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Home » Brushes etc. » My first time experience with false eyelashes!

My first time experience with false eyelashes!

November 11, 2008 Paris B 29 Comments

I have never ever used false eyelashes before.

Never.

Until recently, that is. I used to admire girls with lovely long lush lashes curling upwards into infinity and I’d be so jealous. Then, they’ll laugh and tell me its false eyelashes and I’m even more jealous that they can put it on themselves without gluing their eyes shut! I know that’s what will happen to me if I tried. 😉

Anyway, I recently had the opportunity to try on a pair of Shu Uemura false eyelashes from the Viktor + Rolf collection. Shu Uemura! The Louis Vuitton of false eyelashes!

I sat in the chair, full of trepedition as the girl carefully measured out the falsies and trimmed off the excess to match the size of my eyes. Then, she carefully applied glue to the edge and pressed it lightly against my eyelid. Carefully, I blinked and stared at myself in the mirror.

This is what looked back at me:-

Shu Uemura Retro Eye lashes

I was thrown! I’d never seen my lashes look so long and lush before. Best of all, the falsies I chose had these criss-cross lashes that gave the impression of fuller lashes. I was wearing one called the Retro Graphic (RM65) where there is a eye line accent in alternating black and white triangles that can be incorporated into makeup designs. The patten is supposed to be like an eyeliner but my crease is so deep that when I open my eyes, nothing much of the white can be seen so it all looks quite natural until I blink.

I found the edge of the falsies poked into my eye a little – it might be due to application or it might just be me being unused to wearing falsies. Either way, I loved the look and took the opportunity to flutter my new long lashes at anyone I happened to see 😀

When I got home, I carefully peeled off the false eyelashes and kept them in the case. The Shu Uemura girl told me they would last for up to 40 wears with careful use so now I’m going to purchase a tube of eyelash glue and experiment with putting them on myself. I just hope I don’t end up gluing my eyes shut! 😛

If anyone has tips to avoid gluing your eyes shut when trying to wear false eyelashes, feel free to leave a comment below!

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  1. ParisB says

    November 13, 2008 at 10:55 am

    @Kristin : Thanks for the tip on where to get glue 😀

    @rinnah: Thanks and I have no intention to make this a daily affair 😉 I’d be late every morning too!

    @Monstro: Ooh… those are helpful tips! I’ll try them, thanks

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  2. Elena says

    November 13, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    ahhh lashes…..one of my fields of expertise.

    Well to avoid gluing your lids, don’t close them as you glue. Depending on the type of glue applicator you have (im not sure what shu’s looks like) you want to get a thin coating on the lash strip, but enough so that you see it. I actually use foam eyeshadow applicators instead of the ones that come with glue just to be able to get more control. Then off course carefully apply right into the lash line. In addition, to make sure the edges dont peel off, add a little extra glue on top of a pair of tweezers and add a little to the edges, hold them till the glue sets. The rest is easy, curl and color natural lashes to match fake and you are fluttery fabulous.

    Oh and don’t ever use semi-permanent lash glues, they DESTROYED my eyelashes.

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  3. ParisB says

    November 13, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    @Elena : Thank you! This is very helpful

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  4. prettybeautiful says

    November 13, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    wow looks so nice! i have yet to try falsies. me is scared too! perhaps i should go to the counter and ask for help

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  5. ParisB says

    November 13, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    @prettybeautiful : Definitely ask for help. Its more useful that way.

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  6. yahui says

    November 14, 2008 at 11:39 am

    hello Paris, first time posting here. 😀

    you mentioned that the eyelashes poke into your eyes a little? trim the inner corners just a wee bit and remember to stick the eyelashes more towards the outer corner of your eye. it’s because when you open your eyes, the inner lids tend to fold in more and eventually make the falsies poke you a lil.

    hope that helps yeah, no pro here. 😛

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  7. ParisB says

    November 15, 2008 at 9:05 pm

    @yahui : Thanks for the tips!

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  8. Kaylin Marie says

    November 15, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    I’m a falsie addict. The only advice there really is, is practice practice practice! Also using tweezers help some people, I prefer not to use them. What I do is squeeze a little glue onto the back of my hand, then dip a toothpick or something in it and use that to trace the glue along the bottom of the strip of falsies, then let the glue dry for about 30 seconds or so untill its tacky, less slippery. Then, I’ve found it easiest to place the outside end of the lashes where I want them to be, then press it across the rest of the eye. Aplly soft pressure untill they’re on there good. I also like to apply both liquid liner and mascara before applying, and touch up again after application, so the lashes blend well with your natural features.

    Hope that helps!!

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  9. Mag says

    November 19, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Aww, you have beautiful eyes!!!

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