Fringe Benefits: 5 Top Eyelash Curlers for Bright Eyes

No matter how uplifting and lengthening your mascara, your lashes can still benefit from a good curler. Makeup artists swear by them, and with good reason—by bending the lashes upwards, they create an eye-opening effect that can subtly lift and enliven the entire face. Since their invention in the 1930s, the basic design of eyelash curlers has not changed much—two small metal plates, usually equipped with a bottom rubber buffer, pinch the lashes into an instant curl—but small variations on the design can make a big difference in ease of use, and can better access (and hold) shorter, straighter fringe. Here, the top five eyelash curlers beloved by professionals and reviewers alike.

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