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?!?!?!?!
What To Do When Your Eyelashes Are Stuck
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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Soooo…I love getting my individual lash extensions done. There is a woman I go to who does them absolutely beautifully and natural “looking”. I have been going to her, and on my last visit, the lashes came off in 2 days.
I was not happy.
They were supposed to last at least 5. So I decided, to find another…BIG MISTAKE. I go to another salon, and the woman asked, “How long do you want your lashes…”Um, well I woul dlike medium towards the middle and large towards the edges”…ten minutes later, I am walking out of the Salon with a heavy weight on my eyelids…I get to the car and scrutinze this job that she has done, only to comfirm what I believed I looked like….yes, you guessed it…
I looked like Snuffaluffagus!
You don’t know who that is…google it…and that is how my eyelashes look.
Needless to say I have been trying to get these THINGS off…I cut them down, sprayed jojoba oil on them, washed them with soap and hot water…teased them…NO AVAIL…I guess it is a lesson learned…I must go back to my first lash lady…
I rather have them look good for 2 days than look like Snuffaluffagus for a week.
I had the individual eye lashes done at the nail salon. I tried using baby oil/warm cloth;no success. I used ACETONE and it worked like a charm!! Keep in mind, you must be very careful when applying it to eyes. My best suggestion is to hve someone else apply it with a cotton swab. Let it sit for about 3-5 seconds, blow and a guarantee they will peel right off. Afterwards wipe eyes with a washcloth and apply a little neosporin. It takes literally a minute(both eyes) No kidding!!!!!!
Hi everyone,
I experienced the false eyelashes several days ago. It was one of my worst mistakes. First of all, they do not look right on me and my eyes are red, dry, and irritated. It is hard for me to sleep @ night because the lashes stick together and my eye lids itch very bad. I hope that the olive oil remove them.
I loved the way they have looked for the past week and a half but they are slowly falling off. I look ridiculous considering my real lashes are very short (hence why I paid for fake ones) in order not to have gaps in my lashes I went to CVS and bought the partially individuals and filled in the gaps. everytime one fell off I would apply a new one. All of this glue is coated over my lashes and since I have successfully removed a few the glue is stuck on my lashes causing them to be hard as a rock!!!! needless to say, im miserable and afraid to go in public…. I’m about to try the olive oil :/
I have been trying to take off my individual lashes for two weeks now. Part of my eye lashes are ripped out and the other half of my eye lid still has the fake lashes attached. I second all motions to ban false eye lashes unless done properly. They are painful and burn like crazy. I’m surprised I haven’t chemically burned my cornea by now. It’s a horrible feeling, and look.
Hi everyone, reading your posts has been informative for me. I am an experienced Lash tech and my first time having them applied to my own lashes was very similar to each of your own. It stung while they were being applied, they fell out a few days later, my lashes were bald and it hurt like hell to get them out. Almost had to use paint thinner.
So this is when I began my eyelash escapade. They looked great on me so I wasnt ready to give up on lashes just yet. I had previously used strip lashes, but they weren’t for me. That’s when I had the bright idea..why not try strip glue for individual lashes? So, I tried it. BRILLIANT! They look great, last just as long and even longer.And they come out like a miracle. You can even just pull them off. NO PAIN! Imagine using adhesive remover on the strip glue..it melts away! A MIRACLE! So ladies, give lashes one more chance. I promise, it is truly a blessing. Have your lash tech use STRIP lash glue instead of the BLACK SUPER GLUE and just use a little of the black glue for the outer corner of the eye,where it gets wet. No more than 3 individual lashes worth of glue per eye and you will be fine!
Trust me.
I love my false eye-lashes! I recommend using the glue by MAC, it’s surgical glue used by doctor’s. Just be very careful not to get too close to your lashline or your eyelashes will NOT GROW BACK NICELY and you’ll HAVE to wear false eye-lashes if you want to have any lashes at all! Use them but be careful; and the look of false eye-lashes is so feminine, I love them! Anne, NY.
so this is hilarious how all u fems wants to look cute but dont wanna pay the price.. we all make our beds and must sleep in it… i had mine done for this july 4th 09 weekend.. i too had mine done @ a salon and it did not sting or burn… the guy that did it had a given me a lil small fan to turn on and held on my chest to blow the fume away… my only complaint is it does not look as good after the glue hardens up causing the outside and inside hair to be too stiff and they were not close enough to the lashes since they are a lil more heavier and cause a natural gravity pull just like a hang nail… im going into day 3 now and will just let nature takes its course…. i mean they did say it last between a few days to 2 wks… this def is not for the girls/women that only wanna be cute for one day.. so for those that want temps just use the falsies from comvenient stores and take em of the same day…i am one that did not want/have the time to keep reapplying… i love the way they look.. we all know being glamorous is not easy and pain free… if it was then we wouldnt try so hard…ie… trying to lose waeight, hair coloring, different make up… its all trial and error… just like life… when u fall get right back up and start over…. and also for those that say they are bald? use them falsie strips from walmart/target cheapstuff till urs grow in… duh…use the glue that comes with it.. they are def temps…
oh and another thing… corsets ahaha painful uncomfortable… but definately beautiful
So i went 2 a nail shop 2 get my false eye lashes may i add never 2 get them again. While gettin da lashes it burned like hell. Every nite i couldn’t even shut my eyes wit out feeling da hard glue rub up against my eye lids. About a week went by n my lashes started 2 look bulky n smashed 2gether. I tried 2 pull da lashes off using oil water (didnt work out 2 well) den almond oil n moved my lashes around but now all of my real lashes r gone. My suggesting 2 all females who want a little longer eyelashes, get some real good mascara.
