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Lash Out!
The miracle of eyelash extensions with Soul
Beauty guru Soul Lee claims that yes, Soul is her real first name. And after a few minutes in her warm, congenial, attitude-free presence, you will probably agree that it suits her well. Soul, a longtime eyebrow and eyelash expert for the Japanese company Shu Uemura, actually makes the pursuit of the perfect arch and lush lashes seem like an art form, rather than just a high-maintenance form of vanity.
And here comes the big reveal: I myself wear fake eyelashes. Not just on big nights out or when I'm being photographed, but nearly all of the time. I live in them: I take long luxurious baths in them, I shower after the gym in them, I even wear them when I get facials or when I'm swimming in the ocean. And here's the secret that might surprise you: A lot of models and celebrities that make regular women feel inadequate in any number of ways wear them too. Once you know about them, they are pretty easy to spot on others.
But these aren't the 1970s version of fake lashes that come in a little $5 box that you apply in an easy strip with the included glue over your own lash line. Oh, no. What Soul does and what I'm addicted to now are a totally new kind of eyelash extension that originated either in Europe or Asia (the debate continues). I'm talking about real hair or silk hair (in a matching shade to your natural color) individual faux lashes that are applied like micro-surgery to your own. One at a time, a fake hair lash is adhered to each of your real lashes (the glue never touches your skin) with the same glue used to seal surgical incisions.
It may sound like a slightly sci-fi process, and it is time-consuming: about 90 minutes when Soul does it, and she's the best. But eyelash extensions are completely painless. You feel nothing. You lie on Soul's comfy reclining chair with your eyes closed while she does the application. You can even take a nap, the process is that unobtrusive. And when you open your eyes — voila! You have maximum mascara-length lashes that look like they are your very own. When the extensions are applied properly, they are weightless and natural feeling, and they stay on your lashes, depending on how well you take care of them, for up to two full months.
And here comes the big reveal: I myself wear fake eyelashes. Not just on big nights out or when I'm being photographed, but nearly all of the time. I live in them: I take long luxurious baths in them, I shower after the gym in them, I even wear them when I get facials or when I'm swimming in the ocean. And here's the secret that might surprise you: A lot of models and celebrities that make regular women feel inadequate in any number of ways wear them too. Once you know about them, they are pretty easy to spot on others.
But these aren't the 1970s version of fake lashes that come in a little $5 box that you apply in an easy strip with the included glue over your own lash line. Oh, no. What Soul does and what I'm addicted to now are a totally new kind of eyelash extension that originated either in Europe or Asia (the debate continues). I'm talking about real hair or silk hair (in a matching shade to your natural color) individual faux lashes that are applied like micro-surgery to your own. One at a time, a fake hair lash is adhered to each of your real lashes (the glue never touches your skin) with the same glue used to seal surgical incisions.
It may sound like a slightly sci-fi process, and it is time-consuming: about 90 minutes when Soul does it, and she's the best. But eyelash extensions are completely painless. You feel nothing. You lie on Soul's comfy reclining chair with your eyes closed while she does the application. You can even take a nap, the process is that unobtrusive. And when you open your eyes — voila! You have maximum mascara-length lashes that look like they are your very own. When the extensions are applied properly, they are weightless and natural feeling, and they stay on your lashes, depending on how well you take care of them, for up to two full months.
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