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

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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.