Monday, January 31, 2011

[GEO] CM-831 & XCH-625 Review

Hi Guys!

I know, it's been a LONG time since I last blogged - but I've been so busy lately with just about everything! I wish I never sleep and that I have all the time in the world haha!

I'm actually sick today, which is why I'm able to blog, otherwise I'd be at work. I hate having asthma! Can't stop coughing and it's really hard to breathe! I don't know why, but it never really was this serious, maybe when when I was under 10 years old. But lately, it's been worse, and I haven't had a puffer in 12 years!

Anywho, I'm going to review GEO's CM-831 (Angel Violet) & XCH-625 (Ultra/Super Nudy Grey).


[GEO] CM-831 - Angel Violet
Product: CM-831
Colour: Violet
Diameter: 14.00mm

Design: /5
Enlargement: /5
Colour: /5
Comfort: ♥/5

Design
The design of the CM-831 is very simple, when worn, they look more natural compared to Nudy's. The thick black ring around the lens helps to enlarge your eyes. The squiggly lines inside helps make your eyes more natural looking - rather than just having a plain colour filling your iris.

Enlargement
Yes, they do enlarge your eyes - better than Nudy's in my opinion. As mentioned above, the black ring helps enlarge your eyes - when worn, the black ring fits around your iris; giving it another "layer".

Colour
A lot of people wonder whether colours like purple/violet appear on dark eyes. My answer, some do. Infact, Angel Violet appears quite well on my dark eyes. However, they look like black or grey lenses from afar or even in the dark. With flash, the colour is actually quite sharp so they can make your eyes look freaky.

Comfort
These are very comfortable, I've had these lenses since July last year - yep, that's how long I've had them for! They're so comfy that it's the first lens I grab if I were to wear them to work or the gym, or even on a normal day out. Though, circle lenses aren't meant to be work for long hours (up to 5 hours should be the maximum), but these are so comfy, at times I forget I'm even wearing them! These are highly recommended.

Overall
Angel Series were the first lenses I've ever tried, and I definately would have them as my day to day lenses. What I love about the Angel Violet is that when I wear them, people actually comment my eyes - telling me how natural they look and that they're actually purple! Not many people have purple lenses (unless you're a circle lens fan like me). On a bright day the colour isn't as piercing when flash photos are taken, but enough to see colour. When it's not so bright, it looks more like dark purple (which is still okay in my opinion) and a lot more natural looking.


Natural Lighting


With Flash

[GEO] XCH-625 - Ultra Nudy Grey

Product: XCH-625
Colour: Grey
Diameter: 14.80mm

Design: /5
Enlargement: /5
Colour: /5
Comfort: /5

Design
The design is exactly the same as Nudys except the the ring is slightly thicker. Although I did not give it a good rating in my CH-624 review, but I think it has something to do with the colour and the thickness of the black ring.

Enlargement
Due to the size of the lens, they enlarge the iris quite well. At times I feel as though these lenses are way to big for my eyes. They can look quite scary as the iris appears to be 10x bigger than your actual eye - be careful for those with small eyes as they can look scary on you. It's also due to the colour as the grey can be quite dark - darker lenses = bigger looking eyes.

Colour
Greys are one of the most natural looking eye colours along with brown. So these lenses aren't too sharp when worn. The grey blends in quite well with my eye colour, and I love how it creates a crystalized look.

Comfort
I was a little hesitant when putting these lenses on for the first time, there's a BIG difference between the normal 14.00mm lenses and the 14.8mm lenses. At first, I had trouble getting the actual lens in my eye - since my eyes are quite small (although they look big in pics, it's because I'm wearing double eye lid tape ssshhhhh - it's bad for your lids but I'm getting surgery in April ssshhh, will most likely make a blog post about it).
It takes a while getting used to as it feels as though the lenses are swallowing your whole eye and sucking out all the moisture and oxygen out of your eyes - scary huh?
I give my warnings to those thinking about purchasing large lenses as A) They can be uncomfortable and it does take a while getting used to it. and B) It does not look good on people with small eyes - it can look like your whole eye is filled with just grey/black (no whites). But I'm not stopping those who actually would like to try them anyway.

Overall
I hardly wear these lenses, and even if I do, I tend to wear them when I'm going out or when I feel like wearing grey lenses (they're the only grey ones open). They pretty much match any make up which is the only thing I love about these lenses. But they're definately not suited for cat eye style make up - well unless you really want to look like a cat (if that's what you're going for).

Both eyes in natural light.


[LEFT] Natural light, [RIGHT] With Flash

In my next reviews, I'll try and do some before and after pics. Reason why I don't really take before and afters now, is usually because I take my lens shots just before heading out - so all make up and everything is slapped on the face.
All lenses can be purchased from iCandy Style Lens.

5 comments:

  1. Aw I'm sorry to hear that you're sick! I can't imagine how bad it would be to have asthma but it sounds terrible :( I hope you get well really soon

    I'm not brave enough to try super 14.8mm lenses because they look so freakishly big o_o Both pairs of lenses look nice on you :) Ooh I wish you all the best with the surgery in April, I wonder how it'll turn out, hopefully great hehe

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  2. I really like the grey one =D it looks very natural btw. followed your blog ! xo.

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  3. Great review! & I hope your asthma gets better soon!!!

    My regular clear contact lenses are 14.4mm which I thought was quite big for just regular clear contact lenses. So I was kind of surprised when I heard that circle lenses were only 14mm. LOOL. I think there's also a 15mm one O_O Too chicken to try that out =P

    And *gasp* You're doing surgery? I saw pictures online and it looked a bit creepy but it really does make the girls look a lot more pretty =D

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  4. Wow I would love to try both of these and review them.

    http://tiernanashley.blogspot.com/

    ~Ashley~

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