The Cosmetic “Procedure” I Regret

As people, we are always trying to put our best face forward. Guess what! I’m no different. 

I recently got married back in October. I wanted to make sure that I looked my absolute best for that day and my husband. I wanted him to say, “DAMN!” when he saw me walking down the aisle. So, prior to the wedding, I did the Keto diet and did my skincare regiment religiously. But I still didn’t feel like I was my best self. This is partially because of all the pics of brides on Instagram and friends. Yes, I admit it. I was feeling a bit self-conscious.

Because of my obsession to look perfect, I began focusing on details that others, including my husband, wouldn’t even notice and didn’t matter. One of those things were my eyelashes. I became obsessive over them. I was putting oil on them to make them grow even longer and thicker.

After doing my research, I decided to get semi-permanent eyelash extensions. The place I went to was nice and clean. The technician was very informative of the process as well. We chose a shape that complimented my eye shape. The problems began later that night…

They say beauty is pain. In this case, I think beauty was pain, annoyance, and aggravation. When I tried to go to bed that Friday, I wasn’t able to sleep because my eyes itched sooo much! My eyes were so irritated that they were running. It looked like I was crying. This happened for the first few days after getting the extensions. Eventually, I was able to sleep. But the itching and irritation did NOT stop! That led to the next problem.

Because my eyes were irritated, I began trying to rub my eye “delicately”. Well, let’s just say I was not successful. I had lashes falling out constantly. It was so bad that I almost wanted to get a refresh of the lashes. But I just knew I could not deal with this much longer.

There are some pros to the eyelash extensions though. The major one is that on your no makeup days, you automatically look great and awake. The lashes made me look refreshed. I think that’s hilarious since I was very exhausted since the lashes kept me awake. But at least I didn’t look that way.

Another pro is that they were not heavy. I heard from one of my besties that she didn’t like lash extensions because of the weight of the lashes. However, that was not the case with me. They felt dramatically lighter than strip lashes. 

I heard that if I did the lash extension more often, I would get used to it. But I think that my eyelids just may be too sensitive for this. As much as I like the look of it, I can’t say this is something that I will try in the future. I’ll just stick to a great mascara and fake lashes I just glue on in the future. 

If you’ve done lash extensions, tell me about your experience. I would love to hear if I am the only person who’s experience this.

Thanks for taking time out of your day to spend with me. 

Until next time, 

J. Michelle