Glam by Manicare Xpress Adhesive Eyeliner and Lash Kit LENGTH

Thank you Beauty Review for this product to trial.

This was my first time using any kind of lashes except my own. In the past I have used lash serums with pleasing results.

I received the lashes number 72 with the name ruby-grace. On the packet there are 5 diamonds and these lashes are 2 diamonds. This relates to the length so these are not too long.

What makes these lashes different is the adhesive is actually an eye liner< such a unique feature.

To use, you try the lashes first without adhesive to check the length. These are able to be trimmed. Once you are happy with the length you can now use the liner/adhesive. Just use it as your usual eyeliner. Once you have lined your eyes you can place the lashes along the lined eye. Press lightly to keep in place. I found the liner to be easy to apply.

For me, I wore them on a weekend day. They stayed in place quite well but it was a kind of a strange sensation. I am just not used to these lashes.

I will use them again as they are reusable for up to 30 uses, great value for money.

APPLICATION Be warned it is a very metallic smell as I expected but it goes away as soon as you put the lid back on. The eyeliner is a felt tip so is more controllable than a liquid eyeliner. Though due to the felt, you need several layers for it to be secure and it is not opaque. It’s not messy but quite buildable. You can add more layers without it being patchy but doing a wing is not so smooth. I normally would use magnetic eyelashes with barely any makeup to a full face, but with this eyeliner you need to have several layers and they are not effective with a thin natural looking line, so I would bear that in mind.

I got the most natural looking lashes which I liked as I can wear them day or evening. They are light and wispy and do not have miniature magnet/s to try and connect or match up. It is a thin unnoticeable magnetic lash strip, which makes it easy to trim.

I have tried a few brands of magnetic lashes, some with a thick magnet strip, some with mini magnets dotted around, the last Glam liquid liner lash kit and I personally found this particular one the least effective. I added little-many layers, played with the thickness of the eyeliner, shook well before use, lightly cleaned the lash strip, applied dry, applied wet etc and I could not get the whole eyelash to stay on. I trimmed the eyelashes several times, slightly curved them, added more layers on the inner corners and it only lead to frustration. I only wore them at home as I took them off when going out because they could not magnetise to the curve of my eyes and would be straight across, not touching the inner corners… I’m not vain but that is embarrassing.

The eyeliner is long-wearing and if you take off your eyelashes, it doesn’t take the eyeliner off anywhere near as much as the liquid did. It was quite hard to get off and probably more so to the amount of layers and thickness I would test hahaha but it is durable.

OVERALL Overall I won’t be using this product and I wouldn’t recommend it to others, purely because I couldn’t go outside hahaha I was even trying not to laugh when I would speak to my husband because he would just look at them instead of my actual eyes. I have bought a range of budget - what I would call expensive, and even the cheapest ones I got around 50 effortless uses (as this one is 30 uses but that depends on how much you use).But I would like to say that maybe I had a dud and everyone else that has tried it absolutely loved it. But if mine isn’t a dud, it is not worth even putting in stores as this product did not work at all for me.

RECOMMEND Glam by Manicare. I recommend trying out an adhesive/magnetic mascara (if you haven’t already) or if you are really keen to make the eyeliner thing work, how about a roll on application? Maybe curve the lash line more or have the lashes in three small parts (though that defeats the whole Xpress thing). Thank you for this opportunity and I would love to try out what you have next.

Glam by Manicare Xpress Adhesive Eyeliner and Lash Kit was easy to use, use the fine tip eyeliner and apply the lashes, can't get much easier than that! I'm not overly skilled in using flash lashes but I loved not having to use glue and they weren't complicated to apply.

I received the natural lashes. Looking at these in the package I thought they would look huge and really false once on but they are lovely, soft and natural but a great length to add a little glam. The packaging is easy to open and you can store the lashes and eyeliner in the box after each use easily and quickly. My first try of putting these on was an absolute disaster. I couldn’t get both ends to adhere and after about half an hour I gave up. Second attempt went much smoother. I needed to trim the end off these so they sat nicely as they were a little too wide for me. The eyeliner is so much nicer than trying to use glue, it’s not sticky, the pen glides easily and isn’t stingy, once the lashes are attached they stayed on easily all day and didn’t feel too heavy and irritating. Removal was simple, just peel off And the eyeliner glue removed without leaving any residue with makeup remover as easily as normal eye makeup. Over all these lashes were simple once you get the hang of it, and last well. A fun and cheap way to glam up your day without having to commit to lash extensions. I would def8natly use these again and reccomend,

As someone who finds the process of false eyelashes a tad tedious...I was pleasantly surprised! Although you must have a slight talent for liquid eyeliner, the lashes stick tight and lasted for about 6 hours.

