Black Contacts | Black Contact Lenses

There are a few different styles you can pick out when shopping for black contacts. It can depend on why exactly you want colored contacts in the first place. With black contacts, you will find that almost everyone buys them for shock value, costumes or Halloween. Occasionally someone will buy them simply to wear them day to day but this is definitely less common.

Typically, someone who wears black contacts is going as something evil, such as a Vampire or Demon of some sort. Here we can go over some of the more popular types of colored contacts to get you familiar with them.

When dealing with black colored contacts, the most common style is going to be solid black, theatrical contacts. These will cover the entire eye, including the Sclera and Iris. It will make a great look for a demon or evil creature, and importantly will not make your vision any darker or tinted. Basically it will be a one way mirror, where they can’t see your real eye, but everything looks fine to you.

When dealing with colored contacts you might also find tinted colors, or enhancement tints, which will basically tint your natural eye color, but these are not as common in more unusual colors like red, yellow, etc and especially not in black. It’s not to say that you can’t find some black tinted color contacts, but they would be the exception, and not the rule.

Fortunately, you can get black sclera contact lenses with vision correction, so you don’t have to walk around with bad eye-sight while pulling off your new look. What good is a black-eyed demon or vampire with bad eye sight? Ironically, since vampires can turn into bats, being blind might actually make it more realistic, but I digress.

When you do finally decide you want black contact lenses for yourself, you will need to make you go down a virtual checklist of items to make sure you are getting the right ones. Firstly, make sure that black is the color you want. As I’ve stated before, if you are planning on wearing these colored contacts every day, black probably won’t be your first choice, but if you still want it, make sure that you go with an extended wear, and if you need vision correction, make sure you get the proper prescription so you can avoid any complications.

You will also need to make sure you order the right size and fit of contacts. While most people can wear the same sizes with no problems, kind of like hats and “one size fits all”, contacts are the same way, but it still doesn’t hurt to know your curve and diameter of your eyes, just to make sure you get the best possible fit you can get.

When you’ve decided that you want black sclera contact lenses, for whatever reason, you are half way there. Next you need to find out what kind of black contacts suit your specific needs. With most colors you have tons of choices of shades, styles and designs, but with black contact lenses there really aren’t a lot of different options, but you still need to go through the ones that are available and make your choice. Here we will briefly go over some of the most popular choices for black contacts and let you decide.

Dolly Black Contacts

There are black contacts that cover the scelra with black and dark grey. They are made from hyrdogel terpolymer which is very close to be skin-like, for added comfort. The base curve is 8.6 and the diameter is 14.

You can wear them for about a month if you plan on wearing them a lot, or they will last about 3 months if you only wear them occasionally during that time.

Many times someone will buy black contacts during October and wear them for a while after to parties, trick or treating, costumes parties, etc, so these will work great for that type of time period. These are available through www.colorvuelens.com.

Black Sclera Contacts

These are unique black colored contact lenses that will cover your entire eye. They can be seen as the same style that the possessed/infected wore for the HBO show True Blood about vampires. They have a ton of uses with your imagination truly being the limit.

They are available through www.coastalcontacts.com and because of the seasonal nature of black contacts you can’t return them, so they are a complete final sale. This is to prevent people from buying them during Halloween and returning them after only 1 use.

They are 100% FDA approved and are considered theatrical grade contacts, not for extended wear. They have a 9.0 base curve and 22.0 diameter. You can get them in virtually any prescription power you need.

Black-Out Contact Lenses

These are as dark as they get, and for you want no color whatsoever to be shown. It colors your sclera and iris totally black as can be without blinding you, and really gets that evil look down perfect.

When you wear these it will be hard for people not to stare and wonder if you are wearing a costume, or if they should be truly worried! They are available from www.pierresilber.com for about $70. It’s not real clear on how many you get, but I assume it’s only 1, so it would be $140 a pair.

If your goal is to go totally black then these will fit that purpose perfectly.

Black colored eyes are almost always associated with an evil creature of some sort. If you’ve decided to get black colored contacts then you might already have in mind the look or character you are going for. You might be creating your own version of an evil creature, or you might be going to some character that already exists with black colored eyes.

