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Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:45 pm  |
| ShastaGirl wrote: |
| Any recommendations on a brand/type of false lashes that work well? I've not had good luck with them in the past. |
They can be intimidating, kinda like liquid eyeliner or contouring, but it's all down to practice. Practice, practice.
Some people claim you need the high-end lash from Illamasqua/Shu Uemura... Naaah. As long as they aren't the really, really cheap drug store ones... The ones that look like a scorched mini palm branch, can't work with that. If you have a shaky hand and twitchy eye (from being nervous) even a $ 25 pair of mink lashes ain't gonna do you no good. Artdeco makes decent ones, but I just get whatever ones at local drug store. It's not like I need silk or mink professional C-curl lash.
Prep work is essential. You need two tweezers. Get good glue, one that dries clear, Revlon (with a wand) works well. Tons of online reviews swear on some Duo lash glue, never seen that one, so no comparison there.
Measure the falsies, if they go over your natural lashline or are too long, cut them! And bend them to fit your eyes, out of box they never fit a human eye, and once the glue is on it's too late to rearrange much. Smear the glue on, more is better in this case, let it dry a bit and pick falsies up with tweezers, look down and DON'T BLINK or TWITCH, start with the inner corner at the beginning of your real lashes and with the second pair of tweezers press them in place. Work your way down the lashline with the tweezers till everything sticks. Don't glue them to your lids, just the lashes, they have to sort of mix with your own lashes, that's what the tweezers are for, blend the real and the fake!
I don't find it matters much whether you curl and apply mascara before or after putting in falsies.
For one Xmas outing I had 3 pairs (1 for overall volume, 1 superlong for outer corner and 1 for bottom lash) of false lashes on and they were the shitty ones from supermarket (the horror!) and they still rocked even with the tiny tube of glue that comes with the box that you are not supposed to use. Lasted through an animated comedy sketch and I was sweating under a wig.  As said - magic! |
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Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:53 pm |
| Tiptoedancer wrote: |
| Ottawa Shopper wrote: |
| Tiptoedancer wrote: |
| Chlorophyll wrote: |
| TheresaMary wrote: |
| Yamuna Face Ball Rolling is one of those prime examples for me. It hasn’t got any real science studies behind it, but I saw an immediate effect from the 1st time I tried it, and its definitely been cumulative. |
Messaging the ball over your face is going to increase blood circulation to the basal cell layer, and supply it with more nutrients etc. to grow. I don't know if that's enough to make permanent cosmetic changes, but at least there's something behind using it. I think this thread was started for ingredients and techniques that are obviously snake oil/bunk but people are still tricked by them.
I could be wrong, tho. |
No, actually I include the massaging of the face in the "woo" category. Somehow I don't think toxins are pouring out of the skin. Heavy metals like mercury and lead and chemicals like plastic by- products don't just come out through the skin. It just doesn't make any sense. Now the massaging might move things around so the liver and kidney eliminate it but it doesn't pop out of the skin.
I've been massaging my skin for years but not because of toxins. I hold my face very, very taut while doing the massaging which creates resistance and builds muscles. If it did release toxins my face should be as pure as the driven snow. And it's not! |
Most people who talk about all these toxin things really have no idea how the body even works- it is a huge peeve of mine. |
Yes. Most people don't know how the body works. It's so true. The detox cleaners people do these days are really unnecessary. That's why kidneys and livers evolved in humans. They do a wonderful job eliminating toxins from our body, unless of course your truly ill with kidney or liver disease. As a matter of fact some of the cleansers eliminate bacteria from the gut that are very necessary to health. There are a few nutrients that need bacteria to function. I think one is Vitamin K2 which possibly could prevent cancer. |
Also that you can not detox by sticking patches on your feet or skin.
I know I tried some product a long time ago that was a kind of patch of sticker you put on a blemish overnight and it was supposed to improve. it was like a small round sticker- I think it was either Vichy or Biotherm who made them.
There was some moisturizer and salicilic acids in the ingredients and they did work-but were kind of annoying to use. |
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Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:05 pm |
| jazzi wrote: |
| ShastaGirl wrote: |
| Any recommendations on a brand/type of false lashes that work well? I've not had good luck with them in the past. |
They can be intimidating, kinda like liquid eyeliner or contouring, but it's all down to practice. Practice, practice.
