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Latisse Turned my Eyes from Green/brown to Darker Brown - Virginia, VA
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I used latisse for 3 months and it made my eyes...
coffeeluverAugust 31, 2013
$100
I used latisse for 3 months and it made my eyes darker. My eyes were sort of hazel/brown with a brown ring around the pupil and green around the outer rim. I first noticed in a photo that my eyes were looking darker. Then I started examining them in the light and then outside in the sunlight, desperately looking for the green around the rim that always made my eyes look much lighter outdoors. Well, it was nowhere to be found. My eyes now look solid brown, mud brown and all the light and pretty color is gone from my eyes now. I really regret having used latisse.
I want this review to be absolutely honest and I will admit that I did not follow the instructions. I was advised that the bottle of latisse would last longer if I used one drop for both eyes and my own applicator. So I bought an eyelash brush and put one drop in the cap, then dipped the brush in the cap and applied it along the upper eyelid, and then on the lower eyelid. But I NEVER put a drop of it in my eyes, and only used one drop per day.
I'm so upset about this and praying that my eyes will return back to their original color but I don't have much hope based on what I have read about color change being permanent. I'm shocked this happened to me after only 3 months of use, and by using only one drop per day. I hope this review will prevent others with green/brown eyes from trying latisse. My mom and sister who have green eyes did not have this experience, so I think it depends on how much brown you have in your eyes to begin with.
I want this review to be absolutely honest and I will admit that I did not follow the instructions. I was advised that the bottle of latisse would last longer if I used one drop for both eyes and my own applicator. So I bought an eyelash brush and put one drop in the cap, then dipped the brush in the cap and applied it along the upper eyelid, and then on the lower eyelid. But I NEVER put a drop of it in my eyes, and only used one drop per day.
I'm so upset about this and praying that my eyes will return back to their original color but I don't have much hope based on what I have read about color change being permanent. I'm shocked this happened to me after only 3 months of use, and by using only one drop per day. I hope this review will prevent others with green/brown eyes from trying latisse. My mom and sister who have green eyes did not have this experience, so I think it depends on how much brown you have in your eyes to begin with.
Replies (18)
September 9, 2013
I prefer brown eyes! Would love it if mine turned brown!
September 18, 2013
I also use Latisse and I love my long eyelashes way more than any dumb color. My eyes also had a dark brown ring around them with blue inside and brown dots otherwise known as the Scottish/Brown Hazel... I don't miss the color as much as I love my long beautiful lashes! -Kat
October 16, 2013
I'm sorry this happened to you. Years ago, my eyes darkened. They were the same brown as my brother's, but then one day I looked at a photo and noticed they weren't. I kept looking at them in different lighting, but no, they were definitely a darker brown. We were teens at the time, so I just figured we were changing... or I'd damaged my eyes (I thought it was light).
I hope your green becomes more pronounced again,, but even if it doesn't you still have lovely eyes. They're a great shade that can be played up nicely with both dramatic and more natural mascara (or lining the inner top eyelid)!
UPDATED FROM coffeeluver
9 months post
update on my eye color 6 months after stopping latisse
coffeeluverFebruary 9, 2014
I stopped using latisse 6 months ago after discovering that it turned my eyes from hazel to dark brown. After doing some research online on how to lighten my eye color, I started using MSM drops & alpha arbutin drops in my eyes. I have been doing that on and off for the past 5 months. I think they have lightened a little, but are nowhere near their original color before I started using latisse. Updated picture is attached.
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February 10, 2014
They do look a little lighter to me, but not hazel. Do those drops hurt your eyes at all? I'd be afraid they would mess with my vision, but I don't know anything about them.
February 10, 2014
Hi,
The drops don't hurt but it is a real pain. It has not affected my vision. Turns out I was quite attached to my previous eye color. I have nothing against brown eyes on exotic looking women, but they just look plain boring on me. Otherwise, I would not go to such extremes as putting drops in my eyes. I'm even looking into the Stroma procedure which should be available in the US soon. Turns brown eyes to blue.
February 11, 2014
Totally get what you mean about wanting your old color back and that it isn't a knock against brown eyes. I'm sure once Stroma hits the US we will have a community for it here, although I'm not sure when that all will happen. But if I hear anything I will let you know. We do have a post about it here.
February 13, 2014
I contacted Stroma and it's going to be another year or two, as they are still finishing clinical trials. They have also been working on targeting lightening other shades, so they may be able help eyes that greyed and darkened over frim latisse. I would wait for the procedure to have been around for nearly ten years before doing it, as it takes that long for all known negative side effects to surface. I got aquamid when it first came out but if I waited ten years I would never have got it. All negative findings on the permanent filled only really came out about seven years later.
February 14, 2014
Yeah probably a good idea. Do you know if Stroma is available outside the US or are the clinical trails just for the FDA? If it is available outside the US you could look at the long-term studies in those countries. You definitely have to wonder what the long term effects would be.
February 15, 2014
The trials have been done outside the US and it has not been done anywhere else.
February 10, 2014
That makes sense. Brown eyes are beautiful, too, but they're not what you were born with so the shift must be rather disappointing. It's like using a lotion and ending up with a different finger shape. It just isn't the desired effect.
February 13, 2014
What would your thoughts be on using the isis to help eyes that turned dark grey green from light blue green ? I'm considering trying it. A lot report lightening happening from honey but then I've read that nothing can actually get penetrate through the cornea and get to the iris stroma other than latisse.
February 16, 2014
I don't think the msm & alpha arbutin drops work. I'm going to stop using it. I read that the msm is supposed to soften the cornea to allow the alpha arbutin to pass through.
February 16, 2014
At the risk of sounding crazy, have you considered detoxing, going raw/green for a while and honey or honey chamomile drops?
February 23, 2014
Thanks for the feedback. I wanted to try it because I'm desperate for my eyes to lighten back but don't want to waste my money. Please let me know if you continue with the isis and if it makes any difference.
February 14, 2014
Thank you so much for sharing your story. You have lovely eyes either way. I have been thinking about using in my left eyebrow, I'm blonde, so they're very light, but somehow I overplucked the left one, and can't get it to grow back. Do you think it could migrate into my eyes if I used it on eyebrow?
February 23, 2014
I would be very careful. It may accidentally run into your eye or migrate when you sleep or perspire. Anything out around the eye will actually get into the eye as well.
February 23, 2014
Thank you, Blossoms. Think I'll try to wait till they've improved on it. I wonder, is the same ingredient that turns your eyes brown the same one that causes the growth? If not, maybe they can fix this.
February 23, 2014
It's the same ingredient - it's called prostaglandin analog. This is what stimulates the growth , thickens and darken the lashes and darkens the iris.
Thank you for sharing your story with us, and especially for being so candid and including pictures. I'm so sorry your eyes darkened, that is such a bummer.