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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
06/25/09

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I love that you can see Twiggy's freckles on that pic. You don't see freckles on any ads these days thanks to Photoshop.
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stoprobbers
06/25/09

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Oh, Dodai, you know as well as I do that practice makes perfect!
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Rare Affinity
06/25/09

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It always amuses me when I see ads for mascara and read how they will give you huge lustrous lashes. Yet in tiny print it seems the model always needs lash inserts to achieve the amazing effect.
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Laulau
06/25/09

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Don't be silly. I'll just be painting glaucoma medication on my eyelashes, turning my lids and irises brown. Thanks, Brooke Shields!
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WantToTouchtheWahine
06/25/09

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My baby doll, Claire, had these eyelashes. She was soooooo trendy.
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Samanthrax
06/25/09

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You can still buy strips of eyelashes like these, if you're so inclined. They are not hard to put on, just make sure you let the glue get tacky before you apply them.
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marshmallory
06/25/09

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Nah, all you really need is some tweezers and a steady hand. Easier said than done, I know.
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Samanthrax
06/25/09

@marshmallory: At Sally's they have these little mini razors for eyebrows. They are THE best invention I have purchased recently. I was using BICs before. Did you know it takes 54 days for an eyebrow to grow back?
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WantToTouchtheWahine
06/25/09

@Samanthrax is Sarcastic: Oh, I can see where this story is going :)
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dangerface!
06/25/09

@Samanthrax is Sarcastic: I'm going to Sally's today! I need to buy the product to do my hair like Fergie's is in that SJ from earlier...And now I MUST have a mini razor for eyebrows. MUST!
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Samanthrax
06/25/09

@dangerface!: They are really awesome- sure beats ripping hairs out of your face, and it takes about two seconds.

@WantToTouchtheWahine: Oh yes.
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NewsBunny
06/28/09

@Samanthrax is Sarcastic: IF it grows back. My grandmother shaved hers off back in the 40s, when that was cool, and had to pencil them in every day until she died at the age of 72.

She warned us. We listened.
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Mafalda para Presidente
06/25/09

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If I put those on I'd look like I have tarantulas coming out of my eyes...I was blessed with long eyelashes as it is.

That said, HOW DO YOU PEOPLE PUT THOSE ON WITHOUT INJURING YOUR CORNEAS? ...Maybe I'm just motor-skills-impaired.
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BeckySharper
06/25/09

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I have never figured out how to apply these correctly. So I'm stuck with mascara.

Although I did find a really good mascara that has these little fibers in it so that it makes my lashes look insanely long. I got it at Ricky's in NYC because the cute gay club kid behind the counter had insanely long lashes and it turned out he was using the fibrous mascara.
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serreca
06/25/09

@BeckySharper: Is it Fiberwig? I need a new mascara.
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marshmallory
06/25/09

@BeckySharper: Know what mascara is AWESOME? Maybelline Lash Stiletto. It makes me look like I have fake eyelashes on, and I have nearly NO eyelashes. It is even better than the $28 Diorshow stuff my sister wears.
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Porcelina
06/25/09

@BeckySharper: Can I get it online?? I am ADDICTED to good mascara. I use Diorshow now, but I want something better. What is the brand?
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BeckySharper
06/25/09

@Porcelina: @serreca: It's called Pinpoint Lash Injection. The makeup line is called Too Faced. It is seriously the shit, even if it IS expensive: $20.
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BeckySharper
06/25/09

@marshmallory: I might check that out to see if it's as good as the $20 stuff I use.
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saintbernadette
06/25/09

@marshmallory: Good to know! Thank you!
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Samanthrax
06/25/09

@BeckySharper: L'Oreal makes a mascara called Beauty Tubes that is really good. It's like liquid falsies. They come off in tubes- it's bizarre, but easy and cheap and the best part is they never give me raccoon eyes by the end of the day.
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special_boots
06/25/09

@marshmallory: I am SO trying that now! I can't afford to keep dropping so much at Sephora. Thank you for the tip!
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MissBrittleBones
06/25/09

@serreca: Honestly, a good drugstore version that's living up to the hype? LashBlast. I'm a mascara junkie, and I'm really pleased with it, even though it's a little hard to get off at the end of the day (even the non-waterproof.)
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WantToTouchtheWahine
06/25/09

@all: Thanks for the recs, ladies! I hate agonizing over mascara only to come home and find it sucks. Revlon, I'm looking at you.
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Zombies make the heart grow fonder
06/25/09

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I've become an expert at false lashes! It's all part of my years long quest to resemble a member of a Drag Review.

I say this with no sarcasm as the amount of MAC eye makeup I willingly pile on is embarrassing to most.
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Fatwetdog
06/25/09

@marshmallory: Ooh, I'm writing that down. I love lashes and my eyes are bald and I'm sick of shelling out for Diorshow.
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Zombies make the heart grow fonder
06/25/09

@Fatwetdog: Dahling, hit up Sally Beauty and grab some Ardell lashes and practice your little heart out :)
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tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
06/25/09

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How do you remove false eyelashes? Is there a glue remover (like a makeup remover), does the glue wear down, do you simply pluck them off, etc?
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special_boots
06/25/09

@tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: You can just peel them right off. The glue does not adhere to your skin like, say, super glue would...
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WantToTouchtheWahine
06/25/09

@tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: But the glue line often does get kinda tacky and hard to get off, and then your makeup sticks to it for like, three days.

I recommend Vaseline for that. Honestly, you can use Vaseline for any makeup remover. You don't need the expensive stuff.
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dangerface!
06/25/09

@special_boots: If you are using the individual lashes and the kind of glue they require, there is a special remover that you can buy. It smells like straight acetone, and its scary to have it near your eyes. Seriously, it can't be safe.
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saintbernadette
06/25/09

@tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: First, you tie a string around the fake eyelashes. Then, you tie the other end of the string to a doorknob and have a family member slam it shut. And then poof! Your false eyelashes are removed!
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special_boots
06/25/09

@dangerface!: Ack! I never tried the singles, and now I never will... I'll stick to my goopy overpriced mascara, thanks!
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18thfloor
06/25/09

@WantToTouchtheWahine: I love Vaseline! I use it for like everything! It's so inexpensive, and it gets my eyeliner off in half the time! Plus, it's awesome as chapstick & a foot moisturizer.
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WantToTouchtheWahine
06/25/09

@18thfloor: I will sing Vaseline's praises until the day I die.

I shall call it Petrolatum: The Musical, and it shall be glorious!
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emilyanne
06/25/09

@tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: you peel them right off at the end of the evening. I love false eyelashes there was a time when I never went out with out them.

@WantToTouchtheWahine: I will join you in your vaseline praise. It's very useful during pregnancy as well.
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Ailatan
06/25/09

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nice glazzies!
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Adora Belle Dearheart
06/25/09

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The pain of incorrectly applying lashes! I have gotten glue in my eyes so many times I've lost count.
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NewsBunny
06/28/09

@Adora Belle Dearheart: Careful with the glue, my friend. I spent my 25th birthday night in the hosptial after getting FINGERNAIL glue in my eye.

They had to numb me and PICK IT OUT.

Great way to celebrate the quarter-century.
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shewar
06/25/09

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I really want to try that on my eyes. I can't even really put on eyeliner.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
06/25/09

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think of the millions of women world-wide temporarily blinded by accidentally stabbing themselves in the eyes while trying to apply these.
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