Have you ever wondered what you would look like with different coloured eyes? My eyes are a very dark brown and after all this time, I'm rather bored with them.

When I'm bored with my hair, I cut it or colour it. When I'm bored with my wardrobe, I go shopping. Well, now it seems I can buy different eyes.

"Changing the colour of your eyes is as easy as changing the colour of your lipstick," says beauty expert Liz Collinge. Strictly speaking, it's not quite that simple, but it's still a lot easier than you might have thought, especially given that most leading opticians stock the new FreshLook range from Ciba Vision, the UK's biggest supplier of coloured contact lenses (for stockists, go to Find An Optician at www.cibavision.co.uk ).

Overwhelmed by the range of colours available, I think I'll take my lead from Naomi Campbell, who looked stunning with blue eyes in last month's Vogue (as did Vanessa Williams in Ebony). I don't know if Naomi and Vanessa were actually wearing blue lenses (the colour could have been computer-generated) but, frankly, they make me look ill.

That particular childhood fantasy over with, I try hazel lenses, which are a definite improvement on the blue but seem a bit pointless as they are basically the same colour as my own eyes, just a few shades lighter. Finally, I try the green - they look incredibly bright in the packet but over my own eyes, they go an amazing dark green. Wow. I love them. The effect is dramatic, but pretty.

Over the next few weeks, I wear both colours. The hazel gets a mixed reception: some people tell me how "washed out" I look, others say it brings out the highlights in my hair. The verdict on the green, however, is unanimous. Everyone loves it. Colleagues ask me if I've done something different with my hair, people I've known for over a decade say I look amazing but they can't quite figure out why and, best of all, barmen tell me I've got beautiful eyes. Yes, I feel like a fraud but at the end of the day, a compliment is a compliment.