a homage to lovely falsies, and the beauties who wear them! this post is dedicated to my lovely friend andie, who rocks an eyelash like nobodies business!
i tried to dig up some history on false eyelashes, but all i could find is the following, on several different sites:
False eyelashes were invented by the American film director D.W. Griffith while he was making his 1916 epic, "Intolerance". Griffith wanted actress Seena Owen to have lashes that brushed her cheeks, to make her eyes shine larger than life. A wigmaker wove human hair through fine gauze, which was then gummed to Owen's eyelids. "Intolerance" was critically acclaimed but flopped financially, leaving Griffith with huge debts that he might have been able to settle easily - had he only thought to patent the eyelashes.
via useless facts
shu uemura has become synonymous with lashes (though the range on the website isn't nearly as big as what's in store! where are the holographic and rainbow ones?!)
and here's a video on applying false lashes
so, do you wear false eyelashes? i must admit, as much as i love them, i'm rubbish at applying them (despite much practice) and tend to look more drag than fab. sigh. why is it the things we love most, are the things that don't suit us!? (see also shift dresses and wide leg jeans)
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2 comments:
Hot tip - don't decide to hold the glue vial with your teeth while applying the lashes... it'll shatter with basically no pressure.
...guess who had to call the poisons hotline last weekend?
xx
woah... nice one JAWS! hehe (glad you're not poisoned or glued shut though xx)
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