19.3.12

Review: EOS A3 (Bambi) Grey


Hey!  I've had another adventurous (and busy) time recently!  I had a head-cold, hung out with Anna (of Fenua Beauté) a few times, and officially kick-started the transfer process for the fall semester at a new university. :D

Back on topic, though, here are the fairly recent EOS A3 Grey, which were sent as a gift to me by Review Circle Lens (as a thank you for helping out with the site a bit).


(Why yes, my hair is a hot mess.)

Enlargement: 8.5/10  This series is 14.8 mm (Geo's Princess Mimi/Xtra Bambi series is 15.0 and  Geo's original Angel Color Bambi series is 14.2). Compared to the Princess Mimis, these are not all too huge. Maybe the ring on these is too thin for that effect?



Colour/Design: 9/10  Ah, here we are again: this is yet another brand's take on the now-iconic (Geo) Angel Color Bambi design.  The EOS A3 series sort of softens the original Bambi design with a thinner dark circle (which has softer 'cut-ins', itself).

The third, brown/gold tone around the center is also fairly 'soft' compared to both of Geo's Bambi series~.  These lenses are an opaque, medium grey that is rather visible in daylight, and sometimes looks a bit lighter. <3




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- (Geo) Angel Color Bambi Sesame Grey vs. EOS A3 (Bambi) Grey -


Comfort: 10/10  Long live EOS and how comfy their lenses are for me!


Overall, the EOS A3 series is one of my favourite incarnations of the original Angel Color Bambi design.  I do wish the colour was lighter/more dramatic (as I usually do with grey lenses). The size is also fairly balanced (I felt like the Geo Princess Mimis were too large for me).  Honestly, though? I will likely be repurchasing the Angel Color Bambi Sesame Greys (the 1 year version, however). Out of the many Bambi versions from different brands, the original is still my favourite. ♥♥


And here are the extra pics, as usual: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight.
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You can watch the video review here on Youtube, or view it below.

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And yeah, the promised review of the G&G/Dueba Carnival Solid Red lenses has been postponed:  one of the vials shattered in my bag. (Something I have never had happen.) I am short one lens, now. :/  Uh, here's a preview pic of the one lens I do still have.

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COMING SOON...                           

Fynale J15 Green
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Luxury Babe 12 Brown

30 comments:

  1. Nothing ever beats the original!
    Still though, very nice lenses =)

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    1. It would seem so. Haha

      And thank you muchly! C:

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  2. The design on these look more sharp and crisp :) And the rim is smaller, making the lens more grey... I like this just as much ^^
    And too bad about the vial D: I don't hear that happening a lot :/ Those would've been so cool though T^T

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    1. Gah-- I know, right? And I was so excited to review those costume lenses. ; _ ;

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  3. ohhh i really like the design of the lens! the original bambi ones look more natural though :/ i was actually thinking about ordering some but now i can't decide @_@
    i hope you like your new university! ^_^
    lippi~

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    1. Aw, thanks! (On all accounts~.)

      And oooh- I can't help you there, but I know whatever you choose wwll look splendid on you~.

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  4. The lenses look so good on you! I like the changes in design from the geo ones actually.

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    1. Grazie! And yeah-- I like some of the design changes, too. It's mostly the colour that was under par for me. :/

      And EOS is always so awesome, too. *feels bad for not liking the lenses*

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  5. gah! the red lens x.x cant believe the vial shattered @_@ isn't it really sturdy?

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    1. I thought so, too! Urgh~. Apparently, the inside of my bag is a dangerous land for lens vials. Haha.

      Ah well... I'll just re-purchase one lens eventually...

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  6. Where can you get the originals now? They weren't on Rakuten last time I checked, or speciallens.

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    1. Mm, you can buy the 1 year version (XLS-305), which is an official OEM from CIB from ColorLens4Less, for a pretty reasonable price: http://www.colorlens4less.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=237 .


      And I found a few listings for the original Bambis (XKD-305) on Rakuten's (global) site (I can link you to the original listings, too, but shipping is a b*tch to figure out): http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/goldstage/item/acolor_c021/?s-id=borderless_browsehist_en , http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/kagu1/item/angel-bamb-sgry/ , http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/wigrazie/item/tm-acbb-sgr/ , http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/starcontact/item/10002819/ , and http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/l-mary/item/c48/.

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  7. Wow, I can't believe it shattered . ___. That's so odd considering how thick the vials are x]

    I had no clue there were other variations of this style x] Haha I'm out of the loop. But yeah, EOS comfort for the win o ___o <3

    Can't wait to see the two other lenses! :D

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    1. IKR? Vials, like, NEVER shatter. ; _ ; C'est la vie, I s'pose.

      And yeah-- G&G/Dueba and Vassen and likely an obscure other brand or two-- have all made their own versions of the series. Multiple version, actually, at that.

      Me either! Haha. I'm looking at both vials right now. I think I'm gonna' do a coin flip to decide which goes first. I'm awful at picking.

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  8. The lenses looked so good on you!

    HEY! I know where that TV is XD

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    1. Gah-- thank you!

      Eheh heh heh. Indeed, indeed. xD

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  9. I kind of like this. I thought they were the Bambi series at first 8D; It's very pretty. Aww...that solid redi s...not very solid....

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    1. lololol. Accurate~. They're fairly translucent. :]

      And yeah-- EOS's Bambi series is kinda' different, but still similar enough to resemble the original. <3

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  10. I have the geo and those are pretty comfy on me, considering that there are 15mm.

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    1. Gah-- lucky you~! I actually rather like the Princess mimis-- they look so intense at their DIA. <3

      S'too bad Geo generally doesn't agree with my eeys. ; _ ;

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  11. Is there a lens that DOESN'T suit you? haha you pull off so many styles so well. I admit that I really like this design on you. I am a bit biased with EOS but I prefer this design as well. I'll be getting a 15mm pair soon and I'm a bit afraid of it, the largest I've tried is 14.5mm and they usually have a good enlarging effect on me!

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    1. Pfffft-- PLENTY. Haha. I could write you a list. (It'd be a small list, but still....)

      And you have amazing, big eyes already. I'm sure 15 mm won't look too insane on ya'. :]

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  12. whats the base curve for these lenses?

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    1. Ah-- I believe all of EOS' lenses (if notn only the colour ones) have a BC of 8.6. :]

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    2. i got a pair of eos lenses and they were 8.8 bc >_< so i had to give them away </3 now im afraid to buy another pair..but i wanna get these lol
      thank you tho :)

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    3. Urk. @_@ I JUST came back to edit my reply, but you already saw it.

      I zoned out. For their 'W' and 'WM' series (which are all the 14.8 mm ones), the base curve is slightly 'shallower'. That is, it is higher: 8.8.

      Geo has the same thing: their 15 mm lenses are 8.7 mm, while the rest of their lenses are 8.4~8.6.

      So basically? The lenses at the top of the available DIA (14.8~15.0) will tend to have base curves above 8.6.

      Yikes-- I hope I didn't make you give those away. ; _ ; *fail*

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  13. Anonymous7/5/12 02:26

    I LOVE these new lenses Perfect gray! where can I buy them???

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    1. Hm-- anywhere that does EOS pre-orders. Nurin Lens, Japanese Candy, and Mukuchu all do pre-orders. Shops that usually have them in stick are Mukuchu, Kiwiberry1's Collection, and Japanese Candy.

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