Do you look at magazines and see beautiful women with long lashes? Or are you envious that your son has lengthy lashes that have apparently skipped a generation? You too can have long lashes when you take the right steps. Let a makeup artist from All Dolled Up explain how.
Wash Off Your Makeup Nightly
While your eyelashes continuously fall out and regrow, this is a natural process. Clumped up mascara can easily cause your eyelashes to fall out prematurely.
If you’re not taking your makeup off, you could be causing your eyelashes to not grow to their full potential. You might also have thinner-than-average eyelashes that don’t look very full and luscious.
Ideally, to remove eye makeup, you should either use a solution or wipe specially made for makeup removal or apply an eye-safe oil, such as olive oil, baby oil, or coconut oil, to your lashes.
Don’t Rub Your Eyes
If you’re an allergy sufferer, you know how difficult it can be not to rub your eyes. This habit can cause your eyelashes to fall out when you’re rubbing vigorously, though. Plus, eye rubbing can contribute to wrinkling around your eyes.
Try to catch yourself whenever you start rubbing your eyes when you’re tired. During allergy season, use some sort of treatment to manage your allergy symptoms, whether it’s local honey, a medication, or eyedrops. Your eyelashes will thank you.
Eat a Well-Balanced Diet
Just like the hair on your head, your eyelashes need certain vitamins and minerals to grow strong. Without these nutrients, your eyelashes either won’t grow or will be brittle and break easily.
For example, biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a nutrient necessary for hair growth. Specifically, this vitamin is an enzyme necessary for your body to break down carbohydrates, fats, and fatty acids. In terms of hair growth, it’s needed for strengthening the hair follicles. When you have strong hair follicles, they’re able to allow the hair to grow and provide adequate support so the hair doesn’t fall out prematurely. Additionally, your hair requires nutrients like fatty acids for the hair to grow strong.
If you’re worried your diet isn’t meeting your nutritional needs, consider a supplement.
Minimize the Use of False Lashes
Don’t get us wrong, we see clients all the time with false lashes, and it’s fine to use them for special occasions. However, besides when you get your prom or wedding hair and makeup or other special event makeup, false lashes should be avoided. They can damage your natural lashes.
Lash extensions may cause the natural lash to break off, which will cause temporary damage. On the other hand, sometimes, the damage is permanent because it harms the hair follicles. Your lashes then can’t regrow.
Consider Eyelash Growth Serums
As a wedding makeup artist, we do have our favorites, but we won’t promote any brands on our site. Instead, we advise you to look for a serum with positive reviews that include consumers who noticed a difference in the length or thickness of their lashes.
As a general rule, you should avoid serums that have hormone disruptors or carcinogens. Instead of researching all the chemicals that are known to cause cancer or interfere with hormones, choose one that’s all natural and free of chemicals.
Various serums claim to use potent ingredients that can grow your lashes immensely in a matter of days, but the active ingredients aren’t always backed by science. Some proven ingredients include melatonin, adenosine, and copper.
What We Do to Increase Volume and Length
When you visit our wedding hair and makeup specialist or see us for another special occasion, we can enhance your natural lashes throughout the use of mascara. We’ll apply the makeup using a wand to both lengthen and volumize your lashes for your event. We use a specialized technique to reduce clumping while optimizing height and volume.
By visiting us, you can also get other words of wisdom on how to get the lashes you crave. We can answer any questions about the aforementioned methods and add new ones. Not to mention, we can give you the eyelashes you desire temporarily.
Book a session with our All Dolled Up makeup artist, serving Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington, and the surrounding regions, today by calling 910-273-1693. You could also use our online form.