Artificial Eyelashes, Artificial lashes, False eyelashes, Faux Eyelashes or Fake

Traditional false eyelashes are made up of numerous human or synthetic eyelashes attached together in one pre-made strip. A full set is placed (via a special adhesive applied to the strip of false eyelashes) against your upper lash line on the skin, as close as possible to your actual eyelashes, but not on your real eyelashes (which indeed is as tricky as it sounds). Readily available and often used by makeup artists for their dramatic effect, there are many disadvantages associated with the wearing of false eyelashes:

• Visually, false eyelash or fake eyelash strips tend to look, well… fake. They are often glaringly plastic and stiff in appearance, proclaiming to all that that the wearer’s lashes are, quite obviously, not real.
• The temporary adhesive used on false eyelash application can come loose due to perspiration from heat, exercising, dancing or doing any strenuous activity, creating a potentially embarrassing situation.
• The weight of an entire strip of fake eyelashes added to the eye can feel heavy and weary the lid.
• False eyelash application adhesive, which is attached directly to the skin, is difficult to remove and can irritate the eye and tear ducts during both application and removal.
• Contact lens wearers should avoid fake eyelash application as the temporary adhesive used will destroy their lenses should it come in contact with them at any time.
• Because the adhesive is applied to the skin, there is the possibility of an allergic reaction and an increased risk of infection from fake eyelashes.
• If used frequently strip false eyelashes can cause irreparable damage to the natural eyelashes and cause them to fall out prematurely.
• Long-term use can lead to permanent eyelash baldness caused by hair follicle blockage or even infections.
• Clients should never sleep in false eyelashes as there is a danger that the glands in your eyelids may become blocked and cause an infection.
• Because they cannot be worn while sleeping, false eyelashes must be removed and reapplied each day.
• Removing false eyelashes must be done very carefully. Natural eyelashes can be pulled out by the root along with the false strip during removal. Repeatedly pulling the same eyelashes out by the root can eventually prevent their re-growth permanently.

Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions compared to False Eyelashes:

• Contrary to false eyelashes, Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions provide a completely natural look. Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash extensions are virtually weightless and feel completely natural.
• Unlike fake eyelashes, Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions offer a permanent adhesive and since the lashes are applied one lash extension to one natural eyelash – the eyelash extensions only fall off when the natural lash falls due to its natural growth cycle.
• Contrary to false eyelashes, Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions are applied directly to the lash and the adhesive never touches the skin resulting in no irritation.
• Compared to fake eyelashes, Xtreme Lashes® Eyelash Extensions are never “ripped off” causing natural lashes to fall out prematurely.