Circle Lens Review: Fiffy 4 Tone Violet (Vassen)

Hello!

I would of had an Update for you all last week but sadly I was sick due to the forever changing of the weather here in the Midwest, US. So I was mainly in the bed all week when I wasn't at work. Thankfully I am well now but I see that while I was down; Apparently so was my Blog :-/.

My Pictures for everything were gone. Due to a Picasa mishap. So I am slowly right now trying to Fix previous Posts, Starting with the newer ones first. Hopefully this won't happen again!

Reviewing Vassen's Fiffy 4 Tone series in Violet.

Purchased along the same Bundle from Apple of Your Eyes.

Unlike the LuxuryBabe 61 series they did not come in the Blister Pack but in a Vial.

Diameter: 14.5m

Water Content: 55%

Manufacturer: Vassen Co.

I'm sure Base Curve is the Standard 8.6.

There isn't suppose to be a different between the LuxuryBabe branding and the Vassen for the Fiffy 4 Tone lenses but the Brown LB's I reviewed before these were horrid on my eyes compared to these. Just from that alone I feel that Vassen/Candylicious has the upper hand over LuxuryBabe right now.

Comfort: 9.0/10.0!

I did not take a Comparison for the Enlarging effect but the effect is Minimal. These give a slight enlarging effect but nothing drastic. If you are looking for a lens with Enlargement as a main factor then these are not for you.

Enlargement: 10/10 They were perfect for me.

Now for Appearance:

The Lenses are a Light Purple, Dark Purple, Pink and a Honey Brown in the middle. It's actually more of a Pastel lens as far as eye catching Violet. It's a nice lens if you want to add a little something to your eye that isn't noticeable as far as Size and color from a far. Close up you can tell but if someone were to talk to you a few feet away, they might be able to tell you have Contacts on but probably not the color.

Appearance: 6.0/10

I was looking for more of a Opaque as far as colors go with Violet but I still enjoy the lenses, they are my favorite so far.

Overall: 7.5/10

Circle Lens Review: LuxuryBabe Luxury 61

Hey guys.
I was going to wait until the weekend for this review but due to Lenses I pushed it for today since I won't be able to deal with these lenses come the Weekend...

These are the LuxuryBabe Luxury 61 in Brown. Purchased from Apple Of Your Eyes.

Diameter: 16.0mm (Enlarging Effect, they are 14.5mm)

Water Content: 45%

Base Curve: 8.6

Manufacturer: Belmore INC, Korea

Even the Thickness is mentioned at 0.04mm.

Prescription: PLANO to -5.50.

These are suppose to be the "Bigger" version of Candylicious (Vassen) Fiffy 4 Tone Series which is labeled as 14.5mm. The water content on those are 55%.

They did not come in your typical Vial, they came in a Blister Pack:

Having never heard of the company and brand I decided to give them a try. Who's to say I wouldn't like them if I didn't give them a try, ya know?
Looking forward to putting these on and wearing them all week I was anxious to get these open and going. I Soaked them in Clear Care over night and when it was time to put them on, well, I was disappointed.

Appearance of the Lens it has a Brown Limbal Ring. Not Heavy but with a natural appearance to it actually. The actual lens is more of a Honey mixed with Brown and slight orange color.
I was looking for a Lens that was Brown but still give a nice POP. Some Brown lenses in which you look for that are lighter tend to come off with an Orange hue to them.

Appearance: 9.0/10.0

For effect I did want a Larger lens this time and I felt these were large but not overwhelming. You can wear these without need of Make-Up. The Enlargement was a nice size

Enlargement: 8.0/10.0

Now for Comfort...

The Comfort was the main reason why I could not wait for the weekend to do this Review. These were very Uncomfortable. Looking outside was almost impossible. I couldn't stop blinking my eyes long enough for more than 5 seconds due to Irritation. As you can see my eyes look a bit Watery and the veins in my eyes are showing more due to the Irritation.
I really wanted to give these a chance. I had already used Clear Care over them over night so then I even soaked them in Aquify for a few minutes to see if that would help and no, sadly these were uncomfortable. I won't say Unbearable but just as close. I wouldn't wear these for more than just a Photo-Op and only if had to. You can feel these. It isn't painful but you can definitely feel the lenses on your lids and the edge of them.