Here we will go over some of the more popular types of characters that usually sport black colored eyes, with the help of black contacts in most cases, and some specific examples as well. As always, we appreciate the feedback from our readers if you can think of any we can’t, and I’m sure there are a lot! So let’s get started.

Demons from Supernatural

Anytime someone is taken over by a demon spirit on the WB show Supernatural, you can tell when their eyes turn black. It’s a quick way of knowing who you are dealing with. There have been many examples where the demon has black eyes, but they can switch them back to normal eyes at any time, so it’s not a sure-fire way of knowing.

They usually turn their eyes black when they are showing off, or identifying themselves after they’ve been had. If you are going for a demon look for a costume or Halloween party then turning your eyes black will definitely push your costume to the next level.

Real Aliens

Time and time again when someone has reported that they’ve been abducted by aliens in real life, they will usually draw the same type of appearance when asked how they look.

If they are describing them they will usually say that the aliens had large oval pointy black eyes, so you have to wonder if there is something up with that. It could be mass delusion, or there could be something to it. (Twilight zone music playing in the background)

If you are going for an alien look, most of the time you would buy the actual mask which will no doubt have the large black eyes as part of the costume, but if for some reason you don’t have them already, a pair of nice theatrical black contacts that cover your entire iris and sclera will be perfect.

Vampires (30 Days Of Night pictured)

There have been many portrayals of vampires since they were first created. They can be allergic to sunlight, or just sparkle when it hits them. There are a basic set of rules that they typically set to, but none are absolute.

Many times the vampires will be shown with dark black eyes portraying their true level of evil and bad intent. Vampires have been known to have many different eye colors from red to yellow, blue and silver, but black is one of the more popular.

If you are going to be a vampire for a costume or Halloween party then getting a nice pair of black colored contacts to really add an extra style to it. Turning your eyes black really shows that you are serious about your look because anybody can get a regular pair of fangs and cape, but getting those nice dark black evil looking contacts shows that you went the extra mile, and it really does make a big difference.

Possessed People (HBO’s True Blood pictured)

Someone being possessed by a demon will usually have signs they are under the demon’s spell. Having black eyes is one of the most common traits, although I’ve seen it be other colors as well. Most recently on HBO’s True Blood anyone who was put under the spell of an evil creature/character Maryann was completely transformed into an evil minion with no control of their own. True Blood Contact Lenses would need to cover the entire eye, also know as Black Out Contacts.

Their eyes would turn black the entire time and they would act out like crazy people. At one point in the show she had almost the entire town controlled. I won’t give away her fate for those of you who haven’t seen it, but like any evil creature, she obviously didn’t kill everyone and ruin the show. Black eyes are used often for being under the spell or control of an evil creature because it is an easy way to signify they have lost control.

Can you think of anymore? Please leave a comment and let me know!

If you would have asked that question a few years ago, you might have got a different answer from someone. Today, as it stands, you will technically need a prescription in order to buy black contacts, whether locally or online.

The laws have been changed by the FDA in recent times due to colored contacts being sold incorrectly, or at a low quality which caused damage and injury to people’s eyes. Contact lenses are sensitive medical equipment and deserve to be treated as so. Just like you need a prescription to take certain kinds of medications that are certain level of strength, the same now goes for medical devices that go into your eyes.

If the wrong contact size or quality is inserted into someones eyes, and something bad happens, that can last a lifetime and ultimately it’s just not worth the risk, especially for something as simple as changing your eye color. Before, you could find colored black contact lenses at the corner store, flea market or other similar places. Now, you must get a prescription from a local eye care specialist, or your doctor in order to buy them.

This doesn’t stop everyone from buying them illegally or incorrectly, but it does cut down on it a lot. The good news is that it’s cheap and easy to get a basic prescription, especially if you are getting Plano contacts, which won’t actually change your vision. If you want to get black contacts, and you don’t actually need real contacts or glasses in everyday life, you won’t need any correction levels on them so it is a snap.

If you do want to get black contacts and you need vision strength contacts, then you will need to prove that you need that level, and order them online or present them upfront so you can buy them. The only time this can cause an issues is if you are in a time crunch for Halloween or a special event, so just make sure you give yourself enough time.