Island Life Magazine Ltd February / March 2016 | Page 85

FASHION, HEALTH & BEAUTY

Ten pros and cons of

eyelash
extensions
By Lisa Noble
1. You will hear the words diva,
glamorous, and drama a lot during
your consultation. For some, this
will excite you—it’s the reason you’re
getting fake eyelashes after all!
2. The process is long. Like, hours long.
And you can’t look at your phone. The
upside? It’s a great time to get into a
zen, meditative head space.
3. The age of innocence is over when
the technician hands you the mirror.
Try not to think about the fact that
these long, full, perfectly curled
lashes (that look fake, yes, but also so
seamless and natural) are not yours
and won’t last.
4. With great lashes comes great
responsibility. Everyone talks about
how extensions mean no more
curling your lashes or applying
mascara; what they don’t tell you is
that extensions require blow drying.
In addition to the mini blow dryer that
looks like a cassette tape, they also
come with their own special cleanser,
sponge-tipped squeegee tools and a
brush. They are serious divas.
5. Batting your lashes is a real thing.
You may find yourself doing it every
time you pass a mirror and feel flirty
even in sweatpants, glasses and
acne cream. If you didn’t take selfies
before, you do now.
6. Tone down your expectations of
other people. You may find yourself,
heavily blinking and demanding,
“Notice anything different?!”inches
away from people’s faces.

7. You need that blow dryer and
brush. Because after showers,
your lashes look like a sopping wet
tarantula and on windy days, they
arrange themselves into a crisscross
formation.
8. You will slip up. If you’re like me, at
around the two-week mark, you’ll put
on mascara even though you don’t
need to, go out and have a few too
many margaritas, then briefly forget
about your lashes as you’re roughly
scrubbing off your makeup at two in
the morning. The evidence of your
poor decisions will be scattered all
over the pillowcase when you wake up.

9. Having only a handful of extensions
is much, much worse than having no
extensions. Try to resist plucking the
final, awkward survivors. Don’t do it, it
will hurt.
10. Life without lash extensions is easier—
but less beautiful. As