Aaron is Anxious:
I’ve recently gone and experimented with fake eyelashes since they seem to be the new trend. The shop where I got them guaranteed they would stay on for at least 3 weeks. It is now 4 ½ weeks later and I have begun trying to remove them myself, and I am noticing that it is pulling out my own natural eyelashes.
1. Is there a better way to get them off?
2. Am I doing permanent damage to my eyelashes?
3. If not how long will it take for my own eyelashes to grow back?!?!?
The Right Brain Reassures Her:
1. First, you should not have to pull the eyelashes off, especially if you’re using a brand like Lavish Lash or Peter Louis. You should apply a material that will loosen the glue (like olive oil). Massage it on the eyelashes and wait for a couple of minutes. The oil will help remove the glue and the eyelashes should peel right off.
2. No, you are not doing permanent damage to your eyelashes. At worst, you are “plucking” the hair out of the follicle and it will take extra long for it to grow out (about 4-8 weeks).
3. Eyelashes grow at about the same rate as hair on your head (1 cm a month) so it could take up to 8 weeks for them to grow back completely. (And before you ask about eyelash growth products like Jan Marini, go read our previous posts on the subject!)
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i am so glad this reader asked this question and you responded in the way you did. i am an avid false eyelashes wearer and yes, i’ve certainly ripped some eyelashes out when possibly not in my entire right mind before i go to bed in the wee hours…
but, i use a cleansing oil (that i previously owned and would not purchase just for this purpose) for this and this alone. soaps/toners/water does not break up the glue just right. i haven’t tried eye makeup remover, but i suspect that the oil is really the best way to go with this.
just wanted to add my two cents…
i just re-read the original question… i can’t imagine wearing my false eyelashes longer than a day when i take off all my makeup. for a variety of reasons, but mainly because the times i have had to sleep with mine on, my lashes get all smooshed around and weird.
if this is lash extensions or some type of product like that, i am also curious how to remove them…
I got some false eyelashes, the clump kind, put on at a boutique near my apartment because I am false eyelash inept. They last for a few weeks depending on how good you take care of them, no oil-sleep on your back-etc., it’s the glue they use. Right now they are driving me crazy and I have to get them off every time I close my eyes I feel where the fake ends sit on my eyelid and it borders on painful. I used olive oil, like you said, and it was awful! My eyes were burning, my vision went blurry, and I only applied a little with a Q-tip to my lashline. I do not recommend doing this – my vision is still blurry as I write this comment.
omg, so i put on some individual lashes about a month ago, thinking they would fall off after a few weeks, but no, they were literally cemented off as if they were now a part of my body. so last night i tried to rip them off without any remover, and now i have no eyelashes, hahah. should i put some new ones back on until my other ones grow back?? orrr, is that just a really bad idea. let me know
I RECENTLY HAD EYE LASH TABBING DONE FOR HALLOWEEN AND I KEPT THE ON FOR A LIL OVER ONE WEEK AND THEN WANTED THEM OFF. I GOT THEM PUT ON PROFESSIONALLY BUT THEY DONT REMOVE THEM FOR YOU SO I TRIED USING BABY OIL AND MASSAGED IT ONTO MY LASHED AND PLACED A HOT WASHCLOTH ON MY EYES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THAT WORKED A LIL BUT IT STILL HURT A LOT PULLING THEM OUT AND I DID LOSE A BIT OF MY OWN LASHES. SUX TO BE HIGH MAINTENANCE LOL..
I had single lashes put on yesterday afternoon. I don’t know why I thought I needed them beacuse until the removal process (I started that roughly 7hours ago) I had beautiful long eye lashes and now I have none. I still have a cluster of false ones stuck my now extremely red eye lid and its burning. The lady that did them used some type of black super type glue. I hate her. Now I’m depressed and in pain. Say no to false lashes (unless they’re done properly)
I completely understand, I got some done at a salon a week ago and they used the black glue. They completely clumped it up on the inner corner of my right eye and it is hurting like crazy to take them off. I am going to try the baby oil and warm towel because my eyes are hurting and I just started.
Yeah, I just pulled off all my eyelashes….never again will I get the long-term ones.
Yikes, I’m a little scared now after reading all the posts. I got my false eyelashes put on at a nail salon with the black glue. Its been 4 days, they applied them on my inner top eyelid and it did hurt the first couple of days to close my eyes – I think I’m starting to get used to it though. They told me all I needed was water to remove them. This morning I woke up and noticed that a clump was looking funky and was about to fall off so I tried to remove them all just by using just warm water – I was able to get 3 small clumps out but the rest of them are really on there and my eyelid hurts from trying to pry the eyelashes off from the base. I’m afraid I may be missing some of my own eyelashes. Wish me luck, will try the olive oil and warm compress. Thanks for the tips!
