DON'T BUY HALLOWEEN/CRAZY LENSES ONLINE* - How to buy and wear lenses safely
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ต.ค. 2016
- Spooked: A Very Australian Guide to Halloween bit.ly/POPHalloweenInspo * unless it's through a prescription. I thought most of you guys probably wouldn't know this about contact lenses, and now is the perfect time of year to help fix that! Safety first. Subscribe to Freakmo here: bit.ly/1QHJigm
A couple of news articles on the topic:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/...
www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Consu...
makeupmag.com/top-make-artist...
metro.co.uk/2016/10/24/health-...
There's two websites that optometrists or lens techs have told me are safe, which are:
Samhain Lenses, these are all hand painted, so they will be a higher quality and more realistic lens:
samhaincontactlenses.com/
And exoticlenses.com/ which have mostly printed lenses.
There's more websites that are safe but I'm not 100% sure on them until someone inside the industry has given them the thumbs up. But as I said in the video, I'd avoid buying lenses from anyone who doesn't bother to verify a prescription first.
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Trust me, you don't want to lose your vision. I was diagnosed with an eye disease in 2014 that came out of nowhere and it caused me to lose about 75% of my vision. And it is the worst thing I've ever had to deal with. I'm getting my vision back slowly but I have to go to monthly appointments to get shots in my eyes. Yes, in my eyes. PLEASE, be careful with your eyes, even though this disease came out of absolutely nowhere you always need to take precautions.
yes! I'm an ophthalmic technician, and will be going to optometry school in 2 years. Every year we see soooo many terrible contact lens cases. Abrasions, ulcers, horrible infections, acanthamoeba, etc. We saw a 16 year old girl yesterday who got an infection because she overwore her contacts. She will have a permanent scar over one eye now. She'll end up needing a cornea transplant some day. Her vision went from 20/20 to barely counting fingers :/. Eye health is so important!
***** she was correctable to 20/20 (with contacts.) Now her best corrected vision is counting fingers.
I've always wanted colored contacts but i wont because I always knew how dangerous it can be... I value my eyes xD
Oh man, it amazes me how there are a lot of people out there that just buy the cheapest contacts possible. I work at a haunted house, and there were people who were swapping contacts directly from their eyes into other peoples eyes!!! Or they were offering other people to borrow their own pair! What the heck!! who does that?! Thanks for making this video so people stop getting hurt!
Looking forward to the sclera video!
NOOOO that's so gross, whyyyy!
Yo! It's Saturday night Halloween weekend and I'm sitting at home uploading videos about contact lens safety XP
I've put the comments on this video to "approved" only, so they won't show up publicly until I approve them. This is just a precaution because the last time I uploaded a contact lens video, some of the comments were truly idiotic.
I'm about to head to bed, so I will be able to approve comments and respond to stuff in several hours when I awake from my slumber :D
Freakmo 'tis the life of a makeup TH-cam artist! XD Happy Halloween!
I never knew this! thank you so much for posting this video. Your vision is not worth 1 hour or 1 day of wear. THANK YOU
This is so important!!! As someone has worn contacts for around 15 years it makes me happy that you're actually taking the time to educate people about this. Trust me you DO NOT want a corneal abrasion
This entire video made my eyes water
I would say shame on you for using clickbait, but this honestly need more views 🙌🏻 props to you for showing us safety!!
lmao, literally the only time I'd do it.
I know someone who's contact ended up being stuck behind their eye and there was nothing they could do to help her they just said "you have to cry..keep crying it out"
This immediately makes me think of one colored contacts company makeup gurus use on here that doesn't sell prescription contacts at all 👀 I do not feel safe at all buying from that site...
Yep, I know the one. I think they make commission off promoting it too. It makes me anxious seeing it promoted so much, and no one talks about how to safely and properly wear contacts.
Minsooky who is it? I would love to tell my friends to veer away from them.
Literally any website that you can add contact lenses to your cart and check out without them asking for your eye measurements, or telling you the BC, diameter, power, and asking for your prescription.
I used to work at a costume and novelty store and we always got questions and requests for these. Especially during Halloween season. We insisted people not buy colored contact lenses from anyone other than a licensed optometrist because the contacts, like any other form of eyewear, would need to be prescribed lest they damage their eyes. Of course, some people won't take this seriously and will purchase them anyway, but I really have to insist. I'm glad this is being put out there.
I don't know if youtube recommended this to me because it's close to halloween or they know an Ophthalmologist gave a lecture at my Pre-Med club and mentioned he get a lot of business around halloween because of non-FDA colored contacts. Damn those cookies.
I was in a Facebook group and some of the members were talking about buying cheap, non-prescription contacts for $3 USD (yes, $3) from a China-based website. I was kicked from the group because my opinion about buying them was wrong. I was trying to prevent people from temporarily or permanently blinding themselves by offering some information about the dangers of being careless with their eyes, but oh well. Anyways, thank you for this informative video!
