/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

As always there's a honeycolor sale when I'm broke.

Realized I posted this just as the last thread saged. Anyone know of any golden lenses for pic related?

>>8625532
no but when you put the subject in the name field you look p. silly

>>8625495
Is the Honeycolor sale on every lens or just the ones on the homepage?

Remember that honeycolor does not have PayPal anymore before you order.

>>8625561
I think its all lenses minus torics??

>>8625532
Maybe these? They are more of a bright yellow than gold though. https://www.honeycolor.com/yellow-manson

Hey I've never ordered from honeycolor before but I know its been around for a bit. A lot of negative reviews come up for it but is it still the same? most of those reviews are old, but some say fakes, damaging lenses, not replying or receiving order.


I just want some advice because I want to take advantage of the sale and buy a bunch before a con, but don't want to risk too much either.


sorry if this is stupid,I know I should go with what I trust but it'd be nice.

>>8625571
It's not, it's just certain lenses. You'll see in the cart if your lens applies.

>>8625595
I've ordered from them before and got great lenses. I shipped them DHL express ( I think cost me $13 for 3 pairs of lenses) and they arrived within 3 days to the USA.

>>8625595
When I ordered from them a long time ago the lenses were fine and shipped fast. However they don't take paypal anymore, so I don't think it's an option for me.

>>8625594
if you have blue eyes these will look greenish yellow. didn't buy mine from honeycolor but I'm sure these are the same.

>>8625495
Does anyone know where to get red TORIC circle lenses? I've been looking everywhere! Even maybe pinkish or something would work, I'm trying to cosplay Nico and there's just nothing even close to red that I can find.
Alternately, is it ok to wear non-toric lenses when you have astigmatism??

stupid question:
how the fuck can I redeem my points on HoneyColor?
I'm trying in the Reward Points section but I can't

>>8625736
there are 0 options for toric lenses outside of natural colors. manufacturers don't give a shit.

as for your other question, ask your eye doctor or google. people in these threads tend to have next to no experience with toric lenses (my own toric-related questions usually go unanswered)

>>8625736
I say this nearly every thread - if you have a mild to moderate astigmatism (around 1 diopter or less) then it may be fine depending on your own levels of comfort. Mine is -1x180/-1.25x5 plus my myopia and my daily contacts which are optometrist provided are non toric and I'm safe for driving etc, but she recommended toric for monthly/long wear as the lenses are thicker than dailies and likely to be more comfortable that way. Basically it's a discussion you need to have with your optometrist

>>8625734
Well crap, anyone have another suggestion?

>>8626121
Dolly browns are more of a brownish yellow, but they're pretty striking on all eyecolors.

What are some good one day lenses?

>>8625736
Seen them on Uniqso, dunno if they're still there anymore.
I have astigmatism in one eye and I can wear them fine.
It's up to you to decide if it's worth it and when it needs to come out.

>>8625736
>https://www.honeycolor.com/yellow-manson

i have astigmatism in my left eye and i find that some of the smaller diameter lenses can be uncomfortable. the comfiest i've found are honey color's Super Pinky. i can't even feel them in my eyes.

>>8628533

shit i didn't mean to greentext the link. i've been pulling an all nighter to work on cosplay, i am out of it.

>>8625532
>>8625532
I was her this year! These are the contacts I used: http://store.ifairycon.com/i-fairy-moonlite-yellow/

I have brown eyes, and these showed up really nicely

>>8628612
Thanks! Darn I'll have to wait until they restock them. They're out of my Rx. Why are nice gold lenses so difficult to come by ?

>>8625595
Considering they're 50 percent of and PayPal doesn't trust them, I'd take that as enough evidence paired with bad reviews.

The coupon code isn't working for me.... anyone have success?

>tfw your pinkyparadise lenses have been stuck in new york since the 17th

>>8630259
It was working like 3 hours ago, I guess it's ended since then
>gfdi i dont get paid until tomorrow so i hadnt ordered yet

>>8630276
My tracking hasn't updated since the 16th beyond 'arrived in destination country' (Canada). I'm scurred.

Has anyone happened to have ordered from contactlensxchange before? Their site looks sorta dodgy, but then again some dodgy looking sites are fantastic.

They take paypal but require prescription.

>>8632210
What do you mean they require prescription? Like they need a doctor's note in order to let you order?

