Flex Wear Radiance 2: Sea Blue

Brand: Flex Wear
Series: Radiance 2
Color: Sea Blue
Diameter: 14.0 mm

These lenses were purchased from the Philippines. Somewhere in Metro Manila, not sure exactly where and what store but I think it would be somewhere in Alabang Town Center. I heard it is pretty cheap, cheaper than my old Freshlook contacts. I might guess for them to be around 600 PHP. I've been told that they originate from Korea and are a Korean brand but I'm not sure. I've tried looking them up but there isn't really much information on them.

They are branded as just normal colored lenses but they look larger than my old Freshlook contacts despite both having the same diameter. When compared, the colored part of these contacts extend out to the edge and have a dark black ring on the outside while the Freshlook contacts have a clear ring on the outside and the colored part is not as large.

Pros: Larger colored area so it does have a bit of an enlarging effect, though small. Remember my parents don't know I use circle lenses so the fact that they bought this for me means I don't have to hide this from them. They are very comfortable and I can wear them for a full day. Also, these last for six months.

Cons: It's not a very bright blue. It's actually quite dark so the blue isn't really that noticeable. I mean, the point of getting colored contacts, in my opinion, is to make them noticeable.

All in all I still like them. Plus, I'm not the one that buys them so I shouldn't really complain. It kind of reminds me of the Neo Vision Queen Blue from their Queen 4 tone series.

Princess Mimi Green Apple

Princess Mimi Green Apple


Brand: GEO
Water content: 38% - 42%
Diameter: 15.0 mm
Base Curve: 8.7
Duration: 1 year disposable
Purchased from: fobbybarbie

These are the biggest lenses I have ever bought. Got them on a whim because they came with free shipping. I had been eyeing this series for a while then. They are nice and big. Not as big as I had hoped they would be. Gosh, they seemed so big on the pictures and stuff. However, I'm still looking for something bigger (my endless search to find circle lenses big enough to satisfy me).

The color is not as vibrant as it seems. It's actually quite dark and you don't really see it unless you are in a place that is very well lit or taking a picture with flash. I was kind of disappointed in that. I was hoping for something a little bit more vibrant. But by chance that you do get the color, it is quite nice. I like how it is a little yellow in the middle. I think that's unique. I do like the limbal ring being visible so that's a pro.

These lenses actually aren't as comfortable as I hoped. They last maybe a few hours but definitely not as long as the other ones I have worn, which is pretty disappointing. I say maybe 6 hours, but definitely not longer than that. So I can't really wear them to school because I would never last through the day.

Like I said before, although my favorite color is green, I'm just not a fan of green lenses. It was too bad they didn't have my prescription of the sesame gray ones when I ordered. Oh well. I'm totally buying the gray ones next time.

-----update-----

Anyway, here are some side by side comparisons of the Princess Mimi Sesame Grey with the Princess Mimi Green Apple. I personally like sesame grey better, but if green lenses are your thing, green apple is a great choice!

Heterochromia? Lol I wish. I am wearing apple green in one eye and sesame gray in the other. Can you tell? I can barely tell. They do look very similar from far away, especially in dimmer settings. You can only really tell close up.

Puffy 3 Tone Blue

Puffy 3 tone blue

Manufacturer: Barbie (Dueba)
Diameter: 16.50mm
Water Content: 38%
Base Curve: 8.60
Replacement Period: within 12 months

Purchased from: UNIQSO

I was excited at first getting these because they boasted a 16.50mm diameter with a 17.50 mm effect. I had been looking for lenses bigger than my Geo Princess Mimi Green Apple and I was hoping these would do the trick. Wrong! I soon find out that these are only 14.5 mm and noticeable so. Compared to my Princess Mimi lenses, they are obviously smaller. That was pretty disappointing. Also, they make me look a bit cross eyed sometimes, like my eyes are looking in different directions.

However, what I do love about these lenses are the vibrant color. I get so many compliments because people just instantly notice my eyes. Yes, they are that blue! They are just so beautiful in any kind of light. Because they are smaller, they look very natural even with the most minimal makeup. Also, they are super comfortable. Great for everyday use.

In the sunlight:

In harsh flash

On a cloudy day

In dim lighting:

The blue shows through in any type of light. I've been camera whoring with these the most, obviously. I have the puffy 3 tone gray ones unopened still so I'll see which color I like better. But definitely, I would consider buying these lenses again.


--------------Grey or Blue--------------

Puffy 3 tone Grey vs. Puffy 3 tone Blue
Which do you like better?

Super Nudy Grey

Super Nudy Grey


Diameter: 14.8mm
Base Curve Radius: 8.40 ~ 8.60mm
Water Content: 38 ~ 42%
Using Cycle: One Year
Manufacturer: Geo Medical Inc.

Purchased from: LensCircle

This is the other one of the two pairs I got as my first circle lenses. I did not like this one as much as the Super Angel Gray. The color and design is kind of pixel-y and grainy, which I don't like. The limbal ring isn't very large, so it doesn't enlarge as much as the other, even though they are the same diameter. The color is not as vibrant because the colored part is more translucent whereas the super angel had more of an opaque color.

