But I always had the nagging voice in my head telling me that the extensions are no good for my real lashes... and just like women who had Hair extensions for a long time, and found that when they finally took them off, they lost a lot of real hair (For example, Victoria Beckham!)... I worried that when I finally took my eyelash extensions off, I'd lose a lot of my real lashes.
This is me on my way to get the extensions off. Also the last time you will see me with eyelash extensions.
And the results? Well.. when I said I was afraid I'd lose "A LOT"of my eyelashes... that was an understatement!
Horrific. This is a close up of my eye now. I'm not wearing ANY make up at all by the way. The pink on my eyelid is not eyeshadow.
As horrific as this looks to me now ( I look so odd... without any eyelashes. even my bottom lashes are longer than my upper eyelashes now)... I'm confident that they will grow back in a couple of weeks.
My verdict? If you want long lashes for a night out, just take the damn time to stick on falsies. You pay a heavy heavy price for eyelash extensions.
I dunnoe.. maybe in 2 weeks when they grow back.. I would have forgotten about this shocker, and painful ordeal and jump back on the barbie doll lashes bandwagon. ( Though G has mentioned that he doesn't like the lash extensions)
Or maybe I'm doomed to roam the earth for the rest of my life with bald Martian eyelids! haha.. I laugh, but I'm actually a bit worried. Any of you girls did eyelash extensions and the eyelashes permanently didn't grow back????
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hey Holly!
I had eyelash extensions before too.. had them on for about 2 months.. took them out becos Im just too laxy to have them refill every other 3 weeks.. n of cos the novelty of "long luscious lashes" wore off too...
n YES! to my horror.. most of my lashes were removed together with my falsies..i realised whats left are the super short ones...
BUT, not to worry.. i later realised that our lashes drops out every 30 days (the 'old) ones) and new ones will grow.. so, i believed that those that dropped with my falsies are the "old lashes"
1 month after, my lashes are all back again n now, i'm addicted to this product called "Fibrewig" from japan!..
mayb u can try similar products.. :)
eew... my mil, step mil and sisters-in-laws all did eyelash extensions in June when I was there for one of the sister's wedding.
I thought it looked sooo amazing and was sooo tempted to get my own.
Can you not just leave them on until they drop off naturally on their own? maybe then because the glue would have worn off a bit ... then it wun affect the eyelashes as much?
hey just curious, where ya got the cake from? ;)
Hi Holly,
Hey, nice yummy cake you have there! Yummilicious! lol.
Anyway, i believe that eyelashes are the same as our hair. If it drop, it will grow back. Don't worry, you won't have bald eyelids forever.
Yes, i heard if remove hair extensions, your real hair will come out together with the hair extension, so in theory, beauty come with a price for that, hair extension, eyelashes extension...etc
Off the track, you look nice with your hair tie all the way back. You have nice feature, not many people can carry the look well . Not for me, i look like a nun when i tie my hair all the way back. lol.
I had extensions on... for all of one week. Loved the look, hated that I couldn't wash my face properly or rub my eyes when I wake up in the morning! Mascara lasts but a few hours on me (oily lids) so it's only for special occassions. Still haven't figured out how to use falsies yet! =P
Anyway... have you heard of Talika Lipocils? Do try it if you can get your hands on one. They helped my lashes grow slightly thicker and longer (about 2-3mm?). Good enough to look nice when I curl them!
Hey holly,
I had my eyelash extended, and i took it out 2 days after i had it on. It was unbearably uncomfortable. Just a few lash came off with it, but the process of taking it off was long and tormenting cos the glue is still strong.
i kinda regretted to having it done in the first place. i still prefer falsies like what you've suggested ;). they work just as well.=)
Hi Lu.
Thanks for the confirmation about the regrowth!
yeah, will go back to using mascarra now :) ettusais has a new one with fibres too :)
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Glam Gen,
no, u cant just leave on till they fall off on their own.. cos it'll look damn ugly... crooked and gaps after a month. so have to remove and re do. which I have beem doin every month for the last half year.
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anon 3.51 - cake is from this lady which does all the cakes for our eurasian weddings, and christmas. I can give u her no. if you email me :) but it's a bit costly (but worth it!) it's $40 a kilo, (i think regular shops like sweet secrets is 20 plus a kilo??) and my cake was 2 kgs.
but I have it every year. no regrets each time.
