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Contact Lens Review: A&R Red Prescription Lenses

Another review for Alice and Rabbit’s Shop contact lenses! This time it’s for their limited red prescription lenses ($25 for one pair of lenses, including free international shipping).

I’m very nearsighted and for a long time, finding graded red lenses had frustrated me. I’m glad I have options now, and I’m very happy with this one.

There’s a small portion from a video I took while wearing the lenses.

Here’s a portrait in natural light so you have an idea what sort of effect the lenses have in relation to a face, rather than just closeups. They are not as striking or artificial-looking as solid red lenses, but still very noticeable. I think I can get away with wearing this on normal days without freaking too many people out, hahah. (With my solid red lenses, I’ve had kids run away from me and yell at their parents to “take them away from the vampire”. True story.)

In terms of cosplay, I think this would be great for characters who have “naturally” red eyes — meaning they were just born with that eye color, as opposed to their eyes glowing red because of some hidden power awakening or whatever. Some examples would be Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Sebastian Michaelis (Kuroshitsuji) and Kaname Kuran (Vampire Knight).

Here’s a much closer look so you can see what sort of pattern the lenses have. The label says it has a diameter of 14.8, which makes it a little bigger than regular lenses. So it’s got a bit of enlarging effect which pulls more emphasis toward the eyes.

You’ll also notice that there is a large uncolored portion in the middle. The dark brown that’s visible inside the red ring is my actual eye color. The space in the middle gives the illusion of an enlarged pupil, and this effect works best on dark eyes. And on a related note — yes, this means the lenses will stand out even on very dark eyes like mine.

Here’s another look at the lenses when light isn’t shining directly on my face.

And here is a close-up.

And another portrait to show the effect of the lenses on a face.

All in all, these are awesome, comfortable and reasonably-priced lenses. They look great even up close, they photograph well and they give super nearsighted people like me the gift of sight. Here’s the store link again if you want your own.

You might also want to check out the rest of Alice and Rabbit’s web store collection. And here is a link to Alice and Rabbit’s FAQ page for those of you who have questions.

Thanks for reading! Hope this helps!

For my other lens review, it’s over at this post: A&R Cosplay Lens Review

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