It reminded me of the Geo Hurricane Brown's(<--that review) I had from over 2 years ago.

Comfort: 3.5/10.0

Overall: 4.5/10.0 Though the Appearance and Enlargement were nice, the Comfort is not something in which I would want to purchase or wear these again and sadly make me Hesitant of other LuxuryBabe Contact Series.

Hoping that the Vassen/Candylicious Fiffy 4 Tone Series are actually comfortable compared to these. I am reviewing the Violet lenses from that series next Lens Review.

Puffy 3 Tone Grey Lens Review - Picture Heavy

Hello Everyone! Stuck to my word of updating this weekend and I do indeed have a review for you all, so they's get this started!

Let's the the Basic manufacture & sizing out of the way;

Manufacturer: Dueba

Diameter: 14.5mm

Effect: 16.0mm

Base Curve: 8.6

Prescription: 0.00 to -10.00

Ordered these from Apple of Your Eyes, Standard post. Received in 2 weeks in US.

As you can see they have a Thick Grey Limbal ring. As it gets inward it goes into a Light Grey and the middle is a Yellow Accent color with some Brown.

I will say that these Lenses can come off as Three Different Colors, based off of the Lighting and Distance one is looking at you.

For the Enlargement you can see that there is a noticeable size of Enlarging Effect. Though the effect is not Off putting. You can get away with wearing these without Make-Up.

Enlargement: 8.0/10.0. 

Note: I did not buy these for the Enlargement.

With Both in for Flash, depending on the Angle and view the Grey have more of a Blue hue to them as you can see.

Without Flash it looks more Grey but still with a Blue tint to it with a yellow center.

As noted above they can come off as Three different colors. In this picture with the different room lighting (no flash) The Yellow blends in with the Grey and it comes off as a Light Cloudy Green. At work they showed up more so as Green/Grey than Grey or a Blue/Grey. It all depends on the Lighting! As well as the color of your eyes.

Appearance: 6.0/10.0

At first I did not care for these lenses when I first put these on due to how the Yellow in the middle can be give a Fish Eye effect but soon you forget it's there after you get use to the look of the lenses. I received compliments on the lenses but the color is what people were confused upon.

"Oh, are those Green?" "Are those Blue?" "They don't look Grey." If you want a lens with a Solid color in lighting then these aren't for you.

For Comfort these Lenses were Alright. I love Dueba, I fell in love with them with the G&G/Dueba Natural Green lenses I ordered from them, as well as in Violet but I yes I could tell these were in my eyes.
Was there an Irritation? No. I do work in a Dry environment.

Comfort: 7.0/10.0

I also want to Note: When trying out Lenses make sure that not only do you have your Solutions up to date/Not Expired (or Open pass 90 days). You want to make sure that you are not Allergic to it as well. If you have Itchy Eyes/Irritation as soon as you put on the Contacts after a few minutes, it's usually not the Lens. It's the Solution in which you have them in.

Overall: 7.0/10.0

Next Review: LuxuryBabe Luxury 61 in Brown

Long Overdue Coming Back Post

Long long overdue on returning and also - I Need To Update My Layout, EEK MUCH! -

So I DISAPPEARED, which is horrible because my blog still gets views, I get some E-mails about the Reviews I did and all while this is going on I'm just sitting here like "I Really Need To Get Back To Doing My Reviews." Because honestly, it's fun to me. It kept my mind off of stress and away from other stuff. To be focused on a Task.

Now with that said I do have some Lenses I plan to review Coming along in the next few weeks starting (goal) this Weekend! Now I do work Night shift so if not this weekend it WILL (Guarantee) Be next weekend.

With that said do I even HAVE the lenses?

I indeed to! I ordered from Apple Of Your Eyes! I have 6 Lenses to review for you all! Excitement!

I've been waiting on the Package for 2 weeks so I was so happy to finally get it, was hoping it wasn't delivered to a different address.

Upcoming Lenses that will be Reviewed! I won't say which ones right now but once I do a Review I will let you know what the next one will be at the bottom of it.

I've ordered from AOYE's before and didn't have an issue. I thought 7 pairs and though directly in front of you, you only see 6, there's one off to the side.

