Eyelash For Sale

Walking aimlessly through Long Circular Mall, I wondered lightly, “How come all these girls’ eyelashes are so freaking long and pretty?” This was in November of last year. Now it’s all the rage all over the town. Well, boys and fellow stubby eyelashes girls just like hair, nails and eye colour – you can buy these babies for as little as $50. Initially the grand scheme was to do it, as in have mine done and write about it, uhmmm no, not gonna happen. I had my dear friend do it and here’s what I got.

 

-They come in different lengths and you really should trim them. Snip off 2 or 3 of the outer lashes to match the width then snip off the outer four lashes or so. That’s right sister, those  lashes fanning your ear is not a good look.

 

- Too much glue equals goo. Try for just enough to see it on the lashes adding more where necessary. Thin it out a little with a Q-Tip. Wait about 20 seconds for the glue to become stickyand position false eyelashes slightly above your natural lash and press ends into place following the natural curve of your eyelids. You can adjust with tweezers, a toothpick or your nimble fingertips.

 

- Keep some liquid liner close by. This they use to fill in areas of tiny slivers of skin between your real lashes and
your new fake ones. Often, wearing fake lashes is dramatic enough to look complete without mascara and heavy eye make so careful when finishing up that look for later.

 

- To remove you have to gently peel the band off your lid starting at the outer corner. Remove the adhesive from the band and (wow factor) you can re-tray your beauties for re-use.

 

Also, it’s not one look; there are types so determine what look you’re aiming for. A full set of false eyelashes adds that high drama effect (not recommended for the office) then there are the little clumps of fake lashes you add just to the outside corners of your eyes to create added drama…really people, in Trinidad unless you’re in drag at a brazen regalia, this is not necessary for day to day wear. If you thought these add-ons came solely in black you haven’t been eyelash shopping lately. Though black is the rationale option, they come in gold, silver, shades of brown and multi-colored, perfect to go overboard with on carnival costumes. And finally you should know it is not as easy as it looks to carry off, this is not just from me who tried press on nails once and felt like a crab. It is a challenging beauty trick to master, so practise, practise practise.