Lens review: RevoColour Twinkle Marine Blue

Hello summer bugs!

Today I think it's high time that I share another circle lens review with y'all over on the other side of the screen! I will be reviewing the RevoColour Twinkle Marine Blue, another color of the Twinkle series that sadly seems to have disappeared from the face of the Earth. :(

But before we get all gloomy let's get on with the review~

Base curve: 8.6 mm

Diameter: 14.5 mm

Water content: 45%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

 

I really dig the design of these lenses and honestly am a bit sad that they seem unavailable nowadays. The patterning has these sorta bright colored areas that are alternated with transparent gaps; the gaps let your real eye color through but –instead of lessening the color coverage– the effect it provides is beautiful and really makes your eyes look shimmery and interesting.

There's a moderate enlargement effect, and by moderate I mean that it's not gonna morph you into a doll or something thanks to the subdued limbal ring; thick black limbal rings are usually thought to give a greater illusion of enlargement than off-black and less densely pigmented ones. If you look closely you'll notice that the limbal rim on these lenses actually consists of a lot of tiny dots, same with the blue color.

One lens in.

 

I'm not sure how to describe the blue color. It's not a super light shade but it's not a dark one either. It's pretty neatly in the middle and I don't really know what the proper name for the shade is but 'cerulean blue' comes to mind? Regardless of the proper term this is a lens that compliments my naturally gray-blue eyes really well! The color has just enough punch to it to stand out but without making your eyes look too extraordinary – it's like that perfect balance between vibrancy and sophistication.

 Lens photos incoming!
All photos taken by me during an afternoon with a mostly 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.

Bathroom light.

 

Flash photo, indoors.

Facing a window (indoors), not sun side.

Unlit corridor, poor distant natural light only.

Outdoors, back against the sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing the sun while standing under the roof's shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun directly.

There's not much I can say about comfort. If you've been following my blog for a while now it should be no surprise that these lenses were also part of the forgotten box. For those new to the blog the story goes that I had put a cardboard box, full with lenses, somewhere and forgotten about it for way too long. When I found it, after some years had passed, all the unopened lenses inside had expired. Since then I've just been reviewing these forgotten lenses and then immediately discarding them once I get all review photos taken.

Almost all of the expired lenses I've worn so far have been good to wear, but I'm not gonna take any additional risks for comfort testing so yeah, my comfort grades are purely based on my first –and only– experience of wearing the lenses. And yes, I strongly recommend that you never wear expired lenses, especially to events like anime conventions where you'd wear colored contact lenses for prolonged periods of time.

But yeah, back to the review at hand. Umm, so what little I can say regarding the comfort of this particular pair is that they were thin and I didn't really feel that I had lenses on. They appeared to be comfy and I had no issues with blurred vision or anything of the sort. I have naturally very dry and kinda sensitive eyes but these lenses seemed fine to me.

I do want to note though, especially for more inexperienced contact lens wearers, that I found the Twinkle series very difficult to tell apart which side of the lens is the right and wrong side. The difference in the curve is so minimal so that unless you're an avid circle lens wearer it's pretty damn hard to tell the difference!

 

I guess that about wraps it up. This is a beautiful blue lens, its not the most awe-inspiring out there but it's gorgeous nevertheless and has a nice balance between color and effect. Shame it's not available any more (or at least it heavily looks like it's been discontinued) or I would have recommended it. 

 

Distance photo!

Want to see more Twinkle lenses? 

I have some other colors reviewed here: Violet, Green, Pink

Short summary:

Color: 7/10  
A medium, calming blue shade. It's not hyper vibrant but it stands out and blends well with light eyes.

Design: 7/10
A somewhat youthful yet delicate design with a dark brown dotted rim. Very likable.

Opacity: 7/10
Contrary to expectations (the colored portions are half transparent!) the color coverage is really solid.
Enlargement: 6/10
You can tell there's an enlargement effect but it's a nice size for most people, not too big.
Comfort: 8/10
Appears to be really comfortable, thin and I hardly feel them in my eyes. Estimated 4-5 hours on naturally dry and sensitive eyes.
Naturalness: 5/10
Slightly too big to really pass and not the most down-to-earth blue shade, otherwise not a half bad try.

Thank you for reading my blog~

Shiro Samurai says goodbye.

Lens review: RevoColour Twinkle Cherry Pink

 Hello in the house!

I will post a few circle lens reviews over the summer and the first up is going to be the RevoColour Twinkle Cherry Pink lenses which, in fact, are not very pink at all. :D I'll tap a little more on that further ahead but for now let's get straight to it!

