Japanese Makeup Lesson in Eye Torture
A common sight in Japan are women (and men) blithely toweling on makeup as they barrel along riding on Japanese commuter trains. However, for some strange reason I never see them do this eyeball forking.
The most popular plastic surgery procedure for Japanese and Asians the so-called “double eyelid” surgery to make slanted eyes rounder. Continuing on the same vein that I mentioned before in Vibrator glasses for a “taller” nose to raise the bridge of the nose, here’s a “Makeup Lesson” for eye gluing and taping to simulate round eyes. See it as makeup lesson as a video and here as still pictures in plain HTML as shown below
Via Weekly Teinou * Woman which is the Japanese side of Geisha Asobi Blog in English.
Here are some more horrific pictures of this meaningless “beauty” procedure.
And for more fun with eyeballs, check out my previous reports:
–Japanese eye torture on the train
–Kinky ‘lash bar’ in Tokyo
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January 24th, 2005 at 10:22 am
Well, I do see this all the time being done on the trains.
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Whoa! Well, I do see this all the time being done on the trains.
October 30th, 2005 at 10:28 pm
Oh it’s horrible…bleh
October 31st, 2005 at 12:29 pm
Fun, fun, fun, isn’t it?
November 30th, 2005 at 2:49 am
That cool…. i have never seen that before or thought of asian girls doing that….cool im going get myself some now…
February 6th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
where can you buy this?
February 6th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
You can go to our sponsor J-List.com and search in their catalog for “DAI273 Double Eyelid Makeup” to order one.
It actually is not as scary as it looks. I’ve watched the process be re-done in my car as I was driving a hot date to dinner. Actually. it was kind of fun teasing the girl that one her eyelids had become unglued, hee, hee.
February 6th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
thanks taro!
May 18th, 2006 at 8:36 pm
I love tortured eyes :)
May 18th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Yes, “tortured eyes” are fun. Gee, I get creepy feeling just watching peple play with their contact lenses.
June 28th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
This is horrible, asians have such beautiful eyes. Don’t ruin them. :(
June 29th, 2006 at 1:47 am
Yes “girl” I find it ironic that Asians are trying to fix their eyes when Western people find that feature attractive. Oddly, Asians try to make their nose “taller” (a larger bridge or the nose) when in the West people want to get a nose job to reduce it. I remember asking a Japanese girl if her sister was as cute as her. She replied, “Oh no, she has much bigger nose” [much cuter] hee, hee.
September 14th, 2006 at 1:27 am
does any one know about using tape on your eyelid for a similiar effect? where can I pick some up?
September 14th, 2006 at 9:09 am
As I said before, Jlist.com has the glue but not the tape.
http://www.jbox.com/SEARCH/double_eyelid/1/
Most Japanese, Chinese and Korean markets carry eye tape and glue—it only costs about $3.
Otherwise google “double eyelid tape” and buy from a larger source on ebay or…
http://www.evecare.com/store/eyecharm/eyecharm_658.php
http://www.daybeauty.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1639
September 18th, 2006 at 5:48 pm
Dead images here. Can you fix them please, so they appear on the fashion blog too? :)
September 18th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
I re-posted the images, BUT you cannot use direct images links in the fashion blog. You must save them to your computer and then repost them to the fashion blog.
http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/makeup1.jpg
http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/eye_torture_strip.pg1.jpg
September 23rd, 2006 at 7:13 pm
that’s torture. asian eyes are so pretty. I unfortunately have heavy lidded eyes, so I kind of wish I could do the opposite.
January 24th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Yes…this is interesting….but you know what? if you look at all the famous stars and singers… they all have double eyelids… so I can see why it’s so popular. The even do this in Korea… alot of my friends can’t even leave home without doubling up…
HAHAHAHA!
(=^_^=)
January 24th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Many, if not most Japanese models in Paris, New York, and LA do not have “double lids”—No modeling agency wants to hire a Japanese without an sexy exotic look, hee, hee.
January 31st, 2007 at 7:41 am
Yea, I’ve heard out this for some time. Isn’t it the new trend in order to look more like manga characters? If so….how obsessive! Be happy with what you have! Geez…
January 31st, 2007 at 12:54 pm
The trend has been around Japan since the 1920s when eye tape appeared on the Japanese market from Hong Kong. Manga characters have round eyes because Japanese have been trying to do this for a long time. However, the funnier trend is that Japanese girls and guys try to make their hair look like manga character—Muppet Hair!
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Sorry for my english. Oh! i look like asian girl( but i’m russian )… my eyes have double lids (i mean they are not asian and not european) i don’t like it
March 24th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
If you were living in Japan, your not-Asian-not-European eyes would be considered the best of both worlds. Such double eyelids are in high demand for fashion models in Japan.
