Lashing Out

This may very well be my favorite beauty enhancement to date.  False eyelashes come in every color, length, and width you could possibly imagine.  There are various ways of wearing them as well as different levels of commitment.  If you only want to wear them for the evening you can glue them on yourself and they’ll stay on all day and night.  If you want the look to last longer, you can go to a specialist and they can glue each lash on individually. This will be an hour to two hour long process and can cost upwards of $200.  This will last anywhere from 3-6 weeks, depending on how your own lashes fall out.  The latter process is a little more committal and not very budget friendly.  So let’s talk about the drugstore version.

Lashes can be purchased at drugstores all over the nation.  A pair can generally be purchased for anywhere between $3.99-$7.99.  They’re sold at other beauty stores and can cost you $15-$20 just for the lashes.  Glue (I use DUO) can also run you about $3-4.  But here’s my secret.  I purchase all of my lashes online at http://www.model21falseeyelashes.com/.  This is the best value for the price.  The quality is comparable to Ardell and other drugstore versions and quite possibly even better.  They’re sold 10 pairs to a box and the boxes range anywhere from $8.15-$19.95.  That’s as low as $0.81 a pair!  They can each be used 3-5 times depending on how you care for them.  I’ve even gotten them as cheap as $0.61 per pair since you get a free box if you order 3 boxes.

As far as applying lashes, I don’t think there’s an easy way to do it other than practice.  I consider myself to be beauty savy and it took me months of practice and trying different styles to learn how to do it.  There are many, many different tutorials on youtube.com that can help you learn.  You don’t need any special tools; you can just use your fingers to apply them.  I use my tweezers to get them as close to my natural lash line as possible.

The bottom line is that lashes are a great investment if you want to look a little more glamorous or even if you just want to enhance your own lashes.  Someone like me who has very short, sparse eyelashes, won’t get help from mascara.  Mascara can enhance your lashes if you have them to begin with.  You can put heels on a midget but he’s still a midget.  So if you want to take your makeup to another level, take a few minutes to practice applying eyelashes and before you know it, you’ll be a makeup maverick too!

Staying Beautiful,

Makeup Maverick