Review: Rave for DIY “1000 Hours Lash Tint Kit”
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free skin care · Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:36 pm

carekate wrote:

scalawaggirl wrote:

montrealgal wrote:

Re: using the jojoba or olive or almond oil before the tint -- wouldn't that interfere with the tint *sticking*?

As for the oil, no, it doesn't inhibit the tint at all. In fact, it will make them darker and glossier! You don't want to drown your lashes, just swipe to condition. I use the same mascara wand to apply both the oil and tint (squeezing w/tissue between steps to remove most of the oil).

Just to expand upon what ScalawagGirl said – regarding the pre-tinting oil treatment – here’s the skinny on this idea, it originally started as pre-HAIR coloring treatment but then I tried it on my lashes before tinting and the results were just as astounding!

CareKate previously posted, many, many times wrote:

I wanted to share my fave new trick when using my beloved Wella Color Charm DIY hair color: *before* dying my hair, I apply a homemade protein treatment consisting of avocado, jojoba, grapeseed and coconut oils and let it set in for 15-20 minutes, then I prepare my hair-dye mixture and apply it directly *over* the protein treatment (i.e.: without rinsing the oil out first).

You cannot even BEGIN to imagine how much shinier your hair turns out when you’ve finished and are blow drying and styling your glossy new color!!!! It completely blew me away because it looked like I had applied a clear-gloss "sealant" after I colored, or else slicked on some shine serum to my hair before blow-drying even though I hadn’t!

Alright, I know exactly what you guys are thinking: "Won’t the protein/oil treatment interfere with the penetration of the dye?" And the answer is a complete,resounding, "No!!!" If anything it makes the color penetrate more evenly so the weaker areas on the hair shaft don't "grab" too much color.

Okay, so last night I needed to re-tint my lashes so I look great in the inevitable upcoming Thanksgiving family holiday photos so I started thinking and said to myself, "Self, I wonder what would happen if you applied a protein treatment to your *lashes* before you tint them...?" Now this sounded like a mighty fine idea to me and -- being your ever-faithful guinea pig -- I decided to try it:

I applied a bit of my latest homemade hot oil treatment mixture(i.e.: olive/jojoba/avocado/grapeseed oils infused with dried Rosemary leaves but any type of oil mixture will do!) with a clean mascara spooly wand and let it dry completely, then I mixed up a bit of the 1000 Hours Lash Tint and applied it as I normally do using the "Application on Self" instructions and I rinsed my lashes and cleaned them with a bit of my Yonka Nettoyant Gel cleanser and looked in the mirror to see if the pre-color oil treatment beforehand had made a significant difference in the results....

Great hopping fleas -- if you think your lashes look great after using 1000 Hours now, just wait until you get a look at the results after you apply it over a protein treatment!!!! My lashes came out even darker and more glossy looking than usual. I mean REALLY darker and more glossy!

Please ladies: you've *got* to try this the next time you tint your lashes and see the difference for yourselves.

Anyway, if you tint your lashes or color your hair, I BESEECH you all to try this – trust me, the results will AMAZE you!!!!

P.S. When it comes to removing the excess Vaseline afterwards, I just use either my Yonka Nettoyant Gel (facial) Cleanser or my Jurlique Foaming Face Wash.

Also, as most of you have noticed, the Vaseline is very thick and gloppy and sometimes it’s difficult to prevent a bit of Vaseline from getting on your lashes which – in turn – can prevent the tint from penetrating evenly (this is ESPECIALLY true if you’ve been using the JM lash serum and your lashes have doubled in length and are now so long that they actually brush your skin, especially in the corners of your eyes!). For this reason, I’ve been looking for something else that I can use to create a barrier to prevent the lash tint from staining my skin, but which is still thinner in consistency and therefore easier to work with. To that end, I’ve found that applying a thin layer of my beloved Burt’s Bees Orange Essence Facial Cleanser with a Qtip is much easier to deal with than the Vaseline and it still creates enough of a barrier to prevent it from staining, so I just thought I’d share in case anyone else is frustrated with the Vaseline....

Has anyone tried carekate's tip of using an oil before tinting your lashes?

free skin care · Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:26 pm

I just received my blue-black dye and I couldn't wait to do it and the result is fabulous!!!!

I would recommend using a clean mascara wand to apply the dye but other than that its great!!

Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:38 pm

Where did you get yours?
Thanks

free skin care · Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:59 pm

Reposting here they are.

DarkMoon wrote:

Maryana wrote:

I've emailed okmart in Australia to get to know the shipping costs for my order, and the answer is: $19,95, so that will be a total of $34,90 for one kit.
I think that's very expensive. Does somebody know a cheaper online seller?

Cross posting here are all the online sellers I found

Here is the link to their site

http://www.1000hour.com/eyelashdyekits.html

In Australia

http://www.epharmacy.com.au/product.asp?id=52692&pname=1000+Hour+Eyelash+%26+Brow+Dye+Kit+-+Blue%2FBlack

In NZ

http://store.pharmacy-nz.com/EyeLashandBrowTint.html

HTH
DM

free skin care · Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:57 am

Thanks so much for those links Darkmoon, think I will be giving this a go..xx

free skin care · Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:16 am

Bermie wrote:

Thanks so much for those links Darkmoon, think I will be giving this a go..xx

You are very welcome Bermie, Good Luck, Happy Lashes Smile

free skin care · Fri May 07, 2010 6:29 pm

got my new shipment of 1000 lashes blue/black and it is significantly more BLUE than previous batches.

free skin care · Sun May 09, 2010 11:15 pm

sister sweets wrote:

got my new shipment of 1000 lashes blue/black and it is significantly more BLUE than previous batches.

sister sweets, is that good or bad?