Enjoy the read~

 

Base curve: 8.6 mm

Diameter: 14.5 mm

Water content: 45%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

 

First things first, these lenses are sooooo not pink. Like at all. These are red as all day. I even tried to google them to make absolutely sure that I'm not misremembering the color but I came upon the horror that these lenses apparently don't exist anymore; at some point after I bought them they have been completely pulled from the market as I could not find a single store selling them and that includes HoneyColor where I remember purchasing them. So sadly I can't double-check (although I'm 99% sure I did not write the wrong name before nuking my old email order receipts) and these lenses are unavailable as well. :( Which is a shame as I really liked the design, it's quite different from the most widely used circle lens designs with its dotted appearance and dark brown limbal ring.

One lens in.

As you can see on the photo above these don't really have the slightest nudge of pink in them, rather they're a medium intensity red and a bit on the darkish end of medium too. The patterning has colored areas alternated with transparent gaps that let your real eye color through, but interestingly enough it doesn't affect the perceived color opacity much at all (is this one of those "your brain fills in the gaps when you look at the photos" type of things? xD) and the effect it provides is beautiful and really makes your eyes look interesting and, well, eye-catching. I definitely don't feel like the perceived transparency of the lenses (especially when viewed in their vials) dampen the color coverage; all it does is make the lenses look unique and alluring without being overwhelming.

Oh and yeah, there's a moderate enlargement effect. It's not gonna make heads spin or turn you into a doll thanks to the subdued limbal ring and overall dotted-in-place coloring effect. It's not as intense as on more contemporary circle lenses with very prominent thick black rims.

Lens photos incoming!
All photos taken by me during an afternoon with a mostly 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.

Bathroom light.

Flash photo, indoors.

Unlit corridor, weak natural light in the distance.

Facing a window (indoors), not sun side.

Outdoors, back against the sun.

Outdoors, facing the sun while standing under a shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun directly.

I can't say much regarding comfort. Yes, these lenses were also part of the "stashed and forgotten for years" set. Which means, for those new to the blog, that I had put a cardboard box with lenses in some godforsaken place and literally forgotten about it for years. When I refound it all the unopened lenses inside had expired, sadly. So for a while now I've just been reviewing these forgotten lenses and then immediately discarding them once I get all review photos taken. I figured that way I might help someone along the way and haven't completely wasted my money. 

Even if the lenses feel good to wear I'm not gonna take any additional risks for comfort testing so yeah, my comfort grades are purely based on my first –and only– experience of wearing the lenses. I strongly recommend you never wear expired lenses, especially to events like anime conventions where you'd wear colored contact lenses for prolonged times. Don't be a cheapskate when it comes to your sight, it's irreplaceable and worth much more than saving 20 bucks!

But what little I can say regarding the comfort of this particular pair is that they were thin and overall comfortable to wear, I barely felt like I had lenses on. I do want to note though that I found the Twinkle series extremely hard to tell apart which side of the lens is the right and wrong side, so to say. The difference in the curve is so minimal that unless you're a very seasoned circle lens wearer it's hard to tell the difference! I've worn countless circle lenses *khrrm* and I still had to do a double-take!

I guess that's all I had to say. I can't really recommend to buy these anymore because they don't appear to exist in the market today, otherwise I would as this is a lovely lens. It's not pink though, I think y'all agree with me on that right? :'D I am legit sad that the Twinkle series has been seemingly discontinued indefinitely – I remember being so curious about them when they first came out and I remember how there existed no reviews of them back then. Well now it does but yeah, too late. :( Oh well, here's one for the history books I guess, to remember what lenses we once had haha...

Distance photo!

 

Want to see more Twinkle lenses? 

I have some other colors reviewed here: Violet, Green, Blue

Short summary:

Color: 7/10  
If I think of them as a red lens then the color is pretty great, nice rich shade and slightly toned-down impact. As a pink lens it's simply a fraud lol.

Design: 7/10
A somewhat youthful design with a dark brown rim. Very lovely and not too intense.

Opacity: 7/10
Contrary to expectations (the design is half transparent, pretty much) the color coverage is really good!
Enlargement: 6/10
Somewhat big but due to the subdued brown rim and dotted coloration it's not very intense on the dolly department.
Comfort: 8/10
Appears to be really comfortable, thin and I don't feel them much at all. Estimated 4-5 hours on naturally very dry eyes with a knack for being sensitive too.
Naturalness: 4/10
On regards of being red they already bomb, but they're pretty toned down for being an unnatural color so it's not all bad?

Thank you for reading my reviews~

Shiro Samurai says bye.

Lens review: I.Fairy Poppy Red

 Hello people!

It's been a bit quiet here on the blog, I've been quite busy with my work practice and haven't had anything to really write about. But now I've got a circle lens review to share so that's at least something, right? I will tell you all about this very pretty red lens called I.Fairy Poppy Red, let's go!

