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2 special effect contacts is an absolute must for any decent Halloween costume. But there are so many on offer – which lenses are actually impressive and which are a waste of money? Find out what costume contact lenses are available and the way to decide on the brand that is best for you.

There are two major types of halloween contacts – round ( standard shape for contact lenses that only cover the coloured area of your eye ) and scleral costume lenses ( covers the whole obvious portion of your eye, leaving no white obvious ). There are semi-scleral lenses – they’re larger than the ordinary ones, but some white is still obvious at the corners of your eyes.

If you’re not very experienced with color contact lenses, it is best to go with ordinary ( round ) lenses. Scleral Halloween contacts make a great effect, but they are more difficult to insert and remove, and infrequently not very comfortable to wear. Also, scleral lenses are really dear – sometimes upwards from $200 per lens. Semi-scleral lenses, on the other hand, could be a good compromise, because they’re reasonably easy to put in and take out and they do not cost that much.

All special effect lenses are absolutely opaque. Unlike some color contact lenses, costume lenses are similarly suitable for light eyes and dark eyes – they completely mask your natural color anyway. The center of the lens is generally clear, so you can see. If you want vision correction, you should be happy to know that some Halloween special effect contact lenses, like Wild Eyes and insane Lenses, come with corrective powers. If your vision is perfect, you can just get plano ( nil powers ) lenses.

What Halloween special effect lenses are on offer?

The range of computer effects lenses designs is fantastic. You’ll find anything you want, from classic hot red or moggy eyes to frost, Dune or Alien designs. The most popular and exciting looking lenses are halloween special effect wild eyes ( which you can get in yellow, red or white ) Vader, Wolf Eyes, Black-outs and White-outs. You can also get lenses with the symbol of your fave sports team or symbolic prints like smiley face or stars and stripes.

And if you have your own design in mind you can order customized contact lenses. There are many firms online that employ contact lens artists to make individually painted lenses. Of course, this kind would cost a lot and you will have to place your order in advance.

Halloween contacts collections and manufacturers

Two collections reign supreme over the special effect Halloween contacts market – Crazy Lenses, produced by Cooper Vision, and Wild Eyes, produced by Ciba Vision.

Crazy Lenses offers white-out lenses, black, red and white spiral, wolf eyes, fire and bloodshot. Crazy Lenses come as monthly disposable contacts as well as traditional ( annual replacement lenses ). In fact if you won’t wear your silly Lenses every day and care for them properly, annual lenses can last 18 months. If you’re trying to find the least expensive option for this Halloween – monthly expendable Crazy Lenses is mostly the least expensive prime quality contact lens you can get. Funny Lenses are available with or without prescription.

Wild Eyes are yearly replacement special effect lenses. You can get moggy Eye, Hypnotica, Black-out and White-out, Icefire, Zoomin, Zebra, Jaguar and Wildfire. Wild Eyes colors are bright and clear and the lenses are comfortable. You can get Wild Eyes without or with corrective powers.

9mmSFX lenses – the company that made special effect lenses for flicks like Hellraiser, Blair witch Project two, The journeys of Pluto Nash and many other famous flicks. They offer loads of designs, all of their lenses are hand-painted, and they create impossible to believe effects. The only draw-back is that 9mmSFX lenses aren’t mass produced – so they cost a lot.

Compare Halloween special effect contacts by different brands and have great frightful fun!