Circle Lens... In the beginning...

I remember the moment I realized my bad eyesight as if it was yesterday... I had just gotten my braces taken off and I was on all-time high. Sitting in the lobby of my orthodontist's office, my dad pointed out the doctor's PhD diploma hanging in the office across the room. I had to squint to read out the university from which he had graduated. My dad asked me in a state of shock, "You can't read that?!". Thus, I went from the bane of wearing braces to glasses in a day.

I was in 7th grade and therefore only 12 years old. Luckily, I had many friends who wore glasses at the time, so I never felt out of place or stigmatized. However, I hadn't discovered the wide variety of "stylish" glasses nor contact lenses at that point in the late 90's. My first pair of glasses were "grand-motherish" and I'm thankful that I don't have any pictures of me wearing them at the time. This was also BDC (before digital cameras). I still have them tucked away somewhere *I think*. My next pair of glasses were more modern and befitting a teenager girl going into high school. I also got my first pair on contact lens during the time. **I currently own a lovely pair of Juicy Couture frames <3 <3 <3

Before circle lens, I have worn only FreshLook ColorBlends in all of the available colors. My favorite color, and therefore being the one I wore most, was Grey. I've also worn a pair of FreshLook Radiance in Moonlight, which weren't as appealing to me as the ColorBlends. I found that the Radiance collection served to enhance one's eye color rather than change it.


~FreshLook ColorBlends in Grey~


~With my little brother (who's not so little anymore) during a vacay trip to the Philippines~




~FreshLook Radiance in Moonlight~



So, why colored contact lenses? I love to shop. I love fashion. I love change. I have way too many clothes, shoes, handbags, and accessories for a single person to ever need. Therefore, I naturally like to wear a variety of contact lenses. Not only do they allow me to SEE, but having different contact lenses allows me ACCESSORIZE :) Don't get me wrong, I DO wear my glasses (I mean, the frames alone were $200+), but I don't like how the clarity of your vision is limited to the size of the frames. And trust me, if I could have multiple styles of frames, I would. But frames are more expensive individually and you still need to purchase the lenses for the frames :P