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Evening Up Lashes, Filling in Brows
ORIGINAL POST
I ordered Latisse online, and received it in...
WORTH IT$65
I ordered Latisse online, and received it in mid-October. I started using it in 21 October. I got it primarily for my brows, as I am hypothyroid, and outer brow loss is a common side effect of this disorder. I have never plucked my brows beyond a few strays between brows. I then thought, well, I might as well try it on my lashes too. I'm overall pretty happy with my lashes, but wanted to see what would happen. I use Lastisse pretty regularly, but not religiously every night. I use one drop on each brow, and one drop on each lash line, however, I skip my right eye lash line every other night (my right lashes are much fuller than my left for some reason). In a month, I've seen some pretty good improvement in both brows and lashes.
In the first photo I have product on my brows (brow powder plus clear mascara). In the second photo I have just clear mascara on my brows. The mascara used is the same in both photos (L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly Intenza). Please excuse the hasty makeup job in photo 2 - in a hurry this morning. :)
I hope someone finds this helpful. As I progress I will continue to post more photos, but overall I'm happy with the way my brows are filling in, and my lashes are evening up. I will say, I am very careful with application, and I let my application dry before I lay down to go to bed. I bought a small eyeliner brush I use to apply, and after each application, I rinse it, and spritz it with alcohol before putting it away (just like I do my Clarisonic brushes).
One other note, I have mostly blue eyes (which are a little changeable in color, with some grey/green/yellow flecks) and have had no darkening of eye color.
In the first photo I have product on my brows (brow powder plus clear mascara). In the second photo I have just clear mascara on my brows. The mascara used is the same in both photos (L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly Intenza). Please excuse the hasty makeup job in photo 2 - in a hurry this morning. :)
I hope someone finds this helpful. As I progress I will continue to post more photos, but overall I'm happy with the way my brows are filling in, and my lashes are evening up. I will say, I am very careful with application, and I let my application dry before I lay down to go to bed. I bought a small eyeliner brush I use to apply, and after each application, I rinse it, and spritz it with alcohol before putting it away (just like I do my Clarisonic brushes).
One other note, I have mostly blue eyes (which are a little changeable in color, with some grey/green/yellow flecks) and have had no darkening of eye color.
Replies (6)
November 23, 2014
Interested to read that it can be used on brows too. I had strawberry blonde hair/brows/lashes as a child. Hair has darkened to chestnut brown as an adult but brows and lashes still so light they're barely visible. (And I have brown eyes, which really makes me look as if I have no lashes!) I was seeing a plastic surgeon regarding laser treatment on an old scar, and made some remark to him about my colouring while looking in his mirror. He told me about Latisse, but only mentioned lashes. He had me talk to his nurse, who says she uses it (and has gorgeous long thick lashes), so I bought it from her and have used it just for a week so far. I wondered about the brows and now think I'll try it on them. Thanks!
December 17, 2014
Where can u buy it online ? Really want some .. Lost all mine after eyelash extention..
UPDATED FROM BestMeInTennessee
2 months post
Additional tips
I have read that some people experience itching, or darkening of the skin around the lash line when using this product. Overall these have not been issues, but I have experienced the itching on a couple of occasions. Here is a tip: the brushes that come with the product are too thick in my opinion. Instead I use a fine eyeliner brush purchased just for this purpose. I rinse it with hot water after each use, and spritz with alcohol to kill any bacteria before putting the brush away. When I have picked up more product with the brush than usual, I did notice some itching, so taking care with the amount applied seems to help.
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January 11, 2015
Same here, with one exception. No itching or redness . For me it's a win win all the way around. :) ps. your brows look amazing also!
March 15, 2015
I used latisse about 6 months when I noticed my entire eyelids turned a light brown. I have brown eyes and olive skin. I still have it and have to wear eyeshadow to cover it. I stopped using it then found another lash lengthened for $11.00 a bottle. The stuff was exactly like latisse, same ingredients , which was careprost. It was so cheap I ordered one years supply (12). It doesn't have an expiration date on it. So I still have the skin pigmentation issue, but I would've whether I stopped using it or not. Now it just maintains my lashes, I mean I spend more on mascara than my carprost.
UPDATED FROM BestMeInTennessee
5 years post
More Consistent Better Results
I started again on 3/28 with Latisse and have been very consistent. I have missed only 2 applications in 2 months. I have used on lashes and off-label on brows. I am getting mine through a Rory subscription.
Photo 1 was on 3/28 pre-treatment no makeup.
Photo 2 on 5/2 no makeup.
Photo 3 on 6/1 no makeup.
Photo 4 6/6 with mascara.
Photo 5 - 3/28 & 6/1 comparison
Photo 1 was on 3/28 pre-treatment no makeup.
Photo 2 on 5/2 no makeup.
Photo 3 on 6/1 no makeup.
Photo 4 6/6 with mascara.
Photo 5 - 3/28 & 6/1 comparison
I can definitely see results!