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By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor
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If you were born with straight or limp lashes, grab an eyelash curler! This rather odd-looking beauty tool lifts lashes and opens up the eyes.
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Comments
Anonymous said
on 8/31/2006 Put your hair dryer on a warm setting and heat your eyelash curler for about 5 seconds. Test the temperature on your finger first to make sure it isn't too hot.
Anonymous said
on 8/17/2006 Instead of using mascara to make your eyelashes look darker, put some Vaseline on them. Put a little on your fingertip and then rub onto your eyelash. It makes the lashes stay curled and look darker.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Put your curler in hot water for 3 seconds, and use it to curl your lashes as usual. Please take note: feel the temperature with your hand first before you use on your lashes.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 First, curl the lashes as close to the eyelid as possible; being careful not to pinch the eyelid. Then curl again with the base of the curler in the middle of the lash. Finally, curl the tips and apply your mascara.
This is perfect for daytime, work, etc., because it doesn't make your eyelashes look fake.
Anonymous said
on 1/30/2006 I have found by far the best heated eyelash curler, that takes the least amount of time and work, is the Hot Lashes heated eyelash curler. It only takes a few seconds to heat up and when I curled my lashes, the curl lasted till the next day. By far the best I have found.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Curling your eyelashes with a metal curler sometimes isn't enough by itself. For really super volume, curl, and thickness, you may need three steps. The first, of course, is to heat a metal curler with a lighter or blow dryer and work from the base of your lashes up to the tips, pumping the curler as you move up the length of the lashes. You should get in 4 or 5 pumps of the curler before you get to the tips. Then try one of the new lash-extending mascaras (I use Maybelline XXL or Loreal Double Extend). These usually are made up of two parts: a lengthening base and a mascara. Do not use the actual mascara, only use the lengthening base, as the mascara itself tends to be cheaper and not very effective. While lashes are still wet with the base, apply a mascara with a curved brush. I use Maybelline Great Lash, but you can buy regular mascara and a spoolie, which you can bend to form a curve yourself.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 For a more natural and longer lasting curl, a spoon will do the trick. Use a round spoon, such as a soup spoon. Place your thumb in the belly of the spoon and your index over the arch. Put the base of your lashes in between the belly of the spoon and your thumb, swipe the spoon through until you hit the tips.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 With a blow dryer, dry the curler about two inches away, and then curl your lashes. This technique doesn't last long, but it does last a while. Putting on mascara after curling is also a good idea for a long-lasting curl, and your lashes will look longer, too. Work on curling your eyelashes in front of a mirror.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I bought the Hot Touch eyelash curler which is heated (from QVC.com). It took a little getting used to, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. It curls your lashes and the curl lasts.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you do not have a heated curler, try running your curler under hot water before curling your lashes. Just make sure to check that it is not too hot and dry it off throughly before usage. Good luck!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I have straight-as-a-board eyelashes and I have found that using waterproof mascara after curling keeps them curled without making them straight again like regular mascara.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Why risk pulling out your eyelashes? Simply press your curved finger around the nearly dry eyelashes and wait until completely dry. Just remember -- don't poke your eye out!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 It's true that a warm curler works better. But if you don't have a hairdryer handy or just don't want to bother, breathing several times on the metal curler works just as well, plus you don't need cords and electricity!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Use a blow dryer to warm up the eyelash curler before you use it. The curl will be more defined and last longer!
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 I too have become a big fan of the Hotlashes heated eyelash curler. The best. So easy, so fast, so effective. I do not have to heat mine with a blow dryer. I do other parts of my makeup while this little machine warms my eyelash curler. The pad is rounded, so I get a nice curl that lasts. My searching is finally over. I am a big eyelash curler junkie, I've tried them all. I tell you; Hotlashes is it.