I too had on the black glue with the individual lash. I got my lashes 4 weeks ago in a nail salon and the lady told me they will fall off in 2-3 weeks. That wasn’t the case. They never even budged. I should have just left them on and let them fall off but I wasn’t sleeping well trying so hard not to bend them on my pillow. Today I decided to take them off. I tried Ardell on one eye and that did not work at all. I lost eyelashes trying. I than tried Cocoa oil and they slid right off after letting them soak in it for a half hour before trying. The other eyelash slid right off as soon as I applied the oil. Will I do this again in the future, hell no! I hear the whole lash on a track is easier to remove because its glued to your eye lid instead but doesn’t last as long.
Stay away from that black glue ladies! It’s some serious stuff.
I tried the indivual lashes for the first time, and honey-let me tell you…….They were “to die for”
Two weeks has came and gone AND its time for them to go!So, here i am now 2 dys later- bald facedd and all adding “my story”.I dont look wierd or anything like i expected but i dont feel too much of a azz either.JUST KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT AND HELL ATLEAST IM NOT THE ONLY BALD FACED CHIC TRYING SHIT.THANKS LADIES.LOVE YOURSELF.
ergh, i had the individual eyelashes put on yesterday, with the black glue. i should have known at the time when the “beautician” kept saying, “sh*t”, that it wasnt going to come out as i expected. after cutting the eyelashes that were sticking my eyes together, and i finally had some sort of vision back, i saw what a mess it was! i started on the “what not to do” list, by soaking them with water etc, but to no avail… i just tried the oil, (improvising with canola oil), and makeup remover wipes soaked in hot water… i have got the majority of lashes off, but it was the hot water that actually made more damage – i have blisters on my eye lid! $200 later, and the worst thing i have ever done!
oh, and with the little lumps of glue that were stuck on the lashes, i used an eyebrow/eyelash brush/comb…i dipped the comb side in the canola oil and gently combed it through the lashes…hurts a little but it did the job!
I used a washcloth and acetone on a qtip and my individual lashes fell right off. I put the washcloth under my eyelashes then rubbed the acetone over the top and they slid right out. The washcloth keeps the acetone from getting in ur eyes.
I also had a bad experience but I didnt use the black glue, I used the clear one. I put some of those clump kind on and wore them for a few days they started to look crappy so I tried to take them off and it made them look HORRIBLE! They wouldnt budge but the turned sideways and crooked, so I tried the eyelash curler thingy thinking it would straighten them out, oh but no they looked even worse some were pointing up some down. Never again I finally got them off and now I look like a chemo patient with no eyebrows!
I just had my second go round of fake eyelashes applied at a salon. My eyelids swoll up, and got really red in the crease of the upper lids. It was painful!
So, I slathered my lashes in a very thick Vitamin E oil, which I keep around my house. I used a q-tip, and my fingers, but however, I put it on thick. After a bit, I could use tweezers to pull the fake lashes off. Now I had to repeat theoil application a couple of times, but I was in so much pain, there wasn’t a lot I could do.
So, my suggestion is the Vitamin E oil…it did not burn my eyeballs, and though it blurred my vision, it was only temporary. As a matter of fact I made a over pizza, and couldn’t read the instructions, but like I said, that was nothing by comparison to the pain the fake lashes caused. Hope I’ve helped. (BTW…keep Vitamin E oil in your beauty supply anyway…its great for many things.)
I did my eyelash three day ago and I want then out . I have try every thing in the book, but things do not works , I want them off because I feel that I am going crazy . I don’t care how much someone pay me to but them on . I will never in my life i will do this again .I have pain and my eyes are red and swollen too. I don’t want to go outside until they fall off.
Yup! I can’t believe I thought it would be so easy!! I should have researched more before I got these put on for my wedding. It was a once in a lifetime picture, thus I suppose it was okay, except….I certainly paid. I’m sure I lost 20 eyelashes on each side. Hopefully, they’ll grow back. I tried everything…oil eyemakeup remover, ardell remover,…nothing could break through that black glue they used at the salon. I decided to let them grow out, but eventually I had one side w/lashes and one side w/barely any of the fake ones, so…I decided to cut the chunks of black glue out! It was so painful just to leave in…thus it was worth it. Anyways….lesson learned. It was great for the wedding, but never again. This makes racoon eyes, seem like…not such a bad thing!!! Hope this helps someone!
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