Has anyone ever trimmed their eyelashes?
 

How long does it take for them to grow back? I just trimmed mine because they get so long that they turn down and poke me in the eye. I'm just wondering how fast eyelashes grow as I've never really had to think about it before.

I've never trimmed mine before. I'm sure they'll grow back. I'm just curious, what did you trim them with?

um, instead of cutting your eyelashes, why don't you use an eyelash curler and some mascara?

Who the hell cuts their eyelashes (particularly a female)?

I was wondering the same thing? Most girls I know would do crazy things to have beautiful long eyelashes

You should never trim your real eyelashes. When make-up artists refer to trimming eyelashes, they mean the false ones.

Even if your lashes are very long, as kddani said, an eyelash curler and mascara should be sufficient.

Scissors.

I'd rather not have to put on mascara when I'm trying to study or go to sleep! That's when it bothers me most (but it bothers me the rest of the day as well, I'm just busier and don't notice it as much). It's difficult to function because they were very long and curly, but when they get to a certain length, then just turn downward (too heavy maybe?) and interlock with the lower ones. It's something like a Venus Flytrap when I blink. So, almost everytime I blink, I have to reach up and pull them apart. Then, once they are apart, the upper ones that were stuck just hang down into my eye--they are broken and no longer curl upward. My nephew's do the same thing (he has my eyes) and a couple moms in his class said they trim their kids' eyelashes to keep them from doing that, so I thought I'd give it a try. It actually does feel a lot better! You never know how good blinking feels until you can't do it properly. Just wondering how fast do lashes grow as opposed to other hair.

Yikes! Be careful! I never met a girl whose eyelashes were too long.
Consider yourself lucky!

Curling them might help. Just be careful trimming, the ends will be blunt instead of feathery, and I don't know how that would work.

Scissors near my eyes = No Thanks.

On the other end of the spectrum, has anyone gotten eyelash extentions?? I got them for fun since a girl I work with was starting to do them and needed practice, so she gave me a whole set for free (thank god, because I sure as hell wasn't about to pay $300+ for them). They were fun for about 2 days and then they got on my nerves since you can't touch your eyes, rub your eyes, you have to dry them a certian way, and taking eye make-up off was a major pain. I think they lasted about a week before I got rid of them. :rolleyes:

You are setting yourself up for trouble and eye infections with this. So are the mothers doing this to their kids.

Get an eyelash curler and learn how to use it. Stay away from mascara - it will just weigh them down more. If the curler doesn't work, see a dermatologist. But DON'T cut your eyelashes!! This is on a par with using a letter opener to get something out of your ear.

I would love to have the problem of having too long of eyelashes! Just curl them so that they turn upward and stay away from your eyes.

This made me lol.

I have a really bad habit of pulling my eyelashes out. Mine aren't super long, but once in a while I'll have a stray or two that decide to turn down and I yank that puppy out, either with my fingers or tweezers. I also use a very thick mascara and it doesn't matter how good I wash my face and eyes, there will still be chunky remnants of mascara left. I've been known to pull out almost all of my lashes from pulling the remnants out. They grew back to full volume in about 2 days.

I was in a very bad car accident some years ago (as a pedestrian), and one of the things that happened was that all of my eye lashes fell out. It took about 4 months for them to grow back to a visible sense, about 6 months to their normal length.

I'd try an eyelash curler before trimming my eyelashes. I always warm my eyelash curler with my blowdrier before using it, so it "sets" them.

I trim my eyelashes a few times a year, when I notice they are annoying me, so I'm guessing it takes a few months for them to grow back to full-length.

My eyelashes are already naturally curly, it's just those strays that hang down straight and those few are also painful to the touch. I usually end up just pulling them out, but lately there's been too many to keep up with. I only trimmed them down to half length and it does feel a ton better, though it's weird looking at myself. I actually see my eyes! Usually they're heavily "framed," though I'm sure no one else would notice. I probably won't do it again, I just needed some relief from the torture.

You are a freak.

-Rudey
--I'm off to braid my ass hair.

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Have you tried Neutrogena's Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover? I was wearing mascara that just refused to budge, which was great when I didn't want to put mascara on for three days since it would last that long, but annoying when I wanted it off. It seems like there is oil in it to me, but what do I know. ::shrug:: It works though.
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^^ Ooh, thanks! I have the same problem with my mascara, lasts forever! That's waterproof for ya I guess!

I use the same and love it.

I use facial cleansing wipes. Any kind of makeup remover burns the crap out of my eyes. I'm allergic to mascara so I wonder if that has something to do with it?

I wish I had eyelashes long enough to worry about cutting.

I would think that you could get someone to trim them with super clean cuticle scissors. It's hard to think about doing it well if you did it yourself, but maybe you could. I was thinking that the same salons that do eyelash and eyebrow dying might also cut them.

I don't get what all the hoopla about this - I cut mine with nail scissors and just trim off the ends. It's not like you cut them off or cut them down to the eyelid - it's just a trim, like trimming your bangs.

uh, no its not. there's never a good reason to trim eye lashes. ive never known them to grow that long. and people arent born with bangs so thats why they need trimming.

i dont think eyelashes are to grow past a certain length, like arm/leg hair.

I think not being able to wear your eyeglasses at the proper spot because your eyelashes are too long is a pretty good reason. Mine are well over an inch long if I let them grow. That's annoying as hell.

I will admit that I am jealous of you.

Don't be. With long eyelashes comes many tears--from tiny pieces of hair constantly poking you in the eye. :cool:


I didn't even realize this thread was still going. Lol, since it is, I'll give an update. I feel a ton better and actually function during the day, which is awesome. I put on sunglasses while I was driving and, for the first time, was not the least bit uncomfortable. But I think it'll be short-lived, because my lashes are growing back already. I looked in the mirror this morning and they are noticeably longer than last week. They'll probably be back to where they were by Christmas. I decide what length I like them then.

uniBROW, not uniLASH

uniBrow.

I was just cracking a joke. When I see a joker with a uniBrow, I just wonder why he/she won't cut it. I guess he/she must like it.

There is a local weatherman here (probably in his early to mid 30's) who used to have a unibrow. It boggled my mind that he was on television every night and NO ONE talked to him about that unibrow...they just let him get in front of the camera every night looking like that. Well, I guess someone finally pulled him aside and talked to him, because now his eyebrows looked waxed.