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Color Contacts - How To Choose The Best Ones

Contacts are no longer strictly for improving your eyesight. What about for improving your appearance? With the advent of technology, prices have lowered on luxuries such as contacts and now people are taking advantage of the myriad of color options for beauty purposes.

Investing in a pair of color contacts can be fun and exciting. The best matches are made when you choose a color that enhances your natural beauty. Exotic colors such as lavender or ice blue are tempting, but generally going for a pair of color contacts that enhance your features is best. If you have dark hair and features go for a vibrant blue. A blond or someone with fair coloring can add drama by wearing dark colors such as grey, blues and dark greens. And if all else fails, just take them out! Since they're not permanent, have a new eye color each week.

What Type of Contact Lens is Best for You?

With the popularity of color contacts there is quite a variety available now. These options include enhancement tints, color tints, visibility and light-filtering tints. Visibility and light-filtering tints don't alter your actual eye color. Visibility tint color contacts offer a slight tint that allow you to better see your contacts while you put them in and take them out. Light-filtering tints are used primarily by athletes. Light-filtering tints help enhance certain colors, and hopefully enhance the athlete's performance.

If you're looking to change your eye color the enhancement tints and color tints are the best options. If you are a natural chocolate brown, you can now become a vibrant blue. Your actual eye color will be affected, but each of the two contact types does so in a different manner.

If you have dark-colored eyes you will need to invest in a pair of opaque color tint contact lenses. They are offered in many colors and since they are a solid color, they cover naturally dark eyes well. A few color options include darker brown, blue, green, grey and lavender. People with light-colored eyes are encouraged to purchase enhancement tints. These enhance your natural color and also come in a wide array of color options.

Go Natural!

You may worry that color contacts will look unnatural, but not so! Technology has created contacts that are quite natural looking. The original opaque tints were made of one color, where as the newer model of opaque tints have many colors to help achieve a natural look. Enhancement tints are also relatively new and they offer a dramatic look for those with dark or light eyes.

Color contacts come in multiple wear-options. You can purchase them in either disposable or permanent form. Permanent lenses are worn daily and removed each night. But, if purchased in disposable form, you simply toss each pair on either a weekly or bi-monthly basis

Where to Purchase Them?

First off, you must set an appointment with your optometrist. An exam will verify the health of your eyes and proper measurements will be taken. Don't forget to get samples of different colors that you're interested in.

Color contact lenses are not for everyone. What works for one person may not for the next. Things your doctor will take into consideration are your eye shape and color options. Also, if taking care of color lenses feels like a chore, you may need to go for a disposable option.

Deciding on a pair of color contacts is a fun experience. With the proper brand, color tint and by following contact maintenance you will have a pair of long-lasting contacts that serve you well.

Summary:

If changing your look through your eye color interests you, go for it! There are a variety of color contact options available and there's bound to be a perfect pair out there for you. Keep in mind that you must see an optometrist and get a prescription in order to order a pair. But, with proper maintenance and care, a pair of color contacts will serve you well for some time to come.