OK, I am NOT the eyelash police, but PLEASE don’t root lashes in the crease of the eyes…OMG…have seen soooooo many beautiful reborns RUINED because the lashes were not rooted in the correct spot. Hope this reference pic helps. Carry on.
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I know what you mean. I saw a beautiful baby on ebay that had the eyelashes in the creases. I almost wrote her to tell her…lol.
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Sorry, I won’t post pics because I’d be afraid of hurting someone’s feelings just in case they happen to be members of this forum. Trust me ~ it looks BAD.
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I KNOW, RIGHT!!! OMG…perfectly beautiful work RUINED. Sad. I almost messaged a lady the other day but didn’t for fear of getting my head bitten off OR hurting her feelings.
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I’ll crop the eyes out tomorrow so that’s all you can see.
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OMG. I’ve seen these also. It makes me want to cry when I see a beautifully painted reborn with perfectly rooted hair and then BAM, eyelashes in the creases.
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YES…one of my pet peeves…that and eyebrows!!!
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Here’s a cropped pics of the eyes. If you’ve seen this doll, please keep the artist’s name out of this.
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Oooh, yeah, I agree. Ouch. Those eyes look very real though!
This particular doll is absolutely gorgeous! It’s a beautiful sculpt with beautifully painted skin tones and detail. Then…there’s the eyelashes…and the beauty is ruined. Tragic. 
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Yes! It’s so sad!
@MichelleP20 I can’t enlarge your example on my phone, but those 2 sets of lashes appear to be in the right spot to me (especially the 2nd photo). Look at your own in the mirror to see the correct placement.
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@MichelleP20 ~ those bottom lashes you posted look GREAT. I was referring to the ones like Amy posted; the ones where they are actually rooted in the crease of the eyelid. There’s been several showing up like that lately and I wish I had the nerve to say something to the artist when I see them, but like I said, not in the mood to get my head bitten off, nor do I want to hurt anyone’s feelings. 
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The top set of lashes are in the crease from what I can see but the bottom set I’d be okay with; just look like thick lashes. WAY better than the other really bad ones.
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I wonder if they don’t know the proper placement or if they resort to that because rooting in the right place makes it hard to get that lashes curled up and look nice? I don’t know, I have not done an open eyed baby yet.
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That could very well be. They’ll never hear it from me because I never want to hurt anyone’s feelings. BUT it could keep them from selling their baby and they wouldn’t know why.
Oh my gosh! Who would do this??? It doesn’t even make sense. Maybe it was a child doing the reborning…
When you are looking for the right spot to place the lashes, look in the mirror. I have several “rows” of lashes myself and they aren’t in a straight line either. The lashes that are ON the eyelid are the problem ones for me, but it didn’t stop Ira the Elf from selling for a pretty penny. This baby’s eyelashes, while not in the crease, would have been much nicer if they were a bit closer to the eye. That eyebrow is perfect though. 
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No, Helen, it was definitely an adult. 
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OMG, STOP!!! You’re gonna make me wet my pants! 
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