Can you tell that I've currently been obsessed with false lashes? For the past few days, I have been heavily looking up lashes of all sorts, in preparation for my short trip to Tokyo♥ *happy*
While looking through the latest editions of Egg and Edge Style, I "discovered" two new brands of lashes, Eyelash Laboratory (EyeLabo) and Luminous Change. Since there were ads for them in the magazines, I'd assume that they're fairly new or recently released. EyeLabo seems quite promising! ♥
But first off, Luminous Change. This is produced by Itabashi Rumi (板橋瑠美). She used to be a model for Egg, but now models for Edge Style. (Somehow I think the brand name is a pun on her name Rumi: Rumi-nous Change heehee, as they don't differentiate the "L" and "R" in Japanese^^)
I have yet to see these in person, but looking at the pictures, they seem a tad mehh for me due the the lack of clear lash bands for some and common designs. Nowadays, one of the prerequisites for me to buy a lash is that it has to have a clear lash band *sheepish face* Anyway, there are 9 variations, and they retail for 1,155yen for 5 pairs. They're slightly more expensive than Diamond Lash, but the styles do not seem very unique, so yeah, reconsidering these! The packaging is nice though!
**edit** I've done a more in-depth introduction with descriptions of each type HERE~
Next, a brand called "Eyelash Laboratory" (EyeLabo). They kind of remind me Diamond Lash! For a relatively new brand they already have a whopping 24 different styles! Some seem unique/different, some seem blah/common, but out of the 24 there must be at least a couple that're worth trying out right? ♥
They're designed/modelled by a trio of Popteen models: Shiine Hikari, Kawanishi Miki and Akiyama Miku. They retail for 1,050yen for 5 pairs, as economical as Diamond Lash. The 24 lashes are divided into 5 series: Cute Princess, Natural Angel, Sweet Fairy, Sexy Doll and Rich Venus.
CUTE PRINCESS (キュートプリンセス)
Cute Princess is the largest line, with 9 different types: 4 upper lashes, 3 lower lashes and 2 partial lower lashes. The style for this line is girly/princessy; the lashes are mostly of the spiked variety.
I don't know why, but I'm always drawn to lashes with spikes like these~
This seems to be a fairly common design;
Diamond Lash Beauty Eye, Dolly Wink #1, Toujours 003, Preciosa BK-316, etc.
But guess a lot of people like this kind of design, so they made it.
This looks similar to 002, except that it has thicker inner bunches.
Compared to Diamond Lash, in the picture these look lighter/more feathery?
Not as thick/dense/shiny as Beauty Eye, giving a "softer" look.
It also looks to be shorter in terms of length of lash band.
Four blings on each lash, but the lashes themselves aren't spectacular.
These look cute, and I'd get them for the bling too ^^
These look like 005 without the bling^^
Might as well get the one with the bling, and if you don't want the bling, pluck it off?
They cost the same anyway!
Looks like a shorter version of Dolly Wink No. 5 Real Nude.
Could be an economical alternative?
Looks like the inner corners of Dolly Wink #1 which I cut and use as lower lashes^^
Not very worth it I think.
NATURAL ANGEL (ナチュラルエンジェル)
This line consists of more "natural" looking types of lashes. There are 3 variations - 2 upper and 1 lower. The lashes in this line look to be of thinner strands, lesser spaces between strands but not extremely dense, and no "spikes" unlike the Cute Princess line.
ナチュラルエンジェル 001 Natural Angel 001, upper lash
ナチュラルエンジェル 002 Natural Angel 002, upper lash
ナチュラルエンジェル 003 Natural Angel 003, lower lash
SWEET FAIRY (スートフェアリー)
The lack of spikes and thin-ness of the strands make them look weird to me!
Not my style I guess.
Same comment at 001, to thin, not my type^^
I love lower lashes like these! And since these are 5 in a box, I might get a few ^^
The upper lashes look pretty too! (Sexy Doll 002)
SWEET FAIRY (スートフェアリー)
This line consists of 5 types of lashes. The "look" I think, is supposed to be somewhat natural but with a bit more volume, as compared to the Natural Angel line.
A fusion lash, but the transition seems kind of sudden?
I like the look of this, might try it out~
Looks natural (not very dense/voluminous) but long and thick enough for me
Another upper lash, a bit reminiscent of Diamond Lash Girly Eye but less dense?
It looks shorter than most lashes, but seems quite natural~ Seems wearable to work.
Something different?
These look very thin^^ Can hardly see them in the picture...
This line has 5 types - 2 upper, and 3 lower. 004 and 005 are pre-cut, ie not one whole strip, which makes it convenient for me, saving me the trouble of cutting it up on my own^^
Fusion lash with spikey inner ends and dense outer ends.
These are the upper lashes used in the Natural Angel 003 picture earlier.
Not spikes, but the space between the bunches make them look nice IMO.
I really think they look pretty~ I'm going to hunt for these!
The gaps between the bunches seem odd to me^^
Each clump and space is the same width, a tad unnatural?
Or maybe they just seem too long for the model's eye?
How the width of each bunch seems the same kind of makes it look odd?
This line consists of 2 types, both super dense with thick strands and non-clear lash bands. These seem really dramatic, not my thing^^
リッチヴィーナス 001 Rich Venus 001, upper lash
リッチヴィーナス 002 Rich Venus 002, upper lash These look super thick, and somewhat similar to some Model 21 lashes I have? Model 21 is really cheap and comes with 10 pairs so I guess that'd be more economical.
Overall, EyeLabo's lashes seem rather promising, I'll be sure to check them out and get a few! ♥ Currently I can't say anything about the quality or material of the lashes, as I've yet to try them. On my current to-try list are Natural Angel 003, Sexy Doll 002, Cute Princess 005, Sweet Fairy 003 and Sweet Fairy 002 ♥ There are sooo many types~ In Japan, currently they're being sold in Donki, the Popteen online store and online on the EyeLabo website.
Wooo exciting, new brands to try out!
ReplyDeleteThey seem promising! \(^_____^)/
I like the lenses the model uses in Sweet Fairy 1,2,4,5 (^__~)
Looks good! *excitedly jumps up and down* Hope to get these in my area someday! Could you do a review of the ones you've got??
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ReplyDeleteYepp I will~ Might take a while though as I rotate lashes but like to stick to the same one for a couple of days before changing^^ I've shown an EOTD pic with EyeLabo's Sexy Doll 002 and Natural Angel 003 in this post (: (somewhere in the middle!)
♥ Karisa