Permanently Beautiful

Anime Eyes

Those huge doll eyes Lady Gaga showed off in the bathroom scene of her recently released Bad Romance video have struck a chord with teens and twenty-somethings and become this summer’s surprise must-have accessory. Young women are using outsized colored contact lenses imported from Asia to mimic the avant-garde singer’s bigger-than-life anime-style eyes. These specially designed circle contacts create the effect of huge doll eyes by covering part of the whites surrounding the eye’s iris with a huge circle of color. Fans call the new look cute, but the FDA warns that the foreign-made, Internet-sold contacts are illegal and unregulated and pose a risk of eye damage. U.S. ophthamologists warn that wearing improperly prescribed contact lenses can cause serious eye injuries including infections, corneal ulcers and corneal scratches. Blindness can even result from severe eye infections or injuries. 

Of course, Lady Gaga didn’t put her beautiful peepers on the line when she made the video. Computer-generated special effects were used to create her wide-eyed look. You too can have Gaga’s childlike eyes without risking your eyesight. Using special makeup techniques, you can apply makeup directly over your permanent makeup to go “Gaga” for an evening of uninhibited fun. That’s one of the advantages of permanent makeup. Your permanent makeup keeps you looking fresh and gorgeous 24/7 while providing the perfect base for those times when you want to glam it up!

Next time we’ll tell you how to create Lady Gaga’s anime eyes.