Sadly a Vial was broke upon Delivery (probably explains the blurred out return address). It was my Hazel Gothic 14.5 Lenses I was going to review.

I figured my luck of not having a broken vial yet on delivery would run out. Thankfully I am not upset, since I have 6 pairs I CAN wear.

I don't blame anyone aside from Mishandling. There's a Fragile glass sticker on it, and stamped, but I doubt it was taken into consideration. When I received from the Postman I could tell it had been handled many. I do plan on replacing, just a matter of trying to get the same Lenses or different Hazel ones :-).

Updates to come!

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Ebay Wig Buying: Alluring Wig s 'Penelope' *Updating*

Hey guys!
So with the Winter approaching and it getting cooler, to protect my hair from the brutality of it all while still having my hair styled like I want I decided to get some wigs.

I am very picky when it comes to things I want and like. I am. It's bad actually, lol. I had an ideal wig in mind that I wanted but was not finding it from the ethnic hair stores I saw in person and online. Then I decided to check out eBay because eBay can have EVERYTHING, though I was more so looking at Halloween Wigs on eBay. I came across THIS WIG by Alluring Wigs named Penelope, she is a Lace Front Wig. $88.00

The description said she was 26 inches long and a 1B in color. Now I do not have 1B hair. You'll see my Eyebrows are lighter than the color of the wig, so it was a little too dark for me at first but I got use to it. I knew 26inches was long and I never had anything that long aside from Synthetic dreads so I wasn't so sure but I really loved the way the wig looked so I decided "Why not?!" So I purchased it and this is how it looked straight out of the package...

 Like all wigs that are Synthetic they usually look very shiny when first open from the Package. Sometimes after wearing it and some brushing the Shine will go away or you can use Baby powder to help dull it out.

She is cropped around the front of the face to give it a more 'Realistic' look so the hair is layered around the front which I like actually. She is a lot of hair, not heavy but a lot of hair. I tried her on with half of my Costume (She is NOT my Costume wig though).

I had to play with Penelope a little bit. First thing I did was cut the Lace front because she is a Lace Front Wig, the lace was long about 2 inches, give or take some CMs. From where the hair starts at the front of the Wig you have about 1.5inches of Lace before its just the netting of the cap and weave.

As I mentioned before it is cropped around the face. So the Arrow shows the piece that is short.

Overall I am satisfied with my buy and have been looking at Penelope's Sister, Priscilla which is a blonde but like most Blonde wigs they are usually 613 and I don't want anything that bright.
Now onto most inquired questions when it comes to wigs...

Does She Shed?
Now to be honest she might but not a lot. Though I cannot be 100% about this because I did not brush her BEFORE I had started to PLUCK the hairs around the front of the lace to shape the hair line. I have brushed her since and I might get 1-3 hairs once in awhile.

Are You Suppose To Brush Her?
She is a Wavy curl wig. So Brushing her will Lax the curls a little but you won't lose the waves. She does get tangled though. When I first wore her I couldn't run my fingers completely through. I recommend a good wig brush and Oil Free wig spray.

Is The Lace Easy To Blend?
For my skin tone, I felt the color was a tone or so darker and I did have to go get cover-up to help blend it. As well as cut the lace down more.

Is She Comfortable?
She's not itchy. If you have a lot of hair/big head you might have an issue with keeping the sides down so they cover your edges. You might want to glue them down or just not wear the wig in a pulled back hair style. I have a lot of hair so I do have this issue. I usually keep the hair that's short in the front down before pulling it back. It helps.

Is She Heat Resistant?
Up to 200 degrees so if you want to straighten or add more curl.

Black Hair Community Needs To Know Where To Cool It...

 

It's been a very good minute since I did a post and I should do more hair posts.
This one is going to be focused on the Black Hair Community.

Now, The Black Community itself can be a head shaker, as well as a rejoicing at the same time and reminds you why you love your people to begin with. Though some things I just cannot get over and one of those is how the Black Hair Community, which is suppose to be very unifying can also get at people emotionally, especially when it comes to Hair, on a negative.

