TRILOGY LENSES 💄 | BEAUTY REVIEW

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Hey Zengarmy,


Okay I'm starting this post in a very agitated mood because Picmonkey (the photo
editing website that I've always used to edit my blog photos) just decided to pull
back ITS FREE VERSION FROM EVERY USER — which means NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO
SAVE THE PHOTOS I'VE EDITED ON THE WEBSITE! 👋 Ermmmmmmm how about NO
THANKS?! 👋 I would rather throw my money into a trash can than paying for this!


😡 😡 😡 😡 😡


Being frantic, I edited today's thumbnail using a new editing website called BeFunky
— and I think it doesn't turn out too bad huh? Even though it looks a bit wonky as I'm
STILL in the process of assimilating to this new website, I think it's safe to say that I
would NEVER use Picmonkey again until they decide to get off the fucking high horse
and re-grant the free version to its users ✌ I hate it when a brand gets this stuck-up!

▲ In this photo : Trilogy Lenses in the colour "Brown" (sorry for the photo quality 😭 I'm still getting used to the new editing website argh!)

Today I'm coming at you with a beauty review on Trilogy's contact lenses!
This is my FIRST proper review on a beauty product and I'm SO EXCITED to
be breaking the gender stereotype that "only females are allowed to put
on makeup / do something to beautify themselves"! It's 2017 and I'm here
to tell you that as long as you feel confident in wearing makeup, YOU DO
YOU AND LET NOBODY TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T DO!



*insert Bodak Yellow here*



Anyway, I can't seem to find the official website for Trilogy Lenses (which is
a little bit worrying to me hahaha!) but I got them from A-LOOK Eyewear
(a certified contact lenses distributor, phew) so everything should be safe!
I really wanted to make this post as newbie-friendly as it possibly can, as
when I started wearing contact lenses I literally have NO CLUE about what
should I take note of, especially when it comes to eye safety, price range,
lens power and etc. 😩 The only source of information I have is my friend
who also wears contact lenses (she did not give me a very comprehensive
explanation tho! 😂), hence I wanted to make this post for those of you
who wanted to try out contact lenses but are clueless about everything.







[ Eye Safety ]


For those of you who have never wore contact lenses before, they are essentially
just 2 pieces of plastic-like, round shaped membranes that fit onto your cornea.
It will take a VERY LONG TIME (an entire hour in my case) for you to put on the
contact lenses if you are a first-time wearer, as our eyes are designed to react
to any physical invasion with self-defense mode (aka blinking non-stop & tearing
up, basically being over-dramatic to stop you from poking your eyes). Instead of
using the term "poking your eyes", I find "pasting a soft sticker to your eyeball"
a better term to describe the process of putting on contact lenses. If you find the
lenses a bit hardened to be stuck onto your cornea, simply use contact solution to
wet the lenses before putting them onto your eyeballs. DO NOT USE TAP WATER!!!



( saying this because some people actually DID that )



If possible, you should always consult your optician before deciding to wear contact
lenses on a daily basis. Being a bad example, I bought my first pair of contact lenses
without the "consulting optician" part (nobody told me that!). I literally just went in
to a spectacle shop with my friend, told the person in charge I wanted to buy a pair
of contact lenses, told her the power of my spectacles so that she can find me the
appropriate power for my contact lenses — and got my contact lenses — THAT. IS.
LITERALLY. IT! I then went and got my contact solution (to sterilize & soften the
lenses), lens case (for you to store the lenses overnight, obvs) and lubricating
drops for contact lenses (this one is optional but it's for when your eyes get dry
and you can't take out your contact lenses because the night is still young and
you want to look cute). NEVER use a normal eye drop for contact lenses, NEVER
wear contact lenses and dive without eye goggles, and NEVER fall asleep while
wearing contact lenses — as these WILL MAKE THE LENSES SLIDE TO THE BACK OF
YOUR EYEBALLS. Treat your contact lenses as a part of your organs, because it is!

[ Price Range ]


I'm still considerably new in the universe of "contact lenses wearer" (I only started
trying them earlier this year) so I have NOT tried out many different brands yet
— but from my existing experience so far, RM45 - RM60 for monthly pair seemed
to be the average price range. Obviously, the pricier the lenses are, the more
natural they are going to look on your eyes and the more comfortable they are
going to be on your eyes. PLEASE DO NOT BUY LENSES THAT ARE CHEAPER THAN
THE AVERAGE PRICE AS THEY MIGHT POSSIBLY BE VERY HARMFUL TO YOUR EYES.



Among all of the averagely priced colored contact lenses that I've tried out so far,
Trilogy appears to be the most comfortable for my eyes (I will get onto the review
soon please hang on there). For the more highly priced lenses, Air Optix is highly
recommended by my friend as their lenses are very comfortable & natural looking
(but they cost RM90 per month tho). When it comes to lenses, you can't be stingy!



[ Lens Power ]


Most of the contact lenses on the market come in identical power for one pair of
lenses (meaning: same power for both lenses) — but I'm sure none of us has the
EXACT IDENTICAL power for both eyes! This is the slightly sketchy downfall of
wearing contact lenses as you have to find the intermediate power between
both of your eyes. Having said that, there are some shops that allow you to
customize the power for each lens — but needless to say, they cost higher!



Now let's get on with the ACTUAL review!

I've loved Trilogy lenses so much that I've tried out 2 out of 5 of their monthly colored
contact lenses! They feel comfortable on my eyes for most of the time even though
they are 14.5 mm in diameter (average diameter for contact lenses are 14.2 mm)!
I personally preferred the grey colored
lenses compared to the brown colored
lenses, as the latter looked super FAKE
when hit by direct light source — most
of the time it appears RED rather than
brown, which is very disappointing!!!



Undeniably, the brown lenses has HIGHER color payoff than the grey lenses
(hence appeared better on photos most of the time) BUT the grey lenses
are definitely more natural looking. Overall, I will recommend the grey
lenses if you want to try out Trilogy lenses! However, be prepared that
it's not going to look SUPER PIGMENTED most of the time when the light
is not directly hitting on the lens — BUT WHEN IT DOES, it looked super
pretty and vampire-like! On the other hand, the brown lenses looked...
LIKE YOUR EYES ARE ON FIRE 24/7 😭 😭 😭 (would 4/10 recommend 👎)

▲ Did my makeup SUPER vampire-like to
match my alter ego. That nose contour tho!

I would like to end this post with a "use-my-promo-code-to-get-10%-off" but sadly
I wasn't sponsored by Trilogy because I basically curse all over my blog and no
company wants to sponsor me 😂 😂 😂 (but at least I'm not a fake bitch!)



Has any of you tried Trilogy lenses
& has totally different opinions than
mine? Let me know in the comments!



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