April 9, 2010   ∗   4 Responses   ∗   by deanna

RapidLash Eyelash Enhancing Serum

I’ve always had very short, sparse, stick-straight eyelashes on my upper lashline, and almost non-existent lashes on my lower lashline. I don’t really like wearing false lashes, and I really don’t want to wear false lashes everyday. But like every girl, I wanted long, beautiful lashes. I found with my short and sparse lashes, it was really hard to work with many mascaras, and even after I applied mascara, I could barely see my lashes.

So when I stumbled across RapidLash, I immediately purchased it. At $49.99 for 0.1 Fl. Oz. (3 mL), it’s not cheap. But compared to alternatives, like LiLash or Latisse (which is a prescription treatment), I thought it was a pretty good deal. 

It looks like a clear liquid eyeliner, and applies exactly like one. You’re supposed to apply it to your upper lashline every night on a clean face. So I did this, and also applied a bit to my lower lashline because I very much wanted some visible lower lashes. I don’t think the product is recommended for lower lashes, but I found as long as I didn’t get it in my eye, I was fine. I don’t have sensitive eyes, and I found no irritation from using this product. However, I have heard some other reviewers with sensitive eyes say that they did experience some irritation from this product. Another con of this product that I have experienced myself: darkened skin at the lashline. My skin has become darker just where I have applied this product. It’s not a huge difference to me and doesn’t bother me at all, but it does happen.

My results? Well it’s definitely not an overnight miracle. I applied this every night religiously, and was getting a bit disappointed. But after 3 weeks, I finally saw results!! Not only were my lashes longer, but I found more lashes on both my upper and lower lashlines, and they curled naturally! I was extremely impressed that they would curl naturally without the help of a curler. Before this, even after curling my lashes with my Shu Uemura eyelash curler, as soon as I applied mascara my lashes would go back to stick-straight. Now, because of RapidLash, I’m able to use quite a few mascaras and have found really great results from my pile of previously “bad” mascaras. Also, I have found RapidLash to condition and strengthen my lashes. It used to be that some of my lashes would fall out after curling them, but now I rarely find my lashes falling out.

You have to continue using RapidLash to maintain the results, so it can become costly. I’ve found a tube to last around 3 months, and luckily spending $49.99 every 3 months fits into my budget. I’m not sure of any negative side effects due to prolonged use of this product, so I decided to give my lashes a break for a bit. After not using RapidLash for about 1 month, my lashes have gone back to their short, stick-straight state. However, they didn’t go back immediately to this state; for about 2 weeks after using RapidLash I still had nice, long lashes.

I plan to continue using this product, and perhaps I’ll also try LiLash at some point just to compare results. However, LiLash does cost $139.97, which is quite pricey. So if you are looking for beautiful, long lashes, I’d recommend checking out RapidLash.