Mascara Vs. False Eyelashes | Do You Need False Lashes To Achieve The Perfect Level Of Extra

By Nneka Olisa - October 26, 2019





I'm not going to sit here and publish a post on how mascara is a lot better than false lashes. Nah... Let's save that for another day. 

Once upon a time, I was a mascara girl (I think I still am), but false lashes has taking about 50% of that love away.

False lashes are legit the current trend which has been irrevocably non-suppressible over the years. It is such a beauty plus in virtually every lady's makeup routine.

This item which was formerly used for specific purpose like artistic creations in dramas, movies, musicals and so on had evolved and most individuals find it appropriate to wear it almost every day.

No denying that it is a great beauty plus item, I mean it takes your look from a 50 to roof top 100 in a second but what happened to the good old mascara.

I remember when I was in secondary school (high school), the privilege of getting my hands on a proper mascara was not an option. Seeing the need for making my lashes pop at that tender age I had to substitute my hair gel in place of mascara.

I'd use a toothbrush to substitute for a mascara spoolie brush and gently take little of the gel from its cup and apply on my upper lashes.

Well for me, my lashes then was always popping and the gel gave it extra-extra volume.... meanwhile I had to be careful not to let any gel get into my eyes to avoid ruining the whole process by getting teary.



Over the years, I fell in-love with mascara abandoning my first love which was easy because of the comfort that came with owning mascara and not stressing about the whole gel and some toothbrush process.

The reign of mascara soon came to an abrupt stop (although people still use it). False lashes invaded and took over the show. Right now we have falsies ranging from very short to a voluminous and long class.

There are two lash processes which have been used over the years.

The semi-permanent step: I find this process very stressful and tiring. When you go for this process, get ready to wear that lashes all day, every day____ from the second you wake up from sleep in the morning _____ all through your daily activities, till you retire for bed at night for at least 2 straight weeks.

Now, while most people find this process a plus because they probably don't have the strength to fix the falsies every day, so they just go for this process and wear the falsies all week long, I think it's a very stressful process and it can be a huge burden having those falsies steady on your eyelids for a whole week or even two. For someone like me who enjoys washing her face including my eyes every day, I think this process would be a huge burden to me.

If eventually you get tired or bored of the falsies and want to take it off, it can be a whole lot of stress too because much of the glue used for the false lashes have now made an almost permanent residue on your real lashes. Therefore, when you happen to remove the falsies, be sure to have some of your real lashes gone too.

The temporary step: This step is the best thing that happened to false lashes as far as I'm concerned. Been able to take off your entire makeup including false lashes at the end of the day is healthy for your skin and also for your state of mind.

Personally, I would opt for the second option which does not involve being on a falsie all week. Also, on most occasions I still tend to revisit mascara age and try to still look natural while going for a soft glam.

What are your views about mascara and false lashes?
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Do you still prefer mascara to falsies or are You a total goner.
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Let me know what you think in the comment section.


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