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Epilator, Latisse, Clarasonic….
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I have been using Latisse for about 2 years -l oving it as well – no eye color change yet – I spend about $89 for the vial using every other day from latisse.bz so it is lasting over 2 months. Thanks for listening.
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A little background: Latisse is actually Lumigan, which is a glaucoma medication. It was found that the eyelashes of people using it were significantly longer and fuller after a short period of use. The discoloration of the iris actually is a side effect of using it as a glaucoma medication, where you are dispensing drops directly into your eye, and it can change your eye color to brown permanently. Latisse was born out of the side effect finding and it is applied very lightly to the lash line so the chances of iris discoloration is slim.
My cryptic message was regarding generic bimatoprost which is significantly cheaper (like $30 a bottle and lower) than the latisse name, and many of our neighbors to the north and possibly in europe may be able to get this direct without a prescription.
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Thanks Chem, I've been wanting Latisse for a while. I just ordered Careprost w/out a prescription (there are legit sites to do this, for Latisse as well, they 'review' your file etc. etc.) Anyway, kudos and thank you, I only paid $28!!!!!
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mspretty, let me know how it works….I may want to buy that! Thanks Chem for the info too….. 🙂
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Lyme-I will! It's gonna take a week or two to get here though 🙂
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Hey guys im an optometrist from the uk just to let you know chemgoddes is absolutly right! Allergan has been very clever here because Latisse is in no way different to bitamoprost apart from the applicator sticks!! They have just marketed it differently and 4x the price!!! Unfortunately though the lash affect is actually a ‘side affect’ of what the intended purpose of the drug is for and we all know that not everyone suffers the same side affect so unfortunately not everyone will grow
thicker fuller eyelashes!
I am not sure how health care works in the USA but my advice would be to buy lumigan and soak a cotton wool bud is the solution and run it alon the lashes this way!
Please note at the end of the day this is a side affect that was discovered from an acutual medical treatment please advise any optometrist that you are using this so they can monitor your pressures!
Hope this has helped people!
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Wow well thans to the opthalologist for that. Im getting some for sure now! With that review plus chemmie! Mspretty, can u post a link of the site?
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I have the Braun epliator. I bought it mostly b/c I really do hate shaving. its great for under the chin since I get a big chunk of them thanks to PCOS. But im having a hard time with my legs. It hurts like hell and have no idea how to get the pain managable. Then I get to a point where it doesnt grab all my hair and I have to go back.
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Minicoopergrl…..the thought of Epolating scares me to death! I think I will get used to the pain after I get one…..hopefully! 🙂
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@Lyme Lyte: it hurts a little at first but then you get used to it. its like waxing without the mess
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I bought an epilator and it was horribly painful I even tried taking ibuprofen and icing the area first but it was not tolerable I think it depends on how much and how thick your hair is
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Rose1983, I have read that you should NOT ice the area first. You should take a warm bath or shower first and then use the epilator. warming the skin opens the pores and icing the skin closes the skin up so it is harder to pull the hair out.
Please note that I personally have not used an epilator but I am seriously considering it and I have read everything about the best/worst way to use one.
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Epilator…I looked into that no-no gadget they're always advertizing, and the reviews on it, people said it worked somewhat, but not enough for the price of it, and that the rooms smells like burn when you're finished. haha So, let me know if you find a good hair removal gadget. That would be awesome.
Latisse freaks me out. I'm afraid I'll go blind. haha Not really into prescription stuff. I'm an organics kinda girl. Doesn't it cause permanent darkening of your eye color in some people or something like that? I'm so jealous of pretty blue eyes. My eyes are already dark, so that wouldn't be an issue for me, but if I had light colored eyes, I'd stay far far away from it. haha
Clarisonic. I love my clarisonic mia. I just got the mia, because the brush head is the same size as on the full size clarisonic, and it's smaller so it's handier. I'm so lazy when it comes to washing my face. I used to just rinse it and wipe it clean with a warm washcloth…because I was younger then and all I knew was that cleansers did more damage than good. Now I use organic, chemical free face soap and my clarisonic and it takes literally a minute to wash my face before bed and all I gotta do is stand there and hold the thing to my skin. Easy!
I looked into the olay cleanser (after I bought my clarisonic) to compare the two.. and I am glad I got the clarisonic. I know it's pricey, but it's something I use every day and the quality is better by far. The olay one just didn't look comparible to me in quality. And I mean, it's your skin, your body's largest organ! haha Thats worth investing in, right? I know the clarisonic has been compared to a lot of other skin cleaning gadgets, but it doesn't just vibrate…the bristles move and pulsate differently to clean better. I'd go with clarisonic all the way… It's awesome. Plus it feels good on my skin. I just run up to my bf and i'm like ' rub my face…it's so soft! Like silk, honey! ' haha
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I have a clarisonic too, I bought mine on eBay for $90 (I think it was the "three" version, came with a bunch of brush heads and diff speeds) a couple of years ago. I don't regret purchasing it at all. I use cetaphil cleanser (very inexpensive) and rely on the clarisonic to exfoliate. Mine came with a body brush which I dutifully used at first, but don't use it so much anymore. I wouldn't say the clarisonic is really a money saving device though, because you have to repurchase the brush heads and here in Canada they are quite expensive.
Latisse scares me. I think my eyelashes are pretty good now, but as they start to thin out I might consider using it. I have very light coloured eyes and I think I like the colour of my eyes more than I would like having fuller lashes. My mom has brown eyes and has always been interested in trying Latisse, I'm pretty excited to let her know about the generic version! 🙂
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I use Careprost, which is generic Latisse. It's worked really well for me!
I hate to linkspam, but I wrote a post on how Latisse/bimatoprost works, and it has a little bit on side effects/incidence of iris darkening, so I thought I'd link it since it's very relevant: http://www.labmuffin.com/2012/04/how-does-latisse-bimatoprost-make.html
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