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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 10, 2015 15:11:25 GMT -5
Along the same lines, has anyone here tried Latisse? I have absolutely NO eyelashes and the ones I do have are blonde, so mascara only works so much.
I keep looking at this and wondering if it's worth the risk.
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Post by imawino on Apr 10, 2015 15:11:41 GMT -5
I get them waxed about every 5 weeks or so. I just go to a walk in hair place. $8+tip. They usually do a nice job. Every once in a while I think they have gone too thin which I do not like. I always tell them not to make them thin, just clean it up. I have nice dark brows with a good natural shape, but get a lot of strays. And since I have fair skin and dark bows the strays are noticeable!
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Post by imawino on Apr 10, 2015 15:13:16 GMT -5
Along the same lines, has anyone here tried Latisse? I have absolutely NO eyelashes and the ones I do have are blonde, so mascara only works so much. I keep looking at this and wondering if it's worth the risk. I have and it worked very well! I never had any irritation - and it's a product that is safe if it actually gets in your eye. I should buy some more. The problem for me was just remembering to do it every night.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Apr 10, 2015 15:15:45 GMT -5
Along the same lines, has anyone here tried Latisse? I have absolutely NO eyelashes and the ones I do have are blonde, so mascara only works so much. I keep looking at this and wondering if it's worth the risk. I can't help there, I have plenty of (blonde) lashes, so a couple of swipes of brown mascara and i'm good to go. Also: Wearing black mascara makes me look super pale. Not a good look.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 10, 2015 15:18:05 GMT -5
Along the same lines, has anyone here tried Latisse? I have absolutely NO eyelashes and the ones I do have are blonde, so mascara only works so much. I keep looking at this and wondering if it's worth the risk. I have and it worked very well! I never had any irritation - and it's a product that is safe if it actually gets in your eye. I should buy some more. The problem for me was just remembering to do it every night. My bigger risk is that I have light blue/aqua eyes. I heard that one of the risks is that it can make blue eyes brown.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 10, 2015 15:21:52 GMT -5
I have and it worked very well! I never had any irritation - and it's a product that is safe if it actually gets in your eye. I should buy some more. The problem for me was just remembering to do it every night. My bigger risk is that I have light blue/aqua eyes. I heard that one of the risks is that it can make blue eyes brown. That's what makes me hesitate from trying it.
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 10, 2015 15:22:48 GMT -5
I get my eyelashes tinted. DD had beautiful brows but started going to shops where very thin brows were "done" because it was convenient. I had a fit the last time I saw her so now she goes to Nordstroms brow bar. I've found one up here, a brow bar, not a Nordstroms but it may be too late for me. I use a brown eyeshadow and fill in with a brush. Looks good to me.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 10, 2015 15:29:47 GMT -5
I just pluck away strays. I think my eyebrows have a nice natural shape.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 10, 2015 15:51:57 GMT -5
I get my eyelashes tinted. DD had beautiful brows but started going to shops where very thin brows were "done" because it was convenient. I had a fit the last time I saw her so now she goes to Nordstroms brow bar. I've found one up here, a brow bar, not a Nordstroms but it may be too late for me. I use a brown eyeshadow and fill in with a brush. Looks good to me. I've had this done, but it doesn't help much more than mascara if you have sparse lashes.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 10, 2015 16:06:25 GMT -5
I have and it worked very well! I never had any irritation - and it's a product that is safe if it actually gets in your eye. I should buy some more. The problem for me was just remembering to do it every night. My bigger risk is that I have light blue/aqua eyes. I heard that one of the risks is that it can make blue eyes brown. Wait, isn't that freaking genetics?!? How can a drug change that!!! (I'm totally creeped out by this for some reason)
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 10, 2015 16:08:26 GMT -5
My bigger risk is that I have light blue/aqua eyes. I heard that one of the risks is that it can make blue eyes brown. Wait, isn't that freaking genetics?!? How can a drug change that!!! (I'm totally creeped out by this for some reason) Clueless, but it's been noted on TV commercials too.....I'd like to know the frequency of this happening. www.latisse.com/SafetyAndSideEffects.aspx
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Post by milee on Apr 10, 2015 16:38:37 GMT -5
Also: Wearing black mascara makes me look super pale. Not a good look. Me too. And it's getting harder to find plain old brown mascara now. Even the "brownish black" mascara is too dark and makes me look like a vampire (or a blonde lady who's been dead for two weeks.) Really, really need Brown mascara and would even like it if they sold a lighter brown color.
