A few years ago I threw a, er, 21+ birthday party. I really like my friends, so I themed accordingly. 1920’s. Everybody looks dapper in flapper…
Beauty wise this look is long black Bambi lashes and a red lip. I duly purchased a set of lashes at one of the cosmetics houses, whose name I can’t remember… However I do recall the person’s name who sold me the lashes – Half Job Bob. ‘Bob’ completely forgot to impart 50% of lash adhering intel. Which is… That you also need to purchase glue to attach them. Ah right. They don’t magically adhere.
My party was in the evening, so when I assembled my make-up the shops were shut. No glue. No Bambi like lashes. Also they were so fiddly, half the lashes dis-engaged themselves and fluttered to the bathroom floor as soon as I pulled them out of the packet. So far so hard.
I filed DIY false lashes in the way-too-tricky basket… And invested heavily in mascara (currently Lancome Hypnose Drama). Recently I met a girl who has the best lashes I have ever seen in real life (Victoria’s Secret models don’t count as real life). I could not stop looking at them. Naturally I coveted and questioned.
The low down? SLE’s (silk lash extensions). Good ones. I was hesitant. Those silkies are High Maintenance. You need to get them redone every 4 weeks. Also, you can’t wear mascara. So if you have naturally black eyelashes it works. But if (like me) you don’t, your lashes will look like they have bad ‘roots’ – light at the bottom and black at the top. Plus another person I know had them done at a less reputable place (which also offers tattoos), they were so uncomfortable she had to pull them all out… Which also removed all of her own lashes. I hear she’s looking into lash transplants…
My long lashed friend then suggested I do falsies. If I hadn’t been so completely inspired by her lashes, I probably would have shut that Bambi-lash dream down asap. But I was. 100% Inspired.
I tottered/ran to the Shu Uemura counter and handed over the plastic. Shu Uemura Lashes = 100% Lash-tastic-ness. Especially since I also purchased the glue.
I attended a very cool Yule party recently where I took those falsies for a spin. And did they perform… My eyes felt like movie stars. Fluttering around like a (social) butterfly. Also they created quite a talking point; Are they real? How did you do your eyes? Did you do something with your hair? (No, it’s the lashes)… Perfect conversation point if you run low on eggnog and tinsel talk.
The Shu’s are so easy to use. You don’t need an engineering or make-up artist degree (I have neither) to apply! But…Now I know how to look Bambi fab within 5 seconds I will need to employ some self restraint… Otherwise the supermarket checkout peops are going to be blinded by movie star lashes fluttering at them across a loaf of bread at 7.30am. Too early to blow their minds?
