Eyelashes

Hey guys! I feel like I haven’t written a post in forever. The last few weeks have been craziness. I’ll spare you the details but we’ve all been battling sicknesses the last few weeks. And no, we do not have coronavirus in case you were wondering. Praise the Lord. I think we are all almost fully recovered (please God) and I am ready to tackle some projects and enjoy summer in the next few months ahead!

During all the craziness I was SO excited because I had made an appointment for something that I’ve literally been wanting to try for like 3 years now. I made an appointment to get eyelash extensions! Like I said, something I’ve been wanting to do for years but never wanted to spend the money or simply take the time to do it. Besides the obvious look of them, I was mostly excited for the time it would save me getting ready in the mornings. I wanted to share my experience with you all in case maybe you too, are curious about getting them.

Before I start, I want to say the girl who did my lash extensions was awesome. She was professional, polite and super nice. Her work area was extremely clean and tidy. She did a really good job (the actual lashes themselves looked great after) and made me feel so comfortable. Also, this is MY experience. I can only speak for myself.

So I will start out by saying the process of getting lash extensions, in my opinion, isn’t the most fun. They have to tape your lower eyelashes out of the way which isn’t super comfortable. It is recommended that you keep your eyes closed the whole time so no glue gets in your eyes. So my advice is to go tired. While getting them put on, the glue did burn my eyes a little bit. Nothing crazy but definitely a little irritating. The whole thing from start to finish took 1 1/2 hours, longer than what I thought it would take. My eyes were SUPER red after but I was advised that the redness would subside after a half hour or so. Overall I was really happy with the look of them!

Like I was told, after about a half hour my eyes did look less red but were still a little bit irritated which I thought would subside as the day went on. BUT throughout the day, my eyes kept getting more and more irritated and more and more red. By evening my eyelids were swollen, the redness was worse and my eyes hurt SO bad. The place where I got them was closed by this time. I couldn’t stand it anymore so for over an hour I attempted to remove the eyelash extensions myself. It was very painful accompanied with a lot of burning and itching. I used my facial steamer to try to loosen up the glue and olive oil. That combination seemed to work the best. I would highly suggest going to a professional to get them removed but I didn’t have that option at the time.

Unfortunately I lost 3/4 of my natural lashes with the extensions. My eyes were so swollen and red and hurt so bad. My allergic reaction actually started to affect my breathing. Matt had to go out at 11 pm that night to buy benadryl. Five gas stations later he found some. The benadryl helped a lot.

I wish I would’ve gotten a better picture of the swelling and redness but I didn’t know I’d be typing out this post. The next day my eyes were still hurting and very red and swollen. After about 4 days the redness, swelling and pain all subsided and I was back to normal.

I wanted to share my experience so that if you are someone who is thinking about getting lash extensions, you are aware this could possibly happen. I will say, I am more prone to allergic reactions than probably the average person but I know this has happened to many others as well.

Needless to say, I will be sticking to my good ol’ false eyelashes that I glue on myself! No filter in these pics so you can see how the lashes look in real life!

I’ve been applying my own false lashes for years now. I think people are intimidated by them but honestly once you learn how to put them on it is so easy. If you want to learn how to apply false lashes, I highly recommend watching this video . This is how I learned how to apply them along with lots of practice!

I have been wearing these lashes for the last year or so now. Unfortunately they are sold out everywhere. (All the tears here.) I am so sad that I can no longer buy them. I just ordered these false eyelashes. I really like these ones too; very similar to the flirty feline lashes. I am EXTREMELY picky when it comes to lashes. My needs in a lash: very thin band, wispy, under $10, somewhat natural looking, longer on the outer part, very comfortable, nothing crazy or intense.

I use the same pair of lashes for at least a month or so. I pull them right off at night, pull the dried glue off the base, clean them with a little bit of my eye makeup remover and store them away til’ the next morning.

(Update!) Here is what the lashes I linked for you look like on.

I actually like the look of my falsies as much, if not actually more, than the eyelash extensions. Even if I didn’t have an allergic reaction, I don’t think I would’ve kept getting them filled. So, for me eyelash extensions was a total flop. I will be sticking with my falsies!