I've seen people bragging about buying $5 lenses as well. All I can think is "but how much will your medical bills be?" if it all goes south.
i really respect you for making a video like this. It's so informative. Most people just sell product but i like how you go into depth with the importance of taking care of your eyes. Definitely subscribing!
I wore prescription contact lenses for years until I got Lasik. If they ever seem "stuck" in your eye, first wash your hands, flood the eye with Saline solution and only then try to move the contact lens to get lubrication under the lens. Then you can remove them. If you rub your eyes or attempt to remove them while your eyes are dry your corneas will get scratched.
You'd think it would be common sense not to put anything inside your body without consulting the appropriate medical professional but sadly, common sense is not very common nowadays. Good job with an informative video - keep educating those masses. :)
I'm really really really really glad I found this video. So many more people should see this.
I've been in bifocals since I was 4 and contacts since I was 9, and seeing people promoting websites for contact lenses that don't require measurements or a prescription scares me so much!
I only once tried contacts from a skeevy website, and even though I was careful and knew how to properly do everything, the lens was too small and as soon as I put it in, it felt WEIRD. I took it out, and went to see my optometrist, and I did end up with a corneal abrasion.
I'm glad that there is a youtuber out there that cares about everyone and wants to help them and keep them safe. it makes me smile to see someone who cares.
thank you for doing this, I got a corneal scratch and it ruined me for a week at least.
They suck so much hey! Mine was from a storm blowing up some debris into my eye, took me out of commission for a few days where I just couldn't open my eyes from the pain. It hurt so much that I went to the hospital, only to be told there's nothing in them and there's nothing I can do but wait for them to heal and use eye drops to help hydrate them.
Wow, I never knew this. I mean, I'm not planning on wearing them soon, but I do need corrective lenses. And I'm planning on doing it in the future.
I didn't know when I started either and caused corneal microabrasions from cheap contacts I bought online :(
OMG, that eye blood made me tear up. I have no problem putting them in my own eyes, but someone else.....it just makes it happen.
Thank you for posting this! I've always wanted to try out coloured contact lenses but never knew where to start, who to buy from and so on. I didn't even know you had to visit an optician before buying them and make sure you're getting ones that fit properly, I thought they were all one size fits all haha! Shows how much I knew. Thank you for educating me a little more.
Yeah I thought that too when I was younger :) But it's one size fits most, not all, and if you fall outside of that then it can do serious damage. Then there's all the other risks not associated with the size but with use - like scratching your eyes while putting them in, storing them hygienically and causing infections, or the lens being too low a quality and not allowing any oxygen to get to the eye.
Im so glad you make these types of videos for those who dont know!! I've had a couple of friends who have worn cheap coloured contacts from random street stores and i was super worried about them. They're eyes were fine but i just thought it was common sense not to put ANYTHING cheap into your eye with out medical prescription?! heck, im scared of even trying regular contacts for my eye sight...
Yeah I get scared about it all too haha, I try to be safe. It's much harder if you just don't know that things are unsafe, so spreading the word is hopefully helpful.
I literally bought 3 pairs of coloured contacts from a promotional ad off Instagram last week. Now I'm too afraid to wear them. I was only thinking of hygiene being the main issue. There goes $120 lol. Really informative video 😊 xx
Hey! There's a chance the lenses are a fine quality and will fit your eye, it's just better to know before you wear them for a few hours, rather than find out later haha. Take them to your optometrist and they can measure you and let you know :)
Hell yeah! Thanks for making this video again. And you might consider to put subtitles on it, there is no video or info in general like this in spanish for example and it can be sooo helpful for those who can't understand english n_n. Anyway, keep up the good work!
I wear contacts almost every day, and I only wear my clear ones prescribed to me by my eye doctor. I will not buy them online or anywhere else, I wont risk any damages on my eyes. Ill never wear colored contact lenses either.
Thank you! As an optician I really appreciate that you made this video!
There's so many people who charge headfirst into wearing cosmetic contacts without knowing what to do, or just
accept the perpetuated online myths, and then end up coming in to see us about their infected or damaged eyes ;_;
Halloween must be your least favourite time of year :(
The only reason I haven't gotten colored lenses even though I wear corrective lenses, is because prescription colored lenses are so expensive.
Yep! I get you. From what I've seen you can have them last for a couple of years if you take care of them, which is better than the 30 days, or 6 month printed mass produced ones.
I remember when I was in high school and colored contacts became a huge thing. They'd sell them in random stores like they were jewelry. Everyone was wearing them, but I never trusted sticking things in my eyes that weren't approved by an optometrist. Granted, I know I push the limits with changing out my contacts to a new pair, and my optometrist chewed me out the last time I was in there. He told me there's a coating on the contacts that fights bacteria and it only lasts about thirty days. After that, you're risking infection. 😂 He even compared them to wearing the same pair of underwear for thirty days. Said that was nasty and I need to change my underwear. I about died laughing. He made a great point though.
