Can Latisse (Bimatoprost) Lighten Brown Eyes?

I've been using Latisse on my eyelashes for a loooooong time now, on and off, for 2 years. I never told anybody I was using it. Then last christmas my cousin came to visit and THE FIRST thing she said when she looked at me was "Are you wearing contacts?" And I was like "No, lol, WHY?" She said: "Your eyes look lighter!". I didn't care and thought she was crazy. But then, few days later, 2 more people commented on my eye color! Is that possible??? I have dark brown eyes and pale skin!

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Can Latisse lighten brown eyes

There is no scientific evidence to support this, but I will say this: at a Latisse training I was at, one of the women from another office said this has happened to her. She said her light brown eyes had become more hazel-ish from using Latisse for a few years. I cannot say whether that is true or not, nor does any scientific evidence or any reports from Allergan support this idea, but that was her claim. Latisse has the ability to darken skin and darken tiny flecks in hazel eyes. Thus, it... more

Latisse will not change your eye color

There is no evidence to suggest that Latisse will change your eye color. Several million prescriptions for Latisse have been filled with no confirmed reports of iris pigmentation changes. It is considered a very rare side effect when this medication is used as a glaucoma medication when it is applied directly on the surface of eyes. Even then it made the iris darker, not lighter.

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Latisse cannot lighten dark colored eyes. There is a theoretical risk that it can darken hazel or green eyes, but the other way around is not possible. It must have been the lightening in the room.