I am a big fan of wearing false eyelashes for special events. So, for my friend’s wedding, I popped into CVS to pick up a pair. The only brand they carried (or had in stock) was the Revlon Fantasy Lengths Self-Adhesive. I chose the pair that looked most natural and headed out to the event (I was helping set up, so was getting ready there).


After applying false lashes a few times, I’ve gotten pretty skilled at the whole glue/tweezers juggling act. But, the glue inevitably gets stuck to my fingers or on various parts of my eyelid, leaving me feeling extra sticky. So, I was quite excited at the prospect of self-adhesive lashes. The box advertised that the lashes will ’stay where you want them to–even in water!’ Sounded promising to me. So promising, I didn’t even think to buy glue just in case.


Out at the wedding venue, I applied all of my makeup first and then began the false eyelash attempt. First of all, the lashes are so sticky it’s hard to peel them from the plastic box. As you do, your pulling deforms the shape of the lashes. I was a bit concerned about this, but figured I could reshape them as I applied. Application was fairly simple–the lashes stuck where I placed them and they did, in fact, reform as I applied them. Problem was, they weren’t exactly where I wanted them. So, I used my tweezers to move them as I would with regular lashes. They were stuck. So, I had to peel the lashes off and try again. By this point, the stickiness was beginning to go away. Between the number of applications I’d put them through and getting makeup all over them, they were pretty much useless. Luckily, these lashes come with an extra adhesive strip. The problem with that is the same as before–the adhesive strips are so sticky, they’re hard to manage. I finally got the lashes on where I wanted them and reapplied eyeliner and mascara to make them appear more natural. They looked great! Until about 20 minutes later… I guess the adhesive started to weaken or something because my lashes started to lift. They weren’t terribly noticeable and I could easily push them back into place with my pinky so I decided to brave it. Bad idea! All night, I was worried about my lashes. My poor husband got to hear me whisper-ask ‘are my lashes okay?’ every 10 minutes. It was a fiasco.


The only saving grace was that the lashes were still in pretty good shape when I took them off at the end of the night. The adhesive was gone, it’s true, but glue will make them work again just fine.


Revlon’s claim that the lashes will ’stay where you want them to’ was true only if you get them where you want them on the first try. And, I think it probably works better if you’re wearing no makeup and have pretty dry eyelids. That being said, I can’t imagine they’d still last ‘even in water’.


The self-adhesive is a great idea, and it’s definitely worth trying if 1) you are wearing no eye makeup or 2) you have glue on hand just in case the adhesive doesn’t work. These lashes would probably be great for a younger girl who’s wearing false lashes for the first time.


Personally, I will continue to use lashes that require glue. Worrying about my lashes all night is not something I’d like to encounter again. I really liked the shape of these lashes and luckily, Revlon makes the same pair for glue application.


Here’s a really funny account of trying to apply these lashes.


Do you have a funny or frustrating story about applying false lashes? Have you ever tried the self-adhesive lashes? What did you think?

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