The first time I tried eyelash extensions was three years ago. It was before my wedding, and I wanted to look beautiful without a lot of effort. I didn’t hire a makeup artist, so I figured I can do services like eyelash extensions and not have to worry about fake eyelashes when doing makeup. Not only that, my semi-permanent falsies would last all the way through Fiji honeymoon!\u00a0It was the best decision I ever made.<\/span><\/p>\n[x_pullquote type=”left”] Fast forward several months later, I haven’t gotten the latest touch up, and I’m noticing that my eyelashes are broken off in a lot of places.<\/em>[\/x_pullquote]\u00a0I recently started getting l<\/span>ash<\/span> extensions again at a nearby salon that I’ve used in the past. Instead of doing it once for a special occasion, I decided to upkeep them. I got a superb set done to start with, and then I came back every three weeks for touch ups. Fast-forward several months later, I haven’t gotten the latest <\/span>touch up, and I’m noticing that my eyelashes are broken off in a lot of places. It seems that the eyelash extensions are damaging <\/span>my\u00a0lashes<\/span>. Not to mention the fact they started skimping on lash density with subsequent touch-ups. And here I thought that it was going to be a good solution to save a lot of time and effort when doing makeup.<\/span><\/p>\n In the past, I’ve chosen both “natural” lengths and shapes, as well as “dramatic” looks. I can honestly say, even though it’s a bit shocking at first, I was most satisfied with the dramatic choices.<\/p>\n The biggest downfall is the difficulty of makeup application when you have giant spider legs growing out of your eyes. Seriously, eyeliner was put on hold. Instead,\u00a0I\u00a0pseudo-lined eyes with packed in dark eyeshadow and a dense brush. I was extremely careful not to be too rough washing my face with the new lashes. Eventually, they start falling out the same way they were put in: out one by one. It may start as early as next day! Then things start going downhill: You wind up with what I call patch lash. Dense areas of lash clusters become interspersed with more barren and natural lashes. You get the idea. I thought I could save myself by doing the touch-ups, but it’s not cost-economical and I still ran into the problem a few days later.<\/p>\n I’m still waiting for the day that a miracle serum quadruples the length and density of my lashes, until then, I’m back to trying out different mascaras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I want to like eyelash extensions. Unfortunately, it seems that they don’t get along with my natural lashes. The first time I tried eyelash extensions was three years ago. It was before my wedding, and I wanted to look beautiful without a lot of effort. I didn’t hire a makeup artist, so I figured I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[270,279,61,276,57],"thb-sponsors":[],"yoast_head":"\nIf you haven’t tried them yet, getting extensions for a special event is the way to go. You lay in the semi-comfortable aesthetician bed for an hour while the technician attaches each lash one by one.<\/h5>\n