Coloured Contact Lenses

Q1. Why do I need a prescription from an optician before I can buy your coloured contact lenses ?
A1. Because your eyes are a precious commodity. It’s possible to buy lenses that don’t need a prescription but we wouldn’t be confident that the lenses would fit correctly and that could cause permanent eye damage.

Q2. There are lots of cheaper lenses available online, why are yours so expensive ?
A2. Because ours are made by reputable companies and they are made from a prescription which means that they fit your eye. The cheap lenses are made in a “one size fits all” format and they’re no good if you need to wear glasses or contact lenses in your everyday life. As we said in the previous answer, your eyes are a precious commodity. They are easily damaged and it’s not unusual for that damage to be permanent.

Q3. Will wearing dark coloured lenses make everything that I look at dark ?
A3. Not at all. Colours and shades are unaffected by coloured contact lenses. The lenses will change your eye colour but will not affect how you see colours.

Q4. How do I choose the right colour for me ?
A4. The leading contact lens manufacturers offer a wide palette of beautiful colours, which you can see for yourself in the FreshLook Colour Collection. Colour selection depends on your natural eye colour, hair colour, skin tone, and the type of change you’d like. There’s nothing to stop you buying more than one colour and switching the changes depending on the occasion. We wouldn’t advise switching between vastly different colours every day at work but there’s nothing stopping you being daring whilst partying the night away.

Q5. I’d like to try wearing coloured lenses but my vision is perfect, are they available without magnification ?
A5. Yes, you can wear coloured or special effects lenses even though you have perfect vision. However you’ll still need a prescription. A contact lens prescription will indicate Power, Base Curve, Diameter and Brand Name (Material & Water Content) amongst other things. It’s totally different to a prescription for glasses and contact lenses cannot be supplied on a glasses prescription.

Q6. I’d like to wear a pair of special effects lenses for a Halloween party but I’m short sighted. Are the special effects lenses available with vision correction ?
A6. The Wild Eyes range are available with vision correction. Cheaper special effects lenses are available online but they are not corrective and they are only available in one size and curve, meaning that they could be a bad fit for your eyes.

Q7. Lots of the coloured lenses are specified as 30 day lenses. Does this mean that they have to be thrown away after 30 days even though I’ve only worn them a few times ?
A7. Certainly not. The lenses can be worn 30 times over any length of time provided that they are kept and disinfected properly.

Q8. Can I wear soft contact lenses if I have astigmatism ?
A8. Yes, you can wear a special type of soft contact lens called a toric lens which will correct your astigmatism. However, these lenses are typically more expensive and there are fewer types and colors available than there are with regular (spherical) lenses. Recently, Wesley-Jessen introduced a 2-week disposable toric lens, the Freshlook Toric. Several manufacturers including Ciba (Focus) and Coopervision (Preference) produce 1-3 month frequent replacement toric lenses.

Q9. Why is it necessary for contact lens wearers to have regular eye examinations even if their prescription hasn’t changed ?
A9. Regular eye exams are important not only to check your prescription but also to evaluate the health of your eyes. This is especially important for contact lens wearers because the contacts could be causing damage to your eyes without necessarily causing any obvious symptoms.

The big Hollywood beauty secrets are slipping out! Coloured contact lenses have been used in the entertainment and film industries to good effect for years. But not any more, you no longer have to be a queen of the silver screen to enjoy the fruits of cosmetic enhancement!

Look no further for that hot new look, coloured lenses are the way to go! With all kinds of varieties and styles of lenses on offer, you can enjoy Hollywood looks as well as fun fashionable ones! The most popular of coloured contact lenses are the ones that bring a subtle difference to the eyes. Not everyone wants to look creepy!

I really like the 30 day wear ‘Freshlook Colorblends’ contact lenses! If you follow the care label, you can get plenty of wear for your money as well as enjoying subtly emphasised eye colours. In fact these lenses are so reasonably priced, there is nothing standing in your way of buying a second pair and alternating between the two! Monday could be a sultry brown sort of a day while Tuesday has definately more of a ‘True Sapphire’ flavour!

The colours available in the Freshlook Enhancers range are intended to increase the natural colour of pale coloured eyes. The effect is subtle, in fact exactly opposite to the startling sunburst effect of the Freshlook Radiance range of lenses which add a sparkle to your natural eye colour. You can see all of the available colours on the funky Freshlook Web Site

The complete Freshlook range, together with  Bausch & Lomb and CL Tinters coloured lenses can be purchased online from either of our retail partners Vision Direct and Lens Catalogue and remember that you’ll be saving something like 70% compared to prices charged by high street opticians.

