Eye Fashion Trends Shifting Toward Colored Contact Lenses

It is a fact that women spend substantial amounts of money on eye shadows, eyeliners, false eyelashes and mascara. Recently, this trend has been shifting to having their eye care professionals prescribe colored contact lenses. Women are getting prescriptions for different colors and changing their looks dramatically. Commonly known as cosmetic contact lenses, these colored lenses are intended to change the appearance of the eye. These lenses are also manufactured in various powers so they can be used to correct vision problems should this be necessary. For the adventurous spirit or for someone in the mood for a style change colored contact lenses might just be the option for you.
Think about how many times you have walked into your favorite department store and strolled up to your favorite cosmetics counter be it, Clinique, Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, Lancôme or any number of other cosmetic sellers. The beauticians are prepped to sell you more than you need and the “best” eye makeup products. The fortunate shoppers might make it out of there with bills of between $100-$200. If you are lucky, you might even qualify for one of those snazzy bonus gift bags full of sample products.
For less money than you would spend at your favorite beauty counter, you can visit an eye care professional and be fitted with colored contact lenses. He/she should have trials available for you to try in the colors that you like. Once you have made your decision just ask him/her for a prescription for each of the colors you want to purchase. Remember contact lenses are considered to be a medical device and therefore a prescription from your eye care practitioner is necessary to purchase them. Don’t get lured to a colored lens display in your local beauty salon. Such dispensing options are illegal and do not provide for the proper assurances that your eye care practitioner can give you once he/she has determined that your lenses are well fitted.
There are two types of colored contact lenses – enhancers and opaque. Enhancer lenses merely accentuate your natural eye color while opaque lenses will change your eye color completely. These medical devices need to be cared for and cleaned regularly.
· Always wash your hands before handling your lenses.
· Regularly clean your contact lenses.
· Store your contact lenses in a clean lens case.
· Do not reuse the contact lens solution you used to disinfect your lenses. Always use fresh solution to ensure maximum efficacy in disinfection.
· Do not use tap water for hydration, rewetting or during the lens cleaning process.
· Definitely do not use your saliva to rewet your lenses.

Now that you have your prescription and lens care instructions it is time to shop online for the best deals when replacing your favorite colored lenses. Remember that most lenses are sold in a 6-pack so avoid sites that are willing to sell you only 2 lenses. Shopping for contact lenses online can be tricky. Low prices per box are great but definitely check on the shipping fees as well so that you can calculate your true cost. Many places only offer free shipping after you have spent over a certain amount on their site. In no time at all you will have a whole new look for a fraction of what it would have cost at the department store beauty counter.
Below are just a few links that allow you to see the various colors available.

http://www.contactlensking.com/freshlookdimensions.aspx
http://www.contactlensking.com/freshlookcolorblends.aspx
http://www.contactlensking.com/expressions.aspx
http://www.contactlensking.com/focus1to2weeksoftcolors.aspx