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anon 4.09
yeah some ppl have said i look nice with hair swept back off face... yet some others disagree and think a fringe looks better. I'm not too sure myself.
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Pearly
yeah for the FIRST TIME IN 6 months... i could rub my whole face while washing! oh the joy!
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JJ
OMG. i can imagine your pain!
G..G...G...goodbye M
OMG HOLLY!!! Now i am afraid i will have 'bald' eyelashes too :( I am thinking of removing all of them when most of them are abt to drop (a few dropped already) but really looks good to have them!!
SIGH SIGH!!
Anw takecare and see u ard! :)
I did have eyelash extension once before the hype started here in SG, got mine done in BKK. And when I took them off once my "eyelashes" have "gaps" between them, I was quite bald too! But it only took me a month or so to recover. So don't worry holly!
Pst pst if you want to grow your lashes faster get some Castor oil and rub a tiny bit where the lashes are supposed to grow ;D It's an old soviet union recipe for lovely lashes ;) Just have to be careful not to let the Castor oil into the eye, because it stings like mad.
wow.. that's really scary!
well, Jean try using mavala eye lotion. It helps to strengthen your eyelashes to grow fast as well as strong.
I done eyelash extension previously too. I totally regret doing it even until now it's like half a year since i took it off. It look very bald at first, i wanted to cry upon seeing my eyes hahaha. however it grew back aft 2-3mths but it's quite thin compare to my original lashes. And i doubt it will stil grow anymore =/
But i think canmake eyelash essence do help the growing of my lashes. you could try them ;)
Holly!
I'm so sorry about your eyelashes!! Grrr... it makes me so sad & frustrated at the same time when people get eyelash extensions that aren't applied properly.
If eyelash extensions are applied with the utmost care & expertise they will be carefully applied ONE-to-ONE, not using extensions which are too heavy for your natural lashes.
Question... when you were wearing your extensions, could you brush through them with a mascara wand without any snagging? If not, that's a good sign they were not applied 1-to-1.
My clients have never had to have their extensions removed because they just thin out over time as the natural lashes shed.
Bottom line, if your lashes are thinner, missing gaps, or worse (baldness?!) after wearing lash extensions, you didn't get a quality set.
Ladies, make sure to go to someone that has a really, really good reputation. Expertly applied eyelash extensions do not ruin your natural lashes but they do cost more. Find yourself an eyelash artist!
There is this salon which offers eyelashes extensions where they glue the extensions to the eyelids itself and not eyelashes.
In this way, your eyelashes will not be affected at all.
So excited about it and I am trying them tomorrow!
WHAT? WHere???
do let me know how it goes. thanks!!!
Hi Holly,
May i know how they actually removed the extensions?
I just had my extensions done. Of coz worried like mad as well.. that my eyes will go bald..
Just curious how they actually remove them?
Mind to share?
Thanks
Mel
If this is the first month.. don't worry.
I've been replacing them month after month for at least half a year now.
ANd everytime they take it off to replace with a new set, i notice my real lashes getting more sparse.
They use a solvent to dissolve the glue then with a stick tht looks like a cotton bud... they will twirl the lash extensions off. Sometimes there's a tugging feeling on your real lashes when they do this :(
my last removal was particularly bad. this China girl (never had her before). so rough.
sounds like its better to let them fall off on their own?
i used to do it occasionally, (do once,let them fall off, let the lashes rest a month or two, then repeat)
they'll start to go crooked, thats true, but you can just nudge them back into place, when its really starting to fall off use an eye makeup remover on a cotton bud(that has oil) to dissolve the remaining glue.
PS they also sell those solvents on the internet, so maybe its better to buy a bottle and remove them yourself than to go to someone who doesnt care if she yanks all your lashes off!
good luck.. im sure they'll grow back!
I went for eyelashes extensions today (where they stick it onto your eyelids instead of eyelashes) and realized that unless you have symmetrical eyelids (which I don't), it may look a little weird since they stick it on the eyelids.
But from the side, it looks really nice and no different from the conventional eyelashes extensions.
babe! Can email me more info? like where this place is, what's the cost, how long it should last?
do they glue it lash by lash onto the eyelid, or in clumps or one strip?
What's your email? :)
I'll email you the details.
hollyjean69@hotmail.com
excited now! :) cos I am addicted to extensions.. so if these don't destroy real lashes... we have a miracle!
Emailed you :)
Have your eyelashes grown back yet?
Yes! :D eyelashes have grown back
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