I just had single lashes put in today (as a surprise from the salon because I only went in to get them tinted!!!). I could have cried when I saw the result. Huge clumps of black glue on my eyelid. I asked the salon to remove them and they told me there was nothing that they could do; I would have to wait a month until they fell off naturally. I got home and tried the olive oil and warm towel treatment. Niether seemed to work. I cannot recommend my next course of action as it goes against all safety advice however it worked for me and I am now false eyelash free. I used an alcohol based substance to soften the glue (aftershave – dangerous close to the eye – I had to be very careful). My boyfriend then assisted in the slow (and painful at times) removal of the lashes one by one. Gripping them with the tweezers and pushing them upwards against the lash to weaken the bond seemed to help. I lost only a few eyelashes in the process. My eyes stung like fury at the end, but for me it was worth the pain. Please remember that I do not recommend this as a course of action, I simply include this blog as a note of personal experience.
Hi there I am a sufferer too my first experience I was told that the eyelashes would last for 2 weeks from the start I was in pain I had bloodshot eyes from where the glue had hardened and was rubbing on my eyeball. 4 weeks later my husband ripped them off but surprisingly I did not lose many eyelashes unlike my friend who is virtually eyelash bald. I used vaseline and warm water each night and it never worked for me. Now I have had them done again and it is not so bad but now I have about three strands left on one eye.
OMG!! never again i thought it would look cute due to the fact that i dont wear make up .. I tried ripping them off last nite some came off and on strand took my eyelashes off(well only 3hairs) But still . i out oil of olay cream over nite and today will put vasiline all day while im at work. I will never recomend this to anyone . you truthly have to be high maintence or Get them done for the rest of your life lol Im worried that all my lashesare going to be ripped off and i will look like a freak .. lol i will keep you updated girls on how everything turns out ,
Sorry i mispelled so many words its the dam nails i got done the same day as the eyelashes lol . Yea i was bored on sunday 8(
I tried the individual, i truely loved the look, expecially after working out at the gym and after waking up after a restful night sleep. My spouse loved the look also. The question was after you enjoyed them and your lash technician takes becmes AWOL how do you take them off? The suggestion to use olive oil worked wonders, no pain! you put the oil on the lashes give them a few minutes to set and lashes slide off.
OMG..i wanted to get fake eyelashes done but after reading these comments i dont think i am now lol
I did this yesterday for my bridal pictures. I don’t have great lashes myself, hence the reason to put on false ones.
I bought them from a department store and had them applied when I was getting my hair and makeup done at the salon. They used that black glue and told me to use an oil based makeup remover. I did and it did NOTHING to help. It took over an hour to get the first strip off and I still have glue in my eyelashes. I wish I would have read this because my eyelids hurt SO much today. They are red and irritated, and missing LOTS of lashes!!! I don’t usually wear much makeup and hardly ever wear mascara, so I HAD to take these off last night.
I don’t want to EVER do this again, but now I will have to — my wedding is only 4 weeks away (not enough time to re-grow my natural lashes). It doesn’t look too bad, but there are a couple spots that are quite bare. I think I’m going to try the clumps next time. I also think I’m going to use my own glue instead of that black glue. It’s like super-crazy glue with gorilla extract!!
I should have known it would be hard to do when they got a little drop on my face and couldn’t get it off with the “remover”!
i am in the process of taking my individual lashes off that were put on wrong!!!!I wear individual lashes and strips all the time. i usually do them myself using the black glue. i get lashes on alot. i am addicted, but this time i am frustrated because my lashes were put on all wrong. i am trying everything, vaseline, hair liquid oil,baby oil. Nothing thus far is working. I want them so bad, pray for me… i stii plan to get them on again but i will do them myself.
i mean i want them off so bad, still trying to get them off!!!
OMG! I’m not the only one! I’m sitting at work now with eyelashes stuck to only one part of my lid on both eyes and some have only come out slightly so they are jagged and odd looking. I have spent every night for a week putting baby oil and warm wet washcloths on them and one eye is still inflamed. I was told by the woman that put them in 2 weeks ago not to get them wet and I was under the impression that water would make them come out. LIES!!! They looked fabulous and the compliments were almost worth it.
just curious…what is the name of the black glue used to apply the lashes??? Is this the hairglue??
i heard that hair glue used for bonding weves can be used as an eyelash adhesive….is this true?
i Had indiviuals on for about 3 wks now. I noticed one section was hanging off along with my real eyelashes. so I tried to remover them with eyelash remover. It burned like crazy and no they did not come off easy. I am missing some of my real lashes and i end up going to work with swollen eyes. My eyes did go down , but now what do i do about my real ones being gone? how long will it take before they grow back? I also have to go out of town in 3 days,should i them on and then let them grow back or just leave them alone and let them start to grow back now? Help please i want my real eyelashes back!!!!!!!!!
