According to a recent poll on the nation’s dating habits conducted by leading contact lens retailer Vision Direct, one in ten Brits admitted to wearing coloured contacts to a first date, without revealing the true colour of their eyes. The eyes, in fact, are one of the most attractive features in a person, according to respondents.
Smile and eyes are most attractive features
Asked about what they found most attractive in a person, a large proportion chose a person’s smile (38%), followed closely by the eyes (37%) and voice (5%). This may be the reason why more than one in ten respondents (11%) admitted to wearing coloured contact lenses to a first date, without revealing the true colour of their eyes. While most of these (47%) came clean within a couple of days, a quarter (26%) have never managed to reveal their true colour for fear of disappointing their date.
Ashley Mealor, Chief Marketing Officer at Vision Direct, said: “It was interesting for us to see how mainstream coloured contacts had become, to the point of customers wearing them on a routine basis. I think it’s important for people to be able to alter their appearance in a non-invasive way, especially if this brings benefits such as a boost in self-esteem and confidence”.
“Lads on Tour” and “Girls’ Holiday in Dubai” pictures get the left swipe
When it comes to dating apps, it seems the top nuisance for the 2,465 respondents were profiles with the majority of pictures in semi-naked “Lads on Tour” and “Girls’ Holiday in Dubai” scenes (13%), followed by people wearing sunglasses in almost every picture (10%). In terms of the successive face-to-face part, it seems the biggest turn-off by far is people constantly being on their phones (72%), followed by showing up with a friend (12%), mentioning an ex (9%) and being called pet names (6%) such as babe, love and darling.