>>8625795
Same here, the FAQ says they can be applied toward purchases but I don't see a box or field in the Checkout screen where you can do so.

>>8632507
They're required to verify it with your doctor like other American sites.

Is uniqso safe? I'm looking to buy some new lenses and weighing up places to get them. So far I've thought about uniqso, lens village and honey color but I heard honeycolor recently stopped using PayPal too. I'm just really dubious about buying from a site I've never ordered from because the brand I want to order this time isn't geo so there is no authenticity check on them to make 100% sure what I'm putting in my eyes is legit.

>>8635511
Uniqso is solid... I've ordered from them a bunch of times and the lenses ship fast. Customer service is fast too when I had a question. I didn't have a problem with Lens Village either but the last time I bought from them was 3 years ago.

>>8630688
Yeah, I'm not getting mine in time for my event. I'm a little mad, but to have paid any more in shipping with sketchy guarantees would have been equally ridiculous.

>>8630259
>>8630297
Don't they have a new coupon code now?

Any US based circle lens sellers that are decent?

>>8637301
Are there ANY us circle lens sellers? I thought that the only lenses you can buy in the US are either subtle natural-looking colored contacts or halloween style lenses.

>>8637286
Ah good to hear. In that case does anyone have experience with I-codi or ICK lenses before now? I'm slightly dubious about buying them as I'm not too familiar with the brand. I want some good vibrant red lenses that are comfortable too. I thought about getting a pair of Vassen dolly plus reds but their diameter is too large for what I want. So any recommendations for comfortable red lenses that are vibrant and not too large in size?

>>8637301
>>8637338
I thought the reason why there aren't any circle lens sellers in the US is because there's strict regulations regarding their sale?

>>8637301
They don't exist

So is Honey Color even any good?

I always hear terrible stories about bacteria causing contact wearers to go blind and improper fits messing up the cornea from non-prescription contact lenses. For those of you who have used coloured contacts, when you start using them initially, were your eyes irritated or very dry to start with? I've also heard that coloured contacts are bad for your eyes. Anybody have short/long term problems with them?

>>8625495
any recommendations for blue/green contacts that work well on light eyes? i have middle-green eyes and want a pair of circle lenses for regular wear, not cosplay, but i don't know what would work well with light eyes. thanks in advance, anons!

>>8637758
Well I just bought about four pairs of contact lenses for about 36 quid, fast shipping, so yes.

>>8638161
I've never had any problems, nor do I know anyone who has had any. Never had problem with dryness either, but I tend to stick with either Neo Vision or Geo. Vassen have also been very good. Just keep eye drops handy if you are worried about dryness?

>>8638161
I started wearing contact lenses at thirteen and then started wearing colored cosmetic contacts from my doctor at fourteen. I got bored with the colors from the eye doctor so I started wearing circle lenses back in 2007. I never had issues and had only one eye infection from my lens case being dirty. I only recently started having issues with intense dryness because the medications I'm on to control my heart rate and blood pressure has been drying out my tear film. I would say that circle lenses are just slight more uncomfortable than regular contacts not due to bad manufacturing but because Polyhema lenses tends to dry out faster than other hydrogel contact lenses. Basically if you are great with hygiene and have experience with wearing contact lenses, you should be fine. I would say that circle lenses should not be your first experience with contact lenses since they require more responsibility to take care of than regular contact lenses. Which is why I've noticed a large majority of those who do hurt their eyes with circle lenses are below the age of 18.

>>8637295
Theres a Halloween promotion going on right now, the code SPOOKY will get you up to 50% off on most lenses as well as free express shipping for orders over $75, If you need several pairs or want to do a group order I'd suggest doing it now with this code.

>>8638405
I have Sweet Bliss/Vassen Cloud 9 lenses in Green coming in on Monday, I can take some photos if you like? I have light grey eyes, for reference.

>>8638161
I've been wearing prescription lenses since I was quite young, and the majority of my experience has been with regular contacts - I only started wearing coloured lenses in my 20s, so over a decade since I first had contacts. So I already knew about proper fit, care etc...and a lack of knowledge about this or ignoring your optometrist is the reason most people have issues. I went through a lazy period as a teenager where I slept in my lenses and gave myself some corneal neovascularisation which means I am at higher risk for multiple issues, but symptom wise I just get irritated eyes more easily and at my last check it wasn't evident at all (I think the blood vessels stay there, but because my eyes are well oxygenated there's less blood flow through the new vessels or something). So yeah, don't do that.