I had eyelashes put on and i have been getting them re applied for 4 months. I thought it would be a good idea to give my eye lashes a break so when the fake ones came off i realized that i had almost none lol. needless to say im leaving them off for a lil while, but i find the best way to take them off is with warm water applying your hand over the part they insert them at and pilling down. will my eye lashes grow back normal?
BABY OIL GEL!!!!! Put it on your eyelashes the night before then again in the morning and they will practically slide right off, with very little work on your part rubbing easily.
Good luck! it just worked for me and I still have most of my eyelashes that I started with.
I did my own individuals done. Then they started clumpinng together etc etc.
Tried the warm compress and olive oil technique. Worked like a charm!
Thankk Youu
Im trying the full sets next time…
I can’t believe I did this to myself. After reading every single blog, I am truly scared shitless to remove the individual eyelashes. They look ok, but section are separating and it hurts to touch it. I hate that glue. I’ve only had them for a week. I’m going to start the baby oil and warm compress tonight.
i recently had fake eyelashes done for my grnadmothers birthday party, i only wanted it for the week but i was told it wil stay longer for about 2 weeks more. I have had it on for weeks now and they are doing my heading so i decided to come online and seek for advice then i found al the useful tips and the OIL really works but it was really painful taking them out so i decided to cut them off with scissors when the oil made it norm.wow it feels much more better without them.
I just had fake lashes applied with the black glue. It actually looks really good but I am sooo over it I want it off. I have tired pulling it off but it does not work. I think the best technique it to leave it alone and let it fall off by itself. I love my own lashes and I have no idea why i tried this.
I have tried removing the fake eyelashes which was glued with the black glue last night with BABY OIL GEL and a warm towel over my lashes. The results NOTHING…!!! Not a dame thing. It does not work ladies. Today I am going to buy Eyelash Adhesive Remover and see if that works..! I will never do this to myself evey again!!
Never Again! That was horrible, I had the black semi-permanent (2-3 weeks) glue used to put on individual three-lash “clumps” at my salon and the glue poked and hurt me when I closed my eyes!
I actually CRIED once I got home because they felt so horrible and I realized that I would have to wait weeks to get them off.
After two days, I did finally find A WAY TO GET THEM OFF…
I tried the baby oil gel and olive oil and warm wash cloth tricks but to no avail. Finally I called Beauty Center and asked if they sold anything that removed these types of lashes. I went down and bought ARDELL LASHFREE REMOVER INDIVIDUAL EYELASH ADHESIVE REMOVER and spent about 20 minutes (with the recommended eyeliner brush – a key tool) removing these lashes on my own.
It worked like a charm and it was EASY. But make sure to follow the directions to a tee (brush and tissue under your eye) because I tried at first to use a Q-Tip and didn’t use the kleenex at first and immediately got some in my eye. It was not pleasant!
Good Luck!
If you had your lashes done with the black glue, then save your time with olive and baby oil – it didn’t work for me at all. GO TO SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY AND BUY THE EYELASH REMOVER BY ARDELL. I only got my fakies done yesterday and was already over it today. When I woke up this morning, my eyes were burning! The remover worked in no time at all and I still have all my real lashes. I actually opted to just keep the outer corners with the fakes and removed all the others. It looks much better in my opintion and certainly is a lot less painful and annoying.
Just keep in mind that you need to follow the directions and use the tissue and an eyeliner brush to put the remover on. It might sting or burn your eyes a little – just like when they put the glue on in the first place! You may need more then one go of the stuff to get them to come off.
So don’t worry, there is hope in getting them off. The remover is easy and relatively pain free AND you still get to keep your real lashes.
I am officially boycotting that black glue that they put to keep the fake eye lashes on.. i went to the salon saturday morning to get them done. its monday night and i am having a fit trying to get them off. the olive oil/baby oil/hot water combo is helping, but i’m still fighting to get these lashes off. i have learned by lesson, and that is that it isnt worth looking hot for one night. my eyes are officially mad at me
if your thinking about getting the lashes glued on, be prepared for a nightmare..
