11 Best Eyelash Curlers – How to Curl Your Eyelashes Like a Pro

“Curling eyelashes is a non-negotiable step for me. It’s an intricate part of my routine when I’m working on clients,” makeup artist Patrick Ta, a favorite of Gigi Hadid and Adriana Lima says. He loves this Kevyn Aucoin classic “because it has the perfect curve even on the roundest of eyes,”

Kevyn Aucoin’s curler is also the number one pick for Rommy Najor, who works with Martha Hunt and Doutzen Kroes. “It’s slightly wider than the [cult favorite] Shu curler, which catches more lashes on the ends,” she says. “Also, it doesn’t require a strong pinch to the lash in order to curl the lashes and it’s priced well, too!”

The name says it all. This legendary lash enhancer is truly the G.O.A.T of curlers. Beloved by many, including celebrity makeup artist Dani Kimiko Vincent, who has worked with Sandra Oh, this tool is a surefire way to instantly look more awake.

Mary Phillips, whose work you’ve seen on Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Chrissy Teigen, loves this Japonesque curler. It has a high arch in the center of the curler to give a deeper curl in the middle of the lash line. This unique shape has two benefits: when lashes have the most length in the center, they really open up the eyes, and she finds that the curler is “less intimidating for clients since it does not clamp down as close to the eyeball as a classic-shaped curler normally does.”

“It comes down to solid design; it doesn’t pinch, the curing pad hits the ‘Goldilocks’ zone for firmness and roundness, it comes with an extra curling pad, and all for a cheaper price than similar high-end models,” says Anna Kendrick and Christina Hendricks’s makeup artist Vanessa Scali. Patrick Ta is also a fan of this curler “because it can curl the smallest of lashes.”

Najor also likes this uniquely shaped curler. “I always have this on hand for stubborn lashes or if I like to curl lashes in sections after applying false eyelashes,” he says. “It’s a tiny lash curler that you pinch the lashes with.”

“I have it in the rose gold and I love how you can see the lashes against the color of the curler so you can gauge how much of a curl you’re getting,” says Vincent Oquendo, the makeup artist behind Lily Collins, Tessa Thompson, and Elsa Hosk.

Makeup artist Fiona Stiles recently used this curler on Mireille Enos for the 2022 SAG Awards to help achieve what she called an “intense curl”.

The lash hair at the edges of your eye can be tricky to grab with a curler, but this tool, which is a favorite of makeup artist Manuel Espinoza—who has worked with model and activist Ebonee Davis— curves deep enough to catch all hair along the inner and outer lash line.

Tina Turnbow, who works with Taylor Schilling and Debra Messing, likes this Nars curler because “it gently curls so the lashes are not too bent. It also fits most eye shapes really well.”