The pros are it is still pretty big. It is very comfortable. I actually found this one to be more comfortable than the super angel gray. I wore these all the time and they never gave me problems until many months later when I had to throw them away (it was time to be replaced anyway). I thought they were pretty good for everyday wear.

Although comfortable, I probably would not purchase these again.

Super Angel Grey

Geo Super Angel Gray

Diameter: 14.8mm
Base Curve Radius: 8.40 ~ 8.60mm
Water Content: 38 ~ 42%
Using Cycle: One Year
Manufacturer: Geo Medical Inc.

Purchased from : LensCircle

I really loved these lenses. I'm surprised I don't have more pictures with them. These were one of the first circle lenses I got (I got two pairs when I first bought circle lenses). Honestly, I thought 14.8mm would be big because the site said that 14.8mm is pretty big but I don't think it is. I was expecting something much bigger.

They are gray but they look kinda of slate-ish blue in certain lights, which I thought was really cool. They are extremely comfortable. I wore them like normal contacts, which I probably shouldn't but oh well. The habit has settled in.

When I got these, I also got the Geo super nudy gray. Honestly, I liked these better. The color was more visible and the limbal ring was bigger, which made them seem larger.

Freshlook Contacts

Freshlook contacts are my old colored contacts. I don't have them anymore. I forget how long they are supposed to last but I'd say no more than three months of continuous wear. They are pretty comfortable though. Sometimes I forget I have them in and accidentally fall asleep, then wake up in the middle of the night confused because I can see clearly. The longest I've worn them is three days straight. By the way, you shouldn't do that. Don't follow my example. That's a terrible thing to do to your eyes. But if it does ever happen, they stayed in quite comfortable in those three days.

So I had a total of four colors of these contacts. These were the ones my mom bought me from the Philippines. They were pretty cheap, in my opinion.

These are the gray ones. I really like these. I wore them almost all the time.

These are the green ones. Oddly enough, these weren't my favorite even though my favorite color is green. They just don't look as good as I had hoped. Green eyes aren't really my thing anyway.

Hazel...

Yeah, I didn't really like these ones. They were basically a light brown. They did look kind of yellowish in the sunlight. But yeah, I have no photos whatsoever of me wearing this color. I guess I didn't like it that much.

These were my favorite. The color is sapphire blue and I picked them out myself. They were awesome. As you can see, the colored part is pretty small. You can kind of see my iris peeking out on the edges.

That's it for my colored contacts from the past. I still keep colored contacts because I wear them when I'm at home. I don't want my parents knowing I have circle lenses (I'm such a rebel). I'm sure my mother would not approve at all.

Obsessed: Contacts edition

I've wanted blue eyes probably since I was a toddler. My favorite barbie was always the light skinned one with the platinum blonde hair and blue eyes (no way in hell was I gonna accept a brunette barbie). I've always admired colored eyes. As a child, seeing those American movie stars with different colored hair and eyes were so cool. It was boring in the Philippines. Everyone had black hair and brown eyes. Even seeing a halfer was special (although parents should beware that your halfer or Caucasian child has a high chance of getting kidnapped, just saying). I always loved blue eyes and blue used to be my favorite color. Obviously things have changed...

Anyway, I first got contacts when I was in middle school, seventh grade. I hated glasses and after being hit with a soccer ball in the face during soccer practice while wearing glasses, I was done with them. I remember I begged my parents for colored contacts. My mother was always against it because she said I would look ridiculous (she still says that). For many years I went through life that way, pretty unsatisfied with my boring brown eyes. It's not even a nice light brown like my mother has. It's the dark brown kind that looks almost black. That is definitely nothing special.

Anyway, when I got into college ( I swear, I don't know why but everything happens in college), my mother actually agreed to buying me some colored contacts! Must have been my years of nagging and begging that annoyed her into finally agreeing. So she got me a pair of gray, green, and hazel contacts. I loved all of them, gray the most and hazel the least. My mother didn't like any of them and she said I looked like a freak (such loving words). When I wore the hazel ones, she said I looked scary and looked like a vampire. Still, I wanted blue ones. She got every other color except for the one I specifically asked for: blue. I got the blue ones eventually. They are currently my favorite colored contacts.

Anyway, I wore those colored contacts all the time. I barely wore the clear ones anymore. In my perspective, I just don't look as good without them. With them, I feel pretty. Without them, I feel boring and forgettable. Yes, I know I'm all insecure and I shouldn't have to rely on such things to make myself feel pretty and whatnot. I'm working on that part. But I'm young still, it's kind of the norm at the moment. I'm sure I'll reach that whole self-acceptance phase in my later years.

Then (as expected, this happens in college), I got introduced to circle lenses. Part of this has to do with Sandy because she is pretty much my only friend who wears circle lenses ( I don't mean that in a bad way!). But her input helped. I asked her a bunch of noob questions probably before I got them. After I got my first circle lenses and tried them on, I was addicted. Probably bad but I wore them like they were normal lenses. And of course, the addiction continues...