I have used different brands of curlashes, even the cheap, generic ones, since way back in highschool. Curlashes are either made out of metal or plastic. Their rubber pad varies from silicon to plastic or mere rubber. Nevertheless, I haven’t discovered a curlash that is at par with Shu Uemura’s. I haven’t seen anything performing quite like it!
My amazement in Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler started when I got a Shu Uemura loot on sale [together with Shu's cleansing oil in fresh]. The moment I laid my hands on it, I knew that there was something different from this curlash. As I gave it a try, I instantly felt the tough grip of its silicon rubber pad without pulling off or hurting my lashes. A single squeeze on its tong-like handles made a difference! And that difference took a toll on about a day!
In hindsight, I observed that my previous curlash didn’t do the same job as Shu did. First, my La Cross Eyelash Curler had a very soft and elastic silicon rubber pad that tugged my lashes whenever I oversqueeze it–the upper lashes outside the corner of my eye were stuck on the upper portion of the curlash that meets the rubber pad. It was really painful and not easy to remove my lashes! As a result, some were actually pulled off the roots! That gave me quite an ouch! However, La Cross has more extra silicon rubber pads than Shu, but such is really inferior to Shu’s super sturdy silicon rubber pad.
Another thing is that using my previous curlashes didn’t give me dramatic results, like making it last for a day! Whenever I got to use them, the curling effect didn’t last long and just lasted for, say, a couple of hours or three or four, but no more than 8 hours. I beg not to give a ballpark figure on the number of hours because I didn’t really reckon how long did the effect last.
Right now, I already ditched my old curlash, and perennially switched to Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler. This is totally my HG product. I love how it naturally curls my lashes. Don’t be fooled if it may look like your ordinary metal tongs. You must see try it to believe it!
Colors are available in black and silver. With extra silicon rubber pad. Retails for $ 18 [or about 1,000 pesos in the Philippines].
Shuuemura-usa.Com: The exclusive design of the shu uemura eyelash curler is curved at an angle that suits all eye shapes. Its silicone rubber pad allows for the appropriate amount of pressure to curl lashes naturally. With a swipe of Basic Mascara, curled lashes remain in perfect shape all day. An InStyle Best Beauty Buy and awarded as one of Town & Country’s “Top 150 Best Beauty Products”.
Also, Madonna has this in 24-K Gold. Beat that? =P
#1 by joi on April 21, 2008 - 10:52 am
hi… would you know where i can buy shu uemura curlash… my friend bought one but she got it from duty free… help
tnx
#2 by roanne on April 21, 2008 - 7:54 pm
Hi, you can grab one in any Rustan’s outlet, albeit it costs about P1,100 (which is really expensive). There are also online sellers, particularly in eBay and FN, who sell it at a much lower price, say P600 apiece ain’t bad at all, right?