Eyelash curler

A curler for eyelashes, comprising:

• an upper jaw for placement on top of said eyelashes;
• a lower jaw for placement under said eyelashes;
• a means for aligning said upper jaw on top of said eyelashes and said lower jaw under said eyelashes;
• a means for butting said upper and lower jaws together having:
• a sleeve coupled to one of said upper and lower jaws;
• a plunger slideably mounted in said sleeve and coupled to the other of said upper and lower jaws;
• a grip axis, said plunger sliding along said grip axis inside said sleeve;
• first and second finger grips mounted on opposite sides of said grip axis and coupled to one of said sleeve and said plunger;
• and
• a thumb grip coupled to the other of said sleeve and said plunger spaced from said upper and lower jaws;
• said upper and lower jaws curling said eyelashes when butted together;
• said upper jaw is curved to substantially match the arch of an open eyelid having said eyelashes and has a jaw axis and a lower edge facing said lower jaw, said lower edge defining an upper jaw plane;
• and
• said alignment means includes said upper jaw plane intersecting said grip axis at an angle less than 60.degree..

A method for curling eyelashes, comprising the steps of:

• providing an eyelash curler having:
• an upper jaw curved to substantially match the arch of an open eyelid having said eyelashes and having a jaw axis;
• a lower jaw;
• a means for butting said upper and lower jaws together having a grip axis;
• said jaw and grip axis defining a vertical plane;
• and
• an alignment means including first and second finger grips and a thumb grip in said vertical plane;
• holding said eyelash curler with two fingers on said first and second finger grips and a thumb on said thumb grip;
• sighting said eyelashes through said eyelash curler in said mirror;
• moving said eyelash curler toward said eyelashes with said upper jaw on top of said eyelashes and said lower jaw below said eyelashes until said first finger grip touches the upper cheek and the thumb grip touches the lower cheek;
• maneuvering said eyelash curler on said first finger grip with said first finger grip remaining in contact with said upper cheek until said upper jaw contacts said eyelid;
• and
• butting said upper and lower jaws together.