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Designer Contact Lenses – Crazy or Cool?

June 2, 2010

in Crazy or Cool,Eyes

Forget about a subtle brand logo at the corner of your eye glasses – what about on your actual eyeball?! I chanced upon this product and knew I had to post. Though it’s been out for some time, I only heard about this now and from what I can tell they are still in production. Plus, we haven’t had a ‘Crazy or Cool‘ post in awhile!

Christian Dior, most famous for its haute couture clothes, handbags, makeup and the bestselling perfume J’adore, is to put its distinctive logo in a more unusual place: eyes.

The fashion house has come up with two sets of contact lenses, designed by John Galliano for the Dior Eyes range. The lenses will create the illusion of either a golden or a black ring around the iris. They will also contain a miniature CD logo.

The contact lenses are available in two sets, and each pair will create the illusion of either a golden or a black ring around the iris, said to “encircle the iris and dramatize the eyes.”

While I can understand the thought behind it – for one, colored contact lenses are especially popular in Asia – I am unsure about these. I have no problem with colored contact lenses and I’m all for having a brand logo on the product, but to add a ‘CD’ logo on your iris? I feel it’s a bit too much… talk about being ‘label-mad’! :-P

What do you think? Would you wear designer contact lenses?

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Dior Diorshow Blackout Mascara Review

July 15, 2008

in Eyes,Make Up,Reviews

After my beloved Lancome Virtouse tube started to dry out, I decided the other day to buy Diorshow Blackout since I used to wear Diorshow and didn’t mind it, and just wanted a bit of a change. Also, the whole “From the catwalks to you” definitely made me want to try it out!

I’ve used Diorshow maybe 2 years ago then switched to Lancome mascaras that I dearly love, but I didn’t switch because I didn’t like Diorshow – just wanted a change and then forgot about it, I guess! I’m glad I’m back though!

Blackout is an “intense deep kohl black shade that glides on smoothly, and draws out every last lash to show-stopping lengths.”

Blackout definitely delivered the darkest, deepest black I’ve ever since, and like Diorshow the volumizing and lengthening properties are excellent. The formula, like its original, doesn’t smudge or flake, and it holds a curl very well – one thing I’m wondering is why did they change the brush? This brush is as large as Diorshow, but for some reason the bristles are spaced out so much, it clumps up after one layer of application. Two or three layers and you’re asking for a clumping mess!

If they changed the brush to the original, this would definitely be “THE” mascara. Other than that, I do like Blackout very much and would repurchase, but the brush – terrible!

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