Yo, i know i am addicted to eyelashes too, i think they are so cute. But im hurting cause they dont want to come off, i feel like crying, this happened to me the first time. But again thinking i looked cute, i did it again. oh my good, is there any safe way to put lashes on? Imma try everyone remedies and maybe even the alcohol, lol, nah but seriously im hurting
I’ve recently had the false eye lashes put on at a nail shop and they started iritating me……I came to this website and tried everything on here…..I found out a way to remove all of the lashes without loosing any of my natural ones………USE ACETONE……the only thing bad about this is that you must be very careful doing this……Have someone help you by rubing a Q-tip on the top of the false lash…..Make sure you close your eyes as tight as possible, so that the fumes wont irritate you…….This works very easily as the acetone dissolves the glues and dries very quickly….I removed them myself and if you trust that you can do this yourself then you can take the Q-tip soaked with the acetone and close your eyes tight while rubbing the lash in between the Q-tip and your finger…….Remember acetone is very dangerous to the eyes, so if you dont trust yourself or a friend dont do this……..
wedding reception was Sunday, I got the individs put on Saturday night. It now Tuesday and I want these off. I have never been able to wear false lashes because my lashes are soo small and curly. I have no idea what type of glue they used because I was laying back on a table looking straight up while they were applied. They certainly do not want to come off. I am going to try everything including acetone to get these suckers off. Great for weddings pictures not real life.
i lost some of my real eyelashes while i remove my fake eyelshes. So, will my real eyelashes grow up again cause i don’t want to lose them…??
OMG i DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO A NAIL SALON GLUED THEM TO ME OH NO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO I LOST SOME EYELASHES AND OH MY THIS IS BAD DONT DO THIS ITS NOT WORTH IT OMG I CANT GET THEM OFF I EVEN WENT TO THE STEAM ROOM AND EYEMAKEUP REMOVER AND BABY GEL NOW IM ON MY WAY TO THE OIL OH NO IM SCARED THIS ISNT GOOD
OMG IM BACK AFTER TRYING THE OLIVE OIL DIDNT WORK BUT HOWEVER MADE ME FEEL OKAY ABOUT THIS…..ALCOHOL I CAN SEE HOW THIS WOULD WORK HOWEVER ITS MORE PAINFUL THE WORTH IT THE GLUE IS TOO THICK ON THE EYELASHES TO DISSOLVE IT….UMMMM I LOST ALMOST ALL OF MY EYELASHES AND JUST GOT DONE TORTURING MYSELF FOR THE PAST 4 HOURS …I STILL HAVE A FEW ON BUT THEY ARENT BOTHERING ME….I HAVE TO TRY THE GLUE REMOVAL IN THE MORNING…..DONT EVER DO THIS UNLESS YOU DONT MIND NOT HAVING EYELASHES FOR 8 WEEKS
tryed the ardell remover didnt work so well, still lost a lot of my lashes. dont get false eyelashes not worth it.
did anyones real eyelashes grow back i am a little upset as i had nice eyelashes before and should have never tried these..
I have also fallen victim of the individual fake eyelashes applied with the black glue. I went to prom and wanted to have fabulously long eye lashes and so i went to the local oriental nail salon where they put them on for me and told me that they would last only for two weeks. before i go onto my obvious horror story of the discomfort i am going through let me say that the glue was so strong i teared and cried for the following 2.5 hours after the intial application. that i would say was the worst part. i dont see why no one else has mentioned this burning and tearing because it was the most memorable out of my whole fake eyelash experience. now here i am two weeks later irritated and fustrated with these DAMN LASHES. why wont they JUST FALL OFF!! about half an hour ago i applied baby oil to them and that didnt work and ended up pulling off the far outer ends of the individual eyelashes on one side. when i looked at myself in the mirror i realized that now one eyelash extends longer than the other and thought it an ingenious idea to pull off the other end which resulted in pain! thus now i have two or three mesely eyelashs remaining on the far outer corners of my eyes. i didnt have the courage to pull of the rest in fear of having no eyelashes left. and i have graduation in two weeks. i am so screwed. tomorrow i am trying the olive oil and if not then the baby oil gel and hot compress. NOTE TO SELF: NEVER AGAIN.
by the way did i mention after the first three days three lashes got stuck under my lid scratching my cornea and causing a bloodshot red eye and an impense amount of pain. i ended up having my mom flip my eye lid and pull out with tweezers the stray lashes. so painful. just wanted to share that in case someone else is living the same experience.
