Eyelashes

Utah Gal

Utah Gal

Cathlete
Hi, everyone! This is a little off topic, and my apologies to Jerry and Chris for deviating to a girl's subject, but enough people asked me about eyelashes that I thought I'd post the source I know for permanent eyelash extensions.

It's Extend Your Lashes (www.extendyourlashes.com). They're permanent extensions that go on one at a time with glue and a tweezers. You get the set once and then need just a touch up visit every 4 or so weeks. You can't put them on yourself--it takes someone trained to do it--but this individual, Amelia Meneses, is also a wholesale supplier and can maybe make recommendations for where someone could go in their region to get lashes applied or to get trained on how to apply the lashes as a potential home business or spa service.

I've tried to tempt my incredible RT roomie Amy (love her!!) to come out to Utah to get lashes from Amelia herself... maybe it will work? Anyway, I thought I'd pass on the source.

Thanks again to everyone at the July RT for all the fun and friendship we shared!

Cheryl
 
Wow...

...How do you find someone in your area that does that? It only directed me to her location when I was looking into it. What a fabulous idea!!!!
 
Tanya, I think if you just run a google search on your area and eyelash extensions you'll get some results - or you can e-mail Amelia directly to ask if she is supplying anyone in your area. She's [email protected].

Good luck!

Cheryl
 
OMG I love it--Cheryl, would you mind sharing the cost? Maybe in a PM if you don't want to post it? And what's maintenance like? Do you ever lose any? Will she replace them at a "mid-month" appt for free if you do?

I'm intrigued. I would so love to toss my tubes of mascara!
 
Cheryl,
I kept meaning all weekend to tell you how beautiful your eyelashes were. Didn't realize they weren't yours. Thanks for the info!
 
Heh,heh - thanks, Gin!

LauraMax - These are Utah prices and Amelia runs a little spa in her home, but I paid $285, I think, for the initial set about a year and a half ago and it took about 2 hours.

The lashes stay on pretty well permanently until the lash they're attached to falls out. you do see a couple fall out here and there. I go once a month for a touch up that just attaches more extensionsn to more lashes to keep you going at a full set. If you take good care not to rub or get them too steamed up in the shower the one hour touch up will gradually get the set thicker and thicker. The touch ups I get cost $45 a time.

They're naturally curved.

Amelia says my original lashes have actually gotten longer and thicker since I started because I'm not traumatizing them with mascara or makeup remover any more.

I just do tops. Rarely does anyone do bottoms. Too hard - you'd have to hold your eye wide open to make sure you don't blink and have them glue themselves up to the uppers while they're still wet, heh, heh.

Pricing would just depend on the spa you go to, I think - I don't know if Utah is typical.
If you were serious enough about it someone could get trained pretty easily and then have a good little home business running.

Anyway, I'm hooked. Love them.

Good luck!
Cheryl
 
UGH I think I have discovered a new addiction. Thanks a lot for sucker punching my bank account Cheryl. :p I found a place very local that has some special going on, $275 for the application & the first maintenance. After seeing your post I'm thinking it's a pretty good deal.

The only thing that bothers me slightly is the lashes are synthetic. You didn't have any reactions or anything? She said natural lashes don't work well b/c they don't hold curl, but the synthetics are beautiful. I looked at some before/after pics on their website & they really do look gorgeous!

The idea of not messing w/mascara anymore, & also going around without makeup but having those long lashes, is very appealing to me.
 
Hey Cheryl, you KNOW how I loved your lashes, GF :p -- I am so tempted to try to find someone in ATL who does this. I'm nervous though -- it would be just like my wonky body to have some giant allergic reaction. Does your gal see that kind of thing happen often? I have a couple of other questions you may know the answer to --

1 -- Are these okay for someone who wears contacts?

2 -- Can you (and do you) wear other eye makeup, like shadow or liner? If you do, Cheryl, what do you use to take off that eye makeup?
 
Ever since I read this post, I can't stop thinking about eyelashes...

How fantastic it would be to have nice, long, thick eyelashes every day, no matter what...HEAVEN...
 
Kathy, LauraMax -

The lashes are fine for anyone wearing contacts. I've never heard of anyone having an allergic reaction, especially since the lash isn't actually touching your skin at the base of the lash. The only sensitivity I've ever heard of is to the glue - sometimes Amelia's told me that the stronger glue she most prefers to use creates a little sensitivity in some people. I've never had any problem.

Ocassionally the glue creates a bit of a burning sensation while she's applying the lashes if it's getting near the edges of your eyelid, but that's gone in a minute or so and it really doesn't hurt. I've actually fallen asleep before while she's doing the touch up. She tapes the longest lashes up to your upper lid to get them out of the way while she's working and then attaches the new lashes one by one to the shorter newer lashes coming in at the base. I get the mink ones. They're still synthetic, but its a softer material that I really like.

Yep, LauraMax, once you get started you'll probably be addicted. Now I have to have them! (Kind of like Cathe workouts, eh? - LOL!) I have heard that the clusters some spas apply don't work nearly as well as the one-at-a-time extensions and the main thing is to make sure it's somebody skilled on the application.

Glad you found a source in your area. So you'll have to let us all know if you give it a try.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl has actually done an awesome job at convincing me to head her way for them....the initial price where I live is close to $400!!! NO THANKS!

Anyway, after this last 10 days, I need to save up the $$$$$ and the vacation time at work!
 
Hey you enabler girls!

Amy, LauraMax, Cheryl,

I've decided not to leap into this right away as it would be just my luck (right before the August RT and taking my sons back to college) to be the 1 person in 1,000 who had a violent reaction and ended up looking like Rocky after the fight. But I am seriously seriously seriously tempted to ask for this for Christmas/Hanukkah from my BoyToys. They already tease me about my hair and nails ... I'll bet they'd think I have gone around the final bend to Full-On High Maintenance Mom!! :D
 
You go, girl!!! That's what your BoyToys are there for....to spoil you!!! Not to mention that it's your right to be a High Maintenance Mom!!!! ;)
 
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