Many costume designers that work at theaters and on films have long used contact lenses to truly change an actor’s appearance, adding an authentic detail to the production. Changing the look of an actor’s eyes completely changes the way we view them, since we look into a person’s eyes first when meeting them. An actor can become dangerous, handsome, beautiful, inhuman, or magical simply by wearing the right contact lenses.
Until recently most of us have not been able to afford or obtain designer contact lenses with these amazing transformational powers. Now we can.
At this year’s Halloween parties, you can use completely safe contact lenses to become just about whoever and whatever you want. All you have to do choose the right ones to go with your costume.
Designer contact lenses are available in two major varieties. The round discs that you place on the center of the eyes are the cheapest and most common choice. You can see through the center of these lenses, unless you want to make yourself appear to be blind in one eye by wearing opaque contacts.
Designers use the space around the clear center of these contact lenses to create creepy effects with colors and patterns.
The second main type of contact lens is the sclero lens, that fits over the whole eye. With these lenses you can change the color and appearance of even the whites of your eyes. Eyes that are red or green all over, for example, can be a very scary and unnatural look, and perhaps exactly what you need for your Halloween party look this year.
Since they are larger and cover the entire eye, sclero lenses allow designers to be more creative. You will definitely have a unique look if you use sclero lenses in conjunction with you Halloween costume. These contact lenses, though, are much more expensive than the other option and they are also more difficult to fit to the eye since they are larger.
The majority of costume contact lenses that are made for use during Halloween are made to be plano, a term that means they are designed for anyone to wear safely. Obtaining designer contacts with a prescription can be done, but is more expensive. If you can still see moderately well without your corrective glasses, it might not be worth spending the extra money, since you will only be wearing the contacts for a short period of time.