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Have you ever wanted to spend your hard-earned cash on something that you're not 'supposed' to use? Well if so, then this is for you. Biokinesis is a color-changing eye effect. I won't expose the method, but I will quote a piece of the ad copy's Q&A section:

Q: I wear contact lenses; can I wear the gimmicks over or under them?

A: No if you wear contacts to correct your vision you will need look into getting prescription gimmicks from your optician.

I'm guessing you now know the basic method. However, the above statement is quite misleading because in the video, multiple times, the hosts make it very clear that you cannot buy these . . . ahem . . . gimmicks anywhere but through them because they are a special type of . . . ahem . . . gimmick unlike the kind that most people who have vision problems wear. They are much softer than typical Contact Lenses (I know . . . I said it . . . sorry).

In fact, they very adamantly stress the fact that if you try this with any other lens but the one they've created, that you will likely scratch your cornea. This DVD, as stated in the ad copy and over a dozen times on the DVD, is strictly for educational purposes only. And even though they teach you everything you need to know to do the effect in excruciating detail, they continue to reiterate that they do not want you to do the effect. It's a rouse that's becoming quite hackneyed.

The DVD is $31.00. It's very thorough in teaching the forbidden effect. Barring a few lighting issues, the DVD is a solid product as far as quality goes, and the teaching is pretty solid too. It does NOT come with the lenses. They are sold separately for $46.50. Berk Eratay has been doing the effect for years, and he teaches multiple methods for performing the effect. In fact, he teaches his co-host to do the effect in the video shoot. His co-host has never worn contact lenses in his life.

It's relatively entertaining to watch, though there are several parts that drag on and on . . .

This is not an easy effect, and will be one that most people will likely never use. If you think you would truly use it, then it's probably worth it . . . although I cannot speak to the quality of the lenses, only the instructional DVD.

If you're just curious how the effect works, and you wanna kill a couple of hours and you've got $31.00 bucks that you don't have a use for, then it's probably worth it. All in all, just as an instructional DVD, the product is pretty solid. However, the fact that you must spend at least another $46.50 to do the effect along with the other things I can't, in good conscience, give this more than 3 stars . . .

Final Verdict:
3 Stars with a Stone Status of Grubble (too much rubble and not enough gem).