As for the Latisse potentially darkening light eyes, my dermatologist also mentioned that when I asked her about it. IMHO, weird potential side effect and for me - not worth it.
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Post by milee on Apr 10, 2015 16:47:14 GMT -5
I wish I could "like" Sroo's post 10 times. Those light mascara shades for redheads look perfect!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 17:15:49 GMT -5
I just use the tweezers on stray hairs. And the occasional gray hair. I don't know why I have to get gray hairs in my darn eyebrows. I've only had a few gray hairs on my head over the years, and yep, I pull those out too. I brush my eyebrows but they're kind of unruly, so they don't necessarily stay put for long.
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Post by tskeeter on Apr 10, 2015 17:36:19 GMT -5
Now for DH, he has a unibrow. I pluck it for him every 3 weeks or so... it looks awful otherwise. He also has stray hairs all over the place.My brother has a unibrow. It's all I can do to not hold him down and pluck it for him! He now has a g/f so hopefully she'll take care of it. TD gets hair in strange places too, like in the folds of his ears. It drives him as batty as the few hairs that show up on my chin. That happened to me, too. My hair emigrated. From my head to new territory. My ears, my nose, the back of my neck.
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Post by cktc on Apr 10, 2015 17:48:58 GMT -5
I just use the tweezers on stray hairs. And the occasional gray hair. I don't know why I have to get gray hairs in my darn eyebrows. I've only had a few gray hairs on my head over the years, and yep, I pull those out too. I brush my eyebrows but they're kind of unruly, so they don't necessarily stay put for long. Clear mascara helps them stay in place or a super small dab of hair gel I have never been able to get on board with clear mascara. Maybe I've never bought a good brand but it always ended up looking chalky/dusty by day's end.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Apr 10, 2015 17:57:53 GMT -5
I've been fortunate. My eyebrows don't need much grooming. There are a couple of hairs I'll pluck out, but that's it. Me too and mine are dark so easy to see except for the couple of white ones. I do NOT want highlights in my eyebrows thank you very much! Plucking doesn't hurt at all for me. Waxing is pure torture and there is no way I'd allow dripping hot wax near my eyeballs! <<shudders at the thought>>
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Post by mmhmm on Apr 10, 2015 18:17:11 GMT -5
I've been fortunate. My eyebrows don't need much grooming. There are a couple of hairs I'll pluck out, but that's it. Me too and mine are dark so easy to see except for the couple of white ones. I do NOT want highlights in my eyebrows thank you very much! Plucking doesn't hurt at all for me. Waxing is pure torture and there is no way I'd allow dripping hot wax near my eyeballs! <<shudders at the thought>> My eyebrows are still dark, as well. There are grey hairs in there but the overall effect hasn't changed that much. I've never waxed them because there was never any need so have no idea what that would be like. There are some good things about having very fine hair. I guess that's probably one of them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 18:54:18 GMT -5
I just use the tweezers on stray hairs. And the occasional gray hair. I don't know why I have to get gray hairs in my darn eyebrows. I've only had a few gray hairs on my head over the years, and yep, I pull those out too. I brush my eyebrows but they're kind of unruly, so they don't necessarily stay put for long. Clear mascara helps them stay in place or a super small dab of hair gel I can try the clear mascara on the days I think I'm looking cute. On the days I bother to try to tame my eyebrows, I could probably be persuaded to use something to keep them tamed. What's a good brand? cktc's experience would not be a good look on my brown skin.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 10, 2015 19:11:02 GMT -5
My brows aren't that hairy but the hairs are curly and need taming. I usually just put some clear mascara on them... hairspray/gel if I really want to go crazy.
