They can take a couple of hours to complete and require maintenance, but for many women, eyelash extensions are worth the investment. After all, who doesn’t love a fluttering set of falsies to enhance their look?
Refills are usually recommended around three to four weeks after application, but should be done in a salon. And, if you want them taken off, it’s also advised to see a professional. However, with salons in the UAE temporarily closed in a bid to contain the global Covid-19 outbreak, those who may have recently gotten their lashes done are left wondering, what now?
Laila Nazari, a lash and brow expert at Dubai's Pastels Salon Jumeirah, offers her tips for those looking to prolong the life of their existing lashes.
“Blowdry them whenever they get wet. Holding a blowdryer on them for a few seconds sets the adhesive and fluffs them back up,” she says. “Avoid splashing your whole face when washing; go around the eyes keeping the lashes dry. Also avoid oily eye-makeup removers.”
Miko Su, the founder Abu Dhabi eyelash studio Twiink, also suggest people follow health guidelines of not touching their face, in hope of helping lashes tolast longer.
She adds: “Now with people staying at home, it’s actually very helpful to maintain [your lashes]. People don’t put on make-up as much. Plus, touching the face should be kept to a minimum due to the pandemic.”
However, the tricky part is when the lashes begin to fall out. Eyelashes tend to grow at different rates so some may begin to shed before others. It’s during this time some women would normally opt for a refill while others would simply consider getting them removed all together. So what do the professionals suggest you do at home?
“If at all possible, let the extensions fall out naturally, but if they have grown out and have started twisting, then the best way to remove them is to apply a little bit of olive oil. But – and this is essential – do not rub or pull at the lashes,” Nazari says. “Just apply the oil on top of the lashes and leave it to work. You may have to repeat this procedure a few times in order to get the extensions off. It depends on how much adhesive your technician has used.”
Su suggests: “I would recommend home remedies like steaming your face. You can put a towel over your head above hot water or use oils and brush your lashes often,” she says. “However, the glues we use are quite strong and are supposed to withstand many challenges, so everything might not work instantly. It would have to be done a few more times.”
Of course, there is some danger to removing your fake lashes on your own. While it may be tempting to simply pull them off, it's heavily dissuaded.
“Most people tend to rub or pull at the extensions, trying to remove them, and they pull out their own natural lashes,” says Nazari.
Su offers a more cautionary tale when it comes to handling your own eyelashes.
“I have two left and I did end up pulling them out, but it's painful and unhealthy. Don’t do it,” she says. “If you have few and you want to pull them out, it’s very painful and if it’s not done properly, you might cause an infection when the pores are open after pulling it out. Also, it adds more time until you can get new lashes as your real ones would need to grow back.”
So, if you find your falsies are struggling, you can either wait for them to naturally fall out or speed up the process yourself – but do not attempt to pull them out yourself.
Bundesliga fixtures
Saturday, May 16 (kick-offs UAE time)
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (4.30pm)
RB Leipzig v Freiburg (4.30pm)
Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (4.30pm)
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn (4.30pm)
Augsburg v Wolfsburg (4.30pm)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm)
Sunday, May 17
Cologne v Mainz (4.30pm),
Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (7pm)
Monday, May 18
Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (9.30pm)
In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
- Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000
- Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000
- Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000
- Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000
- HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000
- Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000
- Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000
- Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000
- Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000
- Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000
- Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000
- Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
- Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
- Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000
MATCH DETAILS
Chelsea 4
Jorginho (4 pen, 71 pen), Azpilicueta (63), James (74)
Ajax 4
Abraham (2 og), Promes (20). Kepa (35 og), van de Beek (55)
In numbers: China in Dubai
The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000
Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000
Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent
Name: Peter Dicce
Title: Assistant dean of students and director of athletics
Favourite sport: soccer
Favourite team: Bayern Munich
Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer
Favourite activity in Abu Dhabi: scuba diving in the Northern Emirates
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Director: Sriram Raghavan
Producer: Matchbox Pictures, Viacom18
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte, Anil Dhawan
Rating: 3.5/5
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Tom Fletcher on 'soft power'
Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
- Priority access to new homes from participating developers
- Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
- Flexible payment plans from developers
- Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
- DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
My Country: A Syrian Memoir
Kassem Eid, Bloomsbury
Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
How being social media savvy can improve your well being
Next time when procastinating online remember that you can save thousands on paying for a personal trainer and a gym membership simply by watching YouTube videos and keeping up with the latest health tips and trends.
As social media apps are becoming more and more consumed by health experts and nutritionists who are using it to awareness and encourage patients to engage in physical activity.
Elizabeth Watson, a personal trainer from Stay Fit gym in Abu Dhabi suggests that “individuals can use social media as a means of keeping fit, there are a lot of great exercises you can do and train from experts at home just by watching videos on YouTube”.
Norlyn Torrena, a clinical nutritionist from Burjeel Hospital advises her clients to be more technologically active “most of my clients are so engaged with their phones that I advise them to download applications that offer health related services”.
Torrena said that “most people believe that dieting and keeping fit is boring”.
However, by using social media apps keeping fit means that people are “modern and are kept up to date with the latest heath tips and trends”.
“It can be a guide to a healthy lifestyle and exercise if used in the correct way, so I really encourage my clients to download health applications” said Mrs Torrena.
People can also connect with each other and exchange “tips and notes, it’s extremely healthy and fun”.
