Hello! How’s it going? I just wanted to do a quick check in to say hi and give an update on a the day to day over here in running blog-land…
First. This is definitely NOT an attractive picture but I think it’s so funny…
When Cindy came over the other night we ate Mexican food and put on face masks and watched Broad City. But I took a melatonin to help me unwind and get to sleep and it completely knocked me out and I was passed out on the couch with this thing on right after snapping this.
I didn’t get a chance to hit up Trader Joe’s for their Everything Bagel seasoning today but I improvised and bought another option – Mrs Dash Garlic & Herb. I got this hoping it would be similar to the everything bagel stuff. It’s not. But it’s still good!
All the food I made on Sunday for meal prep is now officially all gone. It was so easy and convenient to have healthy food prepped! I definitely need to keep doing it every week.
I made a big batch of roasted broccoli today after dinner. I ate all the roasted cauliflower from Sunday yesterday and really just wanted some sort of roasted veggie option to have on hand. Roast all the veggies!!
And now let’s talk about frivolous girly stuff…
Note: I think my lashes were still curled from the day before a bit in this ‘before’ picture. If you look at the first picture from this post with the face mask you can see my lashes look pretty straight.
I had my eyelashes lifted and tinted again on Friday (it’s called an eyelash perm or lift). It was funny timing because a few people asked me about it last week. I guess they felt like it was time for me to go again!
Thoughts on eyelash perming versus tinting: I’ve done both eyelash tint with eyelash perm AND eyelash extensions…
Eyelash extensions:
- Individual lashes are glued to your lashes one-by-one.
- Gives the look of long, thick lashes – like you are wearing mascara or fake lashes. You don’t need mascara on top of them.
- Lasts 2 – 3 weeks, refills needed every 2 – 3 weeks to maintain
- Cost: $150 to $250 for first session, refills cost $50 – $100
Eyelash tint & lift:
- Your lashes are lifted / curled up permanently (like a perm for your hair).
- Tint is separate – your lashes are dyed black (optional).
- Gives the look of curled, dark lashes. Looks like you have thick, dark lashes naturally.
- Not as dramatic as eyelash extensions. You may still want to wear mascara on top of them.
- Lasts: Approximately 6 to 8 weeks, depending on your lashes.
- Cost: $80 to $120
I like the tint and lift option because it doesn’t require as much maintenance.
I think the tint perm is the way to go for the long term option. The eyelash extensions are good for vacation or times when you don’t want to worry about make-up.
The eyelash extensions require a lot of care and maintenance. It’s super pricey to go get refills every 2 to 3 weeks.
It’s hard to put make-up on when you have extensions. I like wearing eyeliner for going out and it’s really hard to do that with these on. But you don’t necessarily need it.
The tint and lift is good, but I still need mascara on top of it. I like that it makes the make-up process faster because I have to curl my eyelashes multiple times when applying make-up. I curl / mascara / curl but they often don’t stay curled anyway. My lashes are really thick and long and I have to curl them repeatedly in touch-ups to make them stay.
I need to talk about maintenance too – but this post is getting long and I gotta run! We’ll chat about it later.
I really like the lash tint and perm, but it is hard to find places that will do that (at least in the greater Seattle area it is). I got the lash extensions once before going to Cancun and they made me nuts! I lasted 4 days before I picked them off in frustration! You can’t wash your face normally, or wear eye makeup, and they look totally fake anyway. I would rather use the lash serum to make the natural lashes thicker and longer and then perm/tint. Wish I could find reputable places that do that! Maybe I just need an excuse to go back to socal every two months to have it done – and then run with Sole Runners while I am there!!
I just found this post while searching before and after photos for lash lifts. I’m an older (middle-aged mom demographic – 43) woman with blonde lashes that now refuse to be good soldiers so I decided today to go for my first consultation – for a lash lift and tint. I think the extensions would be too much maintenance for me to deal with.
Did you get it? Let me know!
Nice summary Monica. Most women don’t understand how difficult it is to put makeup on with extensions.
Today has been a very lazy day, including no meal prep (probably a mistake) and no makeup.
I did make lunch for my father and my husband for Father’s Day. I feel like eyelash extensions are super expensive when I can just use mascara. But the perm and dye is interesting.
I have the Broad City theme song as my phone’s ring tone and it is awesome.
I saw this watermelon stuff and thought of you:
http://scathingly-brilliant.blogspot.com/
how long does each treatment take?
I’m wearing makeup because I’m at work. No eyelash extensions or tints for me; I use Lash Boost and it’s made my lashes SO full and long people think I’m wearing extensions!
Which product did you use to boost the lashes grow? Thanks.
What was the price of the tint and perm?
I got a Groupon for it, but I think it’s normally about $90.
No makeup right now….and that is my usual “summer” routine unless I am going somewhere fancy shmancy.
I have never had extensions or lash lifts…..I am way too cheap to do either!
I used to get eyelash lifts regularly, but I stopped now because I’m lazy. But it works really well for me and thanks to that, I don’t need lash make up at all!
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I am wearing makeup right now as I wear everyday! I don’t use anything else on my eyelashes but just mascara. I think you have very pretty eyelashes and don’t really need much but mascara (to tint them a little bit more)