Has anyone ever trimmed their eyelashes?

kddani · #1 10-23-2007, 06:40 AM

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)?

texas*princess · #2 10-23-2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kddani

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

SydneyK · #3 10-23-2007, 09:35 AM

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.

christiangirl · #4 10-23-2007, 10:04 AM

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.

REE1993 · #5 10-23-2007, 11:06 AM

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.

JennRN · #6 10-23-2007, 11:21 AM

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.

33girl · #7 10-23-2007, 11:28 AM

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.

christiangirl · #8 10-23-2007, 01:01 PM

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.

Rudey · #9 10-23-2007, 03:51 PM

You are a freak.

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

PrettyBoy · #10 10-23-2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudey

You are a freak.

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

LMAO!!! Damn!! Now THAT was funny!

UGAalum94 · #11 10-24-2007, 06:24 PM

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.

GeekyPenguin · #12 10-24-2007, 07:17 PM

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.

tld221 · #13 10-27-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

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.