false eyelashes.

Yes Mary Quant eyelashes for me in the 70s stuck on when going out peeled off when going to bed till the next time.
My daughters wear them on special occasions. These days it’s micro bladed brows, Shellec nails, hair extensions false eyelashes. Botox, fillers. And most of that is on girls under 30, gosh how did we cope with good old fashioned Nivea.

I don't particularly like the heavy false lashes myself but each to their own. I have had mine tinted in the past. Tbh I didn't see a great deal of difference.
My daughter has beautiful extremely long lashes, lucky girl. My granddaughters have inherited them too. Didn't get them from me sadly

Who am I to criticize... Thinking back I did the Twiggy look. I also remember plucking my brows out totally and using good liquid eyeshadow on my lashes.

Taking off the gel nails can be brutal. I think there are now chemical that lift them which are better but not always used. I had gel nails for a couple of years but towards the end my nails just got worse. It’s taken a few years to get them in to a more reasonable condition.

Always amazes me at the nails and eyelash adornments people manage to afford. Even at the local foodbank they come in with all the must have adornments. I do appreciate for some life is grim and a bit of makeup etc can lift spirits no end. Also I have learned a lot if those who I see have become very skilled at applying nails and eyelashes to one another. I certainly wouldn't go for eyelashes, they would be like windscreen wipers on the inside if my glasses and acrylics ruin my own nails taking months for them to recover.

Slightly off piste: but visiting our new local Superdrug, I was staggered by the amount of plastic encased (sometimes doubly and trebly) beauty products which were stacked on shelf after shelf after shelf...not to mention those containing palm oil, unsustainable of otherwise... It did not seem so obvious in the (next door) Boots over the years of its existence. I was never swayed by beauty products, probably more of a 'hippy' than anything else. I can understand wanting to enhance your assets so have good quality 'foundation garments', though. Each to his/her own, I guess....but what about the planet in the meantime...?

My mother's generation seemed to be in the habit of having their hair 'set' twice a week - if they could possibly afford it. (I have always had mine trimmed twice a year and put it in a pony tail!) They wouldn't dream of going out without make up, at least lipstick.

My daughters have their brows tinted, individual semi-permanent lashes, nails done (hands and feet) on a regular basis. It used to be fake tan and hair extensions too. So, these things are all a passing fashion, but quite high on the budget list for the younger generation!

I have my nails done every 4/5 weeks depending on the regrowth and can't wait for Christmas when I have them done bright red with gold glitter around the cuticals I love them.
When going on holiday I will invest in semi-permanent lashes which may last 10days if I am careful with them.
Make sure that you use a good salon and not one of the salons run by unlicenced owners who could be exploiting their staff there are a lot about

I get my nails done every three weeks or so, my treat to me, I deserve it. It's funny but a few of us were talking about false eyelashes last night, my niece gets hers done every now and again and they look really natural, my eyelashes are quite sparse now , so I think that's my next port of call

I used to use the old type glue on lashes in the 60s and 70s.
They gave me such sore, red, swollen eyes that in the end I had to stop. I still get irritated eyelids to this day. A legacy I'm sure of those long ago lashes.

As for Barbara Cartland, some wag once likened her face to two dead crows stuck on a chalk cliff!

For those of you with weak split, ridged nails, try collegen powder in a drink every day.
It does work but you have to persevere. Good for skin and hair too.

I love a professional manicure but dislike gel nails & wouldn't have them after seeing what they did to a friends real nails. My daughter had delicate false lashes added to fill out her own for her wedding makeup and they looked wonderful, although she considers them too expensive for regular use. Have you noticed how these female reality personalities cannot stop fiddling, stroking, their rather obvious hair extensions, awful habit

I have always put on lashes for nights out. I tend to use much shorter ones now. I never used the daft thick ones but sometimes 2 pairs.
I also have my nails done regularly but I only use the SNS polishes - usually glitter ones -& as my nails have always been long & strong I don't have extensions.
There is nothing you cannot have as you get older as long as you are sensible & remember that we are no longer teenagers!!

My sister and I were only talking about this very subject at coffee this morning. We are both tempted to have our eyelashes tinted but I dont think we would go down the route of false lashes. We are to old for that and fear we would look silly. Tiniting would hopefully do away with needing to wear mascara when on holiday and swimming etc. Anyone had it done and does it look good???

Obvious false eyelashes look ridiculous. As a teenager I remember trying them for about five minutes, felt they were heavy and uncomfortable and took them off, never to bother them again. Mascara makes my eyes water (even hypo-allergenic) so don't bother with that either.

I can't understand why eye-liner is so popular - I think it makes your eyes look smaller and is therefore unflattering.

Each generation has its fads and fashions and has the right to look like prats when young.

I think the long false eyelashes look ridiculous I don’t like the long witchy false nails either ,we have a young girl near us her eyelashes are so long and thick she can hardly open her eyes, reminds me of a drag queen, she’s a lovely girl and I’m afraid they don’t do her any favours, however some of the false eyelashes the more natural ones can look very classy as can the eyebrows that are tattooed on if done properly

In the 60s & 70s I was a dab hand at putting on false eyelashes - and all the "works" - for a night out. Can't imagine doing it now, though I occasionally put on mascara and eye make-up. Less is definitely more, as I get oldet!

Once a month I get eyelash extensions. I’ve been doing it now for about 5 years. They are applied by a young Lithuanian woman who has won national recognition for her artistry. They look completely natural. She was off on maternity leave last year and I was seen by another girl in her salon. What a disaster! The lashes looked so fake I couldn’t wait for them to fall out.

Have you noticed that as you get older you become virtually bald where you want hair, and hairy as hell where you don't want hair? (A cruel trick of Mother Nature ...?)

I used to have lovely long eyelashes - now they have practically disappeared altogether. I was thinking of trying false eyelashes, but not sure if I could get them on properly, as I would have to put my reading glasses on to see what I was doing. (Can't think that would be easy!) Are they easier now than the old 1960s ones? (I don't want long, bushy ones!)

I would appreciate your advice. (Another poster put on here info of something that makes your own eyelashes grow ...? Wasn't horse manure, was it?)

travelsfar Originally used to have my eyelashes tinted professionally but for 40 odd years have done it myself and never wear mascara. (Also dye my eyebrows at the same time as I am fair and they are sparse and it stops me looking so wishy washy.) Dead easy but you do need a steady hand, a strong magnifying mirror and a good dye/developer specifically for the purpose such as Strictly Professional dye and their separate tint developer (available online from two well known websites), not those kits available in high street chemists. You use a tiny amount of each so lasts for ages and much more economical than having them done professionally though perhaps would be a good idea to have them done professionally first to see if you like the effect.

My daughter in law has her eyebrows threaded, says it’s a lot easier and tidier than plucking them.
Don’t like the new thing of thick black eyebrows, look like they have been gone over with a marker pen

What's involved in having eylashes/eyebrows 'threaded'?

When my daughter got married she treated me to false lashes but not Russian I had classic which was more natural, took a little while to get use to and the upkeep but I was glad I tried them, mascara is a nightmare as my hands shake so one less thing to worry about on the day and I didn't look like a panda ?

Anyone got advice for chemo eyelash loss?

Although I had chemo and went bald, I didn't lose all of my eyelashes. Look Good Feel Better (through Cancer Research UK I think) might be able to help????

I have very fair eye.lashes and brows so have them dyed every couple of months. Darker brows make such a difference to the face. The beautician even puts a hint of red in the dye - im a redhead!