The Japanese public views your double eyelids as wonderful because they aren’t “scary” like European eyes but not “boring” like Japanese eyes.
April 15th, 2007 at 8:29 am
I use the double eye lid glue but not the same brand. i actually use buty lab. its very good. i love it!
April 25th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
you do that stuffs on your eyes? its okay but not much… you couLd scare the heLL out of anyone even sadako!!
April 26th, 2007 at 1:41 am
Well I don’t know why asian people want to make their eyes round, I think their eyes are beautiful just like that, I would like to have those eyes, the same about their tiny noses, I think they look more delicate than my long occidental nose.
May 19th, 2007 at 5:47 am
i had one eye with a crease and one eye without…which made putting on makeup quite difficult (total understatement). anyways, i tried using the “glue” for about a year and now i dont have to use it anymore and i have a crease on my once creaseless eye =) so it worked wonders for me!
May 19th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Gee, if I had one eye with a crease and one eye without, I would just have a friendly doctor correct it—Most Japanese doctors will do such super simple corrections for free or reduced price (corrective treatment is covered by National Health Insurance, if your doctor is willing to fill out all the forms).
June 11th, 2007 at 5:56 am
Hey
just one question
is this only for asian people
like what will happen
if a european bot girl uses it
it also become like that^^
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:06 am
hey, I dont get it, how come i dont get the same effect? it doenst exactly fold and wen you look down..it’s so obvious that you’ve glued it up. Is it because of the different brands?
June 23rd, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Yep, it must be the difference in brands. I worked everyday with various Japanese women who use eye tape and it takes years before I see an eye glue failure. The Japanese “Eye Tape” (small crescents of double-sided surgical tape) is the best.
July 1st, 2007 at 4:01 pm
ewww…i cringe when i look at that pic.
i never thought people would go through so much torture for beauty x.O …poor poor girl!!!
July 10th, 2007 at 3:03 am
OMG, I am so glad to know there is someone else out there that knows my pain of one eye with a crease and the other without. I am going to try the glue and see if it does anything for me. Thanks cindee_rella!
July 13th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Hello,
Can you please tell me the manufacturer of the eye tape (smaal pieces of tapes to put on top eye lid? Please inform me name and emailaddress.
Thank you very much.
(I dont speak japanese, so its hard to find the manufacturer on the internet)
Best regards.
Ralph Terstappen
Amsterdam
July 13th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
As I mentioned before, it’s much easier to go to an oriental market and just ask. Asian supermarkets always have a small supply of “special” cosmetics which the general public often does not see hiding behind the service counter or manager’s desk (because of silly import approval regulations).
You can search on goggle for EYE TAPE (アイテープ) and find dozens (but 99.9999% won’t ship products out of Japan. You should try Amazon.co.jp and click on the “ENGLISH” interface.
One major supplier is Kenko Company’s line of eye-tapes.
http://doiop.com/Kenko-eye-tapes
They have many eye-tape brands:
Rosie Rosa eye tape
shy NIMA maid
WANDA eye lid tape Extra
http://www.kenko.com/product/seibun/sei_651316.html
Other companies include:
アドローゼ リキッドアイテープ
ADROSE LIQUID EYE TAPE
http://www.elizabeth.jp/brand/others/lineup04.html
http://www.royalkaken.com/imode/eye-tape.html
July 30th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
well for me this is really new, and its crazy ’cause i have double lids, and two of my brothers do too, but am not asian or european, am mexican. But i mean if they think thats prety then they can do it.!!
August 13th, 2007 at 11:13 am
I think this l00ks abs0yultly redicul0s! asian eyes r ment 2 b yr true shape st0p tryna b a kiwi 0w!!
September 7th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Asian women are allowed to look beautiful ( in their eyes ), right ?
So respect that.
Western women get their breasts pumped up, their noses reduced, and the fat sucked out of them – why can`t Asian girls use eye glue or get double eyelid surgery ?
September 10th, 2007 at 7:03 am
Agree with Choi Choi.
It’s not horrific..
My friend actually got the surgery done (seeing as it’s very popular back in Korea, and she got it done there).. it’s matter of preference.
Just because we get our eyes done does not mean any difference than Westerners pumping collagen or using plumping lipgloss into their lips.. cheek fillers, botox.
Don’t hate.
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October 9th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
hahaha wad a gay bunch
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:50 am
Its very sad the lenghts a girl will go to. I have never dated an asian girl, but I think they are very sexy the way they are born. Of course I am different than a lot of men. I work in a book shop with a Japanese girl who is very hot. She is home sick I think.
