Glam by Manicare Heated Eyelash Curler

I was really excited to trial the heated eyelash curler. I curled my eyelashes for every event up until a few years back, but those old metal clamps are terrifying! They kink your lashes, jam and are just not a contraption that you want near your eyes. I switched to just juiced up mascara but have never achieved quite the same result as curling first, so a heated eyelash curler was intriguing.

The device is a nice brushed gold colour, which gives it a glam feel. Although it is quite light and feels flimsy in the hand. 2 AAA batteries are required. Flick the switch and the heated pads change from red to clear to let you know when you're good to go. No mucking around or having to test, which is great.

It takes barely a minute to warm up, so it's fast and efficient. It felt a little counter intuitive at first - I had to check the box to see what way to hold it, but it does make sense once you figure it out. I followed the instructions, 10-15 seconds at a time. Two attempts and my lashes were curled to perfection. I think you definitely need more than one go (or just hold it for about 20-25 seconds?) to get a result. The dual silicone pads mean you can curl your lashes without crimping them.

The curl lasted the day for sure. It is a little bulkier than the old school manual curlers, so it did take me more than a few goes to find the ideal spot/position. But that is to be expected. I found it difficult to use on someone else - the button to close the clamp faces you when in use, so the person curling their lashes needs to be confident and capable to do it themselves.

Would I buy this product myself? Probably not. If you curl your lashes every day or a partial to falsies, then sure. It's a relatively cheap investment for lashes that stay curled all day. I'm curious as to how long it lasts with regular use.

I found it is fast heating in 60 seconds and does not feel too hot. The pads change from pink to clear when it was ready. It also curls nicely without crimping the lashes. It is easy to use and easy to hold. Also fast cooling down so easily enough to pop away again. Not 100% if I'd use too often myself, wonder if it would work better for shorter lashes? I did find it took a few goes over again and still did not get a real big curl that I like. Not sure if it just needs to do it longer or more times.

For the last few years I have been heating my eyelash curler up with my hairdryer to get that perfect curl (probably quite dangerous and risky as it’s an uncontrolled temperature), so when this product showed up in my inbox I was excited to give it a try.

Unfortunately, the excitement stopped once I used it.

Pros

-Love the feature of the pads changing from pink to white to know when it’s at the right temperature - It heats up pretty quickly. - Quite light and small

Cons - Although light and small, the curling part feels quite restrictive and chunky - Didn’t fit my eye shape or short lashes so missed a large parts like my corner lashes and I struggled to re- adjust to get them to fit entirely - felt a bit too warm when I tried to get all my short stubby lashes in

The lashes that did get into the machine were curled and lasted well after the application of mascara

Overall I think if you had medium to long lashes this machine would work great and the price is reasonable enough to invest with the chance of a fantastic result.

I was so excited to try this curler as I curl my eyelashes every day. Bofh of my young teenage girls couldn't wait to try it either. First impressions were great. The box is appealing and the curler itself looks high end. However, I found it no better than a regular clamp eyelash curler. Even though it only takes 60 seconds to heat up, it's a little annoying waiting for it. So the 2nd day I used it, I turned it on at the start of my routine, and then i forgot about it and ran the batteries flat! The 3rd day I got into a better routine with it, but I really didn't feel that it curls my lashes any better than the regular clamp. It may make the curl last a little longer given that it heats the lash up, and it is maybe a little gentler than the regular clamp. Although in saying that, I didn't find it as easy to clamp the lashes either, it was a bit awkward. Given the price, I think I will just stick with the basic one. Pros: slightly gentler and better for lashes. Cons: Takes time to heat. Doesn't work any better than regular clamp. It would be really annoying when you need to use it, or you are away, and the batteries have run out and you don't have any replacement batteries. I do love the concept, but found it much easier and more convenient to use my regular clamp.

Comment from my teenage daughters: "it wasn't good, but it wasn't bad. It took longer to use than a normal one. It was nice to use, but not as good as a normal one"

Unfortunately my review on this one is that it’s underwhelming. I was so excited to try it. But here goes.

Packaging - so I shared it on my social stories and got four people comment that it looks like a vibrator. Any who! I was excited to try it out. Would have been great if it came with batteries but I went out and got some.

It doesn’t take long to heat up and I did like how the silicon colour changes to let you know it’s ready to use.

Actually using it. I found it super awkward (and I have quite long lashes) and that it didn’t really do anything much. I tried a few times. I shall pass on to my step daughter to see if she has any luck.

I have lashes that are extremely straight and almost go downwards so I purchased this hoping it would help, did literally nothing and that's with me holding it for longer than recommended timing, also was super awkward to try use. Wouldn't recommend at all.

This was a little bit scary to use at first because I thought I might burn my eye or pinch my eyelid but neither happened!

It took a little bit of practice to get the hang of it but once I got the angle of the curler right, hold it a bit away from your face not straight down, I was away.

It doesn’t give you a curl in 15 seconds, I found about 60 seconds gave me any noticeable curl but unfortunately it just did not hold.

I tried to curl if for longer to see if that would make the curl last any longer but sadly no.

I really wanted this to be a new addition to my beauty routine but it’s not worth the time spent or the batteries for a curl that didn’t even last me 10 minutes.

I have thin , short eyelashes that point down. I tried to use this heated eyelash curler and make it work for me,by pressing the silicone pad (once clear and heated) on to my lashes then holding for 30 seconds and also trying a different way by pressing for 15 seconds then moving the silicone pad closer to my eyelid then pressing again, sadly it didn’t make any difference. I have used heated lash curlers in the past and they have worked for me.

I think this curler is not curved enough to fit to the curvature of my face therefore cannot reach all my lashes as close to my eyelid as possible.

It is easy to use, I like to gold design, but will not recommend this to someone with thin/ short lashes. I think this would work for someone with long lashes.

I've always used a regular eyelash curler, so this was my first time trying a heated eyelash curler. I was so excited!

It's metallic gold in colour and aesthetically looks very pretty. It's also lightweight. I added 2 AAA batteries and followed the instructions carefully on how to use it. I turned it on and waited for the pink silicone pads to turn white, which is an indication that the curler is ready to use. I used it like I with a regular eyelash curler by holding the front of the curler against my face. I gently clamp my lashes with the silicone pads by pushing the slider upwards and held for 15 seconds. I repeated this few times to achieve my desired curl on my lashes, but unfortunately, my lashes wouldn't curl no matter how many times I tried. I even made sure the my lashes were clean and dry before using it. I also tried holding it down for longer than 15 seconds and it still didn't work for me.

It's safe to say I was disappointed with the results. I don't recommended using this.