My hair for instance as you see is Blonde. It's not a Honey Blonde, it is lighter than Honey Blonde. Outside pictures are better to show the color (also a room that was lighted, not with black curtains would as well). Though none-the-less you see the Blonde. You cannot miss it. Let me tell you how much the  Black Community goes against Black folks with Blonde hair when it comes to their own hair. And if you're Natural they really discourage you.
The very first thing that will be said is "YOU WILL DAMAGE YOUR HAIR BEYOND REPAIR." Okay first of all:
Yes, you will Damage your hair, but not beyond repair. Or you would not have any hair shortly after. Another would be "NEVER DYE YOUR HAIR YOURSELF OR IT WILL FALL OUT." This is also one of those "Please take a seat" moments. Now, while yes if you have no knowledge on coloring at all I would go and get my hair professionally done, though I'm sure there are some who have researched and dabbled in color to know what to do for the most part. I Bleach my hair myself. I am not a Hair Stylist. I am a Computer Nerd who knows how to read. I first bleached my hair back in February/March this year. It's been 7-8 months and it's still thriving, growing and my curls were not loss. I used a combination throughout the months of both Powder Bleach to lift the color and Ion Brilliant Blondes 10G for coloring. Last Bleaching I used Level 40 Developer (which is a HUGE no-no, or so the comments will say without professional help) with the color.

People are people. As people there are so many colors, so many hairstyles and designs out in the world yet people get so use to the 'Norm' that they are use to that when something changes it throws them off. Instead of just taking the change, they bash that person.
"Oh that color is horrible! Who was your stylist? They lied to you!" "You should never wear that!" "What the hell were you thinking!"

I didn't know you were getting paid RIGHT NOW to tell me how I should have my hair or how that person should have their hair because I know I damn sure ain't being paid to listen!

There is nothing wrong with giving opinion and advice, but when it's requested. Keep your opinion and how your dis-taste for THEIR personal style choices to YOURSELF! Remember, you're not the one with the Platinum Blonde hair or the Red lips with Blue Eye Shadow. That is not you. If they wearing that like they own it then damn let them own it! I do not care about skin tone. I don't. I am not going to sit here and be like "Oh yeah that shade of Red is just not you!" If YOU like it, who am I to stomp all over your happiness?
Do not let opinions of others dictate your own sound of mind and reason.

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As the BHC we should help each other in hair care as well as a persons individuality. Hair is a way of self expression. Who wants to have the same color of hair all the time? I know I don't.

Circle Lenses Review: Kimchi Mio Pink

I figure I would at least do some reviews WITHOUT always having eyeliner on my eyes to give a better look as far as how they look without Make-Up!

Onto another Kimchi Mio series review, this time on the Kimchi Mio Pink.

The Kimchi Mio Series are 14.5mm Diameter Circle Lenses and this one of course is no exception.
It is Pink with swirls of a light brown/orange and specks of black. They are by far one of my favorite series based on Design. I really so like the Kimchi Brand a lot in general.

Now the Brown ones I purchased from Geo-Lens House. These I believe I purchased from Apple Of Your Eyes. Both have great prices (though Geo-Lens might be for a couple dollars less) with a 2 week waiting period. EMS is offered but with of course much higher rate than FedEx.

These are a little easier to tell the color versus the Brown Mio ones, due to the Pink of course. So even in Room Light/Low Light you can tell the color, which is nice :-).

Comfort: 10/10

They are comfortable. Very comfortable brand in my option. They do get drying but it's nothing that can't be handled with eye drops. This is to be expected with contact lenses.

I have worn these for 12 hours in one day. I did have to wet my eyes twice but that's to be expected. They didn't give me any problems and my eyes didn't start to hurt past 8 hours. 

Disclaimer:

It is not recommended to wear large Circle Lenses after 8 hrs.

Design: 9/10

I enjoy the swirling. I like the Geo Hurricane series but since they are indeed an old series the lenses themselves are not comfortable and are now not in production anymore. These are a nice and larger substitute! I kinda wish the Brown wasn't the same accent in all their lenses but blended in with more of what ever color Lenses you have but so be it :-).

Enlargement: 10/10

They are enlarging, and very Dolly.

Overall: 10/10

The review for the Kimchi Mio Brown is Here. Picture quality it wasn't my best (Pre-New Camera - Phone and webcam pics) but you still actually get a nice idea :-).