A face shot of myself after putting in silver circle lenses. The silver is a tad hard to see unless in bright light, but that’s due to the dark color of my eyes. My friends have told me that they’re even darker than normal brown eyes. If you want to order them, you can get them from YesStyle.com, which provided me with a sample pair to test out.

Interested in circle lenses but unsure of how to go about ordering them? Want to achieve the look that so many pop stars are going for but worried about how it looks like on normal people? Well look no further! Today, I’ll be going over some basic tips for circle lenses. Hopefully, at the end of the post, you’ll feel more comfortable about getting a pair right for you. There’s also information after the video about health issues and how to actually order the lenses.

Some Health Qualifiers

I will have to disclaim that I am not a optometrist nor am I a legal expert on circle lenses. If you live in the USA, there are certain laws regarding ordering circle lenses. As of 2005, ordering colored contacts or circle lenses from outside your regular eye doctor is illegal. This law, of course, does not apply to non-US companies, so GEO, the brand the YesStyle carries, is exempt from this law. That being said, the law is in place because getting a lens that hasn’t been prescribed by your doctor has certain risks to it. The Academy of Ophthalmology has a full list if you’re interested.

This isn’t to scare you at all, but rather to show that you need to do your research when buying these products! You can definitely buy them and use them safe, as long as you’re wearing them properly! If you follow these steps, then you will significantly reduce your risk of misusing the lenses.

• Your contacts need to fit the measurements of the contacts in order for them to be compatible with your eyes. And while your eye doctor will customize your lenses for you, circle lenses are generally one size fits all. So if you are interested in circle lenses, you just need to be sure that your base curvature, corrective adjustment, and diameter match your eyes. (See below for more information)
• You cannot wear the lenses for a prolonged period of time. Especially don’t sleep in them (just like most other contact lenses). Because circle lenses reduce oxygen flow to the eye, you should only wear them during the day, and give breaks as needed.
• Do not wear the lenses everyday, especially if you are not used to wearing contacts. Just like how you are supposed to ease into certain medications, like acne cream (you can tell a certain someone has experience with that…), contacts will irritate the eyes at first. If you’ve never worn contacts before, this will be important to note. You eyes will not like being poked at and having a foreign object introduced to it. Furthermore, the circle lens will have a slightly larger diameter than normal contacts.
• See your eye doctor if any pains persist or you have further questions.

Still reading? Good, I didn’t mean to scare you away, but I feel that it’s important that you make an informed decision about the lenses. I also wanted to qualify all the health fears about circle lenses with some personal experience of mine. If follow the aforementioned steps, you should be good to go! Circle lenses can be so much fun, so it is definitely a beauty accessory to consider for short term use.

How to Order the Lenses

I will assume you already wear contacts and know your eyes’ measurements. At the least, you should find out your eye’s base curvature, diameter, and corrective adjustment. If you don’t wear contacts, you should consult your eye doctor. Making sure that your eyes measure to the contacts you buy is the most important step in the entire process. If you don’t know your measurements but wear contacts, then you can find out on your contact case. You’ll see in the photos below that I use Acuvue, and they have the measurements listed for me. All contact packages should contain this information. The corresponding information for the GEO products are available on the YesStyle listing for the items.

Note: DIA is diameter and is in millimeters. 14 mm is the standard and circle lenses run a little larger. BC is base curvature, and the circle lens can be around that range because it’s a soft lens. YesStyle runs in a one-size fits all with a slightly tolerance range on their contacts. The -4.75 on my case correlates to the corrective adjustment needed for my eyes, so I need to order P-4.75 for my corrective lens.

Well – I hope that helps! If you have any more questions, please ask me on my blog at http://postfashionism.com.

PS – I will be having a giveaway for my blog in the upcoming week, so be sure to check it. Hint – it’s a $50 gift certificate to Macy’s! It will be easy and fun to enter the giveaway, so check back soon. =]

PPS – Remember in the video how I talked about those random free samples in the circle lens order? I took a photo in case you were curious.

PPS – I got notified that this was a special sample grab bag for me to test out. =] I feel so honored now! Just letting you all know that this is not included standard with the circle lens. =]