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  • Question
    Where do I start with individual lashes?
    Alicia Ramos
    Skincare Professional
    Alicia Ramos is a Licensed Esthetician and the owner of Smoothe Denver in Denver, Colorado. She received her license at the School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics, with training in lashes, dermaplaning, waxing, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels, and now provides skin care solutions to hundreds of clients.
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    Start at the inner corner and move to the outer edges of your eye. This will give you a more even application.
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    Do you apply individual lashes before or after makeup?
    Alicia Ramos
    Skincare Professional
    Alicia Ramos is a Licensed Esthetician and the owner of Smoothe Denver in Denver, Colorado. She received her license at the School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics, with training in lashes, dermaplaning, waxing, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels, and now provides skin care solutions to hundreds of clients.
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    Apply your individual lashes first. Then, give your lashes 30 minutes to dry before you apply any makeup.
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    Do you apply mascara before individual lashes?
    Alicia Ramos
    Skincare Professional
    Alicia Ramos is a Licensed Esthetician and the owner of Smoothe Denver in Denver, Colorado. She received her license at the School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics, with training in lashes, dermaplaning, waxing, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels, and now provides skin care solutions to hundreds of clients.
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    You can. Personally, I tend to put all of my makeup on after the lashes are on and fully dried.
  • Question
    Why aren't my eyelashes staying on?
    Alicia Ramos
    Skincare Professional
    Alicia Ramos is a Licensed Esthetician and the owner of Smoothe Denver in Denver, Colorado. She received her license at the School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics, with training in lashes, dermaplaning, waxing, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels, and now provides skin care solutions to hundreds of clients.
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    There could be a variety of reasons. You may not be using enough glue, or you may not be cleaning your lash line to remove any oil or debris before applying the lashes.
  • Question
    How many individual eyelashes can I use?
    Alicia Ramos
    Skincare Professional
    Alicia Ramos is a Licensed Esthetician and the owner of Smoothe Denver in Denver, Colorado. She received her license at the School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics, with training in lashes, dermaplaning, waxing, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels, and now provides skin care solutions to hundreds of clients.
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    Expert Answer
    You can actually use as many individual lashes as you'd like until you reach the desired fulness and look that you're going for.
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    What length lashes should I get?
    Alicia D'Angelo
    Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist
    Alicia D'Angelo is a makeup artist based in New York City. She currently works for teams with Dior Makeup, YSL Beauty and Pat McGrath Labs as well as bridal companies Once Upon A Bride and Miss Harlequinn. Her work has been featured in Today.com, New York Live, Forbes.com, VH1, MTV, Vevo, Entertainment Weekly, Refinery 29, and NYXCosmetics.com. She has a Visual Communications degree from FIDM-Los Angeles.
    Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist
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    Find a lash length that is comparable or slightly longer than your natural lashes.
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    How can I make the eyelashes look more natural?
    Alicia D'Angelo
    Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist
    Alicia D'Angelo is a makeup artist based in New York City. She currently works for teams with Dior Makeup, YSL Beauty and Pat McGrath Labs as well as bridal companies Once Upon A Bride and Miss Harlequinn. Her work has been featured in Today.com, New York Live, Forbes.com, VH1, MTV, Vevo, Entertainment Weekly, Refinery 29, and NYXCosmetics.com. She has a Visual Communications degree from FIDM-Los Angeles.
    Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist
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    Lightly trim one of the lash clusters and place the slightly shorter lash on the inner corner for a less obvious transition between your real lashes and the false clusters.
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    Do you apply mascara before or after individual lashes?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
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    Apply mascara first. It gives a more natural result and makes it clearer where the lashes are needed.
  • Question
    How long do individual lashes stay on?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
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    If you are gluing them yourself, you shouldn't wear them for more than 48 hours. A professional set of lash extensions can last up to 8 weeks.
  • Question
    Can you use Duo adhesive for individual lashes?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
    Licensed Cosmetologist
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    Duo brand makes an adhesive for individual lashes. However, do not try to use their strip adhesive to attach individual lashes.
  • Question
    How do you get individual fake eyelashes off?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Expert Answer
    Use an oil-based makeup remover. It will keep you from being able to reuse the lashes, but it will also minimize stress on your natural lashes.
  • Question
    How long can I wear individual lashes?
    Community Answer
    Individual lashes can last days, even weeks. Individual lashes can also be reused if you didn't initially apply mascara to the lashes; simply remove the glue residue from the base of the individual lashes and apply them again.
  • Question
    Why isn't the eyelash sticking to my lid?
    Community Answer
    When you apply the glue to the lashes, wait 30-50 seconds to allow the glue to get tacky before applying it to your eye.
  • Question
    How long can I wear individual lashes?
    Community Answer
    Individual lashes can last days, even weeks. Individual lashes can also be reused if you didn't initially apply mascara to the lashes; simply remove the glue residue from the base of the individual lashes and apply them again.
  • Question
    Will I get a boy friend if I put these on?
    Community Answer
    Some boys may find this attractive; others may call you out for being fake. The chance is approximately 50/50.
  • Question
    Who donates these individual lashes? I've never seen anyone without eyelashes before. Are people farmed for their eyelashes?
    Community Answer
    They are synthetic. No one is "farmed" for eyelashes. If you really wanted to, you could find some made of real eyelashes for more money.
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