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
ew, it´s wierd.
but it look trendy ^W^
November 16th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Hi all,
Does anyone know any good bleph surgeons in Tokyo?
Please email me at wwlee_99@yahoo.com
Thank you so much..guys
November 16th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Normally I am very unimpressed by Japanese doctors and quality of medicine in general. However, Japanese plastic surgery is about the best on Earth. Why? Because Japanese (and northern Asian) skin is thin and has fat layers nearer to the surface making it very delicate and difficult for plastic surgery. Because Japanese skin is so difficult to operate on their skill for blepharoplasty, cosmetic eye surgery, is amazing. The prices are the same as any good plastic surgeon in the EU or the USA, but the results of Japanese blephroplasty are better than Western doctors.
The best group of plastic surgery hospitals in Japan are the
JUJIN COSMETIC SURGERY Hospitals
http://www.jujinhospital.com/english/
The Jujin provides services in English, Chinese and Korean and is the favorite with both Japanese and expats.
Bottom Line: Plastic surgery costs less than a cheap used car and results are 10,000 times better than silly eye tape and glue.
December 1st, 2007 at 4:50 pm
omgshhhh
eye TORTURE?
how is this TORTURE?
seriously this is like applying makeup..
that first picture up there is bull
as if it is that scary when ur doing it..
i do it..
doesnt friggen hurt at all!
December 26th, 2007 at 11:21 am
i actually have it
i baught it in mitsuwa a japanese “mall” around the chicago area or outside of it.
it actually works well. the only thing that sucks is that sometimes it can be frusterating to get the same eyelid shape, or sometimes you can’t get the eyelid to look the way you want it.
i give it a rating of like 9/10 b/c it really does help girls get eyelids if they want, and it doesn’t hurt actually at all when you’re poking that stick in it. the only thing that sucks is that you can’t close yoru eye all the way,and if you do your eyelid will “rip” or basically the glue will rip and you wont have an eyelid anymore.
January 11th, 2008 at 4:47 am
hello, i have a project at school, here in norway. And its about makeup tips in different countries. So.. I thought maybe you could help me:) Do you know how you do an Geisha makeup, what do they use? And typical marriage makeup and night/day makeup. I hope you can help me with this, please wright back to my e-mail address or here if you like. Looking forward to hear from you soon! Sheila.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:27 am
It’s not as bad as it looks, actually. It’s better to *gently* push it (not all the way behind the eyeball like the girl does it) or the tip of the fork will leave unnatural marks. It’s about as “horrific” and “torturous” as rubbing your eyes when you’re groggy. (:
May 3rd, 2008 at 4:16 am
There’s no difference between eye glue and mascara/eyelash curlers. They both look painfull when applied but in reality it does no harm. I am not an asian woman but many asian people say I look like I am (I’m short, with striaght black hair and light skin) and I’m actually looking to buy eye glue but for the opposite effect. I am marrying into an asian family who is nice but would prefer an asian girl for thier son. I wear eyeliner which I have learned to apply precisely to achieve that ‘asian’ eye look, not only to feel more accepted in my family but becuase I have big little kid eyes anyways. So white girls want to look asian and asian girls want to look white. Its all about how the grass is greener on the other side of the gene pool i guess.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:43 am
heh. tortourous? thats a joke. i do it too. actually, i alternate between tape and the glue. its not hard to do at all. and as for those people talking about how asian eyes are fine the way they are-its not, from most asians point of view. to them, the crease in the lid is a mark of greater beauty.
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 am
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August 9th, 2008 at 3:13 am
well, if you look at tit from another viewpoint, in asia, small lips are considered more beautiful, so i suppose they would wonder why caucasians always want to use lip plumpers and all. its just the other way around with glue.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
wow
I have a question out of plain curiosity what it would do to a caucasian eye ? @ . @
hehehe
I personally love asain eyes!
But I agree that if they want to do this it is exactly like any other beauty thing.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:07 am
This procedure is pointless…news flash: You still have Asian eyes…now you just look weird and fake.
January 11th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Omg-oodness,
Is there a procedure to give me asain eyes?!?!?!??
I have big round blue eyes,
and I hate them.
I think Asains are blessed with the most beautiful eye ever.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
its true, it doesnt work much, .. i have them, i use to use them. and theyre crap, i say its a rip off.
October 13th, 2009 at 5:36 am
So Asian’s are ashamed of their eyes just like White women are ashamed of their small lips and early wrinkles
heh
Also do you know the founder of the Down syndrome had related a theory that Down syndrome is a degenerative Asian trait found in Caucasians? (because of the epicanthal eyelid folds found in Asians).
Silly, but he said it.