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 16.2 mm

Water content: 55%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

 

I really like that the lenses use poppy in the name – red poppies are famous as a symbol of remembrance for WW1 and how they grew on ravaged battlefields, most notably in Flanders Fields. Probably one of the reasons why I originally bought these to use for either costesting or photoshooting Prussia from Hetalia hehe, but then I think what happened was that Firith had lost pieces of the costume so I couldn't borrow it and then the plans fell through. :'D I borrowed that costume at Närcon many years ago but don't really have photos of it.

Anygays, this is a pretty big lens and it's a very vibrant and gorgeous red shade. It screams cosplay to me, it's no doubt a very good cosplay lens – perfect size, very visible color, versatile design! I absolutely adore the shade of red, it's so fresh and has such a lovely brightness to it. The design is rather simple with a classic burst-like print with darker red streaks mixed in with the lighter base color for depth.

One lens in.

As you can see the red color is super visible but still doesn't look like a crazy lens or over-the-top. The coverage is great and despite how different it is from my natural eye color (grayish blue) it doesn't clash and actually transitions surprisingly well! It's not the smoothest fade ever but it works! 

The design is semi-realistic if we look at how it vaguely resembles a real iris, except just a lot bigger. I.Fairy lenses are known for being big though so that's nothing new under the sun!

Lens photos incoming!
All photos taken by me during a May afternoon with a mostly 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.

Bathroom light.

Flash photo, indoors.

Unlit corridor, weak natural light in the distance.

Facing a window, not sun side. (backyard view)

Outdoors, back against the sun. (facing wall)

Outdoors, facing the sun while standing under the roof's shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun directly.

I forgot about the expiry date on these (time goes by so fast!) so I did not get to wear them for any cosplay photoshoot whatsoever, only this review. Boo. :[ Oh well, a review is better than nothing and I like to think that I'm helping some other geek or fashionista out there somewhere, someday. 

But what this means is that I can't really grade comfort properly and I'm thus basing my grade on my first (and only) impression of wearing these lenses, aka the time it took for me to get these photos taken. Please do not wear expired lenses for anime conventions or any prolonged time, preferably not at all to be safe. What little I can tell about these lenses was that they seemed very comfortable; I barely felt that I was wearing lenses except for that when I moved my eyes around I could feel like the corners of the lens on my iris, if that makes sense? It's a pretty common sensation so it's nothing that I personally find uncomfortable, it's almost the norm on a lot of circle lenses and in particular on those with bigger diameters. 

The lenses were otherwise thin and comfortable and didn't hinder my vision in any way, no red corners or such. I'm assuming that if these had been fresh I could most likely have gotten 3-5 hours of wear out of them on my dry af eyes, that's without using eyedrops. Might not sound like much as people with more "normal eyes" can wear circle lenses sometimes up to 8 hours in one go but yeah, I can't do those numbers. And with expired lenses I'm not gonna go and gauge wearable time, I'm just doing a very rough estimate.

I think that's about all I had to say about these colored peepers. It's an amazing cosplay lens in all fields, I can't recommend these enough if you need red contact lenses for a costume! The red color is fantastic in terms of both vibrancy and coverage and, while the size enlargement is clearly noticeable, it shouldn't be overpowering unless you have notably small eyes. I.Fairy is also a trustable and safe brand that has been around for many years, I'd say it's one of the staple brands in the market and very distinguishable. What more can I say? If you are on the lookout for awesome red lenses for your next costuming venture then don't sleep on the Poppy Reds!

Distance photo!

Short summary:

Color: 9/10

Amazing bright red color performance, really vibrant and with great visibility even from distances.

Design: 9/10

Simple and classic burst-like print, mimicing a real iris to some degree. Gorgeous and high versatility!

Opacity: 9/10

Very solid coverage without looking tacky. High pigmentation and tasteful color transition at pupil opening.

Enlargement: 7/10

Very clearly big but due to the lack of a pronounced black rim it's not as obviously dolly.

Comfort: 7/10

Appears comfy and thin, barely feel them. Rough estimate is 3-5 hours on super dry eyes.

Naturalness: 3/10

They're red and big so that's already a no, but it's definitely not an obnoxious fake-looking red lens either.

Thanks for viewing, what do you think of these lenses? :D

Shiro Samurai out.

Lens review: I-Codi Funcle F207

 Hello ninjas and geeks~

It's time for another Sharingan contact lens review and yes, this one is also from the Funcle series! Today I will share with you a review of the I-Codi Funcle F207 and without further ramenblings let's get started!

