Mar 9, 2012

Circle Lens Review: Blytheye Grey (EOS New Adult Grey)





Purchased a new Camera, which is exciting! Better quality pictures. Also means more photos :-D!

Reviewing Dolly Eye's Blytheye Grey which is also known as EOS New Adult Grey. Purchased from Apple Of Your Eyes. Had the hardest time trying to find a Seller that had my Degree (-1.00) in stock! Apparently it's a popular one and sellers didn't seem to have it In-Stock. I even had to wait with A.O.Y.E's but Allyson wait wasn't as bad as the others (been looking for months and they had months wait time).
I'm excited about these lenses I've been on a search for a Grey that SHOWS Grey but still looks great.


Onto the Review - Picture Dominated:

Dolly Eye's Blytheye Grey is 14mm with about a 15mm enlargement.



The color is very Prominent, and as you see it as an Off Black/Dark Grey specked solid Limbal.




Compared to my Geo Ash Wing Grey which is also 14.0mm the Grey color is much more Opaque in The Blytheye's than the Geo Ash. Also the Blytheye's come as as large due to the darker and more solid outer Edge.




Compared to the Pop Queen Grey (possible review coming soon, also purchased from A.O.Y.E's) which is 14.5mm in diameter with a 16mm Enlarging effect, they make the Pop Queen Grey come off as Black - especially in Room Light/Low Lit areas.



With them both in the first thing I noticed that they are QUITE Comfortable! I can't recall myself ever owning any EOS/Dolly Eye Lenses out of the 20+ I have so far. I thought G&G were comfortable but I think EOS might take the Cake as far as I don't feel them at all. 5 hours can pass and I don't feel any irritation, no dryness.

There is no discomfort. I like how the grey SHOWS and it's not in a Stand-off way. These aren't Natural but they aren't something that will cause Heads to turn right away either, but they will definitely catch someone's eye :-). I don't feel it moving when I look around. It fits nice.

Ratings:
Comfort - 10/10 wow these are just very comfortable. I get dry eyes, and these don't make it worse, awesome!
Design/Appeal - 9/10, I love the fact that the Grey shows up well in Low Light and Room Light. Very In your face in flash though which bothers me a little but it is a contact so you can't have everything.
Enlargement - 10/10 It isn't as Enlarging as other lenses I have and I wasn't purchasing it for the Enlargement, but the 15mm is just fine with me :-).
Overall - 10/10

I think I finally have found me a Grey lens that I can wear out and NOT have to wear Make-up with/SHOWS UP WELL!
Next Challenge is a Blue that looks good :-D!




Mar 4, 2012

Natural Hair Product Review: As I Am Twist Defining Cream




Been holding off on doing Product Reviews but felt since this product is still Fairly new (released early last year) I would do a review based on my experience with it thus far :-).

AS I AM (Naturally) Product Line is new to the Market of Hair Products and target audience is those with Coils, Kinks and Curly hair.
I purchased their Twist Defining Cream at Sally's Beauty Supply. There is a 8oz and a 16oz jar size, though Sally's only sales the 16oz I believe. I bought the 16oz for $22.00 ($2 off if you're a Member). Which if you're like me who actually make my own Hair Products that seemed pricey for me.
From opening you notice the color is a Slight Pink, and that it has a Citrus-Fruity smell:


Looking through the Ingredients there is BEET in it, so I believe that brings the pink tint to the product. It is Water-based. Not oily. The brief directions on the jar gives information on what kind of curl you are trying to Achieve, whether, tightly defined or loosely defined and whether to use on Wet hair or towel dry. It clearly says Twists Defining so it's used for Two-Strand Twists/Twist-Outs.

Feeling: If your hair doesn't take long to dry then don't expect any speedy drying with this product. My hair takes quite a while to dry itself. Once dry I noticed my hair kind of had a Spritz feeling to it. Untwisting my Two-Strands I can say that the product does indeed Define the curls. Even my Ends held onto their twists when they usually lose it after I unravel, due to Picking.
I know you've seen this picture from my last Circle Lenses review but I had used As I Am Twist Defining Cream when I took this picture via Webcam. My hair type is 4B so at a natural state my hair is tightly Coiled with shrinkage. The cream really helped add definition.



So Far my Pros with the Cream has been:

  • Pleasant Smell
  • Curl Pattern Defined
  • Not Messy
  • No need to Reapply for 2 and 3 day Re-Twisting.
Now with Pros there is always Cons and though there is only two for me one of them is Huge and it's Residue.


I noticed that after I took out the twists and fluffed my hair that my shoulders what at first glance would seem like Dandruff, but I know that I don't have Dandruff (I proudly eliminated that problem myself), were light clear pink crystallized specs.
That might not seem like much but that is just the point of my shoulder, when I picked my fro more would come onto my shoulder. I touch my hair a lot when I'm not at work, and even at work during my Breaks I fluff my hair and though I have a Uniform at work that won't show the specs so much, anything of dark color is screaming to show off the specs on the shoulders and collar.

So for me the Cons with this Product is:

  • Dandruff-like Residue
  • Need to still Oil hair (for me).

All in all I love the results of it but I do not like the Aftermath. I will use this Product up but I won't be repurchasing it again, due to the Residue.