Small things can make a big change in your appearance and cosmetic color contact lenses are an easy way to make a change. Color contacts are available without any vision correction and come in standard replacement periods from one week to one year. And with the comfort of soft contacts, cosmetic color contact lenses are suitable for almost anyone.

As their name implies, cosmetic color contact lenses are contacts made for changing your appearance and not your vision. And although no prescription is required for your sight, a prescription is required for the fit. As a health measure, it's a good idea to have a complete eye exam to catch any possible problems. Your eyecare professional can also assist you in choosing a suitable lens.

A basic decision you need to make when getting cosmetic color contact lenses, is what type of color lens you want. If you have light color eyes and want to improve, but not change their color, you can get enhancement lenses. This type of color lens has a light tint that is contained within the lens. The lens adds to your natural eye color, but the amount of tinting is light enough that it won't add color to what you see.

If you have dark eyes or you want to change your eye color, you need opaque cosmetic color contact lenses. These lenses have one or more layers of non-transparent color in a band around the center of the lens. Multiple color layers are used to give the lens depth and your eyes a natural look.

Another decision to be made when getting cosmetic color contact lenses, is how often you want to replace them. Regular soft contact lenses are usually replaced every year. But frequent replacement lenses are replaced every week to several months. One popular frequent replacement lens type can either be worn continuously for up to a week or up to two weeks if only worn during the day.