Wednesday, October 29, 2014

All about Lashes!!!




All About Lashes!!! <3


Hey Everyone!!!  I was gonna write this Monday but I just couldn't wait!  I hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday.  Today I wanted to do an article aaall about laaashes!  Lashes is another obsession of mine!  I looove lashes. I heart lashes! lol I don't really leave the house without them. I don't do any makeup look without it for the most part either.  Lashes are a way of life (or at least for me it is)!  So today I just wanted to do a little lashes talk 101(for newbie makeup users).

Brands and where to Buy <3:

So by now there are sooo many brands/styles to choose from and prices range from around $2-$200 from what I've seen around.  I know. Crazy right! For eyelashes! but yeah.  It's quite a range.  I've seen a lot on instagram as well.  Brands like sugar pill that go for around $7-$9.  This is the general price for them at beauty stores like sally's which is a popular place to get lashes.  I like to go the more affordable route for lashes and I've been using a brand called Cherry Blossom for years.  It's one of my fav brands and these go for $1.99 so 2 bucks.  Not bad.  And these are actually 100% human hair also.  These can be purchased at any regular beauty supply store.  You can see what they look like below! 


I like to get them thick and fake lol.  I don't care about it looking realistic.  I actually prefer the fake look.  I like super thick and long lashes.  Cherry Blossom carries many styles and also much thinner and realistic looking ones for those looking for that look.  I also prefer the strip lashes like these which tends to add to the fakeness but I love it!  And also these are the easiest to apply!  I'll go over how to apply in just a bit.

Types of Lashes<3:

 There are 2 types of lashes essentially.  There are the strip ones like the ones above. These are the lashes that are already on a strip so you just put them on all in one step.  Then there are the individuals that look like this.


Doesn't that already look complicated?  ugh.  But some people like these because you have more control over how your lashes look in the end.  Also, people who get these tend to want the more natural look.  They come in little bundles and you just place them where you would like to add fullness to your natural lashes.  

Also, the nail shop now does lashes so they professionally put on these individual kind of lashes for you.  It's a little different though.  They use a certain adhesive to where they stay on for a certain amount of weeks I believe.  You can shower in them and everything.  This cost about $60 but the price ranges from place to place.  I think they also do this at some beauty counters as well.  I've seen them and it looks gorgeous!  Better than strips and doing it by yourself.  You can really see the difference with having it professionally done.

The best Adhesive!<3:  

There is also 2 types of adhesives or main adhesives.  You have the squeezy tube and then the ones where you apply it on with a brush.  I used all my duo lash glue (the squeezy tube) but it looks like this.


This is the best one of the options.  The brush one seems as if it would be best but I'll show you why it isn't.  I have some that I've been using and they look like this.


    
These are a black and white adhesive by Revlon. But look.  Here's why it's not good.  First, It's already difficult to apply to the lash (like trying to brush onto a flimzy lash), then after time, the brush ends up looking like this.

   
All the bristles end up sticking out all over the place and it makes it even harder to apply. Lesson learned.  I will never buy brush glue again lol.  Also, getting colored adhesive seems as if it would be the best but its very messy.  It usually doesnt dry clear and also, applying black glue to a black eyelash isnt really the best either.  You can't see how much your applying or if you got the whole strip etc because it just blends it.  With the white glue, you can actually see what your applying and it drys completely clean.  So word from the wise, just get white duo lash glue (the squeezy tube kind).  This can be purchased at all stores.  It's the most popular adhesive (and for good reason I've learned lol).  Any beauty store (off brand/on brand) should have it.  

Now how to apply<3:  

Applying can be tricky.  It can actually be kinda stressful if your new to it.  There's been some days where I was like f that!.. ripped off the lashes and just walked out the house lol.  But once you get it, it becomes easy as pie and takes like 2 seconds.  There's no right way to do it but here's how I do it.  First, I use tweezers to apply.  Not my fingers.  This helps me a lot in precision.  I have the lash in the tweezers and I apply the adhesive to the lash.  I blow on it and wait a bit for it to get tacky, get very close to the mirror and set it in the center of my lid.  I wait a few seconds, then pin down the edges and it's good to go!  2 steps and you go from regular to drama!! 

And those are all the lashes basics!  
Happy Wednesday!!! <3
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xoxo T


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