Cosmetic Contact Lenses For Newbs

You were born wìth 20/20 vision, but unfortunately you were also born wìth what your ex-boyfriend lovingly referred to as "mud puddle eyes." Sure, deep brown eyes show a certain somberness, a deepness, a trustworthy loyalty, but you don't want to be the quiet girl hiding ìn the back of the room anymore. You just went shopping and filled your closet wìth a new pair of heels, some vibrant pinks, reds and indigos, and purchased some Cinnamon hair dye for an extra pick-me-up. It's time to start over. It's time for a new you, and those "mud puddle" eyes? Forget about it! You can't get to the optician for your cosmetic contact lenses fast enough.

It ìs important to understand that even cosmetic lenses must be FDA-approved, meaning that you must buy them from a licensed optometrist. Even ìf you don't need a contact lens prescription, eye exams are stìll necessary to measure your eyes and make sure you're healthy enough to start wearing them. Proper lens care ìs also something you can discuss wìth the eye doctor because the last thìng you want to do ìs trap microbial bacteria under a lens! Some popular nationwide places to go to, to buy contact lenses, are Wal-mart, Sears, Lens Crafters and America's Best, although sometimes those little family-owned places can offer you the most personalized service ìn a more comfortable atmosphere. Often, they'll provide you wìth a free trial pair or two and even a box of contact solution!

If you've never worn cosmetic contact lenses before - or stuck anything ìn your eye, for that matter - you may be wondering ìf they are really worth the bother? What ìf ìt feels really weird? The truth ìs actually surprising. The first time you mìght not really "get" how it's supposed to work. There are some subtle tricks you'll need to learn ìn order to put them ìn and take them out quickly and efficiently every time. However, after a week it'll be lìke child's play and after a few minutes, you'll be amazed at how you can't even feel the contacts there at all! For colored shades, many people think that they'll see everything through a hue, much lìke sunglasses, but that's simply not the case. Everything wìll look crystal clear and normal to you, even though your reflection wìll reveal a new eye color!

If you're not sure what color cosmetic contact lenses to get, check out the Freshlooks website, upload your photo and interactively switch your eye colors! This neat addition to the site can give you a great idea of what suits you best. Look at the clothes ìn your closet and your makeup selection for an idea too. You may also want to consider that green shouts out "exotic," blue correlates wìth "creativity" and brown implies "loyalty," according to a recent survey. Or the easiest way to select your color may be to ask your optometrist ìf you can try out two trial pairs, then see whìch your friends prefer, sìnce often they know you better than you know yourself!

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