I have loved color contact lenses since I was a teenager, although my tastes in them have changed considerably.

Back then, color contacts were about acting out. My parents were appalled when I wanted to buy color contact lenses. They were pretty awesome at the time.

They would make your eyes look just like a cat’s eyes, something that seemed almost like a miracle to me. It was so cool, and it would earn me so many bizarre and intrigued looks. Needless to say, I was on my own to save up for the fashion contact lenses.

My parents probably consoled themselves by saying that my color contact lens fixation was just a phase. I am sure they are a bit dismayed by the fact that I still wear color contacts all these years later.
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