Hahaha ewww
I'm glad I found this
Girl, you are doing the world a favor by making this video. I'm glad I came across this, I had no idea this could happen
THANK YOU so much for this video. I work for an optometrist and get SO many calls around halloween time of people asking for colored contacts and then getting upset because I tell them that I cannot sell them anything without a prescription / eye exam... sigh. It's EXTREMELY important.
I never will wear lenses after this video.. xd
You are wonderful. I have said in the past that I know the risks, I'll buy anyways, etc. but I recently had a bad reaction in which the contact lenses actually burned my eyes.
My mom was a optometrist she used to teach people how to put on and take off contacts. She taught me how to were my wolf contacts for Halloween 🐺 👻 🎃
I didn't know about contact lens sizes so I just bought a pair. My eyes were super red and I couldn't get the lens out. It was horrible.
I went to optometrist about a year ago, and after he checked my eyes, he asked me "any questions before you go?"
And I asked him about color contacts.
And he said, "for cosmetics? Don't buy them, only good for Halloween. A waste of money."
And then he didn't tell me anything more about colored contacts other than that.
I'm really interested in buying color contacts, but I don't want to buy them without knowing my measurements.
Haha yeah some people are like that, it's frustrating. Not all optometrists will sell them here, but so far most have been willing to help me which is good. There are definitely some judgemental ones, and it's like "hey I'm trying to do the right thing here and be safe, so are you gonna help me or what?" :(
I'd try calling a few different optometrists ahead of time to check that they are able to assist you with it, there should be someone who is willing to help.
Thanks for making this video. I've always thought about buying lenses from the online Asian companies but there was always something shady about them. My eyes are first not my money. I'm glad I didn't buy those lenses and there are safer lenses for about the same prices as those shady ones on Exotic Lenses. This really helped because I've been looking at colored lens sites for years.
Thanks for making this video, I wear glasses and I've been concidering getting contact lenses, this vid really helped in terms of the risks, thanks!
I've found so many coloured contact lenses selling on the internet (I'm from Malaysia) and it bugs me about all the risk of wearing it when I see them selling those. I have many friends who are online sellers and they sell a lot of it and even bought it for themselves! Yes, it may look pretty and cool, but look what fake eye makeup did to me; an eye infection. This is my third time this year suffering one. By that, our eyes are very sensitive and I often notice that most people don't really care about their's unless something is happening to that area. So, thank you for making this video, I will definitely share this to my friends that are thinking to buy one online.
I have tried to tell people this just to be helpful and they get so mad at me.
Very useful information, thank you so much for sharing with us!!!
I have corrective lenses and I too recommend you go to an optometrist, she told me I would be allowed to wear coloured contact lenses after a whole month of wearing my corrective lenses daily for about 12 hours. Thanks for making a video on this because these tips are really usefull!
Thank you for the video! I was planning on getting colored contact lenses for the first time next year and up until now I thought they don't have measurements so thanks for the safety tips! :D
This was such a helpful video! My sister and I are looking into contacts for some cosplay and it's nice get advice from someone who has tried them before, thanks!
You are the most wonderful person I know,idk I just felt the need to say that.
Thanks for this!
You only have one pair of eyes. If you f them up you're screwed
Really happy you made this video!! I dont/didn't know much about contacts besides a few sites to get them from due to popularity. Videos like this are really helpful because I didn't know the risks and I do want to take good care of my eyes, I've already ordered contacts and have not put them in yet and before I do, I'll be taking myself and them to the optometrist!
Thanks girl, it's so important, I try to educate my clients (I'm a professional makeup artist doing beauty makeup AND my passion SFX) and it's really a pain to convince them but I got tow clients in the past week who bought cheap ones at a local Halloween store and ended up at the et for one and the other at the optometrist, one had her contact lens totally "glued" to her cornea and the other one had a bad infection. Thanks for helping us educate girly
Oh god, it would be the worst position to find yourself in at the end of Halloween. I've had people who have bought it without a prescription too, some have listened and decided not to wear them, others have worn them anymore. Most were fine, two of my friends have ended up with lenses fused to their eyes though :(
Thank you so much for making this! I used colored contact lenses for quite some time and I don't regularly change the water...and my eyes got very itchy. Thx God it didn't get that bad. Thx!
Thanks for this I've been wanting to wear color contacts for along time now I know what to be cautious about
Thanks for the information. I'm here in USA and there are a lot of shady stores that do sell them and this is great information thank you very much
So glad this was on my recommendation list! ✔️
This girl I know had cheap colored lenses in and at the end of the night they started to hurt and she tried to get them out but she couldn't, they kinda sticked to their eyes, when someone helped her to get them out she wasn't allowed to see light for days.
once when i was at my old glasses place this kid came in and he didn't take out his contacts for like a month or something (they were the one day ones) and like pieces of his cornea were coming off with the contact lense it was crazy
AHHHH
Such a great vid!!
