Saturday, March 16, 2013

Surprise Birthday Party, part un

"un" is French for 'one', don't cha know?

Hi! *waves excitedly*
I am quite looking forward to this coming week, especially since these last two weeks have been kind of miserable for me. 
On my way out of the doctor's office 2 weeks ago, I hit my head trying to get into the car.
STUPID IKR
You know the part of the car where the hard rubber is that the door...connects to? Yeah, hit my head on that part. It was truly ridiculous too, because I was rushing to get in the car since it was so damn cold that I ended up smashing the top of my head on something that was easily avoidable. So after three days of not being able to sleep, occasionally blurry vision and headaches, I went back to the doctor and they said I had a concussion. 
Staying home from class for 3 days (3 days that ran into the weekend, so basically I was home for 5 days) sounded like an awesome thing, until I came back last Monday and was hit with two research papers, one project, and a packet of questions for my bio class.
AND WE JUST GOT ANOTHER RESEARCH PAPER ON FRIDAY
I am so exhausted.

But enough whining, because I started this post with the intention of talking about why I'm so excited for this coming week.
It's my dad's birthday on Saturday, and my mom and I have been planning this little surprise party at this very nice, upscale Chinese restaurant. My aunt is also coming on Tuesday, but of course my dad himself won't know about the party until we get there. All he knows is that we're going out for dinner, just thinks it's going to be the 4 of us. 
I just wish I didn't have to wait until Saturday morning to go pick out a nice evening dress. /sigh
I can't wait to blog about this when it happens :)

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Review: Geo Starmish Brown Circle Lenses

I've wanted to review these lenses for a while, but I kept being lazy. Well, the review is finally here. Now, let me just start off by saying that unfortunately I no longer have these lenses...I had to throw them out two weeks ago while I was outside because I didn't bring my lens care stuff with me, and my eyes were severely itching me.

That doesn't really matter, though. I had the lenses for roughly three months, and I did take photos, so this review will still be good. I'll be rating it out of 5 in 3 different categories; color visibility, comfort, and enlargement.
Alright, on to the review!

These are very cute lenses by GEO, and they come in two colors; light brown and black. I ordered the light brown, because I wanted my first pair of lenses to be this color, and I don't find black circle lenses to be very appealing.
bathroom lighting
The above photo is how they looked under my bathroom lighting. As you can see, they're quite noticeable. Below is a photo I took of me in the car, so the lenses are under natural lighting.


I'll rate the color 5/5, because they are very bright and vivid no matter what type of lighting you're in. (I actually wore these lenses to a late-night school event, and my friend commented on them even though it was nighttime. Further proof they're very visible!)

As for eye enlargement, I definitely noticed a difference. It's nothing massive, since these lenses are a size 14.5, but it's definitely noticeable. So a 4/5 for enlargement. Unfortunately, where these lenses disappoint is with comfort. Maybe all circle lenses are like this (this is my first pair, so I wouldn't know for sure), but I found that they made my eyes quite uncomfortable for anywhere from 5-15 minutes after putting them on. My eyes would itch and water and it was overall not a fun experience. After the discomfort subsided, they were tolerable. Sadly, the itching returned while I was outside and didn't have my lens case with me, so I had no choice but to throw them away because they were hurting so much. (And I try to take very good care of my lenses.) For that, I give comfort a 3/5.

Overall, these are very cute lenses that are bright and pretty. However, if you're looking for a big eye enlargement, then these lenses probably aren't for you. Although the lenses are pretty, they were quite uncomfortable for me.