[Sponsored] Review: Lashvillage Naturel 301 (Femme Classic) false eyelashes

 Hello beauties!

 

This is an old review from 2018 that I originally posted on my other blog, which has since been deleted, and that I'm now reposting here. This is an almost complete repost of the original blog entry with some smaller edits where needed.

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  Most people are familiar with LensVillage as a store that sells circle lenses. I've been collaborating with them since 2015 (I bought from them even before that!) and while I've only reviewed lenses before I got an opportunity to review a pair of false eyelashes back in 2018 when they were first introducing them to the store. Now it should be mentioned that I'm not someone who uses falsies much at all, except for cosplay sometimes, but I couldn't let this chance slip by as I got the opportunity to review something new. And I like trying new things.

The product I'm showing in this review was sponsored, but rest assured that I don't compromise my honesty nor true thoughts. This review is 100% my own opinion. All photos are taken by me.

Lensvillage has their own false lash brand called Lashvillage, funnily enough. The site says "Lashvillage lashes are made of 100% sterilized faux mink. Each lash strip is knotted and feathered by hand to achieve the highest quality." and that sounds pretty good to me. I'll admit I have zero to little prior knowledge of false lashes as this is literally my third ever pair, of which the two other ones are Dolly Wink lashes (I will review these eventually). I will have a hard time to compare these lashes with others as I don't really have any prior experience of quality norms and such. 

Lashvillage, at the time I originally made this review (2018), had five different pairs to choose from and I got number 301, which was called Lashes Femme Classic #301 on the site although the box itself just simply says Naturel 301. The naming seems confusing but I'm basing my review primarily on what the package I got had written on it (although it seems like the 301s were later changed from Naturel to Femme Classic). Whatever the real name is supposed to be, what we have at hand is a pair that I feel suits its name pretty well – these feel like a pretty safe bet for ordinary yet glamorous lashes.

EDIT: LensVillage seems to currently only carry three pairs of lashes, the 301s aren't among them. There is a "Femme Classic #101" but I don't think that's the same product because, while the 301 isn't available, it is shown on a promotional image (along with the Glam Luxe #502 that is also unavailable). I don't know why these two styles have seemingly been discontinued but it is how it is. Oh and yeah, I do think that the current 101s aren't the same as the 301s so please don't think this is a review for the 101.

 

These lashes cost 8,50 dollars at the time of writing this review (and also did in 2018) and my gut feeling says that it's a pretty decent price. I have no idea what random drugstore lashes tend to cost so I'm not gonna say so much more about the price. xD The package is really cute and elegant and has a window so that you can see what the lashes look like.

EDIT: Based on the current promotional image on the site it looks like, sometime after the initial release and now, that LensVillage has changed the look of the packaging. What I'm reviewing is the original, old packaging from 2018.

They are pretty soft to the touch and have a natural-ish shine to them. If I brush my fingers against the lashes they spring back to their original shape quickly enough. The lash count seems fine and the length of the lash itself doesn't seem to be absurdly long – I don't have to cut them to get them to fit my eye shape. I think these would fit most eye shapes and sizes. 

Lash glue is not included with these so you'll have to supply that yourself! 

 

Eye makeup, no mascara.

Eye makeup, with mascara.

Full eye makeup, colored lenses and false lashes.

I think it's because of my inexperience but I had a really hard time trying to get these on. They just wouldn't stick (could be the glue getting old, hadn't used it in a really long time) and it took me several tries to just get one lash on. I had some trouble getting them to stay like they should and not do the "half of the lashes point downwards and other half upwards" effect, which sadly happened a bit anyway, despite my best efforts to avoid it. I have no idea if my troubles could stem from the fact that I have ridiculously thick and long lashes naturally (someone wanna trade?) and so the falsies have to, err, fight for their spot lol. It was impossible to get them on the lash line. Another thing could be my neverending eyelids somehow pushing them out of place or something, I dunno. Luckily once I got them on they stayed on and so I won the fight and looked pretty for the remainder of the day!

I feel like the lashes are long, feminine and they give off this kind of luxurious effect. I think these could be seen as natural-looking to most frequent lash wearers but yeah, as I've worn falsies below 4 times total in all my life I am still not used to how I look with them on and so I personally think it looks unnatural. :'D I also need to mention that these are really lightweight when worn, I don't feel them much and they aren't annoying in any way! I don't feel like they'll droop down as soon as I blink etc.

Here's some close-up photos of the lashes in different angles and lights:

If there's anything that I feel a bit unsure about quality-wise it is that several individual lashes came off when I was trying to clean the glue residue (mainly peeling it off with my nails); it could just as well have been me being a bit too rough-handed or impatient but I don't know – my Dolly Wink lashes didn't lose a single strand with similar treatment back in the days so I dunno really? I have too little prior experience to really be able to tell if this is normal or not and yeah, I apologize if I am not all that helpful but this is legit my first lash review ever.

Super close-ups on one eye:

 

So yeah, despite me having a hard time getting these pretties to stay on and some individual lashes coming off perhaps a bit too easily, I am satisfied with this pair. It's a really pretty lash pair and I'm happy I took the chance to try these when they were launched. I think I just need more lash wearing practice to make application smoother in the future. xD It's a super cute, elegant pair with a comfortable design and I think these lashes could be very versatile in their use – school, work, parties, special occasions or just for fun!

Oh and yeah, shipping from overseas took about 2 weeks. I can't remember the exact time it took but the shipment was in one of those typical plastic bags/envelopes. I did not have to pay any additional custom fees.

I've never had any issues dealing with Lensvillage and I'd warmly recommend them to anyone who wants to buy eye fashion products. Lensvillage is one of the better known online circle lens stores out there but they also sell false lashes nowadays. Also, you get free worldwide shipping on orders over 40 dollars right now, which is a pretty generous deal! Truth be told I've been raving about them even before I was sponsored (they were my go-to shop already back then) so I really mean it when I say that I genuinely vouch for their store.

View from typical selfie distance.

Thanks for reading my blog and thanks for LensVillage for this opportunity~

~ Shiro Samurai out.