The salon I visited wasn't up to much, my appointment was delayed, the staff were a little away with the fairies and tended to walk in and out of the treatment room I was in to talk to each other, so I wouldn't say the experience was at all relaxing but that's completely down to where I went.
The beautician I had asked me what length of lashes I wanted, having never tried them before I decided I wanted something quite natural, I did not want to resemble a drag queen. They are meant to last about 2 weeks on average but apparently it depends completely on the person. Because I have such small lashes there isn't really a lot for the extension to cling to so mine might only last a week, considering the treatment costs around £40 from scratch (you can spend around £15 every 2 weeks 'topping them up') I'm hoping they last longer than that!
The treatment takes around 45 minutes as they stick each individual lash on separately. Whilst waiting for them to dry I also had my HD brow treatment. The theory behind this is they use 7 techniques including threading, waxing, plucking and tinting to get a 'high definition' brow. I haven't taken photos of this for the simple fact that I don't notice any difference except they are a little darker. When lying there she asked me how I wanted my brows shaped and then commented on how the arch was already really good. Now, I've never touched my eyebrows, they're quite light in colour which looks a little odd with my dark brown hair but they aren't that thick or rowdy, my friends have fallen victim to over plucking and I simply didn't want tiny brows. I told her though that I wanted them to look natural, be a little thinner but simply add definition to my face. She followed the 7 steps but apart from tinting them they look pretty much the same. It wasn't the desired HD brow that I lusted after but the tint has made a difference to how my face looks. I do kind of think the 'HD Brows' idea is a bit of a gimmick though, do you really need to pluck, wax and thread your brows? I honestly think threading and tinting would have the same effect but would be a lot cheaper!
The lashes were more of a success. I've put photos below, unfortunately I don't have any before shots to compare the two but as a rough guide my bottom lashes are probably not a lot shorter than my natural lashes at the top.
I wouldn't say these are perfect but I really like them. I personally think they look quite natural, like they could easily be my own lashes(which is what I wanted, I didn't want them to resemble the lashes I buy from Boots). Just by looking you can't see the glue that's attaching them to my lash either which I was worried you might. The eyelash extensions make my eyes look bigger, bluer and more defined. I've always quite liked my eyes and having longer lashes just opens them up a bit more. I also like that I don't have to faff around for ages with mascara in the morning's to try and get a little bit of volume. I'm converted, I honestly don't think I'll be able to go back to my boring little lashes, it's an expensive habit to keep up though at £15 every 2 weeks but I'm sure I'll justify it to myself somehow ;)
Have any of you guys tried eyelash extensions or HD brows? What did you think?
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