Eyelash extensions

[nycnative]

I've been getting extensions now for the past 4 months and have had problems with my left eye being itchy, puffy and irritated after for a few days. I've just accepted that. However, this last time I had them done at a salon soemwhere else and both eyes have been itching nonstop for the past 3 days. The lashes feel super heavy when I blink and look really synthetic, although I was told they were mink. I looked near the lashline and saw cruty white stuff. I'm assuming this is glue that was applied right at the lashline. I'm freaking out... will this cause my natural lashes to fall out? Shuold I get them removed? There isn't supposed to be white stuff there, is there?

Help!

[Amy]

Eyelash extensions are typically made of synthetic hair fibers or mink lashes. These materials should not cause any problems or irritation to the eyes and lid. Cyanoacrylate based adhesive used to bond the extensions to your natural lashes may be source of the irritation. If applied incorrectly or if the extensions sit too close to the lash root, irritation can occur. The extensions is supposed to sits about 1 to 2mm away from the eyelid (on your natural lash) and any distance closer than this may cause problems with sensitive individuals. Sometimes, white crust can form form dried cyanoacrylate adhesive. Your natural lashes can fall out prematurely due to shock loss or localized irritation. If the extensions are removed, they will grow back.

[CF]

[quote="pamtiki"]NovaLash eyelash extensions has sunk to a new low. Their web site now proclaims at the top of their home page that ???NovaLash is the ONLY lash extension product that is AEWCA-approved???. One is left wondering who is AEWCA? I did some checking on this. It is the ???American Extended-Wear Cosmetics Association???. Their web site is <a href=???http://www.ae-wca.org??? target=???_blank???> http://www.ae-wca.org</a>. Their web site ???looks official??? and ???sounds official???. It ???warns??? against using any eyelash extension product that is not made by NovaLash.

To understand first hand, the deceptive nature of NovaLash, please visit <a href=???http://www.DNSstuff.com??? target=???_blank???> http://www.DNSstuff.com</a>. This is a public website that provides information about who registers and owns the domain name for websites. On the DNSstuff.com website, go to the third box down on the left column where it says, ???WHOIS lookup???.

In this box, type in the domain name for NovaLash, which is: http://www.lashextensions.com Repeat this with the domain name for this official looking site: http://www.ae-wca.org

<b>You will quickly see that the President of NovaLash, Sophy Merszei, registered and owns BOTH websites.



Imagine the mentality of someone, like Ms. Merszei, President of Novalash eyelash extensions, who would conceive of the idea of creating an official looking web site, call it something that sounds impartial like the ???American Extended-Wear Cosmetics Association??? ??? and then pretend that it is meaningful that NovaLash is the only lash extension product that is approved by this organization. Ms. Sophy Merszie even has the audacity to call ALL other competing products ???toxic??? based on tests performed by this phony organization that SHE created!!!

Come on, Ms. Merszei. You should be ashamed of your deception.

Please visit <a href=???http://www.DNSstuff.com??? target=???_blank???> http://www.DNSstuff.com</a>. Ms. Merszei is obviously unaware that the entire planet can easily find proof of her deceptive practices with a few keystrokes. </b>

On a side note, I have witnessed first hand the tremendous quality problems that NovaLash has had with their products. Furthermore, it is difficult to get NovaLash customer service to answer the phone to make a complaint. But don???t take my word for it. If you want to understand the general level of disgust with this company, please go to their website, click on ???Find Us??? then select ???NovaLash Professionals???. You will find over 200 names listed of actual NovaLash customers. I invite you to randomly call any 5 or 10 of those listed on Nova???s own site and simply ask them what they think about the company. You will probably be shocked at what you hear.

In my opinion NovaLash has used scare tactics about the safety of competitor???s products in order to market themselves. How can you trust anything that Ms. Merszei might say given the deception that she is willing to stoop to? If NovaLash was really concerned about safety, I believe they would raise their standards and REQUIRE, not just recommend, hands-on training to buy their product. NovaLash only recently began to sell only to licensed salons, probably in response to a lawsuit. Prior to this, anyone with a credit card could buy NovaLash products. I believe it is irresponsible to sell to untrained, unlicensed people and suggests that NovaLash is more interested in making a quick buck than in safety.[/quote]


Thanks for your post! Very informative.

[CF]

Hello my name is Yvette and I am in Toronto Canada. I have been doing Eyelash extensions in my Spa for 2.5 years now. There are many dishonest Eyelash companies and technicians out there. I have been trained by 4 different companies. 3 of them claim to be the Best Eyelash companies in the USA. None of them have been doing Eyelash extensions longer than I have. I took their training classes to see if they were doing anything different or better than what I was already doing. Honestly I learned 1 or 2 different things that they were all doing that I wasn't, but did I learn anything to make my job better than what I was doing before? NO WAY!!

