteresting lenses for me. xD I would likely repurchase these and I'd recommend them for daily fashion and as an everyday lens as they could pass as real eyes. If you're looking for realistic lenses for cosplay you might want to look into getting these as well, especially for western and game characters.

Distance photo below.

Short summary:

Color: 7/10 

Natural yet alluring medium gray. I don't know what black magic is in these but I dig them!

Design: 7/10 

For being a natural and kinda typical design these are really pretty once worn.

Opacity: 7/10

Makes my eyes gray but also blends enough to not look off.

Enlargement: 5/10 

Subtle size increase. It's there but it's probably not what you'd first notice.

Comfort: 6/10 

Generally ok but feel a bit thick? Seems a bit drying but otherwise no issues. Estimated 3-4 hours on super dry eyes.

Naturalness: 7/10 

Really natural. Could probably pass for real eyes if the watcher isn't too circle lens savvy.

Thanks for reading, what kind of lenses do you like? :)

Shiro Samurai out.

Lens review: I-Codi Colors of the Wind Lemon Tea

Guuuuys!

I'm excited to bring this review to you! Ever since I first found out about the massive range of colors that I-Codi's Colors of the Wind series had I've been dying to try some out! It's by far the single lens series with the largest color selection that I know of. Today I'll show you the I-Codi Colors of the Wind Lemon Tea, a natural-ish yellow lens that I bought for cosplay!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 15.0 mm

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

As I said I got these for cosplay, mainly because it's really hard to find yellow lenses and even harder to find some yellow lenses that aren't crazy lenses. Big reason for why I was so stoked when I found the Colors of the Wind series is because there was a whole army of colors that you normally don't bump into all too often, combined with a really versatile design that is highly likable.

Unlike most circle lenses these come packaged in a stylish cardboard box that is color coded for each lens (Lemon Tea is number 14). The vials are really stylish too, I love the design – it feels so luxurious!

One lens in.

My real eye color is a light blue-gray and that's often a problem with especially green lenses turning muddy – I was worried that yellow lenses would thus meet the same fate (as the color is similar) but thankfully these stayed yellow, victory! It's so hard to find yellow lenses that aren't either crazy lenses or overly "artistic"; I wanted something that would look fairly natural in terms of design and I'm so happy with these. The yellow color looks yellow, a kinda soft shade but still clearly yellow. I love these so much and yeah, because of the design being similar to a real iris it makes these lenses in turn really versatile in use – cosplay, fashion and even a daily lens. 

The size increase is there but it doesn't feel like the main point of the lenses, just a nice little bonus. You won't thus get massive dolly eyes from these but they'll provide a slight boost to make your eyes even more alluring.

Lens photos below!
All photos taken by yours truly during an afternoon with a 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.

Yellow room light indoors.

Bathroom light.

Poor natural light indoors. (standing in a corridor)

Flash photo.

Facing window, shadow side. (weirdly blue in camera...)

Outdoors. Facing the sun while it was barely blocked by a roof.

Outdoors, back against sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing sun while being under a shadow.

Outdoors, facing sun.

It's not the purest, brightest yellow there is but it's really natural for being an unnatural color. It's a lens that fascinates me because of the color's rarity – I wish more brands would make yellow lenses! It might be too discreet for some as the yellow will appear differently in different lights but it's a curiosity and, depending on your needs and preferences, a very viable option. Some yellows have a tint of brown in them but I feel like these don't really have that, it feels like a "clean color".

Comfort is pretty okay. It's not mindblowing by any means but I've managed to wear these for around 4 hours at a con, which is already better than average when it comes to my dry and merciless eyes. They are fairly invisible to wear overall but I think there were some occasional minor discomfort, like maybe stinging for a second or some such. I'd think that wearing time is around the 3-5 hour mark on super dry eyes.

Summa summarum is that this is one of the very limited natural yellow lenses currently available. Great for cosplay if you don't want to have to resort to using too fake-looking crazy lenses. It's a lens worth trying if you like to try new things or have a fondness for unnatural colors in particular. I think these would be great for live-action roleplay and for dressing up as fantasy creatures too – imagine like a wizard or a magical warrior with yellow eyes! :D Cosplay is of course a given and I think these would be a great asset to spice up a lot of more alternative fashion looks too. Go for it if these pick your interest!

Distance photo!

Short summary:

Color: 8/10
Natural but still very much yellow. One of the few non-crazy yellows currently in the market.
Design: 8/10
Mimics a real iris and is thus a solid multi-purpose lens. Great look!
Opacity: 7/10 

I was prepared for these to turn an ugly, undistinguished color but yellow they are. So relieved!
Enlargement: 4/10
Not particularly big in any way. A slight enlargement boost.

Comfort: 7/10 

Somewhere between good and great I guess. I can wear them for half a con day, despite having super dry eyes. Sometimes there's some very short-lived discomfort but it's nothing in the long run.
Naturalness: 5/10

Thanks to the design and the softness of the color these look surprisingly natural for being, well, yellow.

Thanks for reading, I hope you found this review interesting! 

Shiro Samurai out.