 

Base curve: 8.6 mm
Diameter: 14.2 mm

Water content: 55%

Life span: 1 year (I recommend 6 months)

 

This lens design is very clearly styled to look like Sharingan (lit. Copy Wheel Eye) from the popular Naruto anime series. I can't guarantee these being 100% accurate or canon as there's a lot of different evolved and advanced forms of Sharingan eyes throughout the Naruto manga and each character tends to have their own Sharingan designs too. Oh and yeah, for those unfamiliar with the Naruto series Sharingan is one of the Three Great Eye Techniques (the other two being Byakugan and Rinnegan) and it's a special type of doujutsu (pupil technique) that is most famous for being what makes the Uchiha clan renowned. The Sharingan's main ability is to copy any ninja technique that it sees the opponent using. It's pretty cool if you ask me!

One lens in.

 

This is a very eye-catching lens when worn, it's impossible not to notice! It's a bold print, similar in design to how a Mangekyou Sharingan might appear in Naruto – it has the signature red and black color and pinwheel design that is typical for the look. 

There is a medium thick black rim around the edges of the lens which brings added intensity to the design. The color coverage is very opaque, my real gray-blue eye color doesn't show through the red at all! Of course it shows a little bit at the pupil hole in the middle but it's honestly not distracting at all as the opening is smaller than on your average circle lenses anyway.

Oh and yeah, these lenses have this curious little thing that despite being animation lenses they appear to almost 'glow' in certain bright lights, when not worn, due to the red color letting a tiny tiny bit of sunlight or such pass through it! It's really hard to describe but as someone who has worn a lot of super opaque crazy lenses over the years I just noticed it. It's like there's this ever-so-slight transparency that shows up in specific light conditions and yes, it's one of those things that you see with your naked eye but it's almost impossible to catch on camera lol.

One thing that I should also mention is that these lenses do spin a little (as most lenses do, although it's much more noticeable on lenses with certain designs) although, in my opinion, it's not as obvious as on the F105s I reviewed earlier. Could be just me but I felt like the F207s were less prone to spinning overall and if they spun I didn't notice it as much.

 

Lens photos incoming!
All photos taken by me during an afternoon with a mostly 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.

Bathroom light.

Facing a window, backyard view (not sun side).

Flash photo indoors.

Outdoors, back against the sun (facing wall).

Outdoors, facing the sun while under the roof's shadow.

Outdoors, facing the sun directly.

 

Just like with most lenses I've reviewed lately these were part of the set that I had tucked away and forgotten about years ago. The sad thing is that I only found the lenses a while back and by then they had all expired in their unopened packaging. But instead of just throwing everything away I wanted to at least do reviews, in case it helps someone out there. This means that I only wore these lenses for the time necessary to take the review photos and then immediately discarded them, regardless of how comfortable they felt to wear. Please do not wear expired lenses for anime conventions etc because you want to save money or whatever, it's not worth the risks.

Based on my first and only time wearing these cool cosplay lenses (which was about 10-20 minutes) I can say that they were especially comfortable. I mean so comfortable that I literally did not feel that I even had lenses on! They were thin and so comfy and much better than I expected. Of course there were the typical red corners at the edges of my vision, which is pretty much always the case with this type of lenses (due to the pupil hole being smaller than on your average circle lens). In my opinion it's not particularly disturbing or anything and you honestly get accustomed to it rather fast. Of course if you move your gaze around a lot, especially in places with poorer light conditions, it can make you feel a bit nauseous with the "red tunnel" effect at the edges of your field of vision, especially if you're not used to wearing lenses that do this.

Summa summarum is that I wouldn't be all that surprised if I could wear these lenses for at least 4-5 hours (without eyedrops) if they had been fresh; it might not sound like much but that's a long time in my book, considering my eyes are naturally really dry and quite sensitive.

 

Bonus! Comparison of F207 (viewer's left) with F105 (viewer's right)

 

I personally think that these Sharingan inspired lenses are really cool and I would totally repurchase them if I could find them somewhere; ifairycon used to sell them back in the days but don't anymore. I think these are great for Naruto cosplayers and especially for original characters where it's not crucial that your Sharingan lenses have to look a really certain way (as is the case with existing characters). These are honestly really badass and if you're a nerd like me you won't be disappointed with the effect!

Distance photo!

Unnamed Naruto OC for review purposes, yay. :D

Short summary:

Color: 10/10 

Great red color and overall vibrancy, gives the desired effect.

Design: 9/10 

Might not be 100% accurate to existing Naruto Sharingan designs but very recognizable and awesome regardless!

Opacity: 10/10

I have no complaints, great coverage and does its job.

Enlargement: 3/10 

There's a slight enlargement effect but it's not much, really.

Comfort: 8/10 

Very comfortable it seems, thin and I don't even feel that I have lenses on.. except for the red corners.

Naturalness: 0/10 

Don't even try to convince me that you were born with Mangekyou Sharingan in this mortal world.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this review!

~ Shiro Samurai out.