The first thing that I tried was the popular...
EYELASH EXTENSIONS
Eyelash extensions claim to give you a semi-permanent quick fix to longer, darker, and sexier eyelashes. The extensions are single strands of synthetic eyelashes that are curved to replicate a natural eyelash. These single strands are available in varying lengths and thickness. They are applied to your individual eyelashes, one lash at a time. The prices for these lashes range anywhere from $150-$400 on average. I knew that this procedure was going to be pricey but i wanted to try them anyways, so I went to a beauty salon in Burbank,Ca to try this trend out. Well to cut to the chase my experience went exactly like this:
- I laid on eyelash table
- Eyelash expert taped my eyes closed
- With tweezers she picked up each individual synthetic eyelash and with some kind of glue, pasted each false lash to each of my individual lashes
- 2o min later she went back and made sure my lashes looked "naturally long"
- I continued to lay on eyelash table with a fan in my face to dry the glue
- Another 15 min later she came back made sure they were dry and ta-da! The immediate result, some instantly gorgeous eyelashes just like this pic!
RESULT:
I was very impressed at first. I had long, beautiful eyelashes that lasted a few weeks. I loved my eyelashes so much that I decided to keep them, this meant however that go back and get them filled in the spots where some fell out on my lid every two week cha ching! After spending a few hundred dollars in a month or so I decided that this wasn't for me after all. Well the sad day did come when I had to go and get the eyelashes removed. With no warning they put a nasty smelling liquid on a q-tip and rubbed it on my eye. Once the fake eyelashes were gone and my eyes finally quit burning from whatever the remover was, I looked in the mirror and to my HORRIBLE surprise I had less than half the amount of natural lashes than when I had walked in to that beauty shop a few months ago! So now not only did I have my natural boring eyelashes back but i pretty much had none of them left. In conclusion it took a few weeks to grow my natural lashes back the way they were originally and to top that off, I was now more broke than before I started this intense beauty routine. Did i love the way the eyelashes looked while they lasted those few weeks.. yes! Would I get these lashes again or recommend anyone else to try them..HELL to the NO!
BOTTOM LINE: Nice for a week but not worth the price, upkeep, or lack of lashes afterword. So please stick to mascara and cheap glue-on lashes!