Hey all, I totally sympathize with you all. I tried the false lashes for my sister’s wedding – BAD IDEA! I have nice natural lashes too, but I wanted a more dramatic look. Why did I do this to myself?! Getting them on was a painful experience, the glue burned and my eyes were so red. I got a lot of compliments, but overall it was not worth it. Currently I have olive oil soaking on them and it seems to be a slooow process
I have one eye that is almost completely bare from real eyelashes and the false ones and the other eye has most of the individual falsies still left. I hope people don’t think I look crazy. I have an appointment in the morning so I am hoping that these will come off tonight! I need a miracle!
Don’t do this to yourself!!! I just spent about 5 hours trying to get my fake eyelashes off without loosing too many of my own! I might as well have just ripped them off b/c the results were just the same! I look so silly with like only 10 of my own eyelashes left on each eyelid
The worst part is… I still have that stupid glue on these remaining 10 lashes! Wasn’t worth it to be cute for 1 night, b/c it’gonna take weeks for my own lashes to grow back…not very cute…
OMG i had eyelashes extensions for my brother’s weddding that was june 12.those lashes was the worst nightmare of my life.I couldn’t sleep,could’nt see properly,the glue was hurting the inner layer of my eyes.finally i tried olive oil to take them off,to tell you the truth that wasn’t a good idea,that shit was hurting as hell,burning,make my eyes water and blurry for the whole day,i couldn’t read or watch t.v,i was in deep pain that i started to cry and ask God why on earth did i put this fake thing on.I couldn’t take it anymore…my eyelid was irrited and i blanked my eyes more than a million time a day.that was Hell! none of them came off.Finally i went to the nail salon where i had them done, i told them to removed them for me. In no time,they took me to a lil tiny room,they took a eyelash glue remover,apply some with a Q-tip over the eyelid where the fake one attached…after a few minutes they pull the fake eyelashes off with a twizzer,one two three with a lil pain the fake lashes came off just like that.I’m pretty sure i lost i lil bit of my own lashes as well,but it doesn’t matter because i’m pain free rightnow.I swear to God i will never wear eyelashes extention ever again in my whole life.
I decided to try fake individual eyelashes because of the show 10 years younger. They had them and they looked great so I did it myself with my mom and want them off. They feel like plastic. So I tried baby oil. It didn’t really work, but I’m going to try the hot water and olive oil combo tomorrow. I’m tried of trying tonight. But it has to get done because it looks weird half off and on.
To remove lashes, try unscented mineral
oil. Baby oil has fragrance which is an
irritant. Apply a little oil with Q tip, do not over saturate, which may help cut down on getting too much oil in the eye. Allow a few minutes for the
oil to soften the glue. (about ten minutes) then try to loosen the lashes
with your fingertips by gently placing
your thumb and forefinger on the lashes
working back and forth, sliding the
glued on lashes between your fingers,
then try to pull the extensions, gently
and slowly forward as to pull them off.
You may have to repeat the process. If you pull too quickly, you may loose your lash. You may try an oily type eye makeup remover. Since it is developed for use on the eye area it may not be as irritating. Also shop around for a Lash
Extension Specialist that is CERTIFIED.
To do lashes. She will be better able
to assist you in removing them.
After removing the lashes, you should use an eyewash, to remove any oil residue that may accumulate in the eye.
Ask a Pharmacist for the best Saline
type eyewash to use to clean oil residue
from the eye if you do it your self. Hope this helps someone.
Ms Susie Q
Licensed Esthetician
i’m glad to have stumbled on this network of people having problems with falsies…i’ve had some on for about 2.5 weeks now and luckily, this time around they haven’t irritated me at all…i’ve just been patiently waiting for them to fall off but the other day my friend informed me that they can stay on for a while…i’m thinking about trying the olive oil thing but now i’m wondering that since they aren’t annoying me should i just wait it out, because i don’t want to start bothering them trying to get em off and end up worse than before…
I recently picked up a friend of mines daughter from a summer program and to my surprise there was a lady sitting there with fake eyelashes. I asked how she removed them and she said get a frangrence free lotion. I went and bought some Eucerin cream, fragrance free and to my surprise they came right off. Just be careful putting it on over the eyelashes. I closed my eye (one at a time) and smoothed the cream down over the lash and then held it up and put a little on the under side and waited 3-5 mins and plucked them right off. It really works. I may try them again but no time soon.
OMG! My friend does the individual lashes and she does with two different kinds of glue. Sometimes she does it with the glue made for “strip lashes” and for the first time she used the black glue for the individual lashes. That black glue is HORRIBLE! The lash remover doesn’t help either. I bought the lash brush it helped but it still took a couple of hours to get off and it hurt like hell. If you’re going to do the individuals I suggest you use the glue made for the strip lashes…it takes longer to dry but they come off much easier.
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