>Were your eyes irritated or very dry to start with?
If they are, then the fit of the lenses is probably wrong for you. Contacts shouldn't cause anything more than a very transient irritation (no more than seconds as the lens settles on your cornea) and any longer indicates something is up either with the lenses or your eyes

>I've also heard that coloured contacts are bad for your eyes.
It's not the lenses per se, it's making sure you buy from reputable sources/manufacturers and know how to look after them, how to spot any defective lenses and being sensible about wearing them.

>Anybody have short/long term problems with them?
I've had some pairs that simply didn't work for me despite having the supposedly correct base curve etc., and caused me constant irritation/foreign body sensation even when clean/the right way around, so I took them out after ten minutes and chucked them out.

>"Your payment was refused"
Did this happen to anyone else? I don't see any reason for it, unless if they don't take debit cards.

I was about to do a big Honeycolor order, then I remembered that I'm going to Seoul in a month and can buy about 10 pairs of lenses there for the price for 1 set from Honeycolor.

And now we play the waiting game.

>>8637703
A friend of mine has i-codi in gold and likes them a lot, couldn't tell you anything beyond that. I've tried ICK once and the pair I got didn't fit me very well. It wasn't drying but I had problems putting them in.

>>8639174
That happened to me too, caused my bank to block my card for a couple of days until I called them. Not sure why...

>>8639553
Was it issues with the diameter or were they just not sticking to your eye? If the latter it sounds like something base curve related which is kinda important for me because I have mild astigmatism but can wear non torics provided they are 8.6 BC. I'm tempted to order I-Codi lenses now but I still get kinda wary because a lot of reviews are sponsored by Uniqso as they seem to endorse those lenses a lot.

>>8639492
>Discount(spooky)
kek

Any dudes here?

>>8639737
yes. there is no reason to announce your gender though. circle lenses are circle lenses. get a prescription and go for it.

>>8639746
>gender
You mean sex.


Just ordered mine.

>>8639753
Gender.

>>8625495

I like the violet ones.

>>8639737
I tried to get my bf to buy some for a cosplay we're doing, but he thinks circle lenses make people look like they have terrifying dead eyes. He doesn't even really like the idea of me wearing them. Sigh.

>>8639732
If it weren't for the discount, I probably wouldn't have gotten any atm.

>>8639031
That would be great, thank you anon! Most of the reviews I'm finding for green circle lenses are done by girls with dark eyes so far.

>>8638802
>>8638980
>>8639050
Thanks for your responses.
I have one eye that needs a prescription. Should I find an optomotrist and order lenses on there, or are online ones fine? I'm scared of the quality of online products because it's a huge hassel to get refunds or exchanges.

Just ordered Vassen Dolly+ red and EOS Dolly eye violet, I haven't tried these brands before so I will post reviews up here when they arrive.

>>8642043
Forgot to add I ordered the,from Uniqso. How fast is their shipping, does anyone know?

>>8642044
>>8642043
I dunno about Uniqso's shipping, but I've got the Vassen Dolly plus red and they're rather nice. I find everything by Vassen super comfy to wear.

>>8640230
it's a good discount tbh
the fact that it's spooky makes it better

>>8642043
I haven't tried dolly+ in red because I was worried about my eyecolor showing through since the hole is on the big side.

What's up with the severe lack of circle lenses with base curves under 8.6? I know tons of people in real life with base curves of 8.4, including myself.

>>8642203
The most common BC is 8.7, so non-toric lenses are usually manufactured for 8.6, 8.7, or 8.8. If you need something else, you have to go with torics.

>>8628534
it's all good, anon - in fact, I ALWAYS make a point to greentext my links.

>>8642203
Most torics start at under 8.6. I have astigmatism and my torics have a BC of 8.5. I've worn circle lenses that have a BC of 8.6 and been fine.

>>8640487
First of all I'm gonna apologize for my lack of makeup and terrible photo skills, taking circle lens photos isn't something I've ever done before.

