Cry Baby Mascara: Review

 From Cry Baby Mascara's Website:

"Tints fade. Extensions fall out. Strip Lashes aren’t moisture-proof. And they’re often expensive and laborious to apply. If your salon or spa could offer a durable, longer-lasting, more affordable service to your clients, why wouldn’t you?

Cry Baby Semi-Permanent Mascara is a procedure that curls and coats lashes with our proprietary lash coating. This coating adds volume, length, curl and color to lashes, is 100% waterproof/ smear-proof and lasts two weeks, often longer. It’s ideal for active lifestyles as well as special events like weddings and vacations. Better still, it’s professionally applied by your technicians and can be offered at a fraction of the cost of extensions."

After reading about this service and product, the coolest part, is that it MUST be applied by a LICENSED ESTHETICIAN or COSMETOLOGIST.
Takes about 30 minutes to apply, and is simple, with long lasting effects. It's not going to give your much curl, but for my avid mascara wearers, this may be a good fit! 

Another great thing, They have a long list of FAQ! And there training is selective and extensive. Heres are some of the topics they cover....

How long will CryBaby Mascara last? With proper care, CryBaby Mascara will last 2 weeks or longer. For one-time special occasions, CryBaby will slowly wear off the natural lash over a 2 to 3 week period. If you want to maintain the look, retouches are recommended every 10-14 days. How thick will CryBaby Mascara make lashes? Typically CryBaby Mascara will thicken natural lashes 30 to 50%. It is designed to make lashes thicker, fuller, and longer like mascara, but it is also water-proof, smear-proof and lasts much longer. How long will CryBaby Mascara make lashes? On average, CryBaby Mascara can make lashes look 20% to 50% longer. How is CryBaby Mascara maintained? Although some people get CryBaby Mascara for a special occasion or vacation, most love the look so much that they chose to maintain it. Reapplication on a two week basis keeps the lashes looking fresh and new. How soon before an event should CryBaby Mascara be applied? CryBaby Mascara can be applied the day of a special event; however, we suggest having it applied 4 hours prior. This ensures accurate curing time for the mascara and the freshest possible look for the lashes. Can regular Mascara be used over CryBaby Mascara? Regular mascara will not need to be used with CryBaby Mascara. As CryBaby wears off, washable mascara can be worn. Petroleum based mascaras can break down CryBaby and shorten its life. Mascara used with CryBaby should be water-washable; although after several applications over CryBaby, it can get thick, clumpy and dull. CryBaby Nutritional Volume Mascara is the best bet. Can regular cleanser be used to remove make up? Because cleansers are usually very emollient, we don’t recommend them for the eyelashes. Instead we recommend an oil free makeup remover. Keeping eyes clean is essential. Face and eye area should be washed and cleaned daily. Eye creams and moisturizers for the skin are fine, but keep them off lashes. Can CryBaby Mascara pull natural eyelashes off? No. Eyelashes should not be picked, pulled, or rubbed. Gently blot them dry after a shower or swim. An eyelash may come off if treated roughly. Treat lashes with respect and be gentle with them. The gentler CryBaby Mascara is treated, the longer it will last. If picking or pulling is a problem for a client, we do not recommend CryBaby Mascara. How will sleeping affect CryBaby lashes? CryBaby is very flexible, so if lashes get misshapen during sleep, warm water or a shower will bounce them back into shape. Sleeping with a pillow or blanket over the head may affect the longevity of CryBaby Mascara. Side sleepers may notice that the eye on the side they sleep on wears a little more than the other side.  Here are some examples of  Before and Afters thats are pretty impressive.    My only set back with this product is that the eyelashes, even though you gain longer, thicker, fuller lashes, may not 1) curl or 2) be as long as you are wanting to go (especially for my more dramatic clients.) However for my avid mascara wearers, or for clients who have long and great lashes naturally, or for clients who don't want to put on mascara everyday, this is a great solution.  Unfortunately, when I wrote this review it was back in 2014. It is now 2021 doing an update, and I am not sure if the company exists any longer. :( The website seems to be down/nonexistent.)

DUO & Ardell Lash Adhesive Warning

Ardell

I remember I was in 6th grade when my parent's allowed me to start wearing a bit of make up. I was pretty heavy with the foundation, because I had difficult acne and oily skin. Because I was self consciousness about my skin I started to feel the same with my lashes. I am naturally blond, so they look invisible. They don't do me any justice. My lashes are short, thin, point straight down, and refuse to curl. It was in 8th grade when I was introduced to strip lashes by my older sister.
My sister, who was a sophomore in college began to wear them all the time, but those lashes completed everything that I was looking for. She looked fabulous. And I wanted that.
Of course my parents we're furious, because at that time I loved the long, big, barbie-fake looking lashes. However I imagine it was my age.😂 

 But soon, lashes became a habit I was never able to kick.

Fast forward to 9 years later, I became a licensed cosmetologist, another 2 years later I had become a certified lash extension technician. Here I am another 11-12 years later, and I am STILL fixated on lashes. The technologies, methods, education, and products/ingredients continue to improve in the lash world. And now, my parent's aren't so furious with my decision to wear lashes when I was younger, since they've seen to pay themselves off ;).

However, it wasn't until I was talking with one of my clients, who is also a licensed cosmetologist, about strip lashes and clusters while comparing them to lash extensions. We got to talking about ingredients in certain products that drives us NUTS. But than she dropped a bombshell on me.

I feel like such an idiot for not knowing, but I had NEVER looked, nor did I ever imagine that ingredient would be in there. However,

Ardell and DUO, the 2 MOST COMMON and popular false, strip lashes, and cluster lash adhesives, contain Formaldehyde.

Three words : Cancer Hazard Material

DUO (CLEAR) Adhesive Ingredients:
Aqua (Water, Eau), Rubber Latex, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate,Ammonium Hydroxide, Parfum (Fragrance), Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool,Formaldehyde. May Contain: CI 77499 (Iron Oxides).

ARDELL (CLEAR) Adhesive Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Rubber Latex, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Dodecylbenesulfonate, Ammonium Hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Formaldehyde, Iron Oxides (CI 77499).

Even though there is a small amount in the adhesives, what bothers me is knowing I have worn strip lashes for a lengthy periods of time, so my body has been absorbing each day I wear that damn adhesive.
But it got me thinking more negative thoughts. I know the adhesive is somewhat "flexible and soft", but can still pull out your natural lashes with the falsies, thus why it is temporary and can only last one day/a few hours..... I know some clients say the adhesive can hold up for DAYS, but if you aren't cleaning your eyes for more than 1-2 days, I am sorry, but that's gross, not to mention you could easily start to harbor discharge from the eye, bacteria, etc. And can lead to blepharitis, or other eye infections. 

NOTE: NO FALSE LASHES Such as strip lashes or cluster "individuals" lashes should NEVER be applied with eyelash extensions or medical grade adhesives. Or any other adhesives for that matter. 

I know Formaldehyde is found in a lot of things that people are surrounded with. We can't escape the ingredient, but if Brazilian Blowout could re-formulate there products with OUT any formaldehyde or any "chemical reaction" that would create formaldehyde, than surely DUO or ARDELL could jump on that band wagon.
There are a few adhesives that do not have the harsh ingredient inside, but the most common to find these days at any CVS, Walgreens, Sephora, Ulta, even MAC Cosmetics, are one of the two, Ardell or Duo.

Formaldehyde is a nasty substance, so do yourself, your eyes, and health a favor, and check for formaldehyde.

RESOURCES:
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=prod1031050
 http://www.sephora.com/eyelash-adhesive-P266812