Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

There was a time, that I thought the JAPONESQUE curler was superior to other curlers. It just has so many rave reviews! Around the time of my first purchase, I also learned how to properly use an eyelash curler, which is (at least in my eyes) to hold, and them do a couple of squeezes, and then hold again for a couple more seconds. Since I was new to makeup, I confused correlation with causation, and figured this little curler was the reason my eyelashes looked so great. This is why I bought another one when the first broke after a month or two. And then I bought another one (in black!). And then, when that one broke, I bought the fancy 14 dollar high arch one... And then when that one broke... I bought an old-fashioned metal curler from a drugstore and my lashes look just as great as ever because of good genes and good technique, and great mascara. The only way I could recommend this MASSIVELY OVERRATED, CHEAP, PLASTIC curler, would be as a staple for your travel bag, because of the cute, pocket-size design. If you intend to use it as a an everyday tool, prepare to shell out the cash every couple of months for new one, because the little plastic hinge at the back is going to snap. And maybe, a little chunk of plastic is going to fly into your eye, as it once did for me. Anyone looking for a knock off may do well to look for their local DAISO store. I found generic JAPONESQUE curlers for like $1.50. YES, A DOLLAR FIFTY. At that price, I would have given this piece more stars. Hopefully they are recyclable.