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I was an awkward teen in biology class when a girl who managed to bypass the weirdness of puberty waltzed into the room with <\/span>violet<\/em> <\/span>eyes. This was at the height of the colored contacts phenomenon, and as our classmates gawked in amazement, I cursed my own muddy irises. I begged my mother that evening for green contacts. She said no.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a decade and colored contacts are not exactly chic, but I found myself living a version of my teenage dream last week when I sat at the eye doctor’s office, picking out my own pair of <\/span>Acuvue’s new Define Lenses, which promise to enhance your own natural color rather than mask it.<\/p>\n

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But how? The line surrounding the iris (the pigmented part of your eye) is called the limbal ring, and <\/span>studies have found that a naturally darker and defined limbal ring is associated with attractiveness and youth, for both females and males. Think about the piercing eyes of that young Afghan girl <\/span>in Steve McCurry’s famous photograph for <\/span>National Geographic<\/em>, or Angelina Jolie’s stunning pair. A much creepier example is Robert Durst, who <\/span>reportedly relied on limbal ring-enhancing lenses <\/span>for a more likable appearance.<\/p>\n

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It’s this research that fueled Acuvue’s Define collection\u2014that, and a new market. “Millennials are less inclined to go with colored lenses, because this generation wants something much more natural,” Susan Resnick, O.D. F.A.A.O., told me when I visited <\/span>her optometry practice in New York City <\/span>to get fitted for my pair. (While I wear prescription lenses daily, you can also choose to get non-corrective Define lenses if you’re #blessed with 20\/20 vision.) She explained that it’s not just the fact that these lenses define the outer edge while letting the natural color shine through that make them superior to the ones I coveted as a young teen. The Define lenses are carefully designed to mimic and intensify the patterns and light reflection on the iris. In other words, I was assured that it wouldn’t be painfully obvious that these eyes aren’t <\/span>quite<\/em> <\/span>my own.<\/p>\n

I was given three kinds of Define lenses to choose from: Natural Shimmer, which offers just a subtle definition to the limbal ring; Natural Shine, which is just a bit more intense; and Sparkle, which also adds a subtle hint of blue to the iris. After trying on both the Shimmer and Sparkle at once, I settled for the former\u2014I was astounded at the way they made my eyes pop. It was like I had suddenly gained four additional hours of sleep in that moment, though I was functioning on just that many (plus several cups of coffee). And yet, it’s <\/span>my <\/span><\/em>eye color. I like my eyes these days as they are, but I was very impressed by this little boost.<\/p>\n

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In a way, I finally got that green color I begged my mother for, several years later, but in a much more believable way: The Define lenses really set off the olive flecks in my irises, but no one would be the wiser unless I told them. See, teen self? Life really does get better.<\/p>\n\n

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