Some people claim you need the high-end lash from Illamasqua/Shu Uemura... Naaah. As long as they aren't the really, really cheap drug store ones... The ones that look like a scorched mini palm branch, can't work with that. If you have a shaky hand and twitchy eye (from being nervous) even a $ 25 pair of mink lashes ain't gonna do you no good. Artdeco makes decent ones, but I just get whatever ones at local drug store. It's not like I need silk or mink professional C-curl lash.
Prep work is essential. You need two tweezers. Get good glue, one that dries clear, Revlon (with a wand) works well. Tons of online reviews swear on some Duo lash glue, never seen that one, so no comparison there.
Measure the falsies, if they go over your natural lashline or are too long, cut them! And bend them to fit your eyes, out of box they never fit a human eye, and once the glue is on it's too late to rearrange much. Smear the glue on, more is better in this case, let it dry a bit and pick falsies up with tweezers, look down and DON'T BLINK or TWITCH, start with the inner corner at the beginning of your real lashes and with the second pair of tweezers press them in place. Work your way down the lashline with the tweezers till everything sticks. Don't glue them to your lids, just the lashes, they have to sort of mix with your own lashes, that's what the tweezers are for, blend the real and the fake!
I don't find it matters much whether you curl and apply mascara before or after putting in falsies.
For one Xmas outing I had 3 pairs (1 for overall volume, 1 superlong for outer corner and 1 for bottom lash) of false lashes on and they were the shitty ones from supermarket (the horror!) and they still rocked even with the tiny tube of glue that comes with the box that you are not supposed to use. Lasted through an animated comedy sketch and I was sweating under a wig. As said - magic! |
What about those false lash applicators they sell on Asian beauty sites?
Those look pretty useful.
I just use mascara as my lashes are really long- but they are half blonde.
But I was looking at false lashes online as they kind of do look fun and NYX has a lot of choice and some cool feather ones. |
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Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:16 am |
I’m not aware of him having said that the toxins pour out of the skin, but I think that what is meant is precisely what you describe, about getting the circulation etc moving so that anything that perhaps is stuck or piled up can start moving so that it does get cleared out via the usual methods liver etc, not coming through skin. Also to a large extent I’m also thinking that no matter how much massage you do, I if you are eating unhealthy or even breathing modern air – there are toxins everywhere so maybe it just prevents that from getting stuck in clusters. Don’t know, not scientist just guessing here.
| Tiptoedancer wrote: |
No, actually I include the massaging of the face in the "woo" category. Somehow I don't think toxins are pouring out of the skin. Heavy metals like mercury and lead and chemicals like plastic by- products don't just come out through the skin. It just doesn't make any sense. Now the massaging might move things around so the liver and kidney eliminate it but it doesn't pop out of the skin.
I've been massaging my skin for years but not because of toxins. I hold my face very, very taut while doing the massaging which creates resistance and builds muscles. If it did release toxins my face should be as pure as the driven snow. And it's not! |
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Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:51 pm |
| Tiptoedancer wrote: |
| I agree with your sunscreen comments jazzi. Isn't it logical that when applying sunscreen in the morning it's not going to last all day? There are many hours of sun each day and two hour protection in the morning ain't gonna do that much for a person's skin. Think. Just think, people. |
I agree that most all people that use sunscreens use them wrong and use the wrong kind of sunscreens. Chemical sunscreens need to be re-applied every 2 hours, even when not in the sun or they break down and can cause more damage. Hardly anyone uses the correct amount of aprox. 1/4 tsp for the face and 1/4 tsp. for the neck.I don't know hardly anyone willing to apply sunscreen every 2 hours unless your outside sweating, swimming, etc. Then you have issues like make-up which would make it a nitemare. All the more reason to use zinc oxide in a high enough percentage. Like 15%+
Those that say it leaves them too white need only to buy ones that are tinted or add a few drops of tint to the sunscreen.I don't believe one must apply a zinc oxide sunscreen more than once a day if your mainly indoors and not sweating or rubbing it off. Maybe it is wise to top it off some later in the day but most can't/wont do this. Better to be concerned with using the correct amount in the first place. |
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