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i have 2 that i use and they work really well. one is a tweezerman one that i use at home and i tote along a mini one that i found at a japanese trinket store for $3 that works like a dream - believe it or not. i carry the mini one because i have to recurl my lashes after the mascara dries completely so i just wait until i get to work before i recurl. it creates a curl that lasts all day. i love it.

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I have tried both the Shu Uemura and Shiseido curlers and neither was all that great for me. This is definitely one of those "your mileage may vary" items - I just recently bought a cheapo Revlon curler and I have better luck with that. I guess the shape works better for my roundish eyes. I might give the MAC & the Kevyn Aucoin ones a spin next.
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I have a Shu Uemura and I have to be careful or I end up pinching myself. I think my eyes are too small or too deep or something. It is hard to imagine any one is much better then another. It may come down really to your eye and which one works best for you.
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Shu Uermura And Kevyn Aucoin's Eyelash Curlers Are Two Of The Best On The Market Today!
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this thing is AMAZING!! it is my HG curler! i will never go back to ANYTHING else. def a must-have! : )
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
i love my Shu curler. So far, it's one of the best I've tried. I just wish it was wider, as I find I still have some straight lashes on my outer corners that I just can't get
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
question about the Shu curler, is the padding rubber or that cusiony-type?
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I LOVE MY SHU UEMURA CURLER! It's my HG curler and since I bought my two babies I have no desire to even look at any other curler ever again. Why you ask?
I have stick straight thick lashes. I don't always wear mascara BUT I have to curl my lashes - it totally opens my eyes. Shu curlers are strong enough to do the job.
Shu curlers fit really well. Correction, it fits my eye really well, apparently some ladies find that it doesn't fit them.
Shu curler pads are really sturdy and last forever. Next to fit, pads are really important, I used to use a Maybelline curler and the pads were so weak they would sink in and disintegrate after a few months.
Shu curlers have precise alignment. I have tried many different curlers before and they had poor alignment and what I mean by that is they didn't curl lashes in uniform. I would have the ends curl almost to a 90 degree and the inside barely even curled. Also they don't pinch and I don't lose as many lashes as a result of that. lawdy, you have NO idea how many lashes I've lost in the past!  It's all good now thou 
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Originally Posted by bubbly_brunette
question about the Shu curler, is the padding rubber or that cusiony-type?
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I have the Shu curler too, I love it 
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I hate it! I bought one cuz my favorite Japonesque Ergo Grip broke when I dropped it and a client caught it thus shattering the middle section. Anywho, so I decided to check out Shu Uemera to see what all the hype was. Even heated it up it didn't really curl my lashes at all. I took it back to Sephora. I went to Beauty First and got another Japonesque Ergo Grip which is a helluva let better and $10 cheaper. http://www.japonesque.com/prod_toolscurlers.html
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
i got my shu uemura curler at neiman marcus (as there are not many places to get shu here in hawai'i). it's great, it doesn't stick... but i don't know if it lives up to ALL the hype (which was the reason i wanted to try it in the first place). but it definetly beats the cheap ole drugstore lash curler i had before!!
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Originally Posted by ginger9
rubber
Hey, its not rubber. Its silicone.
I think that's why they cost so much. Over here, they're about £18 ( I think thats about $30).
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I own the 24-karat gold plated Shu Uemura lash curler, Mally Get the Last Lash curler, Spehora Lower Lash Curler & Sephora Detail Lash Curler. My eyelashes go evry which way so that's why I have so many lash curlers.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
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I bought it. its ok but nothing works for me, my lashes goes back to normal in a couple of hours...so now i use a spoon! yes sounds weird but its the only thing that works for me it keeps my lashes curled all day long believe it or not!
LOL How would you even think to use a spoon, that is so random! would love to try it though 
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
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LOL How would you even think to use a spoon, that is so random! would love to try it though 
it really works too! i heat the spoon up a little bit under some warm/hot water before using it. just make sure its not too hot hot when you hold it up to your lashes! i prefer using a curler instead because this method is seriously a pain, but it comes in handy if you don't have a curler available!
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I heard Kevyn Aucoin's was better, God rest his soul.  He is the one who inspired me to go into the makeup industry.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
It's the best. Mostly I find on Asian eyes actually. The shape of it matches almond-shaped eyes perfectly, never found another curler as great as this one. I have two as a testament to that!
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I bought mine back in October, and i've got a lot of compliments on my eyelashes. I use it after i put my mascara on (i know your not supposed to), and it doesnt clump them up at all. I used to have to curl them over and over again, but now i find that the process is alot shorter. I am happy with the way it works. it was worth all the money i spent on it!
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I just bought one thanks to all the hype.
Pros:
-Doesn't pinch
-Doesn't bend my lashes at 90°
Cons:
-Have to press harder than my cheapie Revlon to get about half the amount of curl
-Not as comfortable on the fingers either due to said pressure
-Uneven! At $19USD, I expected better craftsmanship. If I hold the curler up to the light, just barely closed, it's obvious the left side is much more closed than the right.
-Don't know if the uneven construction is what's causing it, but my left lashes turn out ok (just ok), and the middle my right lashes end up sticking straight up, inner right untouched, and outer right curled regularly
I think I'm exchanging it for a Shiseido to try out next.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
i find my elf £1.50 eyelash curler to be better than the shu uemura one i tried.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I started (finally) curling my lashes because of the results from this! I love it  It works perfectly, fits my eye shape, and doesn't take much pressure at all to get a good curl.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I recently bought the Shu Uemura mini eyelash curler and I didn't like it but I exchanged it for the regular size. It was great but still not the best for my asian eyes. Honestly, I don't see what the hype is? This Koji brand eyecurler I got from Sasa in Asia seemed to work better for my eyes than the Shu curler.
I noticed Sephora is raising their prices for the Shu Uemura curlers. When I bought the mini it was $16 and when I returned it it was 17 or 18 and this past weekend I went to Sephora and the regular size Shu curler has also gone up too.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Originally Posted by TIERAsta
i got my shu uemura curler at neiman marcus (as there are not many places to get shu here in hawai'i). it's great, it doesn't stick... but i don't know if it lives up to ALL the hype (which was the reason i wanted to try it in the first place). but it definetly beats the cheap ole drugstore lash curler i had before!!
I found one at the new Sephora in Pearlridge Mall.There is a SHu counter at NM's in Honolulu, but that's about it.
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Re: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Originally Posted by Kuuipo
I found one at the new Sephora in Pearlridge Mall.There is a SHu counter at NM's in Honolulu, but that's about it.
I'm fron Hawaii too. There's a Sephora in Pearlridge and in Ala Moana's Sephora. I hardly go into NM's so I'm not too sure if they do sell Shu's. As I mentioned in my previous post, they raised their prices for the curlers at both Sephora.
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