I have to admit that I have fallen prey to the recent false lashes craze. I didn't realize just how many stars, both real and of the Jersey Shore variety, have false lashes added regularly. Lash boutiques have recently popped up all over Dallas, offering to give you the long and luscious lashes of your dreams for about one hour wait time, for up to $200 for a set!
After learning that Kyle Richards of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills puts on her own lashes regularly, I figured that I could also do it myself, and save myself the money.
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| Kyle Richards puts on her own fake eyelashes. Why can't I? Maybe I should read her book, Life Is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All. |
I had heard that individual lashes look the most natural, and are the easiest to apply and care for. You also don't have to put a full set of lashes on. You can just add a couple to the corner of your lash line on each eye, for a fuller look. That sounded pretty easy and right up my alley.
After purchasing the Andrea Perma Lash Starter Kit, I pulled out the mini bottle of lash glue and attempted to add two drops to a piece of foil, just like the instructions suggest. Well, the bottle the glue comes in is tiny, and the glue itself is extremely thick. It would not pour out on its' own, no matter how hard I shook it, tilted it, and left it upside down. Finally, in desperation, I used the tiny lash pliers that came with the kit to scoop out the glue, because they were all I had around me that was small enough to fit inside. Bad idea. Only, one small drop came out this way, and the pliers became stuck with glue. I couldn't get all the glue off, no matter how many times I washed it.
Finally, I figured the pliers were clean enough, and I knew that I better use that one drop of lash glue quickly, because I doubted I would be able to get another drop of the glue out of the bottle. I positioned the small set of lashes in the pliers, dipped them in a small amount of glue, and then attempted to get them to stick to my lash line. Fail. The lashes did not position or stick. I tried again, and again, and again. It is hard to stick the lashes on with the tiny pliers, and it is hard to see if they are next to your lash line or not, before you pull the small lash set off, or move them to where they are not supposed to be. On the fourth try, I was able to get one small set of individual lashes to stick to my eyelashes, and it looked pretty good. One small set down, 5 more to go (I wanted to try 3 sets on each eye). I managed to scoop out a little more glue with a safety pin, and I wanted this next lash set to stick. I stuck the lashes in a big dollop of glue and then attempted to put it a little to the right of my first set, to make a fanned-lash effect. Fail. The lashes I just applied then slide to the right and attached itself to my eyelashes, bonding them and not the lashes together. I now had a semi-permanent clump of my own eyelashes stuck together. What a disaster.
I only tried two times more to add only one small lash set of lashes to my right eye, since I was successful with one small set on my left. After these attempts failed, I gave up, and pulled the only set I was able to apply off. This was over a week ago, and only today has the eyelash glue come off my bonded eyelashes. I think next time I get the desire for longer, fuller lashes, I will either save up my money to go to a lash boutique, or just continue my search for the perfect mascara.
Bottom Line- Not worth the hassle. Unless you have a lot of free time, or a patient friend to help add the lashes for you, don't even try it.
Where to Buy- Drugstores everywhere, or Walgreens.com.
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