As if the ghoulish costume you slip into for Halloween isn’t enough, why not top off your eerie, scary, or creative ensemble with a realistic final touch? Halloween contact lenses elevate the overall theme of your look, as you completely transform into the vampire, zombie, or angel of your dreams. It's almost the same feeling that comes when you place a pair of sleek shades onto your face – instead your dazzling eyes won't become hidden to the rest of the world.
On the market, you will find a wide assortment of novelty contact lenses that span special effects, glow in the dark, and theatrical options. A couple of popular brands to consider include the electrifying collection of Wild Eyes and Crazy Lenses. Depending on your needs, most of the choices under these brands conveniently provide both non-prescription (referred to as 'plano') and prescription selections.
The fascination with specially designed contact lenses for Halloween comes with the thrill of reinventing your persona for just one night – using the same equipment that professionals in the movies, television, and other celebrity circles rely on. How else do vampires flash their glowing red eyes, and how does the empty look of death shine through in the zombie extras of Night of the Living Dead films? To get just a taste of the many different Halloween-style contact lenses on the market, take a look at the following choices:
Creatures of the Night
- Black Sclera: Opt for the solid black opaque theatrical contact lens that shadows the majority of the sclera (white part of the eye). When it comes to special effects, this selection is highly recommended.
- Zombie: With a solid white opaque iris design, this theatrical contact lens delivers a rather freakish appearance.
- Pinhead: Ever seen the movie, "Hellraiser?" This theatrical contact lens provides a solid glossy black iris design with a clear pupil.
- LeStat: The lavender tinge of this printed iris design first made an appearance in the movie, "Interview with a Vampire."
- Vampire Red: Transform into a bloodthirsty vampire with this solid opaque red iris design.
- Dark Elf: With this printed royal blue and black iris design, you can channel your inner Lord of the Rings alter ego.
Night of the Living Dead
- Manson: Want eyes like Marilyn Manson? This white and black printed iris design allows you to duplicate his look.
- Berserker: This gray and red theatrical contact lens design creates a crazed look.
- Stitch: The gray and black iris design showcases detailed hand painted stitches into your eyes.
Cat Crazy
- Banshee: We all know that cats are a popular costume for Halloween and with this detailed red, yellow and black printed iris design, you can't go wrong.
- Green Cat: This printed green and black iris design is shaped to resemble a real cat eye, which also comes in yellow and black; white and black; and red versions.
Looking for More Halloween Ideas?
Anime is quite popular and if you'd like to come as your favorite character, contact lenses highlighting significant features include: Tsukino (blue with light blue blotches), Tomoe (lavender with light lavender circles), and the crazy designs for Meioh and Hataki II. Heading for a rave on Halloween night? You're sure to grab all the attention when wearing a pair of neon colors in pink, blue, yellow, or green.
Why not bring to life the sensual Queen of the Damned by donning a pair of emerald green Halloween contacts? Long live Pirates of the Caribbean when you choose just the right iris design to become one of the skeletal pirates from the famous flick. On the lighter side of things, consider glowing blue contacts to create an angelic look. The possibilities are truly endless.
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