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TRIED & TESTED:
JinnyLash
Eyelash Extensions
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Will these semi-permanent
falsies make our tester
flutter her lashes in glee?
tester: rose crompton
image: cally gibson
WHAT IS IT? Available
lengths, colours
Eyelash Extensions
treatment
in a range of
and curls, Jinny Lash
are a semi-permanent
meant to make the upper-lid
lashes look so much longer and fuller, the
recipient
doesn't
afterwards.
need to use mascara
A hit with celebs including
Cheryl Cole, it involves individual
synthetic
lashes being stuck to your upper lashes.
Depending
enhance
on how many are needed to
your natural ones, you're given a
half set (30-50 lashes) or a full set (up to
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100 lashes). Each false lash is attached
with medical-grade
I was amazed at how long and luscious my
top lashes looked. I love my mascara, but the
extensions provided a better effect ~
glue, which is kind to
eyes, and a full set takes an hour to
attach. The lashes are meant to stay on
for up to four weeks.
began attaching
the false Jinny Lashes.
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS?
Using fine-tipped
Ever the advocate
the end of each individual
of mascara
over a pair
tweezers,
of falsies to make my fair and fine lashes
medical-grade
stand out, I was dubious
dry, she used a second
synthetic
about wearing
lashes for a month. My past
experience
of wearing fake lashes was
that they were uncomfortably
heavy, fell
tweezers
she dipped
extension
to quickly single out one of my
natural lashes, to stick the. extension
lashes together
length - measuring
glue bonded
normal, medium
also choose
standard
colours,
from the
black to more striking shades
including
advised
between
or high. I could
red and purple. My technician
me to pick lashes that were only
30 percent
longer and thicker than my
own, for a natural look. Opting for the
8mm lash and normal curl, I laid on a
treatment
Drawing a large overhead
lamp above
Pinching the natural and fake
with the tweezers,
having this process
repeated
a much better effect.
yet not fake, although
noticed a difference
I surmised
them almost instantly.
work colleagues
in my appearance.
that this was because
lashes were clump-free
75 times on
the usual mascara
smugdes
over the course of a day. Sticking
advice the technician
long before
I drifted off, staying asleep for almost the
dabbing
entire hour of the treatment
extensions
without
even
rather than rubbing
meant the
lasted a good five weeks
noticing when she moved on to dolnq my
before they started to fallout
noticeably
she gently woke me up and
to the
gave me about
other eye.
When all of the lashes had been
have
that develop
each eye. With nothing to do but lie there
it wasn't
my
and I didn't
with my eyes closed,
and look
untidy. When this started to
happen,
I simply reverted
applying
my trusty mascara.
back to
~
peeled the surgical tape off my eyes. I
me, she asked me to close my eyes, relax
was instructed
and not worry if I fell asleep. She used a
eyes (which is tougher
baby wipe to remove my make-up,
and to avoid putting
then,
the
As I was getting a full set, it meant
attached,
bed and she set to work.
but the
They looked darker and fuller than usual,
of the lashes available. They varied in
gradient:
looked. I love my mascara,
provided
at
my top lashes
extensions
process.
of curl
to its
in the mirror, I was amazed
how long and luscious
root. Despite the eye being such a
sensitive area, this was a painless
from 5mm to
out
DID IT WORK?,
Looking
pair of the
off easily and didn't look that good.
anything
could lead to them coming
sooner than their life expectancy.
into
glue. Before the glue could
Arriving at the salon, I was shown pictures
14mm - and came in three choices
rubbing
not to wash or rub my
than you'd think!)
on make-up
for at
A half set of Jinny Lash Eyelash
Extensions
costs £80; a full set is £150.
Eyelash retouches
are available for £1 per
least 24 hours, to allow the glue to fully
lash. Our tester's treatment
surgical tape to stick the lower lashes of
dry and the lashes to settle into place. I
the Jinny Lash Salon, 16 James Street,
one eye to my under-eye
was told to only dab my face to dry after
London
showers
Jinny Lash technician,
with my eyes still closed,
she used
area, and the
top lashes to my upper eyelid. She then
or taking off make-up,
as
took place at
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