Thanks for posting. I have worn cosmetic lenses before purchased without a prescription but I was blessed not to have anything happen. Thanks for telling us the sites to purchase from. I hear the warnings but never knew the right places. My eyes and future cosplays thank you.
I plan on buying coloured contacts for cosplay soon. I've heard uniqso is a pretty good website and it's been recommended to me by multiple people. They do ask for a prescription but they don't ask you for a measurement (the measurements are still listed you just can't pick a certain one) Do they sound pretty safe or should I find a different website???
I have a scratch on my cornea because I do wear contacts because I have bad vision and I swam in the lake with them and slept with them in that night and I almost had to have my eyeball removed. that's how bad it is
amazing video. glad to see you care so much, thank you!!
Do you know if you can damage the Cornea if you accidentally put them in inside out? I've always wondered about that.. many thanks!^-^
just go to your local eye doctor.. mine had sample color contacts.
i js bought sum contacts lenses yesterday n now tht i see this video, ima be more carefull n ima take more care of my eyes THANKSSS FOR THIS VIDEOOO ITS REALLY HELPFUL
Oh my god thank you so much for this... I was thinking about getting contact lenses. Thank you, THANK YOU.
Thank you for this video I did not know these risk but I am very glad I know now before trying to buy the cheapest blue contacts on Amazon. I will know do the proper thing and go to an eye doctor to get measurements.
i wear contact lenses with prescriptions, do they sell colored contacts with prescriptions?
Contact lenses are SOOOO expensive >.< I'll go for after affects.
Right?? Smart choice. I'm doing that for a few of my halloween vids this year!
My dream is to get a really nice fitting, hand painted pair of scleral zombie contact lenses. These can last for years if you take care of them properly (like changing over the contact lens solution every 30 days, cleaning them properly etc.)
thanks for the video! it's really helpful and informative ^^
this is such a nice and helpful video xx
Awesome video thank you very much for the information. 😁
what about pinky Paradise?
If they allow you to put a contact lens in the cart and check out without you putting in your measurements, and don't ever verify your prescription, then I wouldn't buy from them.
thankyou for this info. great video!!!
Does Samhain Contact Lenses do toric lenses?
Thank you ! no i know what i need to do before i get colored lenses !!
Great info. Thanks.
this is amazing I will always do this when I wear my contacts THANKS!!! 😊😊😊😊
how much do the ones you have cost in the US? im very curious and i really want to get eye contacts. but also GET IT SAFELY ^-^
I'm not sure in the US. My cheapest ones from the optometrist here were $50. I've seen some printed ones in the US from exotic eyes which might be like $35 through to $70, and they verify prescription, and then the custom hand painted ones can be like $200 to $500 for a pair, but they last much longer than the printed lenses.
Good vid - very informative :)
Great job with this video!
this helped so much!
Wow great information!
I've gotten my cornea scratched from someone stabbing there hand in my eye by catching my from a trust fall....
Thanks for telling me. I never knew that would happen.
I'm glad she made this vid
Thank you for helping
You mentioned youre aussie, does Medicare cover the Optometrist visit?
It sure does! It's free, then the lenses I got from my optrometrist (they stock colourvue and it fit my eye measurements) were like $40 - $50.
Thanks for the help
Thank you for this video
oh my god I had a coloured lens ad before this XD lol
so i wear contacts anyway is it safe to use the measurements and prescription etc of those to buy some contacts? online, probably colourvue lenses
Yep! That's what my optometrist sells. So my eyes will fit the 8.6 base curve, and 14mm diameter of the Colourvue ones so I have used those before and it's been fine for me. Other brands aren't sold in optometrists in Australia, I'm not sure if they're just too low a quality or what the deal is.
Wow 😲 I never knew this thanks I almost did this
Thanks for this! I was thinking about buying colored lenses,and I haven't thought of any of these things! Well..I've thought of some...Still thanks
Well u don't wear contact lenses so I'm okay, I'm too scary to put stuff in my eye I love my eyes
wow i did not know all of this ... i thought this was safe good i saw this before i bought some
i wear colord contackts.... an i agree with all this the dumb ones i got for halloween i almost got stuck....got it from walmat an i was 10 im 16 now so i get ones from my eye doc an there amazing! good vid :3
This is such a great video! You communicate so well. A Breath of fresh air on the Boobtube
Will the fake eye blood just disappear after time, or do you have to rinse your eyes with water?
Yeah it disappears fully after about 10 minutes, if it feels too sticky I use eye drops to help get the rest out.