Epilator, Latisse, Clarasonic....

Lyme Lyte · 2012-06-28T13:49:03+00:00

OK, as some of you know I am in a rut so I have decided to use my "rut" time to pamper myself. First thing, I saw a young woman with awesome eye lashes yesterday. I asked is they were false and she said no Latisse. I have heard of it but amd too cheap to buy, so bought something that works rather well (accoding to the internet), Loreal Lash Serum. Just picked some up for $15.00. Anyone use that? I NEVER wash my face, so thought I would splurge on a facial cleanser. I know I have read about the Clarasonic, but also have ready about the Olay X-pro being comparable. $200.00 vs $37.00, so I bought the Olay. Will let you know.... Also was looking for an Epilator, but could only find two. Braunn Silk Epi #3 for $50.00 and the Silk Epi #7 (legs only) for $100.00. I am not sure what to buy......either of these or some other one? I know many of you have used the Epilator so advice would be great. I know laser is way to pricey for my taste so that is not an option. I also wax, but that is too time consuming and messy.

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Rose1983 · 7/3/2012
I bought an epilator and it was horribly painful I even tried taking ibuprofen and icing the area first but it was not tolerable I think it depends on how much and how thick your hair is
Stevesgirl · 7/3/2012
Rose1983, I have read that you should NOT ice the area first. You should take a warm bath or shower first and then use the epilator. warming the skin opens the pores and icing the skin closes the skin up so it is harder to pull the hair out. Please note that I personally have not used an epilator but I am seriously considering it and I have read everything about the best/worst way to use one.
chipandchar · 7/4/2012
Epilator...I looked into that no-no gadget they're always advertizing, and the reviews on it, people said it worked somewhat, but not enough for the price of it, and that the rooms smells like burn when you're finished. haha So, let me know if you find a good hair removal gadget. That would be awesome. Latisse freaks me out. I'm afraid I'll go blind. haha Not really into prescription stuff. I'm an organics kinda girl. Doesn't it cause permanent darkening of your eye color in some people or something like that? I'm so jealous of pretty blue eyes. My eyes are already dark, so that wouldn't be an issue for me, but if I had light colored eyes, I'd stay far far away from it. haha Clarisonic. I love my clarisonic mia. I just got the mia, because the brush head is the same size as on the full size clarisonic, and it's smaller so it's handier. I'm so lazy when it comes to washing my face. I used to just rinse it and wipe it clean with a warm washcloth...because I was younger then and all I knew was that cleansers did more damage than good. Now I use organic, chemical free face soap and my clarisonic and it takes literally a minute to wash my face before bed and all I gotta do is stand there and hold the thing to my skin. Easy! I looked into the olay cleanser (after I bought my clarisonic) to compare the two.. and I am glad I got the clarisonic. I know it's pricey, but it's something I use every day and the quality is better by far. The olay one just didn't look comparible to me in quality. And I mean, it's your skin, your body's largest organ! haha Thats worth investing in, right? I know the clarisonic has been compared to a lot of other skin cleaning gadgets, but it doesn't just vibrate...the bristles move and pulsate differently to clean better. I'd go with clarisonic all the way... It's awesome. Plus it feels good on my skin. I just run up to my bf and i'm like ' rub my face...it's so soft! Like silk, honey! ' haha
tehCammy · 7/5/2012
I have a clarisonic too, I bought mine on eBay for $90 (I think it was the "three" version, came with a bunch of brush heads and diff speeds) a couple of years ago. I don't regret purchasing it at all. I use cetaphil cleanser (very inexpensive) and rely on the clarisonic to exfoliate. Mine came with a body brush which I dutifully used at first, but don't use it so much anymore. I wouldn't say the clarisonic is really a money saving device though, because you have to repurchase the brush heads and here in Canada they are quite expensive. Latisse scares me. I think my eyelashes are pretty good now, but as they start to thin out I might consider using it. I have very light coloured eyes and I think I like the colour of my eyes more than I would like having fuller lashes. My mom has brown eyes and has always been interested in trying Latisse, I'm pretty excited to let her know about the generic version! :)
mikkixx · 7/15/2012
I use Careprost, which is generic Latisse. It's worked really well for me! I hate to linkspam, but I wrote a post on how Latisse/bimatoprost works, and it has a little bit on side effects/incidence of iris darkening, so I thought I'd link it since it's very relevant: http://www.labmuffin.com/2012/04/how-does-latisse-bimatoprost-make.html
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chemgoddess1 · 7/16/2012
If you would have read what was stated earlier "Latisse is actually Lumigan, which is a glaucoma medication. It was found that the eyelashes of people using it were significantly longer and fuller after a short period of use. The discoloration of the iris actually is a side effect of using it as a glaucoma medication, where you are dispensing drops directly into your eye, and it can change your eye color to brown permanently. Latisse was born out of the side effect finding and it is applied very lightly to the lash line so the chances of iris discoloration is slim."
mikkixx · 7/16/2012
"The discoloration of the iris actually is a side effect of using it as a glaucoma medication, where you are dispensing drops directly into your eye, and it can change your eye color to brown permanently. Latisse was born out of the side effect finding and it is applied very lightly to the lash line so the chances of iris discoloration is slim." Ideally, things applied to your lashline would stay there, but given that - bimatoprost is water soluble - a common side effect is eye irritation - application is recommended just before bedtime - most people are going to accidentally put too much on at one point or another the chance of some of it finding its way into your eye is pretty high. The incidence of it happening in clinical trials for glaucoma tend to be in the 0-1.5% region (keep in mind that this is for everyone in the trial, not just the light-eyed participants). It seems to be a permanent side effect, and may only be noticeable for several months/years according to the Lumigan leaflet, so it's not like you can stop treatment if you see any changes happening and expect it to stay that way. Latisse was approved by the FDA in 2008. AFAIK no large-scale, long term data on side effects have been reported for use of bimatoprost for eyelash growth. Only approximately 5% of the amount used in an eyedrop is applied to the lashline. Given all that, if I were a light-eyed girl and particularly attached to the colour of my eyes, I'd go for eyelash extensions until some more studies have been done, but everyone should weigh up the risks/benefits for themselves.