Lens Village Review - Gothic 3 Tones, EOS DollyEye Circle Lenses

Hi Sweethearts,

Hope you're all doing well!

I have a couple of things that I'm itching to post about, the first of which is a review of some new lenses that I got through last week from www.lensvillage.com
I've been looking for a more natural set of Circle lenses that will enhance my eyes, as I want to have a more mature, Onee-gyaru style going on. Big, cute colourful lenses just wouldn't work for that, as much as I adore them.

After a lot of browsing the LensVillage store, I finally settled on Gothic 3 Tones, from EOS - DollyEye, in Blue, to add a little extra oomph to my natural eye colour.

After ordering, the lenses arrived in just over a week, which is great considering that they're coming from Asia.

How they arrived:

Once again, my lenses came in perfect condition with a little card and super cute animal lens case to keep them in. They arrived securely wrapped in bubble wrap to avoid any bumps or damage in the post - but I haven't taken a photo this time round of that, though you can see this on my last lens village review here!

This is what the lenses look like in the case. Admittedly, they're not as bright as the stock image (unworn), but the real images of them on the site below were a perfect match to what I received - I'm happy that they aren't as bright as the stock type image, as they wouldn't look as nice that way.

Here are the specs for them:

Power Available : 0.00 to -10.00

Price: £14.60 (pair)

Life Span : 1 Year

Diameter : 14.5mm

Manufacturer : EOS

Origin : South Korea

Lenses is manufactured by EOS and labelled under DollyEye. 

They come in a choice of 9 different colours - that's really great news, as I'd like to try out a different colour of them too.
   Price wise, they're also very reasonable, considering that they can last up to a year if properly taken care of, and my monthly prescription lenses from the opticians are £15 per month! 

Here is a little selfie of my natural eyes before putting the lenses in! 

Putting the lenses in: 

I found these lenses to be really delicate and soft, which is great for me as they were super easy to put in and really comfortable to wear once the initial annoyance of poking myself in the eye was over with.
 I wore these all day (8hours) without any issues, so I'm very happy with that.

I also love the subtle difference that they make to my eyes - they're very natural and not "in your face" circle lenses, so these aren't for you if you want a massive change.

Here are my eyes & lenses in different situations: 

As you can see, they give a slight enlarging effect, but without the hard black ring around the edge, so they look a lot more natural and, for me, grown up.

I really like the subtle colour boost that comes from them - they have that "pop" without being overdone and I really love that.
These are the type of lenses I'm more comfortable wearing on a more regular basis, and with my Onee-Gyaru style, which I feel suits me a lot better.

Here are a few pics with the lenses in: 

...and a little picture of todays' outfit!

Dress: Primark (I got it on sale for £5)
Belt: Primark (came with another dress)
Jewellery set: Primark (£4)

Overall Verdict:

Look: 4/5 (only because the stock photo showed brighter, in reality they're pretty perfect)
Fit: 5/5
Comfort: 5/5
Service: 5/5

I really like these lenses for more subtle looks, and will be wearing them regularly, though I'm very tempted to try the other colours in this range!


So, what do you all think?  Do you prefer the more natural look circle lenses, or the really dolly, cute type?

Have you used these lenses before - let me know in the comments below!

Love, Kasumi x

Kimchi Bambi Circle Lens Review from Lens Village

Hey Sweethearts!

This is my 2nd post of the week, because I just couldn't wait to chat about my new circle lenses from www.lensvillage.com 

As always, please click on the images to see them larger!!!

I was contacted by Lens Village, asking me to choose a pair of lenses for a review, as I'm an avid lens wearer. This came at a great time for me, as my current lenses are due expiring so I've been looking for some new ones to replace them!

All communications from LensVillage was quick, and they were super polite and friendly, which is always a plus
The lenses arrived in a couple of weeks - which is great timing considering that they're coming all the way from Malaysia to the UK.

