Tried Lash Extensions...

I recently tried eyelash extensions for the first time. Eyelash extensions look like traditional false eyelashes but without the strip. Instead, it's individual hairs that are glued with some super-strength glue one-by-one to each of your own individual eyelashes (rather than being attached to the skin, like strip lashes). Because there is no strip, and that's the part that looks fake, they look more "real" than strip lashes. The application process is time-consuming (when I got it done it was only an hour and a half, but that's a long time to sit with your eyes closed while someone is gently touching your eyelashes over and over again and while you have a piece of tape taping your lower eyelashes down), can take up to three hours, and is pretty expensive. I went to a local place that had a lot of good reviews and the application was only $100, but from what I understand it more commonly costs $250 or $300.

When they showed me my new eyelashes I was pretty amazed! For one thing, they asked me if I wanted the lashes to look "natural" or "dramatic" and I chose "natural".
(I mean, how natural can fake eyelashes look, and what does "natural" mean to someone who is having such a thing done, right?) Well, the resulting eyelashes are long and curled and pretty much look like something a Vegas showgirl would wear. I wonder what "dramatic" would look like!

Vegas is why I got them done - I was going to Las Vegas for a few days and didn't want to deal with mascara or curling my eyelashes or applying false eyelashes. The eyelash extensions make the eyes look "done" without any makeup.

I got them done exactly a week ago. They're holding up pretty well. They stay attached with the super strong glue forever, or until your real eyelash falls out naturally.
So, you lose a few a day. People usually need to get a touch up after two or three weeks, depending how careful they are. I am being pretty careful and am not wearing mascara on them, so a week later they still look full. Here's what they look like from above. I don't have any makeup on.