A Lashy Story…………… Monday Meme 28: This or That
A bleached-blonde little girl enters with a fur coat and blue shades. She discards her coat to reveal a Shirley Temple-esque dress. One hand at her hip, she fluffs her hair with the other. But that’s not all. Amber removes her sunglasses, revealing long eyelashes which she blinks adorably while shrugging her shoulders.
Girl 1: Eyelash implants.
Lisa: [puzzled] I thought those were illegal?
Girl 1: Not in Paraguay.
(***Gotta love the Simpsons***Â )
What girl doesn’t want long lashes?Â
It’s in my genes that I’m not born with long lucious lashes. I inherited adorable teddy bear almond-roundish eyes… but not the flirtatious lashes that dresses them like supermodels.Â
I walked into the office the other day and greeted by a very Asian receptionist with long lucious eyelashes. I enviously commented, “You have great lashes.”
She blinked at me and said, “Fake.”
I dropped my jaw.  I interrogated her a little bit, until she gave up her aesthetian’s phone number.Â
In an instant, I made an appointment. I’m passionate like that.
The spa I went to was small and tightly setup to maximize business profits but not mobility. I didn’t care, I was there for the lashes. She said she’ll do something not too long and natural-looking. It took the spa girl an hour to glue individual plastic eyelashes to my eye line.Â
The result was phenomenal. I have long lashes! And they look so natural! I peeked at the mirror to the side and noticed… wow! My lashes are sticking out like a fan! I’m so pretty!
I flickered my lashes a little more, I lower my eyes and look demurely at myself. The world is more fun this way. It felt as though everyone else noticed how pretty I am…Â
Except in the morning when I wake, I was surprised first thing when I feel the sushi-mat over my eyes. But then I look in the mirror, lowered my eyelids, and smiled. I don’t need to put on makeup. There’s no way I’ll ever give them up.Â
Even my sister asked why my eyelashes have suddenly grown so long. I was so so very happy –
For about 4 days.
On the fifth day on having these lashes, the problems started fluttering in. The nano-centimeter of the lash placements irritated my left eye, so I started tugging at my eyelids…  I started pulling one clump of eyelashes off my eyelid to relieve the irritation… then eyelash after eyelash started falling off, or keep sticking to my eyelashes but they would just hang over my eye and poke at my eye area until I pull them off.
They felt like swords slashing at my eye lids. It just got worse and worse — and I called the spa to make an emergency appointment… I need them out, “Right now!”
By the time I made it to the spa the next morning, I only have several plastic lashes left stuck to my eyeline. The spa girl took the rest off with their glue mixture. Afterwards, I looked at myself in the mirror, and I realized I’ve been pulling my own lashes off along with the plastic ones. My natural lashes are tremendously shorter than before I had the lash-implant.
I’m crossing my fingers that my lashes grow out again.
And admitted to myself that I just can’t have it all.
Monday Meme #26:Â Â This OR That
1. Â Florida or California?
California
2Â Â Math or English?
English
3. French or Spanish?
French
4. Ocean or Lake?
Ocean
5. Mexican or Chinese?
Chinese (Ye-eah)
6. Green or Pink?
Green
7. Sharks or Dolphins?
Dolphins -Â I’ll love to swim with dolphins one day.Â
8. The ’50s or ’60s?
SIXTY’s for sure - the new, exciting, radical, subversive and dangerous.
9. Tall or Short?
I like my men tall.
July 2nd, 2007 at 2:09 am
WOW! I’d always wondered about fake lashes and was often tempted to try them! I lovvvvve long lashes, but like you, I was not blessed with long lashes. Funny how my two brothers have such lucious lashes and I got stuck with the puny, barely there lashes! Grrr.
Anyway, did you take any pics of your gorgeous faux lashes when they were still in all their glory? I’d love to see pics!!!!
Luv ya and see you sooooon!
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July 2nd, 2007 at 6:25 am
Aww sorry about the lashes. I hope they grow back.
You do have gorgeous eyes though, and are lovely, even without long lashes!
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July 2nd, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Mrs. Fab always says she is jealous of my eyelashes. Apparently they are very long. As a guy, I would rather people say that about my penis.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 12:13 am
Chrissy – I should have taken pictures of those gorgeous lashes… it’s such a novelty. Now I feel ripped off.
Whosemommy – awwww… shucks. That’s so sweet. I’m hoping they grow back sooner.
Mr. Fab – I think nature’s trying to make men prettier for some reason. Think Global warming?
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July 3rd, 2007 at 2:11 am
Did you get to celebrate Canada Day over there? Anyway, a few short days and you’ll be in TO!!! See you in August?
I’ll be in Mtl. the weekend of Aug 16th though. Maybe we can go to the beach or chill at your friends cottage on the island…and go restaurant hopping.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 3:33 am
I do have long lashes… they are great for the most part, but get one stuck in your eye and it’s not a whole lotta fun!
Jane, P&B Girls
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July 3rd, 2007 at 6:25 am
CK, the things we do for looks - acckk! Hope your lashes grow back soon.
I went through a bit of a period where I was annoyed with my stubby lashes too. Bought some of those extender -mascaras, and I remember talking to my sister about these new eyelash curling irons that I thought I might try - turns out she had actually bought one and ended up giving it to me because it didn’t work for her. Didn’t really work for me either, and I was always nervous putting so much heat near my eyeball.
DH of course has gorg lashes - my kids so far seem to have inherited them too, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed in particular for the girlie.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 8:38 am
Awww! A tragedy! That sucks, but you’re pretty damn sexy even without the lashes, girlfriend. I never knew they were glued, I thought the were tied on somehow. Good to know. Thanks for the field experiment. Have a totally kick ass vacation!
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July 3rd, 2007 at 5:43 pm
chrissy — July 1st is the Hong Kong Handover Day over here. We got fireworks.
Jane — I’m jealous of your pain.
Karen — sigh… seriously, the things we do for beauty. It’s practically criminal. I thought about lash perming — have you done that? Any advice about it?
Ms.mamma — I don’t think I’ll look sexy without any lashes at all. That was a minor but frankensteinish experience. I do plan to try more of these beauty gimmicks over in Hong Kong when I get back from Toronto. I just wanna go to Toronto and reeelax.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 8:20 pm
My wife used some lotion that fried part of her lashes off. She is horrified. Thankfully we have enough other stuff to keep us busy. Hey I matched all but one of your meme answers. Good luck with your lashes!
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July 4th, 2007 at 7:53 am
Wreckless’s wife fried her lashes? YOU ripped yours off?
That’s nuts!!!
I’m glad to have my short and sparse lashes anyday. That just sounds like torture!! OMG, pain!!!!!! LOL Hope your lashes grow back soon!
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