Packaging

Inside of the mailing bag was this little package, with the cute Lens Village business card clearly on the front:
         

Inside the packet, carefully wrapped in a protective foam sheet were the lenses of my choice, Kimchi (by Vassen) Bambi Lenses in Violet. These retail from LensVillage at £12.31 per pair

http://www.lensvillage.com/kimchi-bambi-violet-lens/

 Before I choose lenses, I always check up reviews from others - I'm a bit paranoid at times with new things, but from my research it came back as positive which put my mind at ease.


They arrived inside cute little bottles with my prescription clearly marked.
Also included was a kawaii purple lens case to keep my lenses stored, business card, and a little card letting me know about their current competition which you can check out in the link below:

(http://www.lensvillage.com/contest/) 

Lenses:

       


 Here are the lenses once I'd put them inside their case!

I love violet coloured lenses, and the golden yellow on the inside is a nice touch! I'm really attracted to the pattern on the lenses too - they look so cute!

They match to the product shots on the LensVillage website accurately, and they look so cute!
 I've never had lenses from Kimchi before, I've always either had Geo Medical, or Vassen themselves, so I was really interested in trying these out!




Lens specifics:

Manufacturer : Vassen

Actual Diameter : 15mm

Effect Diameter : 16mm

Water Content : 55%

Power Range : 0.00 to -8.50 (my prescription is -2.75 each eye)

Life Span : 1 Year 

My Natural Eyes: 

Here are my eyes, prior to wearing lenses. My eyes are pretty strange I feel, because they appear to change from blue to green for some weird reason, and they have a good few tones to them. Most circle lenses tend to be designed for covering brown/dark eyes, so I always wonder what lenses will look like with my lighter, western eyes.

I chose a kawaii/fun look for this blog post as I thought the lenses would look really cute with big bouncy blonde curls, and some colourful clothing - though I bet they'd look amazing in a darker, pastel goth style too!
It also gave me a chance to wear the hat I bought myself yesterday, which is always nice!

Outfit:
Hat - F&F @ Tesco, Kids Section
Wig - Voguewigs, Ebay
Jumper - Offbrand, Ebay
Jeggings - Primark

Putting the Lenses in:


The first thing that I noticed, is that these lenses are really flexible and quite delicate, which I quite like as thicker lenses tend to cause me discomfort. I found the lenses super easy to insert into my eyes. I tend to suffer from naturally dry eyes quite a bit, so I always expect a little discomfort when I first put any lenses in initially, but usually this settles to feeling pretty comfortable after a few minutes. With these lenses, I found that I had absolutely no discomfort what so ever, which was brilliant!   I also tend to limit my time wearing circle lenses to around 6 hours max, and keep some moisture drops on hand in case my eyes start to get dry - with these though, I found that my eyes weren't really drying out so much, which makes them so much easier to wear, 
I usually tend to wear lenses that are around the 15mm mark, as I don't like them too big, or too small - my regular clear daily lenses are 14.2mm as it is.

My thoughts on the Kimchi Bambi Violet & images:

I really adore the colour of these on my eyes! The violet really stands out against my makeup, and I kinda feel a little bad-ass with my look today (In a cute way).
Kimchi lenses are pretty popular with cosplayers, despite being newer on the market, and I can 100% see why - the colours are wonderful, enlargement is great, they fit well and are just adorable!

Here you can see the different between my natural eyes and the lenses: 

Images under my studio lights:

Natural Window Light:

Verdict & Summary:


Aren't they just wonderful???
I absolutely LOVE these lenses, and definitely need to get some more of them in different colours & styles!
Amazing lenses that arrived in great time, nicely presented and great value for money!
 I'd definitely recommend you pop over to LensVillage and pick yourselves up some of these babies!

Look: 5/5
Fit: 5/5
Comfort: 5/5
Service: 5/5

Thank you so much LensVillage!

I really hope my review was helpful to you all, and that you enjoy your new lens purchases! ^_^

Love,

Kasumi x