Best In Faux. Lash Extending Fibers.

2014_0825_lashextendingfibers There seems to be a new abundance in lash extending procedures and products all around these days. When I saw that tarte had released their version of lash extending fibers I decided to give it a try.Now- this is full honesty time. I can't with good conscious recommend this product. I don't like to focus on negative things on my blog- it is just the antithesis of my goal here. I felt though that I needed to share my experience with this product since I'm seeing it (and other very similar products) all over the place.Let me say this really quick- I love tarte products overall. They have great great vegan products and have cut out parabens and the like from almost all of their products. So please don't let this review stop you from trying their products (in fact they have the absolute best eye primer ever that you must try and I will be reviewing shortly).That being said- I think this is a semi-dangerous product. How it works is this- you apply a quick quote of regular mascara, then you apply the extending fibers, then you apply another layer of mascara to 'lock' the fibers in. It makes your lashes look a bit thicker and fuller, but not enough to make them worth my complaints in the slightest.The main issue for me is that the fibers get everywhere when you are applying it- maybe I was applying them incorrectly. I read the instructions thoroughly and even read several reviews that mentioned this issue and how they thought you should correct it. I did one eye at a time and brushed the fibers along the top half of my lashes careful to not bring the brush to close to my eyes. Then I swiftly brushed over my lashes again with my mascara. Alas- the fibers still got everywhere... especially in my eyes.The little fibers irritated my eyes pretty bad- my eyes watered horribly for the few minutes I kept the fibers on. I quickly removed my contacts and tried to remove the mascara as delicately as possible- but it seems that some damage was already done.I seemed to have scratched the cornea on my right eye a little. The rest of the day on Saturday and Sunday my eye was bright red and uncomfortable. When I woke up today I finally felt some relief and noticed my eye is less red. I'm hoping it will be completely healed in a few more days, but for the time being I will be only wearing my glasses.That being said I returned this product and told the woman in Ulta about my experience- she said several other girls have reported similar issues. Again- I'm afraid I can't recommend this product. If you want to look into it though- I included the link below. I would be very careful if you decide to give this product a try.

*please note- I did not receive any compensation for the review of this product.*

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