There was a time when a new hair colour or some blonde streaks would be enough to make you feel like a new woman. Not any longer, there is a lot more on offer in today’s cosmetic market than what comes from inside a bottle!

Why not take advantage of what is on offer and give those eyes a little bit of a lift! I’m not talking about plastic surgery but coloured contact lenses!

With these lenses you can enhance what you have already got. With subtle changes to your eye colour, your whole appearance can be pepped up! They make you feel good about yourself. And as they say, when you feel good, so too do you look good as well! More good news, is that they don’t cost the earth!

‘Freshlook’ have a huge range of coloured lenses, just take a look at their colour chart here. Another great range are the Acuvue lenses from Johnson & Johnson. You can see their complete range on the Acuvue web site. Both brands are available from our merchant partners Lens Catalogue and Vision Direct. Remember that you can save up to 70% compared to prices in the opticians by buying your contact lenses online.

If, by now, you are thinking you might have a fancy for a pair of coloured contact lenses but you really prefer to keep your eyes looking natural, why not check out the FreshLook Colorblends range. These lenses come in a variety of colours and have one main thing in common, to add a sphere of colour about the circumference of the pupil. My favourite thing about these lenses is that they come in deep rich colours. ‘Pure Hazel’ offers a wood grain effect, while ‘Brown’ adds deep dark colour to your eyes. ‘True Sapphire’ blends blues and greens to stunning effect, while ‘Blue’ coordinates a hazel pupil ring upon rich sapphire.

If you fancy a mad new look for the big rock gig, there is something for you too! At the ‘Wild Eyes’ coloured contact lenses level, you have gravitated from the beautiful and are a stone’s throw away from taking the Rocky Horror Picture Show plunge for special effects lenses. With the added eccentricity of your tastes come the boosted price tag, so be warned!. Wild Eyes are available from Lens Catalogue.

Perfect for completing those devilish ensembles or adding the finishing touches to extra-terrestrial looks. Coloured contact lenses are the way to go for all those special themed parties and fancy dress balls.

You look amazing in your black cloak, big eyebrows and bloody vampire teeth, but there’s something missing from this ensemble? You need some hypnotic eyes of death to complete the look. What about a pair of those amazing coloured contact lenses to finish off the look?! You’re bound to win the fancy dress first prize at the dermatologists fundraiser “Say No to Acne” ball. But where do you start?

No problem for those who already wear contact lenses, you will have a prescription and all will be straightforward. If you have never worn contact lenses let alone a pair of cosmetic coloured lenses, you will be required to have your eyes measured. Don’t worry, no pain is involved and the tests only take a minute or two.

After that, you can visit our online contact lens retailers and bag yourself a pair of incredibly outrageous lenses! Be prepared to shell out if it is the really special ones that you are after, for they can be quite expensive (as with anything hand worked!).

One major downfall of purchasing special effects contact lenses is that, your friends will beg you to try them on! For a number of reasons, this is a seriously no go area. You could catch an eye infection (and so could they), your friend could damage his or her eye because your lenses don’t fit so well for them. Don’t take the chance, just say no and keep your contact lenses to yourself!

If you are the type of person who loves being the centre of attention, no doubt you will already have a pair of coloured contact lenses! If not, you have probably thought about it and have just not got around to going for it and purchasing a set.

The possibilities are endless, whether you want to change the colour of your eyes or merely lighten them an extra shade, coloured contact lenses are the way forward. For the truly outrageous among you, how about entering the realms of outright sensational freakishness and purchasing a pair of hand painted special effects lenses? The movie industry has been utilizing special effect theatrical contact lenses forever and so it is something of a treat to be able to purchase a pair of, say, reptilian lenses for your own personal wear.

The world is your oyster, whatever design you can imagine is out there from cats eyes to the eyes of the Sith. You can have them all! Some special effect contact lenses are so thickly covered, you won’t be able to see through them. “Isn’t that rather defeating the object of contact lenses!” I hear the whole World Wide Web cry in glorious unison! No matter, a simple thing like not being able to see would never put off the devoted special effects contact wearer. Good luck finding your way home!

From black lenses (for that sweet girl next door effect) to skeleton teeth lenses (to make a lasting impression on the in-laws), wherever your particular preferences lie, contact lenses never have to be boring and plain!

But where do I go to buy a set of these rather excellent hand-painted coloured contact lenses? The answer is simple, you go to our online contact lens retailers and save up to 70% compared to prices in an opticians. Here’s a GREAT web site showing you just what’s available, together with make-up ideas for the next party.