2024 - For you, we tested the semi-permanent mascara!

Semi-permanent mascara, the solution to keep your XXL eyelashes in all circumstances? We tested this trend and tell you what it really is!

Beauty is constantly reinventing itself, skincare, makeup, technique, technology …
From product to beauty equipment, evolution is constant and adapts to the metamorphoses that our world is pursuing.

We are going to turn our gaze to semi-permanent mascara, an alternative to the lash extension break. This product is revolutionary in its hold, faced with certain circumstances in which an ordinary mascara can not last. It promises tint and lash lift that has an effect almost similar to that of an extension pose. Protective, it fights for your doe eyes and works to keep your makeup protected from water for several weeks. But what is it really?

Is semi-permanent a solution?

It's time for the test!

We turned to a beauty expert and put our eyelashes in the hands of a beautician at the Parisian institute Boudoir du Regard. For you, we have tested the application of semi-permanent mascara!

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How does the application work?

The treatment is very quick, it lasts 15 minutes …

The beautician places a small strip of silicone on your lower lashes in order to protect them, then another slightly rounded under those of the mobile eyelid.
She applies a mascara, the quantity, shade and thickness of which can be chosen. For a more natural look, opt for a small amount and for an extension effect, increase it.
A few seconds of exposure and she removes the bands, making sure that none of the lower lashes get stuck with the upper ones.
She checks that the product is not left in "clumps", quickly separating the lashes if necessary. And There you go ! The result is indeed natural, light, adds volume and this for a hold of about 3 weeks.

The material used: Upper and lower silicone band, mascara

Note: The longer an eyelash and its dense base, the more impressive the result.

Advantages

We validate at 100% this saving in morning time, where every minute counts but seems to fly away we do not know where …

The semi-permanent mascara offers a make-up point from morning to night and that as soon as you wake up.

It is water resistant when taking in the shower, pool, beach, and even soap resistant.
It can be enhanced with a touch of mascara, but be careful, it must not be waterproof!
It is resistant to basic makeup removers and allows the use of an eyelash curler very lightly.
Once the mascara is gone, the eyelash is not weakened and its base seems denser because the loss has been lower.

To know : The use of special, two-phase makeup removers could also remove the semi-permanent mascara.

One or more contraindications?

The mascara offered by an expert at the Boudoir du Regard institute is not contraindicated. The paste applied is formaldehyde free and the product does not touch the eyelid, if you are afraid the paste will not slip into your eye as it dries instantly. Return of the beautician

The inconvenients

If it does not sink, on the other hand, it crumbles. When you wake up, you don't have to worry about finding small black dots around your eyes! In addition …

It makes the eyelashes particularly sensitive to wrinkles due to sleep.
He seems vulnerable to eye creams, which can be relatively oily.

Some eyelashes keep excess mascara at their tips when they separate on their own.
Finally, the price of the break: 65 € can be a deterrent, which is more for such an outfit.

Beauty salon or "do it yourself" treatment?

You have read the procedure in the institute, a semi-permanent mascara application. You may be wondering what the difference is between a treatment provided by a beauty expert and one that you can give to your eyes yourself. The technique practiced by the esthetician in, is the result of training in aesthetics. The step preceding the application and all those that follow, are meticulous and respect the rules assimilated during specialized training. However, the expression "one is never better served than by oneself" is not to be excluded here. Of course, not everyone is a makeup pro! To tame an eyelash, you need technique and mastery. Luckily this can be learned, a beauty expert can advise you via video on:

The right technique for better results and long-lasting hold.
The mascaras, to privilege.
The color to favor according to your natural shade and the final rendering you want.
How to make up your eyes to enhance them and ensure a doe eye effect.

If you want to do it yourself!

For those who wish to obtain a look of madness worthy of a professional at a low price and at home, we offer you this:

If you want to do an eyelash lift on your own, the lash lifting eyelash perm kit of the Iconsign brand would be totally appropriate. The professional kit is available on Amazon, at a very attractive price! The youtube beauty tutorial video "Curling and lengthening your eyelashes with do-it-yourself eyelash enhancement, is it possible?" From Face2Face-Makeup show you how to use it !