Hi everyone!
Now, I know the party season is over and January is mostly the month to unwind and relax from all the celebrations. But if you still have your lashes from New Year left over but they're looking a bit grubby, I've tried and tested a solution for you to get those lashes back to being like brand new!
Now, I know the party season is over and January is mostly the month to unwind and relax from all the celebrations. But if you still have your lashes from New Year left over but they're looking a bit grubby, I've tried and tested a solution for you to get those lashes back to being like brand new!
I found this method via a Facebook post a while back and decided to test it out. I've followed the steps on a pair of lashes and was disappointed with the results. So I've trialled it again and added or taken out some steps from the previous Facebook post, giving me a method that I think will work with most fake lashes.
Getting off the glue
Most lashes claim to be reusable, which is correct but only for around 2-3 wears (in my experience, it might be different for others!) After reusing the glue along the lashline begins to build up. You could throw them away due to this, but when they have so much life left in them, there seems to be little point spending more money on a set of lashes that haven't been used as much as they could be.
If you have a small mason jar or bowl, fill that up with lukewarm water (the temperature you would have a bath is a way I like to describe it!) Pop each lash into the water and leave them to soak for about 15 minutes (if the glue is really tough, go ahead and leave it for around 20 minutes.)
After soaking, delicately collect your lashes from the water - this is where tweezers may come in handy! At the end of the lash, the remaining glue should be lifting up. If not you can pick away along the lashline with your nails or tweezers and the glue should strip right off!
If you have a small mason jar or bowl, fill that up with lukewarm water (the temperature you would have a bath is a way I like to describe it!) Pop each lash into the water and leave them to soak for about 15 minutes (if the glue is really tough, go ahead and leave it for around 20 minutes.)
After soaking, delicately collect your lashes from the water - this is where tweezers may come in handy! At the end of the lash, the remaining glue should be lifting up. If not you can pick away along the lashline with your nails or tweezers and the glue should strip right off!
Cleaning the lashes
Even though the water may have picked up some of the makeup residue on the lashes, it hasn't completely cleared it all. If you're like me when applying lashes, I always coat them in mascara to blend my actual lashes with the fake ones so there usually is a layer of mascara sitting on them.
Grab a cotton bud and some makeup remover (I highly recommend Garnier's Micellar Water for a number of reasons!) Soak the cotton bud in your makeup remover and wipe the lash clean. Top tip: wipe from the base of the lash to the tip consistently so you don't bend or break the hairs.
Grab a cotton bud and some makeup remover (I highly recommend Garnier's Micellar Water for a number of reasons!) Soak the cotton bud in your makeup remover and wipe the lash clean. Top tip: wipe from the base of the lash to the tip consistently so you don't bend or break the hairs.
Final steps
These steps are optional, and I probably would do this on fuller lashes instead of lengthening ones. Using a mascara wand which is either clean or from an ancient bottle, coat the lashes through to regain their usual shape. I say to avoid doing this on the dainty lengthening ones as this will cause the lashes to clump together at the ends making them look more like spiders instead of pretty lashes!
See you in the next blog post,