Eyelash extensions!

[Ashley]

Hi everyone! Today my sweet boyfriend took me to get my eyelashes extended and I just want to share some before and after pics:

Here are my sad, puny lashes before:

and this is after:

Both pics are without mascara.

Update with new pics:

 

[brewgrl]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i want want want want want!!!! i made a post once about how i am so lazy that mascara just takes too much time, and how i think eyelash extensions would solve my issues!

LOVE THEM!!!!

tell me all the details.

 

[Sheikah]

They look WOW!!!! I really really want to get some of those. I've also heard about permanent curling which I might need also because my lashes just suck haha

They look awesome!

Yeah I wanna know the details too!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ashley]

Thanks girls! I really like them too! False strips always looked awkward on me, so this was a great alternative.

They glue individual lashes on top of your regular ones. They have different lengths to choose from, and I read online that there are even different colors to choose. The salon I went to had natural and dramatic. The specialist suggested that I try natural first and get dramatic next time.

Anyway, from researching online, it seems like most places cost between $250-$500 dollars. You have to go back for refills every 4 weeks, and refills will probably cost about $100. It took about an hour, didn't hurt at all and I don't even feel them! You're supposed to avoid eye products with oil as it can loosen the adhesive.

Anyway, I found a really great deal at a salon in Koreatown. It was $150 for the first set and $75 per refills. I read online somewhere that the asian method for eyelash extensions lasts longer--I don't know if they actually do, but most asian salons had lower prices here when I was comparing them. Try looking in your local asian salons for lower prices!

 

[brewgrl]

thank you!!!! i was thinking that if i got them done here in SF china town, it would cost me half the price, plus those girls down there KNOW their beauty practices!

 

[katebug48]

Wow, you can definitely tell a big difference!

 

[magosienne]

wow, that's awesome, huge difference !

 

[EyeCandyDiva]

Those look GREAT!!!

 

[Kookie-for-COCO]

They are beautiful. Do you use mascara on them?

 

[Tina Marie]

Wow!! It looks great and sooooo natural!

 

[Ashley]

You're only allowed to wear water-based mascara on them.

 

[dcole710]

they look amazing! i am so dying to get them done myself!

 

[Jessica]

you look amazing....i dont know if you even need mascara now!!! I have a friend who got hers done....i think im gonna do it

 

[susanks1]

They look great.

 

[bella1342]

wow, they are so pretty... i want some! very nice!

 

[chameleonmary]

i have one word for that : HOT

 

[semantje]

they look great and natural!!

 

[Nox]

Those look wonderful!

I had mine done for the holidays, and they did look great! I bought my own kit for $10 off Ebay, brought it to the professional salon, and they dropped the price from $150 to $75! The only thing was that everytime my eyes would water naturally, I would get the most painful stinging sensation. My eyes would water even more from the irritation and then more stinging...

I think traces of the dried adhesive (black super glue is essentially what it is) would run into my eye from time to time and it was highly uncomfortable. After a month, I had to pull every last one of them off, I just couldn't take the annoying pain intervals anymore. My eyes are extremely sensitive, so maybe I just have to use a different quality glue. I really, really want to get this done again, they're so beautiful.

Enjoy your gorgeous Bambi lashes!

 

[Sonia_K]

Wow..those look great, so natural looking.

 

[makeupcyn]

Thanks for sharing! They look awsome. Enjoy!