SubscribeGirls Get the Anime Look with Extra-Wide Contact Lenses
Wide-eyed and not-so-innocent?
Anyone who's seen Japanese comics, cartoon videos or anime art is instantly struck by the common look of the girls - big eyes that, by making the rest of the face look small, add the cuteness and sex appeal prized by many Japanese men. Since no amount of cosmetic surgery will make actual human eyes larger, some girls are trying another way to up their cute quotient: extra-wide contact lenses!
These are no ordinary contacts - they're not only tinted, but tinted prominently in the extra-wide outer ring. The result is the appearance of a bigger, wider iris.
To quote the sales copy, "Wanna get big, watery shiny eyes without any surgery? CRAVE AND ENVY NO MORE!"
The extra-wide contact lenses are made by a variety of companies including Geo and Dueba, and cost in the $30-$50 per pair range. It seems they're not just cosmetic - send in your prescription and the lenses will be made to order.
The site featuring the lenses sells a few other beauty aids, including a painful-sounding "nose clipper" and a Crystal Colagen Breast Mask which demands a posting of its own - keep a big, watery, shiny eye on this blog!
Steve Levenstein
J A P A N O R A M A
InventorSpot.com
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halaluyaaa
Submitted on August 9th, 2008 by Anonymousbunu alanin beynini kemireyim ... bu ne ya
Too weird...
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousThat looks scary. Anime eyes should just stay within anime.
OMG
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousWow that chick is so HOT! Hey now!!!
JT
http://www.Ultimate-Anonymity.com
photoshoped
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousphotoshoped
if you're going to accuse
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousif you're going to accuse someone of photoshopping, at least spell it right.
photoshopped
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousPhotoshopped
jjj
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousI see those eyes when I'm at an after-hour E bar. Don't need contacts !!
Engrish
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousI wished you was here with me.
Hot
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousI'd hit that.
re: jjj
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousan 'after hour e bar?'... really?...
.....
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousok this just seems flat out stupid only someone severly desperate, lonely or just flat out creepy would get these
Re:.....
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousWow, overly-judgmental much? They're no different than any other custom contacts.
Yeah, but...
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymous...custom contacts in general are stupid. These, doubly so.
I've got anime hair dye to go with that!
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousCheck it out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2750885917/
Looks like she has Grave's
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousLooks like she has Grave's disease!
I just wanted to say
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousThat's so hot!
Why not?
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousBeing Asian myself, there are many iris-enlarging contacts on sale throughout Japan, Taiwan, China. Even though the ones posted here have tints, there are many more subtle (dark brown, some almost black) iris-widening lenses that enchance the aesthetics of the face. Widening the iris makes you look cuter, more focused and of course- in the eye of the beholder, more attractive. It's a matter of culture and I don't see this as such a bad thing. I mean, its less perminent than tattoo's, piercings, plastic surgery. So, why not?
-hku
Re: Grave's disease
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousThat got my LOL!
...although not to insinuate the disease is amusing...(note for the bleeding-heart crusading posters out there).
wat
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymoushi /a/
The shape of her face and
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousthe contacts... she looks like an alien.
Because it's f**cking stupid
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousBecause it's f**cking stupid like the rest of it, maybe?
'sup /b/
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousYou know you're already looking at her and thinking "SURPRIZE BUTTSECKS."
Just what I wanted!
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymous"Wanna get big, watery shiny eyes without any surgery? CRAVE AND ENVY NO MORE!"
Haha! Big, watery eyes...sign me up!
rip-off
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymous30-50 dollars a pair?? You're getting ripped off if you pay that amount. They sell for only about $15 a pair in Asia :P
lame
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousthat is so lame.
If you're going to get custom contact lenses, at least get these:
http://www.coastalcontacts.com/special-effects/cSpecialEffects-p1.html
Anthony
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousOh boy, give a few months and I'll see all them ugly anime-obsessed chicks wearing these too (along with the bunny ears they already have)...
Gay.
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousGay.
No top lip
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousWhere is her top lip?
You guys must be homosexual...
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousEveryone that thinks those are dumb must be homosexual... these are hot... seriously.
Grow a pair gentlemen...
Side effects...
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymous...may include blindness.
Better than blepharoplasty...
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousYup,
It's reversible and way hotter on asian eyes than on caucasian women...
Just don't overdo it...You're gonna look like a bug! :)
By the way I'm asian ;)
Maikeru76
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Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Anonymousthese look stupid IRL
I grew goosebumps when I saw
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousI grew goosebumps when I saw that.
Gross as hell.
Ugh
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousThat's disgusting
National Geographic
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by AnonymousPositively Biafran
Whats next
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousJesus ... Whats next ? Cyborg legs ? :D
Anyway ... she looks hot.
Peter
http://www.owned.lv/
/a/
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousGo back to 4ailchan.
photoshoppped
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by Anonymousphotoshoppped
Yes/No
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousYes, the eyes have that effect
No, the expression on her face ruins the moment
However, if she'd smile or something, I'd gladly date her.
really?
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by Anonymousam i the only one who thinks this is just a doll? i know these contacts are sold and worn, but i feel like this is just a mannequin... and thus scary looking. her head doesn't even seem to be on right and her skin doesn't look real either.
...
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousDon't defend an overpriced commercial program!
It's potatochopped.
Epic
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousFail.
Sweet Eyes
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousOw! Her Sweet Eyes!
Amazing Cosplayers
http://www.spassdroge.com/hosted/media/amazing-cosplayers,215.php
Those Damn Jabs
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousIf they want something they will do it no matter what ?
warning
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by Anonymousproduct may cause major skull deformities
Vivas
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousThat is scary, really hope this idea fails horribly. If all women looked like that, I'd go gay in a second
God, that ugly bitch looks
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousGod, that ugly bitch looks like half the tee-hee-kawaii! Asian princess bimbos that go to my university. I'd like to give her a couple black eyes to match her freaky contacts.
She's not hot you stupid
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by AnonymousShe's not hot you stupid douchebag.
great concept...
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by Anonymousand i can't wait until they get it right. the girl used in the picture already has wide eyes (almost looks shooped) the lenses don't appear to make much difference. back to the drawing board i say, great idea!
limits
Submitted on August 11th, 2008 by Anonymouswe should leave some barriers between reality and fiction. Animation is here to explore our imagination, not to practice it.
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