This took me by complete surprise, I was confused about how an eyeliner could also be an adhesive....but it actually works!

So the adhesive liner that comes in the pack is a really nice quality,it has a super fine felt pen style tip that makes application super easy. It glides on really well and is the blackest of black.

The lashes I recieved were Ruby Grace which are very beautiful and comfortable to wear with a thin band that makes application even easier.

So for the application process, I draw on my liner wing it out slightly and then press the lashes on. There was no wait time like traditional lash adhesives I just popped them on straight away and they stuck down easily. I did notice that it needs to be a thickish line in order for a good stick tho, it does stick to the thinner line but it pops off after a few minutes so the thicker the line the better I found. The lashes wore really well and I didn't have to much trouble with them, the corners did try to flick off a little but this was easily fixed with a little touch up of the liner. Overall pretty impressive, I would love to use the liner for using with glitter too which I think would work really well to create a fun glitter wing.

I am very much a novice with putting on eyelashes. The few times I have put these on have been extremely unsuccessful. For whatever reason I am not very successful when it comes to application. They just looked wrong on me. When I found out about the trial I knew I had to get on it. I have been wanting to try magnetic lashes for the longest time!

I cannot believe how easy these are to apply. All you have to do is trim them to size, use the eyeliner which acts as an anchor to attach the lashes to (it's the magnetic ingredients in the liner that the magnetics in the lashes stick to) then apply them. I do think if you are not used to using lashes or know properly how to apply lashes you might struggle a little, but if you start at the middle, then the ends you should be pretty successful.

They were extremely comfortable to use, it didn't even feel like I was wearing any, and they made my eyes look amazing. Even after the 6 hour mark they looked good.

Now that I know how easy it is to apply magnetic lashes, I know I will be wearing them a lot more now. I have seen reviews on other brands and their magnetic lashes that haven't been too good, but these ones, I really do not have one bad thing to say about them. Well, only that I wish I had tried them sooner!!!

I was lucky enough to be selected to trial this product.

Let’s start with the packaging. Love the design of the liner and great having a felt tip liner for easy application. The lashes themselves were nice, gently flared at the outer edges and not too over the top which I like. (I’m a fan of lashes that actually look like lashes).

Application: after having used the magnetic liner I assumed you would need a thick liner to ensure there was enough for the lashes to adhere to, so I went for a nice big ole winged liner. I felt the application of this liner was much smoother and easier than the magnetic liner so we were off to a great start. It did bleed a little bit but Not as much as the magnetised liner.

Alas, it all went a little down hill for me after the liner. It took a bit of adjusting to get the lashes applied correctly and I had to be careful not to smudge the black liner in the process as it was still quite tacky. One lash applied perfectly in the end, the other I had difficulty getting to stick down in the inner corner, I ended up adding extra liner to the inner corner to get the lash stuck down. I liked the look of the lashes on, they definitely added a little drama to my eye look. (Have uploaded a pic on the photo wall if you wanna see)

Off I went to work with my lashes secured. (Day 1 of lockdown but I work in a pharmacy so am in essential services). I was at work for about 20mins when alas, the lashes had popped out on both eyes. More so on my perfectly applied side than the side I had trouble with! I had to take the lashes off, there was no way to fix it quickly while working.

Unfortunately my liner looked a little messy once I took them off so I attempted to use a regular felt tip liner to correct the issue. The adhesive liner stays tacky which made this very difficult. Also, because the liner is so annoyingly sticky my hair kept getting stuck to it all day.

Now, I do have to say that when I test products I usually test them a couple of times just to make sure but I have only had a chance to test these once due to all the covid-19 stuff going on.

I’ll give them a go again when I don’t have to be anywhere (pharmacies are very busy right now so no isolation for me!) and maybe look up some tips and tricks with them to see if I can find a way to get them to adhere better. Honest opinion, I don’t think the adhesive is quite strong enough and I don’t think the liner drys down enough, I don’t imagine any tips or tricks would change that.

I will add any new findings to my review once I’ve had a chance to have another go with them.