I read on another site that all false eyelashes are basically made from the same company- whether they are the $3 ones from Ardell or the $20 ones from Shu Uemura?

Anyone tried them?

I have tried them... and I own a lot of of false lashes. I think they're of good quality and what not, but if you're just looking to get the basic black false lashes then I would suggest just sticking to a cheaper brand. If you're looking for the crazy handcrafted falsies that are different colors and have pretty crystals and feathers... then go ahead and splurge and get the shu falsies. Just cause those aren't your everyday lashes and aren't that common to come by.

Thank you!

I have the Shu basic flare individual lashes and they are nice. But then I started performing (tribal belly dance) shows a couple times a week and needed low cost lashes. I switched to Ardells, which I love too.

For the crazy costuming stuff, we would just buy rhinestones and stick them on with lash glue. We'd also buy feathers from Michael's craft store, and glitter from cheaper Beauty Supply places and use that to make our lashes look "wow!".

If you are a creative type, you can skip the Shu lashes all together and come up with your own! Alot cheaper too!

Hope that helps!

This website has some that are similar to Shu's....

http://www.eeyelash.com/

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There are $50 dollar lashes on there.... Hell to the freaking no!

Shu does have some really glamorous lashes, those are definitly worth the price, and if you are careful, they can be re-used quite a few times! The more inexpensive 'special' falsies just don't compare!

^^ita with Shortcake. You've gotta splurge on the more showy ones, just once to see for yourself how much fun they can be for a special event.

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I bought a great pair of lashes online at www.mays-eshop.com

there a great brand called gi & gary which could pass as real they are very light and theres many colors to choose from and styles

they also have a large collections of other brands like elise have a look www.mays.hk for tutorials on who to create a great look with the lashes and other nice products

i don't know if i can really agree that the more showy ones are worth the price, but i DID purchase some feather lashes from eEyelash and was surprised to find that they are SOOOOOOOO fragile and tear apart easily. it appears that the adhesive that holds them to the packaging is stronger than the adhesive that actually holds the feathers together



i had to remind myself to be extra careful after i ripped up the black ones haha

here's a pic of me playing with one of the feather lashes from eEyelash. this set cost me five bucks on eEyelash



one of my favorite false eyelashes sources is Madame Madeline

you should check out the Elise lashes! the website says they're made by the same company who does MAC and Shu lashes

Yup, the manufacture of Elise lashes are the same as MAC and Shu. I tried both Elise and MAC lashes and they are really no different. The price for MAC and SHU is just ridiculous. You are paying big bucks for their brand name, which I think is okay if you can afford it. MadameMadeline.com does have a ton of lashes but I did not see too many full feathered ones which is the ones I love