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Post by moneymaven on Apr 10, 2015 19:17:32 GMT -5
I have dark eyebrows, and they are full. I regularly have them waxed and I pluck to maintain. I always get compliments on my brows thanks to my wax lady
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 11, 2015 13:18:34 GMT -5
Clear mascara helps them stay in place or a super small dab of hair gel I have never been able to get on board with clear mascara. Maybe I've never bought a good brand but it always ended up looking chalky/dusty by day's end. I use Cover Girl and it's worked fine.
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Post by MN-Investor on Apr 11, 2015 18:35:38 GMT -5
Fortunately, my eyebrows just need a bit of plucking now and then, but they're really low maintenance.
My husband, however, lives in fear of having eyebrows like Andy Rooney. What makes that especially funny is that he has really pale eyebrows and there is absolutely no way on earth he would ever have eyebrows like Andy Rooney. I tell him that. He doesn't believe it. Yeah, he does occasionally have a few longs ones, but only he can feel them. Then he insists that I trim them. So, like a good wife, I laugh at him and trim his eyebrows.
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Post by teen persuasion on Apr 11, 2015 19:46:37 GMT -5
I plucked stray ones, mostly from between my brows, when I was younger. Now those unwanted hairs have gone away, so I rarely need to do much. Though I do have a few rogue hairs that drive me crazy every 3 months or so (growth cycle). Like others mentioned, they are colorless but noticeable by feel to me, and just a bit too far onto the bridge of my nose. If I wait until it gets long enough I can pluck them, but if I try too early I just manage to break off the thin tips, but I can still feel it! There seem to be more than one, but in the same area, so I'll think I've gotten rid of one and then it's back again.
Can I say that I really dislike the pencil thin eyebrow trend? If it doesn't look natural, it is creepy.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Apr 11, 2015 20:06:16 GMT -5
I so love the great job done by a girly-girl putting in effort for eyebrow maintenance!
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Post by CarolinaKat on Apr 13, 2015 7:50:54 GMT -5
Also: Wearing black mascara makes me look super pale. Not a good look. Me too. And it's getting harder to find plain old brown mascara now. Even the "brownish black" mascara is too dark and makes me look like a vampire (or a blonde lady who's been dead for two weeks.) Really, really need Brown mascara and would even like it if they sold a lighter brown color.
As for the Latisse potentially darkening light eyes, my dermatologist also mentioned that when I asked her about it. IMHO, weird potential side effect and for me - not worth it.
Where I am, Covergirl brown mascaras aren't difficult to find. Unless you want it in waterproof (I don't), then it is more difficult to find. I wear the 'brownish black' if i'm going out for the evening, but it's too much for daytime.
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Post by cael on Apr 13, 2015 8:04:03 GMT -5
Eyebrow maintenance is one thing (besides moisturizing) that I do that outwardly gives any clue that I care how I look. I rub my eyes a lot so almost never wear mascara, luckily I have nice(ish) dark lashes - they could be longer, but they're ok. The last mascara I bought was brownish black, black is too dark for me since my eyes are super light greeny-brown, not dark brown. I am definitely not a girly-girl but still put in time on my eyebrows.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 9:08:55 GMT -5
Eyebrow maintenance is one thing (besides moisturizing) that I do that outwardly gives any clue that I care how I look. I rub my eyes a lot so almost never wear mascara, luckily I have nice(ish) dark lashes - they could be longer, but they're ok. The last mascara I bought was brownish black, black is too dark for me since my eyes are super light greeny-brown, not dark brown. I am definitely not a girly-girl but still put in time on my eyebrows. I'm definitely not a girly girl either, and I agree that well groomed eyebrows can make a big difference in a person's appearance even without a full face of makeup. I do wear mascara. Sometimes. I asked my daughter if she'd ever heard of using clear mascara on your eyebrows to keep them in place. She was like "Noooo.... what, some people's eyebrows blow in the wind or something?" She's not a kid anymore, but she still says the darndest things sometimes.
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Post by cael on Apr 13, 2015 11:02:12 GMT -5
LOL Pink, if she met my husband she may realize that yes sometimes, eyebrows can blow in the wind. (he has the girls at the salon trim them for him, I don't trust myself to do it for him lol)
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 13, 2015 11:05:06 GMT -5
I just trimmed DH's with nose hair scissors!
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