false eyelashes.

jo1book Tue 05-Nov-19 17:09:37
My grandaughter is sporting false eyelashes she looks like her father in drag.

I love it!

Whst about those PVC eyebrows. Surely shiny eyebrows aren't normal

Fennel it’s amazing what people will make themselves afford despite limited means. I was waiting to meet my sister-in-law a couple of months ago and sat on a seat and got talking to a woman who told me among other things that she lived on her own, was unemployed but bought all her clothes from River Island (wouldn’t dream of shopping in Primark) and was waiting to go on a sun bed which she did twice a week without fail.

I agree about heavy false lashes and eyebrows which look grotesque on some women, young and old. I recently started having my eyebrows tinted and it has made a big difference, luckily the shape of my eyebrows is good. My eyelashes are very sparse and the therapist told me you can have extensions which make them look fuller and which last a few weeks so since we have a big wedding to go to next August I may give them a try. I made an appointment for gel nails a couple of years ago prior to another wedding but got cold feet and cancelled it. I just think it’s something that you have to keep on with once you start.

My grandaughter is sporting false eyelashes she looks like her father in drag.

Lyndiloo I use Long4Lashes and it is amazing. Takes about a month to work but it does. My eyelashes had got very stubby but are now quite long.

I admired Julie Driscoll's style too

lol TerriBull - you and I both ;-)! Were you also a fan of Julie Driscoll? I modelled 'my look' on hers - i.pinimg.com/236x/9f/76/33/9f7633f845a34c5c2de913799bdc1495--cool-makeup-makeup-looks.jpg

I have very fair eye.lashes and brows so have them dyed every couple of months. Darker brows make such a difference to the face. The beautician even puts a hint of red in the dye - im a redhead!

Although I had chemo and went bald, I didn't lose all of my eyelashes. Look Good Feel Better (through Cancer Research UK I think) might be able to help????

Anyone got advice for chemo eyelash loss?

When my daughter got married she treated me to false lashes but not Russian I had classic which was more natural, took a little while to get use to and the upkeep but I was glad I tried them, mascara is a nightmare as my hands shake so one less thing to worry about on the day and I didn't look like a panda ?

What's involved in having eylashes/eyebrows 'threaded'?

My daughter in law has her eyebrows threaded, says it’s a lot easier and tidier than plucking them.
Don’t like the new thing of thick black eyebrows, look like they have been gone over with a marker pen

travelsfar Originally used to have my eyelashes tinted professionally but for 40 odd years have done it myself and never wear mascara. (Also dye my eyebrows at the same time as I am fair and they are sparse and it stops me looking so wishy washy.) Dead easy but you do need a steady hand, a strong magnifying mirror and a good dye/developer specifically for the purpose such as Strictly Professional dye and their separate tint developer (available online from two well known websites), not those kits available in high street chemists. You use a tiny amount of each so lasts for ages and much more economical than having them done professionally though perhaps would be a good idea to have them done professionally first to see if you like the effect.

Have you noticed that as you get older you become virtually bald where you want hair, and hairy as hell where you don't want hair? (A cruel trick of Mother Nature ...?)

I used to have lovely long eyelashes - now they have practically disappeared altogether. I was thinking of trying false eyelashes, but not sure if I could get them on properly, as I would have to put my reading glasses on to see what I was doing. (Can't think that would be easy!) Are they easier now than the old 1960s ones? (I don't want long, bushy ones!)

I would appreciate your advice. (Another poster put on here info of something that makes your own eyelashes grow ...? Wasn't horse manure, was it?)

Once a month I get eyelash extensions. I’ve been doing it now for about 5 years. They are applied by a young Lithuanian woman who has won national recognition for her artistry. They look completely natural. She was off on maternity leave last year and I was seen by another girl in her salon. What a disaster! The lashes looked so fake I couldn’t wait for them to fall out.

In the 60s & 70s I was a dab hand at putting on false eyelashes - and all the "works" - for a night out. Can't imagine doing it now, though I occasionally put on mascara and eye make-up. Less is definitely more, as I get oldet!

I think the long false eyelashes look ridiculous I don’t like the long witchy false nails either ,we have a young girl near us her eyelashes are so long and thick she can hardly open her eyes, reminds me of a drag queen, she’s a lovely girl and I’m afraid they don’t do her any favours, however some of the false eyelashes the more natural ones can look very classy as can the eyebrows that are tattooed on if done properly

Obvious false eyelashes look ridiculous. As a teenager I remember trying them for about five minutes, felt they were heavy and uncomfortable and took them off, never to bother them again. Mascara makes my eyes water (even hypo-allergenic) so don't bother with that either.

I can't understand why eye-liner is so popular - I think it makes your eyes look smaller and is therefore unflattering.

Each generation has its fads and fashions and has the right to look like prats when young.

My sister and I were only talking about this very subject at coffee this morning. We are both tempted to have our eyelashes tinted but I dont think we would go down the route of false lashes. We are to old for that and fear we would look silly. Tiniting would hopefully do away with needing to wear mascara when on holiday and swimming etc. Anyone had it done and does it look good???

I have always put on lashes for nights out. I tend to use much shorter ones now. I never used the daft thick ones but sometimes 2 pairs.
I also have my nails done regularly but I only use the SNS polishes - usually glitter ones -& as my nails have always been long & strong I don't have extensions.
There is nothing you cannot have as you get older as long as you are sensible & remember that we are no longer teenagers!!

I love a professional manicure but dislike gel nails & wouldn't have them after seeing what they did to a friends real nails. My daughter had delicate false lashes added to fill out her own for her wedding makeup and they looked wonderful, although she considers them too expensive for regular use. Have you noticed how these female reality personalities cannot stop fiddling, stroking, their rather obvious hair extensions, awful habit

I used to use the old type glue on lashes in the 60s and 70s.
They gave me such sore, red, swollen eyes that in the end I had to stop. I still get irritated eyelids to this day. A legacy I'm sure of those long ago lashes.

As for Barbara Cartland, some wag once likened her face to two dead crows stuck on a chalk cliff!

For those of you with weak split, ridged nails, try collegen powder in a drink every day.
It does work but you have to persevere. Good for skin and hair too.

I get my nails done every three weeks or so, my treat to me, I deserve it. It's funny but a few of us were talking about false eyelashes last night, my niece gets hers done every now and again and they look really natural, my eyelashes are quite sparse now , so I think that's my next port of call