Circle lens review: G&G Diamond Grey

Hello~!

Time for another circle lens review. This time I'm reviewing a very beautiful lens; G&G Diamond Grey. I had pretty high expectations for this lens and I wasn't disappointed - these ones really delivered! 

Important note: I got these lenses from a friend who lost interest in wearing and reviewing circle lenses. These lenses had a wrong prescription for me and I think that these were close to their expiration date/already expired so thus I can not grade the comfort. However, I will say a few words about the comfort in general - pretty much my first impression of these. Remember: wearing lenses that are past their expiration date/broken/have the wrong prescription for you is a dangerous thing to do and it can damage your eyes for good so seriously, don't do it. I wore these lenses for half an hour and then threw them away so I had these on only for this review. Thank you. 

This circle lens review is non-sponsored.

The vials of the lenses.

The lenses in their vials.

Base curve: 8,6 mm/8,9 mm
Diameter: 14,5 mm
Water content: 38 %
Life span: 1 year

So... Apparently with these beauties you get to choose which base curve you want. I think that choosing the one you want happens by writing it on additional information when ordering the lenses? Whatever the case I think it's seriously a good thing; 8,9 mm seems to be a trademark for G&G lenses but it doesn't fit everyone's eyes - at least not mine, I still have some flashbacks to the bloodshot effect that occurred back in the days... So yeah, if these beauties really are available with 8,6 mm base curve I can totally imagine ordering these for use!

Inserting these was actually quite easy; I don't recall any problems with it, at least not any major ones. Might have tried to curl around my finger a bit but that happens to me almost every time I try to insert a lens so yeah, nothing new under the sun. These settled in my eyes nicely after the first few minutes; I have always had more or less problems with G&G lenses because of the 8,9 mm base curve but this time I didn't feel any scratching or anything. For the first few minutes they felt like they were moving quite a lot though; I almost got concerned would they even settle but eventually they did. Thickness was pretty average I think - I don't recall these being thicker or thinner than usual.

 

One lens in.

Yup, the enlargement effect is there and it's even better than I expected! It doesn't make my eyes look huge but makes them a lot more noticeable. That much was probably to be expected though; the diameter isn't that large in the end. But even just by the size these couldn't be mistaken for my real eyes - these are too big for that.

The lens design is awesome! I have always had that eye emoji glance towards lenses which have the diamond-like print on them and these definitely do deliver; to be honest, right now these are in my top 10 favourites. The print really is diamond-like and in my opinion (in most light conditions) the print makes your eyes look like they were actually shining. Also like the black limbal ring; it isn't that thick but noticeable enough to give my eyes that "fantasy gaze"; I could easily imagine myself picking these if I ever decided to cosplay a fairy, a mermaid or some other magical creature. For alternative fashion these lenses work well - in my opinion these could fit many different styles! Also, am I the only one who sees a small halo effect too..?
These blend pretty well with my natural eye colour as well; my eyes are a mixture of grey, blue and green (grey being a dominant color) and even though I can clearly see my own eye colour shining through these lenses kind of... Boost it and make it look prettier. I could say that these work well in both light and dark eyes (the latter one judging by the official product pictures on PinkyParadise 's site)! ^__^

Now the lens pictures! Shiro Samurai took all the pictures for this review, thank you so much~!

The pictures were taken on a rather cloudy day in June 2021. These aren't filtered in any way, only their size has been changed since the original photos were quite big.
(Note: we took pictures of quite many lenses on the same day so the light conditions are going to be the same in the next few reviews too.)

 

Natural roomlight.

 

Yellow roomlight.

Bathroom light.

With a flash.

Facing the window.

Back against the sun.

Facing the (clouded) sun.

From the distance.

• The color of these lenses is 8/10; beautiful shade of grey that blends nicely with naturally grey eyes, also like how the black details add some extra spice to these!
  
  
• In my opinion the design is 10/10 - I have a thing for this diamond-like design and these lenses make no exception to that; these also work both for cosplay AND alternative styles!
  
  
• I had to think about the opacity for a while but I would say 5/10. These do indeed blend nicely with my natural eye color, however they also let it shine through quite a lot.
  
  
• The naturalness is 2/10. The color adds some point to this section too but c'mon, who has diamond-like eyes by nature? These are also a bit too enlarging to look natural.
  
  
• Speaking about the enlargement, I would rate it 6/10. These are not HUUUUGE but the enlargement effect definitely is there.
  
  

Phew, that's one more review off the table - many more to come so if you're interested in circle lens reviews, stay tuned! 

Until next time.

-Firith

Cosplay plans for 2023

Hello folks!

It's been a lot of time since I wrote a post like this. Yeah, I published a part of my Genshin Impact cosplay plans but it's certain that none of them is going to happen this year. However, I am going to make at least one cosplay this year but aiming to make these ones!
I have to admit, I'm a bit nervous about making a costume again... It's been literal YEARS since I last sew anything. Yikes. Wish me luck with these.

Let's take a look!

Chizuru Yukimura from Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan

...yep. She's very likely to happen this year. I've always liked Chizuru; she's gentle and genuinely wants to help people around her - even if it endangered her. She's determined and strong-willed young woman - probably not that much of a fighter but definitely not a damsell in distress. I have already bought and gotten some stuff for her and am likely to do a make-up test during the spring. The costume is likely to be debuted during autumn. I will cosplay the anime version of her; in all honesty I don't have the time to make the details of the game version. 

Miku Hatsune, Rotten Girl Grotesque Romance

This costume will certainly be re-made; I have already bought her a new wig and the lenses are on their way. I'm once again going to make my own design but the character will be recognizible; her trademark hair, red dress etc. I'm going to have to re-make pretty much everything - last time I wasn't 100 % happy with the costume. Cosplaying her back in the days was fun though, probably mainly because the costume was so comfortable to wear and it didn't take ages to dress up lol. I hope I can make this new costume as (or even more) comfortable as the old one...

Luka Megurine, Magnet

Well, let's say that there will probably be some WIP posts coming this year about this costume so that's why I decided to add her on my 2023 cosplay plan list. I'm likely to do a long dress this time since I think it suits me better than the short one. I know I won't be able to finish this costume this year but yeah, at least gonna start making it. Probably gonna start with buying a new wig for her, the one I have now is okay but not fully what I want.

Not that many plans for this year (and two of them are re-makes lol) but hey, it's a start after a quite long hiatus.
Mostly I will make these for photoshoots - I'm likely to attend a couple of cons this year but frankly I prefer photoshoots to cosplaying at cons these days.

Next post will be a circle lens review - I have quite many of those waiting to be written. However I will also write - at least some kind of - WIP post of Miku during the spring so stay tuned if you're interested in hearing more of that project!

Until next time.

Firith