Choosing the Right Base Curve for Colored Contacts

When it comes to colored contacts, the prescription isn't the only crucial factor. The base curve plays a significant role in comfort and vision.

Imagine wearing contacts from the same brand, with identical materials, water content, and diameter. Strangely, one series feels great, while the other is uncomfortable.

The culprit? The base curve difference.

Your eyes might feel discomfort if you're wearing colored contacts with an incompatible base curve. So, before you switch brands, check the base curve to find what suits you best.

What is base curve on prescription?

The base curve is the curvature of the eye. Your eye doctor measures your base curve during an eye exam using a keratometer.

What happens if you wear the wrong base curve?

Want to know how does base curve affect vision? Here’s the answer:

• Base curve Too Large: The lens might slip or shift easily on your eyeball.
• Base curve Too Small: Tightness, irritation, redness, and blurred vision can occur as the lens sticks uncomfortably to your eyeball.

Is a higher base curve flatter?

• A higher base curve means flatter colored contacts.
• A smaller base curve results in more curved colored contacts.

How do I know my base curve?

Visit your eye doctor for an eye exam to get an accurate base curve measurement.

What is the most common base curve for contacts?

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The normal range of base curves is 8.3mm to 9.0mm and the most common one is 8.6mm.

At PinkyParadise, we cater to different base curves by offering a wide range of colored contacts with different base curves, from 8.3mm to 11.0mm. Including bigger base curves like 8.7mm, 8.8mm and even 8.9mm and smaller base curves like 8.3mm and 8.5mm are also available. Usually, toric lenses have a base curve of 8.5mm.

We also have colored contacts with base curves of 9.0mm, 10.0mm and 11.0mm for Mini Sclera and Sclera, usually the base curve of these lenses are not a base curve that fits anyone, they are only available in these base curves due to their big diameter.

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Browse some of our top-selling colored contacts with 8.5mm base curve (Toric Lenses)

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Browse some of our top-selling colored contacts with 9.0mm base curve and above (Mini Scleras & Scleras contacts)

At PinkyParadise, we ensure a diverse range to cater different needs so everyone can find comfortable and stylish colored contacts. Choose the base curve that suits you, and let your eyes shine

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Frequently Asked Question

It depends on the type of disposable contacts you choose. Most of our lenses are yearly disposable where they can be worn daily, up to a year with proper care. Bothmonthlyoryearly contact lensesare worn for the day and then cleaned and stored at night. Fordaily contact lenses, they must be discarded at the end of each day without exception.

It's that time of year again. If you're planning the perfect Halloween costume to get you ready for the spooky season, you can rely on us for the creepiest Halloween eye contacts to complete your look. At Pinkyparadise, we carry a huge selection of costume lenses and prescription halloween contacts that will surely amp up the scare factor of your Halloween look. From scary bloody red contact lenses to spooky whiteout lenses, you can get all types of special effect lenses like zombie contact lenses,vampire contact lenses or 22mm sclera lenses at great low prices.


You can get colored contacts for cosplay with or without vision correction. Colored contacts is a perfect addition for you to get close to the character, which allow you to mimicking a character's entire look which includes eye color and design. As world's leading online colored contact shop for cosplay, we carry a variety of prescription cosplay colored contact lenses for all cosplayers at an affordable price. So you can experience clear vision and enjoy the fun of cosplay with our cosplay contacts at the same time. If you wonder where to get colored contacts for cosplay, we ship worldwide to nearly every country across the globe with standard shipping and express shipping where possible.

Contact lenses dry out when they are left to dehydrate. If your lens is dried up, we recommend throwing them away and use a new one as dried out lens might have a chance to form small cracks, tears, scratches on the lens. Even though you may be tempted to reuse the lenses, risking your vision or eye health is not worth the few saved bucks because your vision is one of your most precious of senses. To treat the risk of complications and infection is likely to cost more and result in far more inconvenience than replacing a new pair of contact lenses.



Not without disinfecting your contact lens first. Contact lenses must be completely sterile before insertion. If you drop a lens, you need to rinse it thoroughly with the solution before use. Be sure to inspect the contact lens for any tears, chips in the edge or scratches on the lenses prior to insertion. If the contact lens is damaged in any way, it's not safe to continue wearing.




It can be challenging to tell if your contact lenses are inside out. If you're already wearing your colored contact lenses, and they feel uncomfortable, move around more or like you have something stuck in your eye, they may be inside out. It won't do any damage to your eye but it can be an uncomfortable experience. There are two easy ways to tell if your contact lens is inside out, look at the shape of the contact lens, it should form a perfect cup-shape with the edge perfectly upright, or squeeze the lens between your thumb and finger as if you are about to fold it in half, the edges of the contact should roll inwards that somewhat resemble a taco. For some colored contacts, the side with more visible tint and darker outer rim indicates that the lens is correctly positioned whereas a faded or lighter tint suggests that the lens needs to be reversed.

The cost of color contact lens can vary, depending on the disposable types and styles. At PinkyParadise, the price of regular prescription and non-prescription lenses are the same. You can get colored eye contacts at PinkyParadise for as low as $11.90. We stock a huge selection of yearly contacts which we think it's the most cost-efficient type of contact lens and our yearly disposable lenses can range anywhere between $18.90 and $26.90. Specialty lenses like toric colored contacts for astigmatism and sclera lenses usually cost more as there is more work involved in making the lenses.

To prolong the lifespan of your lenses, you should always wash your hands prior to handling lenses. Be sure to rub and rinse your contact lenses and store them in fresh multipurpose solution after each use. Store your contact lenses in the proper lens storage case and replace the case at least every three months. Another way that you can take special care to clean your lenses is by deep cleaning your lenses with lens cleaning tools like Frog Auto Lens Cleaner or manual cleaning tool like Mini Rotary Contact Lens Cleaner to help maintain contact lens comfort and durability. Here's our wear and care guide to your contact lens maintenance.


If you prefer natural coloured contact lenses, you may consider choosing lenses with no limbal ring as this dark outer rim around the iris can make a huge difference to your eyes. Lenses that are made without a noticeable limbal ring give your eyes a more subtle, blended look with no or minimal enlargement, so you can change your eye colour without enlarging your eyes. While many of our collections are designed to give a natural finish, the Princess Pinky Lumiere series and Uris Arctic Series are a perfect alternative as they do not feature a limbal ring which means the effect is very realistic and natural.

You don't necessary need colored contacts for cosplay but for many cosplayers, it completes the costume and can turn your cosplay from good to amazing. Devoted cosplayers know the importance of colored contacts to replicate character's entire look. Colored contacts are a great finishing touch to pull the look together, they also have the ability to give your costume with an extra oomph. Many anime characters have huge eyes and unique eye color like yellow, red or even characters with Heterochromia, and this is achievable only with a pair of colored contact lenses. So if you're all about levelling up your cosplay game, you will definitely want to consider adding cosplay colored contacts to your arsenal. At PinkyParadise, not only do we carry a variety of cosplay colored contacts inspired by your favorite movie, manga and anime characters, you can also find the uniquely designed style such as Sharingan contacts for characters like Sasuke, Itachi and Kakashi.