Santeria Lash Curler

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A redesign of the everyday eyelash curler — a lightweight, compact form that's pleasant to pick up, gives an even curl and fits neatly in a makeup bag.

Santeria lash curler, translucent green body with black rubber pad

Year

2025

Type

Beauty tool

Client

Krisha

Materials

Recycled clear acrylic, rubber pad, steel spring

Process

Sketching, clay and card models, 3D scanning, CAD, 3D printing

The problem

My client Krisha brought in her eyelash curler as something she believes needs fixing.

Gives too harsh a curl
Unpleasant, clinical look and form
Awkward shape for the makeup bag

01 — Sketching

Sketches moved away from scissor-style loops towards a single upright form with a sprung mechanism and a soft, rounded grip.

Line sketch of a curler with a rounded handle

Line sketch of a curler with a star-shaped handle

Pencil sketch of the upright curler form

Pencil sketch of the upright curler with a red base

02 — Models

Clay and card models tested the form at full size. The clay model was 3D scanned into CAD, then printed prototypes checked the fit against the eye.

Clay model of the curler — Clay form model

Layered card model of the curler — Card model

Workbench with card and clay models and tools — On the bench

Scanning the clay model with a handheld 3D scanner — 3D scanning the clay model

Green 3D printed prototype of the curler — 3D-printed prototype

Tara testing the curler prototype against her eye — Testing the curl

03 — Development

Early renders explored a clear body with a coloured base before the final green tint.

Render of a clear curler with a red base

Render of a clear curler with red details

04 — Outcome

A clear green acrylic body, black rubber pad and steel spring. The form stands on its own, encourages use and curls lashes more gently than traditional designs.

Exploded view of the curler showing body, spring, rods and rubber pad — Exploded view — every part separates for recycling

Materials

What the final product is made from, and what the models were made from along the way.

Materials & manufacture

The curler will be injection-moulded from recycled clear acrylic, with a green pigment added to keep its colour while staying transparent. A black rubber pad and metal spring give smooth, effective operation.

At the end of its life every part can be separated: the acrylic and metal components are processed into new plastic and metal products.

Santeria lash curler presentation poster — Final presentation poster