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When you do your makeup every day, your eye look is one of the most essential features of your routine.  This is completely understandable, however, because when someone notices you for the first time, one of the first things they are drawn to is your eyes.  The more beautiful and expressive your eyes are, the more insight a person can get into what you are thinking or feeling, and they can better understand you as an individual.  However, if you find yourself putting on mascara at the beginning of every day and getting tired of wiping it off at the end of every night, or you struggle to find a mascara that keeps up with your active lifestyle, doing your eye makeup can become truly tiresome.  If you want to make sure you have a routine that still makes your eyes pop but that has fewer steps associated with it, maybe fake eyelashes or eyelash extensions are for you.  They allow a simpler solution to a complicated makeup routine on a daily basis.  If your current look does not fit within your busy schedule and you still need a way to stand out, fake lashes might be right for you.  

Eyelash Options

If you have no experience with fake lashes or eyelash extensions yet, it may seem incredibly daunting.  In fact, if you were to google it to try and narrow your options down, you would actually find over twenty-eight million different results all vying for your attention as the best possible product.  Obviously this may not be the way to go, and so the best way to start would be to narrow your options down by category.  If you are looking for lash extensions, you have probably already ruled out fake lashes, but it might be a good idea just to cover all the options available.

• Fake lashes are by far the cheapest option, but may not be the easiest or healthiest, and may not improve your routine’s speed because of the application process.  These lashes can be purchased at really any drugstore or supermarket and are applied with a thin layer of adhesive underneath your existing lashes.  Depending on your lash length and texture, this can be a great temporary option to give yourself an instant boost of glamour and self-confidence.  However, disposable lashes often come with drawbacks.  For example, the adhesive can be messy and difficult to apply, leaving you more frustrated than you were with mascara.  Additionally, depending on which ones you buy, they may end up being more of a financial investment than mascara if you apply them daily because you throw them away after one single wear.
• Professional Salon Extensions are the most expensive option and also require a pretty hefty time commitment, but if you are willing to take care of salon applied for extensions, they can last up to five weeks because of how they are applied.  Professionally applied extensions are actually glued to your individual lashes one by one, meaning each lash will have an additional, longer and fuller lash attached to it.  
• Home-application magnetic lashes are actually the best middle ground option and represent a good financial investment somewhere between the cheaper disposable false lashes and the very pricey salon applied lashes. In recent years, magnetic lashes have really blown up in popularity, with companies striving to create a more high-tech eyelash solution without all the messy adhesive and difficult installation.  And while these magnetic lashes do have some small drawbacks (like making sure you remove them properly so that you do not pull out any of your natural lashes), they can be great for someone who needs a more lasting solution that does not require a new purchase every single time you want your eyes to just pop.  If you need long, fluttery, realistic fake lashes, this may be your best bet. 

Eyelash Extension Care

Wearing lash extensions can feel daunting because you may be concerned that you have to be hyper-aware of your activity level.  However, depending on your level of activity, you can actually wear them in the shower, to the pool, or even on a run because of the kind of adhesive that is used.  Both magnetic and professionally applied lash extensions will last through your day and through pretty much any level of activity as long as you are careful with them.  With the salon extensions, you can even sleep with them as long as you do not press your face directly into your pillow at night.

In Summary

Becoming the vision you have of your most beautiful self can feel daunting and time-consuming; it can even drive you over the edge because of how it makes you feel.  But now, it does not have to.  You can implement lash extensions into your beauty routine to save you time and money and to give you the confidence boost you need to conquer the entire world.