Eyelash Extensions: Are They Worth The Hype... And The Hefty Price Tag?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy_eokyZ94s In our new series, Salon vs. DIY, we are challenging the belief that pricey salon treatments are better than what we can do ourselves in our own bathrooms. xtreme lashes stlouis As much as I'd like to consider myself above all of those fussy, high maintenance beauty treatments, I've always secretly lusted after dramatic lashes, the kind no lady is lucky enough to be born with (except Elizabeth Taylor). So after years of coveting Adele and Eva Mendes' high-volume, throwback lash look, I decided to give falsies a try. The Salon Experience My first stop? Manhattan's Lash Loft to get my very own set of eyelash extensions. Though trepidatious at first, I found the process relaxing: You lie down as a technician carefully glues individual strands of hair to each eyelash. Other than a few bouts of eye watering, I could've slept the whole hour it took to finish. The resulting look was a bit jarring at first (Is...