Oh man, I LOVE Make Up For Ever's lashes. I have never thrown out a pair. they're fairly expensive, but not insane like Shu Uemura's or anything. They're generally synthetic, which I find makes them easier to clean and tougher in general, but what I like most is that the edges are tapered off...it's sort of a picky thing for me, but I like the individual hairs to just "fade away" instead of ending in an abrupt cut. And they have sooo many pretty styles...