free skin care · Mon May 10, 2010 9:43 pm

Hi metaphora - well, it doesn't seem to dye as dark as I'd like - the color when mixed is more greyed black, than a black/blue. It's lighter. Confused

free skin care · Tue May 11, 2010 1:30 am

sister sweets wrote:

Hi metaphora - well, it doesn't seem to dye as dark as I'd like - the color when mixed is more greyed black, than a black/blue. It's lighter. Confused

Oh, no! Such a shame as it was so wonderful! Crying or Very sad

You don't think that the product is out-of-date, perhaps? How awful if they've "improved" the formula by making it worse, as is so often the case with formerly fab things.

free skin care · Tue May 11, 2010 6:24 am

majorb wrote:

sister sweets wrote:

Hi metaphora - well, it doesn't seem to dye as dark as I'd like - the color when mixed is more greyed black, than a black/blue. It's lighter. Confused

Oh, no! Such a shame as it was so wonderful! Crying or Very sad

You don't think that the product is out-of-date, perhaps? How awful if they've "improved" the formula by making it worse, as is so often the case with formerly fab things.

Maybe it's just a bad dye "lot" let's hope, I guess we have to see if others who buy have the same odd color? Question

free skin care · Tue May 11, 2010 9:49 am

majorb wrote:

sister sweets wrote:

Hi metaphora - well, it doesn't seem to dye as dark as I'd like - the color when mixed is more greyed black, than a black/blue. It's lighter. Confused

Oh, no! Such a shame as it was so wonderful! Crying or Very sad

You don't think that the product is out-of-date, perhaps? How awful if they've "improved" the formula by making it worse, as is so often the case with formerly fab things.

I just got it - and I ordered two! Maybe I'll open the other and check it out. Unless they're both from a bad dye lot. Hope not. I'll let ya'll know.

free skin care · Tue May 11, 2010 10:06 am

Most things have a lot number on them, if they came from the same "batch" I would expect that the off color would be identical in both packages unfortunately. Smile

free skin care · Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:14 pm

Ok, I just wanted to get back to you guys about the dye... Although I LOVED the results, it seemed not to last no more than a couple of days, after that everything looked regular again.

I dont think I will be buying again, I cant dye my lashes weekly, I dont think that would be a good thing. Oh well, back to the drawing board. And yes, I agree that the color is not as dark as I wish it were.

I might take before and afters if I remember too tonight or tomorrow.

free skin care · Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:20 pm

That's a shame to hear bombshellbella as this has been such a favorite for so many on the forum for a long time now. Rolling Eyes

Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:59 pm

Product recalls
Updated: 1000 Hour eyelash & brow dye kits 22 Jun 2010 .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Updated - recall extended to pharmacies nationwide.

The problem
The kits do not comply with the Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2006.

Details
The following products are affected:

1000 Hour eyelash & brow dye kit, natural black (APN 9313312073015)
1000 Hour eyelash & brow dye kit, blue-black (APN 9313312073039)

www DOT consumer DOT org DOT nz/recalls/view/1000-hour-eyelash-brow-dye-kits

free skin care · Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:26 pm

4GR8SKIN,

Thanks for posting that information. Very Happy

That really stinks though, I hope they fix it!

Hello and Welcome to EDS. Smile

free skin care · Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:36 pm

4GR8SKIN wrote:

Product recalls
Updated: 1000 Hour eyelash & brow dye kits 22 Jun 2010 .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Updated - recall extended to pharmacies nationwide.

The problem
The kits do not comply with the Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2006.

Details
The following products are affected:

1000 Hour eyelash & brow dye kit, natural black (APN 9313312073015)
1000 Hour eyelash & brow dye kit, blue-black (APN 9313312073039)

www DOT consumer DOT org DOT nz/recalls/view/1000-hour-eyelash-brow-dye-kits

Thanks for posting this. I found a little more info - apparently the recall is because the dye is using banned ingredients, although it doesn't say which ones.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10653552

I only found references about the recall in New Zealand sources.

free skin care · Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:03 am

I finally found this product and actually tried it today.

I wasn't very successful, what should the consistency be when mixed? watery? creamy? I think I was doing something wrong, the colour would not dissolve very well, it was lumpy so matter how much I tried to mix it. Is this normal?

if its this much trouble I don't think I could be bothered!!1

free skin care · Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:16 am

I bought this product and tried it. I love it! It's wonderful to be able to leave the house without putting on mascara. I got the blue/black for my lashes and brown for my eyebrows. I would recommend this to anyone.

free skin care · Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:17 am

Bermie, it was creamy for me. It definitely took a lot of stirring. Mine was lumpy just like you said ands I thought I'd never get it all mixed in. I just kept stirring and it finally became a creamy texture. Hope that helps.

free skin care · Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:37 pm

Tonia wrote:

I bought this product and tried it. I love it! It's wonderful to be able to leave the house without putting on mascara. I got the blue/black for my lashes and brown for my eyebrows. I would recommend this to anyone.

How recently did you buy the blue/black Tonia, I checked a few months back and they didn't even list it only brown or black?

TIA Smile

free skin care · Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:53 pm

Hmmm, I ordered this about three weeks ago and used it about 10 days ago. So, they have it now!

free skin care · Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:33 pm

Tonia wrote:

Hmmm, I ordered this about three weeks ago and used it about 10 days ago. So, they have it now!

Thanks so much Tonia, I think they pulled it for a while and maybe reformulated, there was some safety issue.

Good to see you, been a while. Smile

hope all is well!

free skin care · Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:16 pm

Hi, DarkMoon! It's good to see you too. It's good to be back.

I love how you casually mentioned a safety issue with a product I used on my eyes. You know, you only get two of those (eyes) in your whole life! I had a panic moment until I realized the safety issue was before my batch. Laughing

Thanks for the laugh!

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