Review: Geo Xtra Crystal Brown (WI-A14)

You guys! I have so much good + exciting news! My lovely sister started a blog (finally), I am putting together a giveaway, and I'm leaving for vacation/to stay with family in a week. (I'll make a post about it soon.)  ---  Anyway, these fancy little lenses were very nicely sponsored by Lens Village.  (These lenses can be found as the 'Geo WI-A14' on their site~.)

[[ While I have you as my captive audience, actually, allow me to, as usual plug the Lens Village Blog, which is chock full of lens reviews!   Actually.... so is Review Circle Lens. So go! Go and read all the lens reviews. ]]

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Enlargement:  9.5/10 At 15 mm, these lenses look pretty darn big. Or they do on my eyes, anyway.

Colour/Design:  8/10 There is not much to say about this series: it is a design replica of the Vassen/i.Fairy Super Crystal (aka. Pretty Crystal) series' design. The colour, though, is not one I am used to seeing from Geo. It is a rather light and wan, golden brown, where most of this brand's brown lenses are darker. A green tint is almost visible in these, too. However, the pigment is not fully opaque, so although the colour is pale/light, it still looks somewhat 'weak' sometimes.

(Inside out, though? This lens is an interesting, ghostly pale grey-green-yellow-brown. ...I accidentally put one on inside out, as I do not actually wear lenses that way. Haha.)

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- Luxury Babe 12 Brown vs. Geo Xtra Crystal Brown -

- Prodigurls Bvlgari Brown vs. Geo Xtra Crystal Brown) -

Comfort:  8.5/10 Tale as old as time: Noxin's eyes do not like Geo lenses. :/ That being said, these are of medium comfort to me, considering all the Geo lenses I have worn. (Other folks find this brand just fine, though.)

Overall, this is one of those lenses that I have mixed feelings about. Typically, if a lens is a light, visible colour, I am all of a flutter.  However, for some reason, I am not super fond of the Xtra Crystal Brown.  Oddly enough, I think it might be the design that is throwing me off.

That is, with this design, and with Geo's usual brown pigment (often a darker + more subtle one), I expected a subtler lens all around.  (Almost like the Grang Grang series: that it would add a sparkle to dark brown eyes.)  Now I am trying to figure out if I like these lenses. @_@

And here are the extra pics, as usual: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, and Nine.

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You can watch the video review here on Youtube, or view it below.

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COMING SOON. . .

  

-  Also? A post on SUMMER GETS + A quick update -

-  Also also?  OOTDs + Giveaway news  -

Review: Luxury Babe 12 Brown

 
So.... I'm now averaging, like, one post a week.  Ack.  I have to pump up the quantity, yeah?  Step one: post this review right now.  8)  The lenses in this review were very kindly sponsored by LoveShoppingholics. (I have reviewed their service here, actually.)

 (Rar--- my face looks huge, here. ; _ ; )

Enlargement:  8/10  These are listed at 15 mm, and for being the maximum DIA for circle lenses, they do not enlarge very much at all.

Colour/Design: 10/10  Love. Just pure love.  These lenses are, as I had hoped, yellow.  Or gold, if you prefer.  They are rather opaque, but not fully so, like the EOS Dollyeye series is. Since they are not fully opaque, you sometimes see a glittery effect over a darker eye colour, where there are 'splits' in the lens colour, radiating from the center.  I also get a gorgeous bit of a halo effect, sometimes. Unf.

Anyway, in some lighting, these lenses look positively yellow. In most lighting, though, they are an obvious sort of golden colour. Nothing quite too overwhelming, though, what with very occasional darker lines and  streaks of orange-brown throughout.  (Fairly visible in low light, too, for not being super-light nor completely opaque.)

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Comfort: 9.5/10  Most lenses from Fynale and Luxury Babe are made by Belmore, but some are OEMs from Vassen/Dueba.  Whichever brand makes these, they are rather thin and super comfortable. (The water content is supposed to be 45%, so that likely plays a part.)

 (Very srs bsns. Very.)