Uh anyway they arrived a few days early which was nice!! The top photo shows my natural eye color as well as the lens, bottom photo is both lenses in obv, also both photos are taken in natural lighting ( I tried sunlight but that made me squint and artificial lighting just made them look really dark on my camera )

I find that they're really comfortable and blend really nicely with my eye color! The hole is smaller than I'm used to as well, which covers up a lot of my natural color instead of it being really obviously there like with most lenses

>>8642203
E-circlelens has a couple brands that do 8.4

>>8645615
I don't know anything about that site, is it good/safe? And what brands?

>>8646062
Not anon you're replying to but I've bought crom circlelens.net before, which also has lenses with 8.4 BC. I've bought... 5 pairs from them over the last 3 years. All have been good (once got a defective lens and they quickly shipped me a replacement at no cost to me).

It's just a few of the Neo Vision lenses that come in 8.4 though, sadly. The entire Neo Ruby Queen line, which comes in Blue, Brown, and Gray, and most of the Neo Dali Extra line (Gray, violet, and brown come in 8.4). The Dali extra make your eyes look bigger than the Ruby Queen

I want to order black sclera lenses for my Halloween cosplay.

Anyone ever ordered from scleracontactlenses.net? Or have any advice about sclera lenses in general?

Anyone have any contact suggestions for Jasper?

>>8648154
I got mine from Honeycolor. I have light eyes, but they were pretty opaque.

>>8645398
These are awesome! Thanks so much for the pictures and review. I'm probably going to put an order in for these soon. You're rad, anon. Also this color looks really great with your skintone, even without makeup.

Does anyone want to order some honeycolor lenses with me? I really want to take advantage of the sale and hopefully get some free express shipping. I can ship them to you for $3 flat rate (US only).

>>8648325
are those green or yellow lenses?

>>8648693
Yellow, my bathroom lighting didn't do them any favors neither did my phone.

So, I got an email my prescription (-2.25) was out of stock in a lense I ordered, but they have -2.00 and -2.50. Will it be a huge difference if I go with one of those? And should I go up or down? I noticed my prescription a year ago was -2.50, but recently was changed to -2.25 a few months ago. So is -2.50 a better bet?

>>8650945
Undercorrecting will make your vision a little worse than normal; overcorrecting may give you a headache. I'm -0.75, which isn't that common in circle lenses, so I usually just get -1.00 and haven't had a problem.

>>8648151
I've ordered the princess pinky ones recently, they're rather strange feeling, even though I'm a veteran with circle lenses. They definitely don't breathe as easily. I would reccommend letting them soak for a day, rather than just overnight, though. My first attempt the next day after getting them was not too successful, but the following day they were softer and easy as fuck to slip in. I've been wearing them for a couple hours each day to get acclimated to them. There will be a little black edge to your vision, probably.
I hear good things about the site you've mentioned, though I haven't ordered from them.
(I'm doing a spidergirl, by the way.)

I want to start wearing these here and there but i've never worn contacts and everyone is making them seem so scary
"you'll hate them" "you'll ruin your eyes"
any advice? i want to get some blue or green, nothing too huge or too bright really

>>8651015
Go to your eye doctor and get fitted for some, find out your BC and your prescription if you need them. Then just pick out a pair to try. I've been wearing them for years, and have never had anything bad happen. Just keep them clean.

Just got my lenses from the Honeycolor sale! For some reason, I guess there were duty fees that weren't included in what I paid...so I had to pay an extra 20 bucks to receive my package. Is this usual of Honeycolor? Pinkyparadise has never done that to me.

>>8651015
>>8651026 is right. Just go get fitted for contacts at an eye doctor's. They'll give you everything you need and usually they take you through putting the contacts in and taking them out step-by-step, which can be really helpful for beginners.

>>8651026
>>8651691
Thank you! i was pretty scared that if i got them i wouldn't be able to take them out.

How long does it take to get used to these?

>>8653043
I was honestly used to them after the third day.

>>8653046
How long did you wear them for each day?

>>8653048
First day was for about 2 hours. After that was about 6ish as it's kind of the guideline limit for them. I felt confident I could last a day at work with them, so the third day I had them in for 10 hours, and they were fine and I was barely aware they were there. Now I've been wearing all sorts of lenses for the past couple years anytime I go out. Usually ranging from 3-10 hours, 12 max.

>>8639778
Nah, Sex, fam.

