Grace's Beauty Thoughts: Community Service Announcement, read up false eyelash wearers

To the false eyelash wearing community,

I think we all need to talk, this area needs some advice and some things need to be set straight.

When do you think it is an appropriate time to wear false eyelashes? Is there such a thing as an appropriate time for this sort of glamorous addition to your beauty routine? As a cosmetics and beauty enthusiast, I would say that there most certainly is not any restraints in times as to when you should be wearing them per say, however there most certainly are rules, that should be very strictly followed.

If you are reading this as an eyelash rookie that’s okay, because all that you will ever need to know about this very important issue will be outlined in the following.

Firstly, I will start with the applying of the eyelashes. Because no matter what look you are going for, dramatic, drag, wispy, clustered or natural, you put them on all in the same way. Carefully pull out of the packet and detach lash band from the plastic, roll the lash band between fingers, apply lash glue, allow glue to half dry then stick to the lash line. This video outlines in depth how to properly attach false lashes to the lash line.

I begin with this topic of application because like I said, the same application steps goes for any desired look, however, this step needs not to be rushed! There is nothing worse than a poorly applied eyelash. Not only for the person wearing them having to put up with being painfully poked in the eye by a hanging lash band that itches the crap out of your tear duct while resisting the urge to scratch it so you don’t ruin your eye makeup, but for the people who also wear false eyelashes and they have to look at your ratchet eyelash, I’m telling you, I can’t look away, watching it flap in the wind, horrifying! Go back and watch that video again and do it right please.

The second area of analysis is what I like to call, “There’s a Time and a Place.” In my opinion, any time, any place calls for fleek lashes, however you have to know what lash is right for what occasion. For example, natural lashes are appropriate in any occasion, however are mostly to be worn during the day, shopping, lunching, seeing friends, work, uni, really anything. Lots of brands do amazing natural lashes, some of my favourites being, xobeauty lashes in the dramatics and naturals sets, Ardell's in the demi wispies and model rock in the style #W376.

Natural xobeauty

Dramatics xobeauty

If you are going into the night a thicker, more dramatic, even drag style lash is called for and labeled as appropriate, do not think that dramatic thick lashes are called for during the day, they are NOT, write that down, “Not appropriate during the day.”

It must be noted that even when wearing a natural lash you must know that, we are not trying to fool anyone! Okay!? We know and you know they are not real, however with a seamless application, they are simply just meant to look like another step to amplify your makeup and to add a lift to you face, it’s all in good fun, just like makeup, false lashes come off too.

So for any after hours night situations, dancing, drinks, dinner, a darker more dramatic lash is more than okay, in fact I recommend it.
There is nothing sadder than when I go out with my friends and we have all put in the effort to doll ourselves up and then you see some girls that have just smeared some foundation on, had a poor attempt of applying eyeliner but have given up half way and messily slapped on some mascara……. Some girls even set their foundation with bronzer, cringe! (That’s another rant for another day though). You just want to grab the girl and shake some sense into them. It’s a great feeling after doing all your makeup and feeling smoking hot, then at the end putting a dramatic set of lashes on to complete the look. You look and feel like you’re on a whole new level of the fleek chart. So come on girls put in the effort and you will become addicted like me and never look back.

Some great dramatic lashes are pretty much any from, again xobeauty, koko lashes and the house of lashes. Such good quality as well.

After getting this far into my post you must think, this girl loves her lashes, I could do no wrong by her. If you think this, you are wrong. I will not hesitate to say that some people just have no idea.

My first area of major concern is costume lashes. They are called costume lashes for a bloody reason people! There is no other appropriate time to wear such a monstrosity unless at a costume party that people are getting very into. These should never be worn at any other time, ever, never EVER! Come on people surely that is just common sense.

Yes these are in my collection, they
were a gift.

Oh God No

Secondly, an issue that us makeup and lash wearing girls struggle with is going to the gym. Now I am definitely not going to get out of bed in the morning, put on makeup and go to the gym, don’t be silly. But, if I get up, go about my day and at the end of it want to go to the gym, what is the right way to go about this?

Do you go to the gym full face and risk people thinking you are all dolled up for the gym? Or do you essentially put in more effort to take it off to go, even though you’ve put in more effort than if you just went with it all on? I know, it’s annoying.

The only right thing to do is to take off your lippy, blot your face and lids AND TAKE OFF YOUR LASHES! Don’t be that girl at the gym with false eyelashes on, you aren’t that busy that you can’t pull them off before you get in there, if you had the time to put them on in the morning, girl, you’ve got time to take them off before gym, geez.

My last issue divides a lot of people I share it with, and that is eyelash extension. I HATE THESE STUPID THINGS! If you want to spend the $80plus on someone attaching a piece of hair to each individual eyelash for 2 hours, if you don’t enjoy washing or wetting your face for weeks on end, if you don’t think you’ll miss rubbing your eyes after a long day, if you enjoy combing your eyelashes daily and nightly,,,, then eyelash extensions are for you, as if, pffft.

They are the tackiest, laziest things that people get because “OMG you don’t even need to wear mascara OMG!” NO NO NO! I have never seen one girl ever get eyelash extensions and them actually look nice, or seen anyone look after them well. They get mattered together after a few days and they look like crazy straight out pointed clump of bogan yuckness. I hold these in the same vein as French tip acrylic nails, yuck, (again another rant for another day). Say no to them and spread the word that they are so so tacky, people need to be warned.