Do you dream of long eyelashes that you can blink seductively? Unfortunately, not everyone is blessed with full eyelashes, the length and volume differ per person. Get dazzlingly long eyelashes with volume and curl. Even if you have short eyelashes, certain solutions can really make a difference. You can make this as cheap or expensive as you want. For example, choose fake eyelashes or eyelash extensions that have an immediate effect. Even with a small budget and some patience you can get beautiful long eyelashes. Within a few weeks you will have a completely different look with your seductively long eyelashes.

Short eyelashes with little volume?

How long, thick and full your eyelashes are is determined, among other things, by your genes. Is it genetically determined that you have long, full eyelashes? Then you are a lucky person. Fortunately, for everyone else among us, there are various methods to make or make your eyelashes appear fuller and longer

Hair growth

Your eyelashes grow and fall out, just like the hair on your head. The hair growth cycle of your eyelashes is about three months, a lot shorter than the six-year growth cycle of your scalp hair. That is why eyelashes are much shorter and can never be as long as the hair on your head. The growth cycles consist of the same phases: the anagen, catagen and telogen phase. In the anagen or growth phase, your hair grows. In the catagen or transition phase, the hair stops growing. In the telogen or resting phase, the hair sheds easily and is ready to fall out. There is already a new hair ready to replace the old one.

Function of your eyelashes

Your eyelashes protect your eyes. For example, dirt, sweat and water do not easily get into your eyes, because the eyelashes absorb a large part. Your eyebrows have the same function, but because they are further from your eyes, eyelashes are necessary.

Methods to lengthen your eyelashes

With these 10 tips you will get longer eyelashes.

• Oil or Vaseline
• Eyelash serum
• Clean your face well
• Avoid waterproof mascara
• The right mascara
• Eyelash curler
• Don’t rub your eyes
• Eyelash dye
• Fake eyelashes
• Eyelash extensions

Longer eyelashes with oil or Vaseline

Using a clean mascara brush, apply oil or Vaseline to your eyelashes to make them longer and fuller. You can use different types of oil, such as almond oil or olive oil. The oil or Vaseline adheres to your eyelashes and makes them stronger. This way, the hairs break and wear out less quickly, resulting in beautiful long eyelashes. Apply the oil close to the lash line. Be careful not to get it in your eyes to avoid tearing.

Eyelash serum

Make your eyelashes longer and fuller with an eyelash serum. Some serums are very expensive, but there are also good eyelash serums from €10. You will have to be patient, because an eyelash serum does not help after one day. You have to use it every day for weeks before you get longer eyelashes. But the result is impressive: your eyelashes are longer and fuller. You can easily go out without mascara and still look well-groomed. If you like to wear mascara, your eyelashes will be longer and fuller than before you used eyelash serum.

Ingredients

The serum’s ingredients, such as BioPeptin Complex and vitamin E, are aimed at accelerating hair growth in the catagen phase and making the hair stronger. Do not use serum with bimatoprost, this can be dangerous. Eyelash serums containing this product do not meet European safety requirements. Bimatoprost is a medicine and is only available with a prescription. Some possible side effects of this ingredient include swelling, dry eyes and hypersensitivity.

Clean face carefully

Before you go to bed at night, you should always remove your eye makeup. If you don’t do this, mascara will become hard and your eyelashes will break more quickly. Clean your face thoroughly and make sure there are no remaining mascara residues on your eyelashes. A good make-up remover is essential, because then you don’t have to scrub so hard to remove your make-up. Do you have to wipe your eyelashes hard? Then look for a better make-up remover, because rubbing hard will damage your eyelashes and the skin around your eyes.

Not waterproof mascara

Waterproof mascara adheres more to your eyelashes than regular mascara. After all, it should stay in place better when it rains or when you go swimming. However, it is also more difficult to remove, which means that you damage your eyelashes a little each time. Your eyelashes also break more easily, because waterproof mascara hardens when it dries. This way you will never get long, full eyelashes, so always choose a regular mascara.Source: Bru NO, Pixabay

The right mascara for a stunning effect

Each mascara has its own promises, from dizzyingly long lashes to spectacular volume and a beautiful curl. But which ones actually make your eyelashes look longer? A volume mascara contains silicone that forms a layer around your eyelashes. This makes your eyelashes appear fuller. Long lash mascara contains synthetic fibers that make your eyelashes appear fuller and longer. And with a curl mascara your eyelashes will remain up with a beautiful curl. Seen from the front, your eyelashes appear longer.

Eyelash curler for the perfect curl

An eyelash curler has the same effect as a curl mascara. Your eyelashes curl more, giving you an open look and making your eyelashes appear longer. Heat the eyelash curler with a hairdryer or some warm water to shape your eyelashes even better.

Don’t rub your eyes

It seems so innocent, rubbing your eyes when you wake up in the morning or because there is dirt in your eye. Your eyelashes break easily when you rub your eyes and they fall out more quickly. It is better to blink your eyes hard to get dirt out of your eye. This is pushed to the inner corner of your eye by blinking, after which you can carefully remove it with your finger.

Eyelash dye for long, dark eyelashes

When your eyelashes are darker, they appear fuller and longer. This is simply because the tips of your eyelashes are lighter in color and therefore less noticeable. Especially if you are blonde, your eyelashes are often a bit lighter in color. A dark brown or black eyelash dye is the perfect solution for longer eyelashes. You can have your eyelashes dyed in a beauty salon, but you can also buy eyelash dye at the drugstore. This saves you the trouble of having to apply mascara every day, useful if you are going on holiday, for example, and do not want to wear make-up every day.

Fake eyelashes

If you want to see immediate results, you can go for eyelash extensions. You stick false eyelashes on your eyelashes with a layer of glue; you need special eyelash glue for this. You can also do it yourself, but you can also have it done at a beauty salon. False eyelashes are available in many varieties, from a subtle natural look to eyelashes in striking colors that are many centimeters long. You can also get them as whole eyelashes or as individual particles that you stick one by one on the edge of your eye.Source: Agustino, Pixabay

Eyelash extensions

Do you find the above solutions too much work? Then you can also opt for eyelash extensions. This looks similar to fake eyelashes, but eyelash extensions are glued onto your eyelashes hair by hair. The result remains good for up to two months. In addition, eyelash extensions are flexible and do not damage your own eyelashes. To have your eyelashes extended, visit a beautician.