Hot Lashes!

When I was at home in Taiwan one winter break, I invested in one of the best beauty products I have ever encountered: an imported Japanese heated eyelash curler. (I stumbled upon this by accident. My friend and I were browsing in one of our favorite beauty stores downtown, and the saleslady recommended it because they just got a new shipment. These heated curlers tend to be out of stock.) This heated eyelash curler is unlike any I have ever seen on the U.S. market, and outstrips the $15 one from Sephora in performance. It's battery-operated with one AA battery, and can curl the shortest, thickest, and straightest eyelashes on Asian girls. (I have tried this on some of my friends already.) The head of the curler is the selling point. On full battery, it gets pretty hot but it does the job beautifully. If I use the conventional eyelash curler only, my eyelashes get crimped instead of curled. This is actually a problem for a number of oblivious girls. They tend to get so focused on getting their eyelashes to extend above the upper contour of their eyes, they forget to look at them from the side. The effect of overly squeezing the curler are crimped eyelashes unattractively bent in the middle. This curler needs about 30-45 seconds to warm-up. I tend to give it a little longer to make sure the head is nice and hot when it touches my eyelashes. (Same idea as a curling or straightening iron.) First, I apply mascara, then curl. Apply and curl. For an everyday look, I do it only twice. For a more intense look, I repeat until satisfied.