1 Day Acuvue Define Lenses in Vivid Review

Long time no post! I cannot believe it's already halfway past January, where does the time go? *sigh*

Here is my second and final review for this particular series of lenses. This review will be shorter than the other one as I didn't see the point of photographing the box and blister packs of these lenses as they are the same as the lenses I reviewed anyway, bar the name and design of the lens. If you haven't read my other review yet, you can find it here.

The design of the lens is a tad simple, it consists of just a milky chocolate brown colour with lots of uneven spikes radiating the centre of the lens. However I find these lenses, much like the Natural Shine ones, are able to enhance your eyes in the most subtle way without being boring. These lenses look very natural indeed on my brown eyes, even more so than the Natural shine due to the colour being brown. The shade of brown is lighter than my natural eye colour, which creates a sort of milky halo that I find very pretty. The enlargement once again is minimal but still enough to make your eye subtley pop.

Sorry for the dodgy colouring! The colour is actually quite a bit darker!

With the other lenses, I had a problem with the sclera appearing through in some photographs. I have the same problem with these lenses too (you can see it very slightly on the photograph below) as both the Natural Shine and Vivid lenses share the same base curve and the ring design is quite narrow, but the degree to which you can see the sclera is not as severe with these lenses. I also have a problem with blurriness with these lenses due to the base curve,which really annoys me as I really love the effect these lenses give TT

I love how these lenses make my eyes look  naturally larger and 'vivid' :D

With one lens in and one lens out, the enlargment is more noticeable, but I'm sure you'll agree that these lenses are probably one of the most natural you will come across.

Not a severe o.O look, but still noticeable!

Comfort-wise, these are just like the Natural Shine lenses, the lenses are very soft (to the point where it can be a little frustrating sometimes to get the lens into a bowl shape on your finger) and hence very comfortable. However the base curve problem makes it difficult for my eyes to focus properly and hence can cause some discomfort.

My Verdict

Design: 2.5/5
A little boring but I like how the spikes help the colour blend into my natural eye colour.

Effect: 5/5
Sweet and natural is what I would use to describe how my eyes look with these lenses.

Enlargement: 3/5 
Little enlargement but still enough to make your eyes cuter and more dolly. Even though the diameter is the same at Natural Shine, I find these lenses give a slightly larger enlargement effect.

Comfort: 3/5
The base curve problem really annoys me, but remember if you don't have a problem with the 8.5 base curve, these will probably be the most comfortable lenses you'll ever wear.

I would repurchase if it wasn't for the base curve problem, but I don't think it's a wise idea for me to buy them again.

If you don't have the base curve problem, then I'll give you two thumbs up to try these lenses :D


Between Vivid and Natural Shine, I like both designs equally but each one has it's own special effect. Vivid has a more believable effect, creating cuter, rounder eyes.
Natural Shine however creates an air of mystery due to the grey limbal ring. Brown eyes don't have a grey limbal ring naturally (but if you know someone who does, let me know! I'd love to see! ^^), hence why it creates a more interesting effect.

Hope my review was useful

:)

Jia

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1 Day Acuvue Define Lenses in Natural Shine Review

I'd known about these lenses for some time thanks to Youtube videos from Hong Kong beauty gurus and have always been intruiged by them, they have been specially created to enhance dark eyes, which is probably why these lenses are only for sale in Hong Kong and Macau (but what about the rest of Asia? o.O)

There are three different designs: Accent, Vivid and Natural Shine, as shown below.

Accent and Vivid were the first designs to appear, followed by Natural Shine (the most popular according to the optician). I also purchased the Vivid style, which I shall review later.

 The lenses come in a card box, shown above, each box containing 30 lenses. 

 The diameter is 14.2, but it definitely does not have the enlargement effect of circle lenses with diameter 14.0. The base curve is 8.5, something you should definitely take into consideration, I will explain later.

The box also has a picture of the lens design printed on it, it definitely looks more interesting than the lens in real life.

The lenses come in blister packs like these, convenient for travelling, just like all 1-day lenses.

So do I like these lenses? 

Let's take a closer look.

 It's not a very clear picture but you can see the main design of the lens. Apart from the grey, there is also a spiky, light yellow-brown ring that sits on the spokes of the grey ring. The brown ring is actually a lot less noticeable compared to the picture on the box, and the real lens is lacking the dark grey limbal ring found on the box design.

Here I have the lenses on both eyes. The effect is very natural, the lenses add a soft grey ring around your irises, gently helping to define them. The brown ring is not visible at all on my eyes. 

Although the enlargement is not very noticeable, I actually really like the effect these lenses impart. They definitely make my eyes look more dolly and sweet, and according to my boyfriend, my eyes 'look like marbles in a good way'. His exact words. Whatever floats your boat, eh?

You can see the 'marble' effect more clearly in the above picture. The grey ring blends very well with my brown eyes, and actually looks as though my eyes are naturally like that.

However of course there is a small downfall. The actual lens design in quite a narrow ring, so if your iris is naturally quite small, the ring may reveal some sclera. When taking pictures, the lenses don't actually cover my iris entirely, as you can see above. However in reality, I don't seem to have to this problem (although I don't constantly look at myself in the mirror).

I took the lens out of my left eye to compare the size difference. The enlargement is noticeable when you compare both eyes, but when you have both lenses in, most people won't realise that you're wearing lenses. 

When it comes to the design and effect it gives, I am a big fan of these lenses. I do love wearing my circle lenses but sometimes it's nice to wear something more simple and a little less adventurous.

These lenses are also the most comfortable lenses I have tried, I can wear them for around 12 hours without my eyes feeling tired or dry. They are really soft, much softer than your usual circle lenses, but not so soft to the point where they're flimsy and nearly impossible to insert onto your eye.

However, I do have my problems with these lenses unfortunately :(

I have astigmatism in both eyes and usually I don't have any problems with my circle lenses but I do with these lenses. This is where the base curve comes into play. My circle lenses have a base curve of 8.6 or 8.7, but as these are 8.5, they don't fit my eye correctly. My vision throughout the day fluctuates from being relatively clear to blurry. Most of the time, these lenses are fine to wear, I managed to watch a movie with these lenses without any problems, probably because there's always so much going on I don't spot any anomalies with my vision. The main problems arise when I concentrate on one area for too long, such as reading a menu. The lenses like to move a little and disrupt my vision, not exactly fun T_T
I can't quite understand why this problem arose though as I read that differences of 1mm shouldn't be too much of a problem.

My overall verdict?
Design: 2.5/5 - Nothing that interesting.
Effect: 5/5 - I really love the effect these lenses give.
Enlargement: 2/5 - nothing drastic but enough to make your eyes twinkle.
Comfort: 3/5 - the softness of these lenses is amazing but the occasional blurriness I experience is rather annoying. 

I would definitely recommend these lenses to anyone who wishes to try something natural looking yet can add something special to your eyes; I would also say these lenses are suitable for absolutely any occasion.
Please do take the base curve in to account though.

I purchased these lenses from an opticians in Hong Kong for 220HKD a box.

Thanks for reading!
Hope you found it useful :)

Jia
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