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Waking up in the morning, especially after a heavy night the evening before is generally not a pretty sight. Whether it is blood shot eyes that you might suffer from or not, your eyes can certainly give away a restless sleep or an overactive night of drinking. Whatever the reason, your eyes can tell a person a lot about you and your current physical state and as such many of us look to find miracle eye drops and treatments so that our eyes look in tip top condition and give the impression that our body and general well being follows suit. So it might come as a surprise that one enterprising gentleman from the United States has carved out his only little niche market, for doing the exact opposite, making our eyes look simply atrocious, hideous and in some cases, down right scary!
Ever since he was a wee nipper, Kevin Carter wanted to become a professional make up artist. His dreams and aspirations, as they do with most teenagers growing up, became somewhat of a distant fantasy. His dreams where eventually shelved as he moved into his fathers optometry business and began working with the family company. However, film buff Kevin was not to be put off like so many others might, and began to start fusing his working environment with his passion for special effects make up and the film industry. After much hard work and a considerable amount of raw talent, Mr Carter began to pursue his hybrid dreams through a new business venture, contact lenses with a distinctly horror twist.
At an average of over £350 per pair of lenses, the miniature works of art certainly aren't for the everyday wearer, and with good reason other than just the price tag. Each bespoke set can take up to two days of hand painting dye onto soft contact lenses. The result is often gothic, scary, alien and horrific, with good cause as the artist works for numerous clients in Hollywood, supplying the finishing touch to many horror and sci-fi movies. The company, 9mm SFX has been in business since the turn of the millennium and is currently enjoying good fortunes regarding the manufacturer and sale of these lenses to the world of entertainment, and even a few macabre individuals.