Eyelash curling apparatus and methods of use

Abstract

A safe and effective apparatus for simultaneously curling the upper and lower eyelashes is disclosed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A eyelash curling apparatus comprising: 
 a curling bowl formed from a substantially rigid material; and    a handle portion attached to the curling bowl portion, formed from a substantially rigid material;    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the curling bowl portion of the apparatus, when positioned over the eye is dimensionally adapted for cupping the entirety of the visible portion of the user's eye;  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the curling bowl portion of the apparatus is designed such that when positioned over the eye, the apparatus is dimensionally adapted such that the curling bowl's outer edges simultaneously contact the portion of the user's upper and lower eyelashes where they attach to the eyelid of the eye;  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the handle portion of the apparatus has a laterally extending groove on the underside of the handle at the juncture of the handle portion of the device and the curling bowl portion of the device;  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said apparatus comprises a concave side, a convex side, a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being graspable by the hand of the user and said distal end bearing a curling bowl with a concave side and a convex side;  
     
     
         6 . A method for simultaneously curling the upper and lower eyelashes of a subject, comprising: 
 providing an apparatus for curling the eyelashes comprising an apparatus with a non-fenestrated curling bowl dimensionally adapted such that the curling bowl's outer edges simultaneously contact the portion of the user's upper and lower eyelashes where they attach to the eyelid of the eye, and a handle portion dimensionally adapted to be grasped by the user;    position the eyelash curling apparatus parallel to the eye of the user, such that the concave portion of the curling bowl is parallel to the facial plane of the user and the handle portion of the apparatus is horizontal to the facial plane of the user;    transverse the apparatus until it is gently cupping the orbit of the eye and such that the curling bowl portion of the apparatus simultaneously contacts the portion of the user's upper and lower eyelashes where they attach to the eyelid of the eye;    compress the apparatus on to the open eye such that the curling bowl portion compresses the upper and lower eyelashes of the eye; and    hold the apparatus on the eye until the desired level of eyelash curl is obtained.