>>8650965
Thank you so much for the response!

Any recommendations on bright, vivid contacts? In blue and green. I love pic related from Harukaze Cosplay Wigs Japan, but it's like $24 per lens plus PayPal fees plus shipping from Japan. I mean if I must splurge, I will, but I'm looking at other options first.

>>8655146
I forgot to mention, I have really dark brown eyes and also need a prescription to see out of them.

>>8655146
I have these >>8645398 and have dark eyes and they show up really well

Wow gulls I just received my lenses from uniqso, I've ordered two pairs. One is dolly+ red which are fine and the other are EOS dolly eye violet. I've just taken the violets out of their vials to store for a few hours and as j was giving them a quick clean in solution in my hand the colour has started running! Has anyone experienced this? This is my second time ordering lenses and my first from uniqso. Pic related.

>>8656286
Just another pic for reference of how much has run.

>>8656289
>>8656286
Wow wtf. I've used dolly eye lenses twice (1 pair from uniqso, other pair from honeycolor) and imo the top lens looks REALLY saturated. My violets look more like the bottom lens. What's the expiration date on the vial? I would contact the company and see if they'll exchange them for you.

>>8656302
I'm taking that the top is when they were manufactured and the bottom is expiry. I've contacted uniqso about it so I just need to wait for a reply. I've heard that uniqso are good with customer service which is partly why I ordered from them.

>>8655146
I'd recommend looking at reviews on places like pinkyparadise and honeycolor, there are a lot of lenses on there that are specifically for dark eyes (most of these are Korean or Japanese, remember) so I'm sure you can find some decent ones.

>>8656289
wow that is a lot of color running. definitely contact uniqso and let us know how the return/exchange goes, anon.

Can you wear these daily?

http://www.pinkyparadise.com/GBT-Sky-p/c14-gbt-sky.htm

anyone have these. very simple

>>8656286
>>8656289
>>8656330
I have them in pink and red, and that just seems dangerous. Never happened to me. (Red was from PP, Pink was Honeycolor)
>>8655146
EOS New Adult series has some pretty vivid ones. There's also this.
http://www.pinkyparadise.com/Princess-Pinky-Twilight-Blue-p/f29-princess-pinky-twilight-bl.htm
>>8656488
You can.

>>8656330
Update on the circle lens situation- uniqso have asked for a higher quality pic than the one I provided in the email. I should of attached both ones I posted here but shits kinda awkward atm as I don't have a laptop bc it's in for a repair. Gonna see if I can borrow a relative's comp to attach higher quality pics. It's kinda awkward but I see where they are coming from and want to make sure I'm not bullshitting them by swapping lenses or whatever.

>>8657585
If someone has a smartphone, you could try borrowing that too.

Dunno if this helpful for anyone.
But Here's EOS New Adult Red on light blue/grey
And yes I'm aware my falsie is messed.

Looking for natural circle lenses for blue eyes, circle lenses that will blend in. My problem is that I have heterochromia, so light green should be fine too (I might buy both and use 1 from each pair to match my eyes).

Can't really find anything online, dunno where to look. I live in Japan but most lenses sold in the stores here are for brown eyes.

>>8657585
Another update. I managed to send the images to uniqso and they have offered to send me a replacement. I'll probably receive an email tomorrow confirming stuff.

Without sounding special snowflake my eyes are this really weird blue/grey colour and I want some lenses that will enlarge them for photos etc but all the ones I can see are either aqua blue or really fake looking with a black ring, I'm just looking for something sorta natural that will match, any suggestions farmers?
Pic of my eyes for ref

>>8660855
>farmers
you looking for lolcow?
Also the black ring IS what makes your eyes look bigger. Look up limbal ring

Anyways gulls something weird happened to me. Several weeks ago I tried to order Eos Dolly eye gray from Pinky Paradise but I was pretty sure my order/payment didn't go through since I kept getting error messages. So I gave up and bought them from honeycolor instead. On Saturday I get a package notification from my college. It says "Sender: Germany". I think "Oh that must be my contacts!" And it is. It's a package from HC. I get another package notification labled as "Sender: Germany"
after the post office closes on Saturday, so I go first thing this morning to pick it up. I'm wondering what it could be, as I already received my contacts and I didn't have anything coming in the mail from Germany. It's another pair of Eos dolly eye gray, but from Pinky Paradise. Well now I got two pairs, and I wasn't charged for the PP pair. I'm not sure what to do
Also ps the way HC packages their stuff is better than PP. I had only bought from PP before back when they took paypal, think I'm gonna stick to HC from now on

>>8662360
You could put them up on Lacemarket or sell them to your local com for cheap. I also like the way Honeycolor packages stuff, but I also get extra customs fees for their stuff, whereas pinky always ends up safely in my mailbox.

