Oooh La La Lashes

I don't normally share my opinions about cosmetics and beauty products because I don't try a ton of new and exciting items on a regular basis. I stick with what I know works for me and I'm quite loyal to what I know and love. The exception being, it seems, things to do with eyelashes. The only other post I've written in this area was about my  beloved Fresh Supernova Mascara (still my favourite). Yesterday I ventured into an area of beauty products I hadn't been acquainted with since I was a baggy-pants blue-haired raver kid: FAKE EYELASHES!!

I wore these ones to a wedding

I have to say, when you aren't going for an over-the-top look that will be visible in a dark warehouse lit only by lazer lights, picking out falsies is a tad intimidating. I don't want to look ridiculous, just glamourous. So I went to the best place I knew to seek out my lashes - Sephora (seriously, what did us Ottawans do before this store opened here??).

There were about 5 or 6 different styles and it was really tough to figure out how they would look. To be honest, they all seemed to kind of lean towards the 'ridiculous' rather than 'glamourous'. For $10 a pair, I chose two of the most natural I could find, which to me, still looked over the top. Not so. Once I got them on and grew used to the look on me, I was in love!! Now I know why Eva Longoria is rarely seen without them. OMG instant Oooh La La!


A lot has changed since the last time I wore fake lashes. The glue for example, seems more forgiving and overall less 'stingy' and 'burny' when put on the sensitive skin of the eye. And it doesn't smell like crazy glue which is nice. Also, it's black. At first this freaked me out - I had visions of smeared black glue and a ruined make up job that I had no time to reapply. It turned out, the black glue is not only invisible on the black lash line, but it looks like liquid eyeliner! LOVE THAT. I especially love that because liquid eyeliner is not something I've been brave enough to try. Now that I see how it would look on me, you can bet you'll find a post about my favourite liquid liner here soon!

The true test came when my kids saw me with the lashes on and couldn't tell I was wearing them. I had to let them examine my eyes to believe that they were fake. 'Nough said. I'm sold. I just hope I don't rip out my real lashes in the process of using these falsies. Anyone with pointers on removal and reuse? Post your comments here please!

DIY kit to create your own look. I will attempt this next!