Some of the websites out there have to touch up there pictures and have the clients put on tons of make up before they can even put the pictures on their website. They also try NOT to show the eyelash pictures too close up so you won't see any imperfections. You can take a look at my website and see my pictures. All pictures on my site are of actual clients that I did. The most popular Eyelash companies don't promote using the types of lashes found on this website, because they don't sell it. So They only promote single strand eyelash application. When you compare my work with any other company you will see without a doubt that my work is the best out there.

The glue that I use is Top quality. No Eye irritation or alergic reaction and INDEED last for 2 Months. It is true don't buy any glue from China you will be sorry. Before you buy open the bottle and smell the glue if it sends shivers down your spine, makes your nose burn and your eyes water then don't buy it. you should be able to hold the open bottle up to your Eyes and Nose without any problems. If you have any more guestions please feel free to ask. you can visit my website here
http://www.royale-esthetics.com

Your site is no longer valid. What glue do you suggest?

[Sandra]

[quote="CF"][quote="pamtiki"]NovaLash eyelash extensions has sunk to a new low. Their web site now proclaims at the top of their home page that ???NovaLash is the ONLY lash extension product that is AEWCA-approved???. One is left wondering who is AEWCA? I did some checking on this. It is the ???American Extended-Wear Cosmetics Association???. Their web site is <a href=???http://www.ae-wca.org??? target=???_blank???> http://www.ae-wca.org</a>. Their web site ???looks official??? and ???sounds official???. It ???warns??? against using any eyelash extension product that is not made by NovaLash.

To understand first hand, the deceptive nature of NovaLash, please visit <a href=???http://www.DNSstuff.com??? target=???_blank???> http://www.DNSstuff.com</a>. This is a public website that provides information about who registers and owns the domain name for websites. On the DNSstuff.com website, go to the third box down on the left column where it says, ???WHOIS lookup???.

In this box, type in the domain name for NovaLash, which is: http://www.lashextensions.com Repeat this with the domain name for this official looking site: http://www.ae-wca.org

<b>You will quickly see that the President of NovaLash, Sophy Merszei, registered and owns BOTH websites.

I had to laugh when I looked at Novalash MSDS avaialble at there web site not one of the products is a medical grade. Ethyl CA's would not be used as a medical grade suture adhesive. Monomers used are Octyl-Butyl mix which are quite slow in curing. One other thing all medical grades are sterlised and supplied as a one shot application would only be used on one patent. Basically what you have here is a industrial rubber toughened adhesive very much lile say Loctite RT 380 more than lilely being supplied from a Korean producer.





Imagine the mentality of someone, like Ms. Merszei, President of Novalash eyelash extensions, who would conceive of the idea of creating an official looking web site, call it something that sounds impartial like the ???American Extended-Wear Cosmetics Association??? ??? and then pretend that it is meaningful that NovaLash is the only lash extension product that is approved by this organization. Ms. Sophy Merszie even has the audacity to call ALL other competing products ???toxic??? based on tests performed by this phony organization that SHE created!!!

Come on, Ms. Merszei. You should be ashamed of your deception.

Please visit <a href=???http://www.DNSstuff.com??? target=???_blank???> http://www.DNSstuff.com</a>. Ms. Merszei is obviously unaware that the entire planet can easily find proof of her deceptive practices with a few keystrokes. </b>

On a side note, I have witnessed first hand the tremendous quality problems that NovaLash has had with their products. Furthermore, it is difficult to get NovaLash customer service to answer the phone to make a complaint. But don???t take my word for it. If you want to understand the general level of disgust with this company, please go to their website, click on ???Find Us??? then select ???NovaLash Professionals???. You will find over 200 names listed of actual NovaLash customers. I invite you to randomly call any 5 or 10 of those listed on Nova???s own site and simply ask them what they think about the company. You will probably be shocked at what you hear.

In my opinion NovaLash has used scare tactics about the safety of competitor???s products in order to market themselves. How can you trust anything that Ms. Merszei might say given the deception that she is willing to stoop to? If NovaLash was really concerned about safety, I believe they would raise their standards and REQUIRE, not just recommend, hands-on training to buy their product. NovaLash only recently began to sell only to licensed salons, probably in response to a lawsuit. Prior to this, anyone with a credit card could buy NovaLash products. I believe it is irresponsible to sell to untrained, unlicensed people and suggests that NovaLash is more interested in making a quick buck than in safety.[/quote]


Thanks for your post! Very informative. [/quote]