There have already been some requests for bright blue but I still haven't been able to find a pair of aqua colored lenses that I like.
I really like both lenses this guy is wearing but he got them from some sketchy site (viplenses) and it doesn't even look like the bottom ones cover his iris correctly. Any suggestions for something similar to this level of vibrance for dark eyes?

>>8662362
Yup, I'm selling them in the BTS thread for $20 and free shipping in the US

I'm looking so hard for prescription magenta lenses. (Ideally not just a flat pink colour.) But I've had no luck ;; Everything is either one of those UV reactive flat pink lenses, or is plano. I'm having a bad time, gulls.

>>8667651
ifairysuper crystal pink

Does anyone have any photos of Vassen's Kimchi Viva Grey on dark brown eyes?

>I just want some natural looking grey lenses
>;_;

>>8625595

Hadn't ordered from Honeycolor before, but the sale was too good to pass. I was expecting soon to expire old merchandise (within year), but I think the lenses are fresh enough (2017/10, 2018/09, 2019/08). Also got free express shipping that took 3 days.

Don't know about damaging lenses, but a lot of people really don't know how to properly handle contacts. Seems more plausible than the lenses being fakes.

Forgot to post this, I'm the anon that ordered from Uniqso and got the leaky lens. These are the dolly+ reds I got in my original order on my eyes. The pupil hole is large so a lot of my eye colour can be seen but I don't mind as they are comfortable and it isn't too noticeable from a distance as the lenses are so vivid.

>>8659084
oh man, thanks for posting this anon

>>8655146
Honey Color is out of stock, but every site has these. I like how they look.
https://www.honeycolor.com/cosplay-contact-lens/anime-look/anime-a2-blue

Just ordered from Honey Color, the discount code SPOOKY worked for me without having to buy $75 dollars worth!

>>8669147
Different anon but thanks! These are gorgeous

i need a pair of light blue lenses but i cant find any realistic looking ones.

>>8625495
Does anyone know any good orange lenses? Somehow they're harder to find than yellow.

>>8625736
Why don't you just buy regular circle lenses but use your prescription (whatever the fuck your prescription is). The power is the same for both toric and regular prescription lenses.

>>8669401
Yeah. You don't need 75 worth for spooky, just for the shipping.

The order that I made with a friend. Had to replace the original lenses that were in Geo Angel Brown and Max Elegance Tri-Tone Blue's place. Should be coming in soon!

>>8638161
I used to wear colored contacts in the past, always bought from swap meets and they were always sub 30 no name brands.

Eye drops are a godsend, after about 4 years I noticed I couldn't wear them like I used to. My eyes got irritated easily, dry and I couldn't keep my eyes open easily.
Rooms with lights were hard to keep my eyes open, driving at night I would see lights more wider, like fog in a windshield.

But these were no name brands, haven't went to a eye doctor since I've been 13 so there's that.

I never got infections but I never jumped into a pool, I used to use regular faucet water and I've maybe accidentally slept in them twice.

>>8669777
Did not attach photo. Oops.

>>8669798
>used faucet water
Never ever do this. Do not put water on your contacts, only use eyedrops and saline solution. You're INCREDIBLY lucky you never got an infection.

Just, holy shit people, be smart about what you shove on your eyeballs. If you lose those you're kinda SOL.

>>8669798
>regular faucet water
Just... why. It's full of amoeba that will fester very fast on the moist surface of your eyes.

Pinkyparadise sent me an order confirmation despite saying when I tried paying that my order was unsuccessful (bank possibly rejecting), should I just wait it out? Dont want to try buying it again and end up buying doubles.

>>8669570
I just bought a pair of brownish orange, are you in a hurry? Because if not I can make a review once I open them and tell you if they're worth the bother.
It's dolly eye + in their brown, if I remember correctly. They seemed pretty close to what I needed.