Ardell Magnetic Lashes Natural Accents 002

I have never tried false lashes before as I was worried about reacting to glue and could not afford the maintenance cost of salon ones. I read several reviews and watched some videos so expected it to take a while to get used to the magnetic ones. I was surprised at how quickly I have got used to applying them. I spent a few hours the first day practicing and after that I got them on first time. Persisting with them is worth it as now I can have great eyelashes when I want them. I did have to trim off one of the magnets with this pair as they looked to heavy on my eyes so plan to get just the accents next time. I also have to bend them to get them to fit the curve of my last but it is easy to do and takes seconds. They are very durible and have not been affected but this. I have now been wearing them for 2 weeks and have been in rain showers, high winds, had coughing fits resulting in my eyes streaming and worn them all day at work with no problems. They have never slipped or caused problems. I am so glad I bought them and would recommend them. You do need to take the time to get used to them but once you get the hang of it they are great.

Waste of money! I have had these types of magnetic eyelashes before, but from a different brand and they have been perfect and so easy to use. These are wrongly manufactured. The magnets have been placed incorrectly making them impossible to successfully apply. The magnets for the top last strip need to be on the bottom of the strip. The magnets for the bottom lash trip need to be on the top of the strip. However, the bottom lash strips magnets are placed on the bottom of the strip. Meaning when you put them on the applicator they are connecting more with the applicator than with the top lash strip. So when you try to apply these lashes, they are not coming away from the applicator at all. The manufacturer needs to edit the design if they want this to succeed. But honestly, don’t waste your money on this brand!

I decided to try these new magnetic lashes as they were by a reputable maker Ardell, I watched the YouTube videos on them and the read the reviews, which were varied, but having seen the hacks I decided it worth a try. I’m a 54 year old grandmother who’s decided to grow out my natural grey so needed to update my make up as my hair is changing, I’d tried glue on lashes once when getting married nearly ten years ago, but had never tried them at home as they seemed such a faff. Well I got these Saturday and decided to crack on and try them. I put the right one on straight away first time, great! However, the left eye I just couldn’t get to sit on correctly, the magnets pull the corners out and away from the eye lid and line of my lashes. I’d learnt I had to curl my eyelashes and apply mascara first to help the lashes hang onto something, but that left eye still wasn’t having any of it. So I decided to cut the bottom lashes as I’d seen this on YouTube, I cut them and tried again, to be honest it wasn’t much better, okay I thought I’m not giving up at this point, I’d come this far, I’d seen on Facebook another video where both top and bottom lashes were cut in half, and I did just that. The lashes have four tiny magnets on each so cutting in the middle was the only option. I tried again, hmmm still struggled, until.....I wondered what if I put the lower lashes on first instead of the top one? I pressed the lower on onto my lashes to hold it, it stayed then put the top one above my lashes and pressed them together with my finger and thumb, hey it worked! So after a lot of faffing, cutting, more cutting, I found putting the lower ones on first was easier for me. If you have bought these and thought them impossible, try again with the lower lashes on first. I’d also recommend trying the Demi style too if, like me, you’re not overly experienced with lashes, I think they’d be much easier than the full ones like these.

So this was my original review: Unfortunately they are terrible! I really wanted them to be great. It took me over an hour to get them on and I’m a QUALIFIED EYELASH EXTENSION TECHNICIAN AND TRAINER!!!!! Then, when I did manage to get them on they looked good from far, But when you take a closer look they where hanging of. They didn’t stay on for more than 20 mins. I think if you wear macará with them they might be easier to stay on, but I didn’t want to! I bought them so I didn’t have to wear mascara. The lashes themselves are really nice, the thickness, length and style etc. But unfortunately they are useless. Edited review! Put mascara on and they are great! The trick is to wear mascara. That should be written somewhere!!! It took me 5 second one to get these on this morning after I had only put one code of mascara on! I now love them. Impossible to put in without mascara.

I am sure these would look amazing on, if I could get them on. Very hard to get into place so I tried a trick I have used with a different pair I have (cutting the bottom lash into 3 parts) but unfortunately due to the location of the magnets, this does not work either. Disappointed as they look lovely...

Do not be put off by the negative reviews. Yes, it does take a while to learn how to put these on properly, but once you get the hang of it you will be able to put them on quickly. One of the reviewers said they look fake... well hello...?? They are fake lashes. What did she expect?? They do not look any more fake than the "russian" lashes that you can applied at the salon for £30 a go, plus the infills every 2 weeks for another £20. I recently took these on vacation, the dress code was "evening elegant". I used the same pair of Ardell Magnetic lashes every night for 2 weeks and they're still perfect. I absolutely love these lashes.

I'm so disappointed that these don't work. I read a fair amount of reviews saying it's just a matter of practice and getting used to it so I took a chance. Unfortunately it isn't. They don't hold over lashes, the magnet isn't strong enough. The applicator is of no help whatsoever. When you clamp the lashes into place using it, they either stick to the applicator or just one magnet would hold and therefore the whole thing just moves out of place or falls off. I tried trimming it down thinking that would help but it didn't and now I can't even bloody return it. Don't buy them. Rubbish and waste of money.

I couldn't get the hang of these, as a lash enthusiast who wears strips, individuals and magnetic liner lashes I was disappointed i couldnt grasp the application of these. There must be a knack for it.