Halloween Contact Lenses - the Most Important Part of Your Costume

Want your eyes to look different? Costume contacts can make this happen. Find out which lenses are out there on the market and where you can get contacts that are safe and will make everybody’s head turn.

What costume contact lenses are on offer?

There are two brands of Halloween contacts that provide the excellent quality and look contact lenses - Crazy Lenses by Cooper Vision and Wild Eyes by Ciba Vision. Both companies are major manufacturers of all types of contact lens, including corrective lenses, color contacts and theatrical lenses. So if you go with Wild Eyes or Crazy Lenses, you can be sure you are paying for  safe color contacts  .

There are hundreds of costume lens styles available. Here are some:

• Cat’s Eye - yellow, white, green or red, with a vertical black pupil just like a real cat
• Complete white lens - makes your eye white, good for a zombie effect
• Black-out - makes your eye completely black
• Vampire Red - for red vampire eyes
• Spirals - red, yellow and white, create a crazy effect
• Fire - bright yellow flames on a red background, around your pupil
• Bloodshot - red blood vessels over white background, very scary

 

See costume contacts.

There are also many smaller companies and individual artists, who offer different designs for costume contact lenses. You can even get custom made lenses, with any design you like.

Costume contacts safety

You might have heard that Halloween contact lenses can be dangerous your eyes. You shouldn’t worry; though, because high quality color lenses are absolutely safe; only improper care of them can cause problems. If you already wear contact lenses for vision correction, care for costume contact lenses is absolutely the same as for ordinary contacts.

If you are new to contact lenses, though, be sure to consult your eye doctor before you order yourself a pair of Halloween contacts. All contact lenses come with instructions on how to care for them. Be sure to read and follow these instructions - it isn’t at all difficult.

Here it is, in a nut shell:

• don’t wear your contacts for longer than 8 hours and never sleep in them
• only use contact lens solution to store and disinfect your color lenses, never use tap water
• wash your hands before handling your contacts
• never wear a lens that is torn
• take your costume lenses off if they irritate your eyes
• never give your contact lenses to other people

Where can I get costume contact lenses?

In September, October when the shops start displaying Halloween costumes, you have probably seen these colorful boxes for sale everywhere - beauty salons, flea markets, even gas stations. However, it is not a good idea to buy your theatrical contact lenses from these places. Most of them sell no-brand costume contacts, so you can’t know where they were manufactured or from what materials. Remember, the surface of your eye is very delicate, and using paints that are not designed for contact lenses (as is the case with the majority of lenses available on the streets) can damage your eyes.

There are two safe ways to buy costume contacts. One is to visit an eye doctor, get a prescription and order them through your doctor’s office. Another option is to order your costume lenses online from trusted contact lens retailers. This way, you can get the best price. As with most online orders, your contacts will usually arrive in about a week, so you should place your order in advance.

Do you think that Halloween lenses are fun? They are great fun and, with so many designs available, everyone can get contactsto that you will love.