We’ve been looking at more expensive brand name curlers such as Japonesque Go Curl, Shiseido The Makeup, and Shu Uemura Lash Curler, but I think it’s time we reviewed a regular brand lash curler you can buy at your local drugstore.
That’s why today we are going to review the Revlon series of eyelash curlers. This includes the professional, expert effect, cushion grip, and beauty shapers lash curlers. First off, there’s a stigma that regular brand curlers are flimsy and bend easily. While the Revlons are not as smooth, there are a few rough spots and rough corners, or nicely finished as the more expensive brands, they are sturdy and can withstand the pressure of squeezing hard to curl your lashes. There are two replacement pads included with each curler and at first it looked like you had to buy a new curler once you ran out of the two included. However, through further research, I found out that you just have to call Revlon customer service and they’ll send out refill pads for free! Here’s their customer service number 1-800-473-8566. Their hours are M-F, 8AM – 6PM EST.
So far, Revlon gets 5 stars based on customer service and value, but how well do they curl your lashes? My biggest complaint with these curlers is that they are designed more for Caucasian eyes with a deeply curved crimper. If you have deeper set round eyes, then these will fit well and let you curl close to your lash line. For Asian girls like me, they’re much too curved to catch my center lashes and end up pinching my eyes at the edges. Not only is the crimper deeply curved, it is also very large, almost double the size of my eyes! Again, this will be a good curler for those of you who have trouble with smaller curlers because these are made to fit large or wide round eyes. I did manage to curl my outer lashes with these curlers and didn’t really like the way they curled. It may be because the curlers didn’t fit my eyes very well or because the curler pad is harder than those on the more expensive brands, but it seemed like they bent my lashes more than curled them.
So I would say that Revlon curlers are a good value if you take them for what they are. A value brand that’s a good work horse curler for most women. If you fit into their customer demographics, then they are definitely a good buy especially with the free refill pads. However, if you have small eyes, or flat eyes like most Asian girls, I’d say you should skip this and take a look at specially designed curlers like Shiseido The Makeup Lash Curler or Shu Uemura curler.
