Let's talk... eyes: Asia Eyelash Haul

While I may not be into artful, dramatic make-up anymore (due to my laziness and a massive lack of spare time), I still do like a good pair of falsies, though. And Asia - as the continent of minimalistic bundles of artificial lashes - sucked me right into its endless drugstore aisles of various brands, types, lengths and colours. I stocked up on a couple of everyday styles and got ahold of brands I've been wanting to try for the longest time.

#01: Dolly Wink
Dolly Wink is the most popular Japanese lash brand amongst make-up enthusiasts all over the world. While Diamond Lash, Eyemazing and many others are actually just as popular (and more favoured), Dolly Wink is a term of use to pretty much anyone (I know, at least). Before they revamped the entire line, I tried to collect the old, more playful styles, but at 13$ a pack (and that was the cheapest rate I could find) and being on a high school student budget, I kind of failed. Now, the 'new' otona series isn't really my cup of tea, but the packaging looked cute and that was reason enough for me to indulge. While I refused to cash out 1,260 yen in Japan, I got them for about 9$ (soooo much cheaper) in Hong Kong. I wanted to pick up more, but didn't know which styles I already had and didn't want to double-buy, so I simply forgot about them.

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#02: "A" Eyelash by Hamasaki Ayumi
These landed on my shopping list as soon as I knew I was going to Japan. As a long-time fan of Hamasaki Ayumi's (have been for more than a decade now), I was squeaking with excitement when I found out that she produced her own eyelash series. It's a healthy mix of standard and unusual styles, but at 1,460 yen a pack they're quite a splurge. I didn't see them anywhere outside Japan, though, so I indulged. And I just discovered this special set and badly want it.


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#03: Love Chérie by D.U.P
I was equally excited and happy to see Kumi Koda launch her own sets of lashes in collaboration with renowned brand D.U.P. Not sure if I've seen them announced online before I went to Japan, but it surprised me to see them while browsing yet another Rokushitankafue or whatever the name of this insane drugstore chain is. They're 1,260 yen a pack and come with two pairs of high-quality soft-band lashes.


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#04: Liz Lisa
Another thing that hopped right onto my shopping list. Liz Lisa's - kind of selected - make-up line has just launched either last year or in 2011, but I knew I had to get my paws on it asap. Unfortunately due to the drop of the yen and the constant marked up handling and shipping fees of my favourite shopping agents, I had to postpone the indulgence to this year. Liz Lisa only carries two sets of lashes: upper and bottom. I got both, naturally. The packaging is adorably cute and I hardly dare to tear it apart.


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#05: beCreation Lucky Natural Fuwa Matsuge
I spotted these at Sasa in Taipei and they only cost 6$, so why not. There are a couple of other styles available, but these are the most natural-looking kind and considering I had already bought too many dramatic-looking lashes, I wanted to slow down for a change.


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#06: Off-brand lashes
My favourite kind and also the reason why women go lash-crazy in Asia: These cost 100 yen a pack, they're low-budget high-quality steals and I wish I had bought more because it doesn't 'hurt' using them (*side-eyeing my credit card statement*), if you get what I'm talking about. I got all of these at a Daiso-like store (well, any 100 yen store, really) in Okinawa. These are only worth it if you can get them in person, though, because the internet jacks up the price of these like crazy.