I remember being a teen, wrapped up in the latest trends. In my day, the trend involved sky high hair, acid washed pegged jeans, and blue eyeliner (Don't judge me! I know exactly what YOU looked like in the 80's!).
Well, Good Morning America covered a story last week about the "Lady Gaga Circle Contacts trend" that has become popular with teen girls...Yeah, I never heard of it either. Let's take a page from Alice in Wonderland and begin at the beginning.
This is an example of Japanese anime (or "animation"):
This is Lady Gaga...take particular notice of her eyes.
Inspired by the "anime look", Lady Gaga's eyes were enhanced through computer editing to make them look larger and more cartoon-like for her Bad Romance music video.
Circle Contact Lenses have been developed to create that doe-eyed, childlike look at home. Though these contact lenses are not legal in the U.S., teens are able to purchase these contacts online for as little as $20. Yep, $20 for a black market, unfitted, unregulated pair of contacts designed to make you look like a cartoon.
The FDA states: "ill-fitting contacts can scratch the cornea and cause a slew of problems, not least of which is infection, and in the worst case, blindness."
Check out this super-popular You Tube video describing how to transform yourself into human anime using make up and these illegal contact lenses:
Okay, at this point, I don't even know what the heck I want to ask you about this, so you decide! I want your impressions, your thoughts, your questions.
It's Feedback Friday, and Circle Contacts Lenses are all the rage!
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It's Feedback Friday, and Circle Contacts Lenses are all the rage!
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