If your eyes are deep brown, you probably have a hard time finding colored contacts for dark eyes. A lot of non prescription natural colored contacts are very translucent, and that doesn’t work out well for people with dark eyes. The key is to find lenses that are opaque enough with the right sized pupil opening. This will prevent your eye color from showing through. You may want to try different tactics when choosing different colors, and we’ll explore what you should do when selecting contacts in a variety of shades. It’s absolutely possible to find colored contacts for dark eyes.
Before picking your colored contact lenses, there are few tips you would want to know:
Always Shop from a Reliable Retailer
You want to make sure the retailer you’re purchasing your lenses from has been approved by a countrywide organization for medical safety. Reliable retailers will list their licenses on their websites so you know your lenses are coming from a trusted authority. There’s no reason to be suspicious of lens stores that have the proper approval, because you know the product that you’re getting has been deemed safe to use. It’s the ones who don’t have approval that you need to watch out for.
Pick the Size That’s Right for You
Circle lenses come in diameters, and each of these diameters will give you a different look. These range from a more subtle effect to an extreme doll eye effect. If you’re not sure exactly what you’re going for, start somewhere in the middle. If you purchase a pair of lenses that are a midpoint, it will be easy to determine whether you want to go smaller or larger with your future lenses. If you don’t already know exactly how they’re going to look on you, this method will help you find out.
Do You Want a Limbal Ring?
The limbal ring will make a world of difference in how your lenses look on you. The limbal ring is the black band that occurs subtly in our eyes which separates our iris from our sclera. In a contact lens, the limbal ring is often more pronounced. They come in different sizes and thicknesses, and some lenses don’t have one at all. Stronger limbal rings will provide more of a doll-eyed look and does more to make your eyes look larger, while a thinner limbal ring will give you a more natural effect. No limbal ring doesn’t always change the appearance of the size of your eyes and will mostly effect the appearance of your iris.
Deciding on Tones
Lenses come with or without tones. Usually, very opaque lenses tend to be limited to one color. Lenses with different tones are designed to mimic the appearance of your natural eye. If you look closely at your eyes, you’ll notice that they aren’t necessarily one solid color. You’ll have darker shades, lighter shades, and maybe some flecks of color that are completely different from your main eye color. Tonal lenses will use blends of colors to create a similar effect. If you want a very animated look, lenses that rely heavily on tones may not provide one for you. If you’re going for a delicate and dainty look, you’ll probably find that you prefer lenses with tones. Tones will also help blend colorful lenses into dark eyes if you’re having a difficult time finding lenses that work for that purpose.
Choosing Colors
If you want your lenses to change the color of your eye, there are some things you need to take into consideration. If you have very dark eyes, you’ll need to select a stronger, more opaque color to block your natural eye color from showing through. If you have lighter eyes, you’ll find that there are less limits to your options. Lenses that are more translucent in their colors aren’t necessarily a bad thing, particularly if that color is going to work well with your natural eye color showing through. It may even create a more realistic effect.
BLUE COLOR CONTACTS
Blue contacts are among the hardest to find, especially if you want natural looking contacts. Going from dark brown to blue is a huge jump. Since blue is so light, you need a contact that’s very opaque in order to prevent as much brown from showing through as possible. Select blue contacts with a more pronounced limbal ring. This will assure that brown doesn’t peek through the circular edges of your iris. The black ring will also create a greater contrast, allowing the blue to appear more vibrant. Try to stay away from powdery blues, which are the least likely to look realistic on dark eyes. Go for sapphire shades, or rich blueberry tones for the most natural looking contacts.
Recommendations:
- Geo Xtra Bella Blue 2 Tone Circle Lens WBS202 (Featured Image)
- Geo Xtra Blue 2 Tone Circle Lens WTB62
- Geo Xtra Aster Blue 2 Tone Circle Lens WTC12
- Full list of Blue Colored contact at CircleLensesUSA.com
GREEN COLOR CONTACTS
Recommendations:
- GEO Princess Mimi Apple Green WMM303 (Featured Image)
- Geo Xtra Green 2 Tone Circle Lens WTB63
- Geo Xtra Bella Green 2 Tone Circle Lens WBS203
- Full list of Green Colored contact at CircleLensesUSA.com
VIOLET/PURPLE COLOR CONTACTS
Violet contacts are excellent for people who aren’t searching for a natural look, and they’re the easiest unnatural shade to blend with dark brown. Unlike light shades, such as yellow or pink, you’re able to utilize the undertones in violet contact lenses to your advantage. Most dark brown eyes have a red undertone, which means that that particular tone of brown falls under the red umbrella of the color spectrum. Since purple is a mixture of red and blue, you’ll want to find purple contacts that have a little more red than blue in them. This will help them blend into your natural eye color. Violet contacts that are too blue will look strange on dark brown eyes, as the level of contrast will cause the area around the pupil to be very obvious.
Recommendations:
- Geo Super Angel Violet Circle Lens XCM211 (Featured Image)
- Geo Xtra Bella Violet 2 Tone Circle Lens WBS201
- Geo Xtra Aster Violet 2 Tone Circle Lens WTC11
- Geo Angel Violet 2 Tone Circle Lens CM831
- Full list of Violet/Purple Colored contact at CircleLensesUSA.com
GREY COLOR CONTACTS
If you’re dreaming of light, misty gray contacts, you may have some trouble. Unless the lens is extremely opaque, natural looking gray contacts for dark eyes are hard to find. If you’re interested in a dark, steel gray, you won’t have any trouble at all. Since dark colors won’t make a huge difference from afar, you’ll want to select gray contact lenses with a darker limbal ring. Giving the gray a black band to contrast against will make the gray pop out a little more. Gray lenses that have wisps of black that run throughout the colored portion of the lens are the easiest to blend with your natural eye color.
Recommendations:
- Geo Xtra Bella Grey 2 Tone Circle Lens WBS205 (Featured Image)
- Geo Super Angel Grey Circle Lens XCM215
- Geo Xtra Aster Grey 2 Tone Circle Lens WTC15
- Full list of Grey Colored contact at CircleLensesUSA.com
BROWN COLOR CONTACTS
Brown contacts on brown eyes are really hard to get wrong. If you’re looking to enhance your eyes with natural looking contact lenses, you can dramatically change your appearance by using brown contacts on dark eyes. There’s no point in getting colored contact lenses that are going to match your eyes exactly, so you’ll want to find a lens with different tones. You have a huge variety of options in this department.
If your eyes are very dark brown, getting amber lenses will add new dimensions and light to your eyes. Even if they aren’t opaque lenses, brown contacts with different flecks on top of your dark brown eyes will give them a brightening radiance. You can choose amber, honey, or golden undertones to make your dark brown eyes dazzle.
You may also be choosing brown lenses because you’re looking to change the size of your eyes. If you’re only looking for a dolly eyed appearance, select contacts that are the same color as your eyes, but have a large diameter. You can also select a large diameter lens with different tones if you’re looking to get the best of both worlds.
Recommendations:
- Geo Xtra Brown 2 Tone Circle Lens WTA64 (Featured Image)
- GEO Princess Mimi Starmish Brown XKP304
- GEO Big Grang Grang Brown Circle Lens WHC244
- Full list of Brown Colored contact at CircleLensesUSA.com
What Do You Think?
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