Are you looking for a change more drammatic than a new hair style? Costume eye contacts can make the transformation a complete success. Find out which lenses are out there on the market and how to find lenses that are safe for your eyes and are garanteed to make you look stunning.

Color costume contacts – what aare your options?

There are two brands of Halloween contacts that make the best looking, high quality contacts - Crazy Lenses by Cooper Vision and Wild Eyes by Ciba Vision. Both companies are major manufacturers of prescription contacts, including corrective lenses, color contacts for dark eyes and theatrical lenses. So if you decide to get Wild Eyes or Crazy Lenses, you can be sure you are paying for  high quality costume lenses  .

There are hundreds of costume lens styles available. Here are some:

• Cat’s Eye – yellow, white, green or red, with a vertical black pupil just like a real cat
• Complete white lens - makes your eye white, good for a zombie effect
• Black-out – makes your eye completely black
• Red Hot - for red vampire eyes
• Spiral contacts of different color - red, yellow and white, create a crazy effect
• Fire - bright yellow flames on a red background, around your pupil
• Bloodshot – red blood vessels over white background, very scary

Look at some costume contacts.

There are also many smaller companies and individual artists, who offer different designs for costume contact lenses. You can even get custom made lenses, with any design you like.

How to make sure your lenses are safe

You might have heard that Halloween contacts can be dangerous your eyes. You shouldn’t worry; though, because high quality contact lenses are absolutely safe; only improper care of them can cause problems. If you already wear contact lenses for vision correction, care for costume color lenses is absolutely the same as for ordinary contacts.

If you are new to contact lenses, though, be sure to consult your eye doctor before you order yourself a pair of costume contacts. All contact lenses come with instructions on how to care for them. Be sure to read and follow these instructions – taking care of your lenses takes only a couple minutes.

Here is your lens safery guide:

• don’t wear your contact lenses for longer than 8 hours and never sleep in them
• only use contact lens solution to store and disinfect your contacts, never use tap water
• wash your hands before handling your contacts
• never wear a lens that is torn
• take your costume lenses off if they irritate your eyes
• never give your contacts to other people

Where can I get costume contact lenses?

Close to Halloween, you have probably seen these colorful boxes for sale everywhere – beauty salons, flea markets, even gas stations. However, it is not a good idea to buy your theatrical contact lenses from these places. Most of them sell no-brand costume contacts, so you can’t know where they were manufactured or from what materials. Remember, the surface of your eye is very delicate, and using paints that are not designed for contact lenses (as is the case with the majority of lenses available on the streets) can damage your eyes.

There are two safe ways to get costume contacts. One is to visit an eye doctor, get a prescription and order contacts through your doctor’s office. Another option is to order your costume lenses online from trusted contact lens retailers. This way, you can save a lot. As with most online orders, your contacts will usually arrive in about a week, so you should place your order in advance.

Are you interested in color costume contacts now? They are great fun and, with variety of designs, everyone can get color lensesto suit your needs.