RETRO: IT’S ALL IN THE EYES
RETRO SALON GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON LASH EXTENSIONS
1. Your Eyelashes Will Fall Out
First things first, your eyelashes fall out anyway. You just don’t realize it because they’re small and fine, but our natural lashes fall out every four to six weeks just like the hairs on our head. Eyelash extensions only get a bad rap because it’s more noticeable to spot natural eyelashes that have shed when they’re glued to long, thick, synthetic, and solid black fibers, and people don’t realize the process is normal and not a result of extensions.
2. Your Eyelashes Will Never Grow Back
Your eyelashes will grow back. Because of the lash shedding cycle, new natural eyelashes are always growing in, hence why you get "fills.” If eyelash extensions really made your eyelashes cease growing, refills wouldn’t even be possible, because there has to be a natural lash for the extension to adhere to.
3. Your Natural Lashes Will Be Thinner And Shorter After Extensions
Getting eyelash extensions does not affect the natural growth cycle during or after you decide to stop getting them applied. Many people feel that their natural lashes get thinner or shorter afterwards, but it’s essentially an optical illusion. You get used to waking up every day with thicker, dark, curled, longer lashes. So, understandably, you think your eyelashes are thinner and shorter after the extensions have ended. Getting extensions has no chemical effect on the thickness or length of the lashes you were born with.
4. They Take Forever To Be Applied
False. It can take forever if the technician you’re seeing is just starting out at eyelash extensions or is inexperienced and untrained. However professionals who fully specialize in eyelash extensions can perform a full set in just an hour.
Source: ByrdieBeauty.com, Elina Gonzalez