Celebs love colored contacts as a quick and easy way to seriously change up their look. But are they safe to try? And how do you get your hands on a pair? Read on to find out if they’ll work for you.<\/p>\n
1. Colored contacts are the same as regular ones, basically.<\/strong> There’s nothing really different about colored contacts except they they have, well, color. “The colored lenses have an clear counter part with the same design,” explains Dr. Justin Bazan of Park Slope Eye in Brooklyn, NY. If you regularly wear contacts and are used to them, you’ll be totally fine handling colored lenses. They last the same amount of time as regular contacts, too.<\/p>\n 2. They might be a little<\/em> less comfortable.<\/strong> Colored contacts can be a bit thicker than regular ones so they might take some getting used to. Plus, thicker lenses can often be easier to put in and remove.<\/p>\n 3. You can try colored contacts even if you have perfect vision. <\/strong>If you want to get Selena Gomez’s blue-eyed look that she rocked at last year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, you can, even if you have 20\/20 vision. “Color contacts are available in a wide range of powers,” says Dr. Bazan. “They are commonly covering the range of +6 to -8, including zero power.” But the only real way to know your vision, and to make sure your eyes are in good shape, is to see an eye doctor.<\/p>\n