We all love getting free samples of stuff. If you look for these offers, they're out there. You get to try the product before you buy it and decide if it's something that you would eventually want to purchase. Manufacturers of products understand how this works and they like it, too. They get their product into your hands and they find this often to be a more effective way to spend their advertising money instead of expensive magazine ads. I think it makes sense, too. So when you see offers for free samples of products, don't be afraid to take advantage of them.
So the same holds true with a free colored contacts sample. It's basically the same thing but the process is a little different. You can get the free samples of contact lenses but there's something you have to do first.
First, you'll need to get a prescription for contact lenses. This is for a few reasons. One reason is that if you're going to get a free sample of contacts, the manufacturer will want to make sure that the ones you get are the right ones to help your vision. If you do not need vision correction, they'll want to make sure they fit your eyes well. Not everyone's eyes are the same size and shape, so a proper fitting is very important. It's also the law that you get a prescription. Seeing an eye doctor is a good thing to do, so we also suggest you do this first.
You can then find the offers that are available for colored contact lenses. These are on the websites of the different brands of contacts that are out there. You can even go get these offers now if you want - that's probably the best way.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Ben Stiller Rocks the Avatar Contact Lenses at the Oscars
I like how Ben Stiller keeps things interesting. That was quite the shocker when he came out to present an Oscar dressed as a character from Avatar. He had the blue skin, the braid, the tail and even the yellow contact lenses:
If someone was going as a character from Avatar for their Halloween costume, they would probably find that adding the Avatar contact lenses to it would really make a huge difference. This is because people always look at other people's eyes when they look at them, so they would get noticed. Having yellow colored eyes is not natural, which is probably why that color was chosen for the characters in that movie.
This type of special effect contact lens is similar to those worn in the Twilight movies. I guess the vampires and Avatar characters have something in common. Weird.
Mad Hatter Contact Lenses
In addition to those two, I almost forgot that there's a third character that's also related - the Mad Hatter from the new Alice in Wonderland movie. People are also looking for Mad Hatter contact lenses, which would, in my opinion, be another great Halloween costume this year. Johhny Depp seems to keep outdoing himself with the number of ways he can look. He will, no doubt, go down in the Hollywood history books and one of the most creative looking actors ever. He can transform into any character and the Mad Hatter is going to be one of his best, for sure.
Oscars 2010 recap: Bigelow is Queen of the World! (blogs.newsobserver.com)I think the yellow contact lenses looked good on him - meaning, as that character. They looked realistic and, of course, he could still see out of them. It really completed the look he was going for.
Ben Stiller came out as a Na'vi from "Avatar" to present the award for Best Makeup (and as he noted, "Avatar" wasn't even nominated for that award, since all the blue people were CGI). He had the blue face paint and gross yellow contact lenses and a fishing pole connected to his long tail. Way to commit. The makeup winner: "Star Trek."
If someone was going as a character from Avatar for their Halloween costume, they would probably find that adding the Avatar contact lenses to it would really make a huge difference. This is because people always look at other people's eyes when they look at them, so they would get noticed. Having yellow colored eyes is not natural, which is probably why that color was chosen for the characters in that movie.
This type of special effect contact lens is similar to those worn in the Twilight movies. I guess the vampires and Avatar characters have something in common. Weird.
Mad Hatter Contact Lenses
In addition to those two, I almost forgot that there's a third character that's also related - the Mad Hatter from the new Alice in Wonderland movie. People are also looking for Mad Hatter contact lenses, which would, in my opinion, be another great Halloween costume this year. Johhny Depp seems to keep outdoing himself with the number of ways he can look. He will, no doubt, go down in the Hollywood history books and one of the most creative looking actors ever. He can transform into any character and the Mad Hatter is going to be one of his best, for sure.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Are Colored Contacts Without Prescription Legal?
It seems like all the buzz right now is about people wondering about how to get colored contacts without prescription. There is some confusion about if a prescription is actually needed or not along with some other questions and things to know. This article will discuss those things.
President Bush signed a law into act on November 11, 2005 that allows the FDA to regulate all contact lenses - including non-corrective, decorative lenses - as medical devices. Here it is in H. R. 371:
"All contact lenses have significant effects on the eye and pose serious potential health risks if improperly manufactured or used without appropriate involvement of a qualified eye care professional.
Most contact lenses currently marketed in the United States, including certain plano and decorative contact lenses, have been approved as medical devices pursuant to premarket approval applications or cleared pursuant to premarket notifications by the Food and Drug Administration (‘‘FDA’’).
FDA has asserted medical device jurisdiction over most corrective and noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices currently marketed in the United States, including certain plano and decorative contact lenses, so as to require approval pursuant to premarket approval applications or clearance pursuant to premarket notifications.
All contact lenses can present risks if used without the supervision of a qualified eye care professional. Eye injuries in children and other consumers have been reported for contact lenses that are regulated by FDA as medical devices primarily when used without professional involvement, and noncorrective contact lenses sold without approval or clearance as medical devices have caused eye injuries in children."
As you can see, getting contact lenses without a prescription, even colored contacts that are non-corrective, is not legal. They refer to colored contacts as decorative contact lenses and they're also sometimes called cosmetic colored contact lenses.
The good news is that it's really easy to get them still. All you need to do is go see an eye care professional and get fitted for them. It's a good idea since you want them to fit right and it's good to get your eyes checked by an eye doctor every now and then. Who knows? You may even need some vision correction, which could help your eyes and make them not be so strained.
President Bush signed a law into act on November 11, 2005 that allows the FDA to regulate all contact lenses - including non-corrective, decorative lenses - as medical devices. Here it is in H. R. 371:
"All contact lenses have significant effects on the eye and pose serious potential health risks if improperly manufactured or used without appropriate involvement of a qualified eye care professional.
Most contact lenses currently marketed in the United States, including certain plano and decorative contact lenses, have been approved as medical devices pursuant to premarket approval applications or cleared pursuant to premarket notifications by the Food and Drug Administration (‘‘FDA’’).
FDA has asserted medical device jurisdiction over most corrective and noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices currently marketed in the United States, including certain plano and decorative contact lenses, so as to require approval pursuant to premarket approval applications or clearance pursuant to premarket notifications.
All contact lenses can present risks if used without the supervision of a qualified eye care professional. Eye injuries in children and other consumers have been reported for contact lenses that are regulated by FDA as medical devices primarily when used without professional involvement, and noncorrective contact lenses sold without approval or clearance as medical devices have caused eye injuries in children."
As you can see, getting contact lenses without a prescription, even colored contacts that are non-corrective, is not legal. They refer to colored contacts as decorative contact lenses and they're also sometimes called cosmetic colored contact lenses.
The good news is that it's really easy to get them still. All you need to do is go see an eye care professional and get fitted for them. It's a good idea since you want them to fit right and it's good to get your eyes checked by an eye doctor every now and then. Who knows? You may even need some vision correction, which could help your eyes and make them not be so strained.
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