All in all, these turned out even better than I hoped for.  It has been a while since I've gotten so excited over a pair of lenses.  In fact, I've fallen so in love with the Luxury Babe 12 Browns that I've worn them almost every time I put in lenses over the past 2 weeks.  Simply put, these are rather like a slightly more 'natural' pair of EOS Dollyeye Brown (which I also adored, and were my second pair of circle lenses ever). In three words, these are 'bold, but believable'. <33 (Or perhaps 'daring, but darling'...)

And here are the extra pics, as usual: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, and Eleven.

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You can watch the video review here on Youtube, or view it below.

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And one more, for the road, because I like these lenses so damned much~. Toodles!

Stay Bronde or Change It Up Again?

So it has been about 2 1/2 months since I got my hair dyed and went bronde. Blonde. Muesli. Whatever it is, I love it. Haha

Anyway, after such a big change, I occasionally missed my natural brunette colour, and still felt the ever-present desire to dye my hair an unnatural colour. (Violet, turquoise, silver, etc.)

Mostly? I'm pondering going to red. Meh.  We'll get to that later.  First, though, let's have a look at my hair: Now vs. Then (when my hair was freshly coloured).

And here is the pièce de résistance.  You can really see how ridiculously obvious my roots have become.  (The coloured bits are actually still light, my hair just looks darker in that lighting.... and when I neglect it.)

(Gah- LOOK AT MY ROOTS. ; _ ; )

So yeah. I have an appointment at the hairdresser on Saturday in a few weeks, so I'd better figure this out by then..... oh!  I said I'd explain the kind of crazy red I want, yeah? o: (It's closer to maroon, really.)

Here, observe my utter lack of talent with Photoshop!

(Yes, it is darker at the bottom. <3 Yes it is terrible quality.)

ASDFKASFHLSFLG-- I don't know! :/    I also thought about getting an ombre with my natural colour changing to red or blond. Like this (except with a proper gradated colour)~.

(Hooray Microsoft Paint!)

...OR I COULD JUST STAY BLONDE/BRONDE??

*sigh* Whatever.  I'll figure it out by tomorrow, I suppose.

 EDIT: Bwahaha!! Mom post-poned the colour until my next appointment, in about a month.  Looks like I'm rocking the 'obvious inch and a half of roots' look for a while. xD

Still, ADVICE?  SUGGESTIONS???  ; ____ ;  Anyone? (...Bueller?)

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NEXT UP....    

Luxury Babe 12 Brown

Review: Kimchi Maki Yellow

Have you ever seen a lens and just 'needed' it?  Because that is exactly how I felt about the Maki Yellow. <3  I rarely have such a visceral reaction to a lens, but these just looked so amazingly bright and golden and unique.   So a resounding 'thank you!' to Apple of Your Eyes is necessary for their sponsorship of these lenses.

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((If you shop there, Use my VIP referral code: Noxin, for another 5% off your purchase at Apple of Your Eyes.  [You already get 5% off if you're a fan of them on FaceBook.   -- You could also become a VIP member and get 10% off to start with.] ))

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(Late afternoon/evening: low light)

(Yes! New pic! [:< )

Enlargement: 8.5/10  So these are approximately 14.8~15.0 mm, I believe.  Whatever the exact diameter, they enlarge rather well, but not an excessive amount.

Colour/Design: 9.5/10   These are yellow lenses.  I like yellow/gold lenses.  Therefore, I like these lenses. A lot. C:  As far as the colours in the lens, there's a goldenrod/orange sort of colour on the outside, and an almost greenish yellow in the middle.  Both are super bright + opaque.  The design/pattern is completely unnatural- there is not a chance that anyone will mistake these for your true eye colour. Haha.

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Comfort: 9/10  These are just as comfy as other lenses from Sun&Bon/i.Fairy/Vassen. :] (That is, very comfy.)

(Ew, sorry! The old pics are awful~)

All in all, I LOVE THESE LENSES. Oh my gosh, do I ever love these lenses. They are light, opaque, and unnatural to boot. ;P  I love it~.  I'm thinking about trying the Maki Grey, too, if they might be this light. 

And here are the extra pics, as usual: One, Two, Three, and Four.

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You can watch the video review here on Youtube, or view it below.