So a couple of months ago I wrote
a post on how great my eyelashes were looking after 3 months of using Rapidlash. Sadly, that was in the past. I noticed a few weeks ago while taking off my make up at night that my nice long eyelashes started to fall out. Some nights as many as 4-5 ended up in the sink to my horror. And this is how my eyelashes are looking now (well on the 18th February to be precise):
While they are still longer and thicker than they were when I initially started using RapidLash, they are nowehere near how they were after 3 months of usage. Here it is for comparison:
I know eyelashes fall out and re-grow all the time, but I was expecting to see so many fall out at once. I also found that more fell out from my right eye than left one, so my eyelashes are looking a bit silly at the moment. Not a massive difference, but I can definitely see it. So why did it happen? I have no idea. I'm also not sure if I should continue using RapidLash or not. At one point I was scared all my eyelashes will fall out, although luckily they didn't and I noticed I had lots of new stumpy ones instead of the long ones. But the thing is, I don't really want to end up with wonky eyelashes in another 3-4 months' time. Also having to fork out £41 on a tube that gave me longer eyelashes for a few months, just to be back to square 1 (okay, 2), is not really great. I thought once I've achieved a nice length and thickness, I can maintain it with 2-3 applications a week, but now I have to do it daily again to re-grow my new stumpy lashes. While I'm not keen on going back to my original lashes (they do look tiny in the
comparison photos), I'm also not happy to have to go through losing and re-growing my lashes every 4-5 months. Sigh.
Has this happened to anyone else? Let me know in the comments!
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And finally pictures of my left eye. The lashes here are looking a bit better, but since the pictures were taken, more have fallen out.
I have used Lipocils and Revitalash and they all have one thing in common- you must not be lazy and stop applying them! My lashes didn't fall out or anything (or I supposed they did, but at the normal rate) but I noticed that once I stopped using the products, they just went back to their normal pre-product state. It's best to apply once or twice a week to maintain the results. Perhaps your lashes fell out from excessive rubbing during makeup removal? Do you use a lash primer? I know from personal experience that my mascara is easier to remove when I use a lash primer (I used MAC's Prep and Prime Lash) underneath.
ReplyDeleteI didn't stop using RapidLash, I went down to about 2-3 times a week to maintain growth. I also didn't excessively rub my eyes, no more than I would normally do.
DeleteI have heard other people complaining about this. Apparently because they growth cycle is 4 weeks and you're treating them all and the new growth all comes at the same time, then they all drop out at the same time unfortunately :(
ReplyDeleteThanks, this makes sense. :(
DeleteWell, I'm using Rapidlash for about year and a half now and my lashes have never been longer and stronger then they're now. That's really strange, it shouldn't make your lashes fall so much.. :(
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