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Not the eyebrows and eyelashes...please!
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on
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I am so sorry - that was the hardest for me to accept - is losing my eyelashes an eyebrows. They have been gone for 15 years. I miss them STILL so much! I never wore a lot of makeup before this, but through trial and error have learned to wear more. A face is so blank without eyelashes and eyebrows. I have my eyebrows tattooed, love it, but they need re-doing right now but haven't found someone here local I trust to do them. I do wear false eyelashes ( now talk about frustrating to do, ugh!) anyway, we have to do what works for us. You could go to a make-up counter in a department store and they could help you with some techniques on what to do. I have been to Ulta and Sephora both looking for a eyeliner that stays on - waterproof, etc... and they can't believe I have alopecia and have lost it all. :-) so I must be doing something right, or they are lying, one of the two. ha ha! best of luck to you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I don't mind. I am far from an expert. and probably you will get help on here too.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Smith on
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This is hardest thing. Permanent make up for the brows is the way to go. It will save time and your sanity with it. The false eyelashes you just have to get use to. It really is awful but it is an adjustment that you will make over time. I am so sorry you are going through this.
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Permalink Reply by Christine on
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I know how hard it is to lose your brows and lashes, especially if you had not been wearing much makeup before now. I always wore and loved makeup, and still do, I just find that I have to do things a bit differently now. I never had to do my brows before, so that is new for me, my lashes have come and gone a few times, but when they come back they are all weird and don't curl upward like before, even when I curl them they just are not right, so I don't even wear mascara when I have them anymore, I find that with eyeliner I don't really miss the lashes so much. I found that a gel type of liner works best for me, you apply with a little brush. I agree with going to a makeup counter, take a friend along and make it a fun day, they will give you tips on how to apply, and may even have products just for those without lashes or eyebrows. then the fun comes with experimenting with different looks, until you feel comfortable with your new look. Each area of loss holds it's own pain. I'm sorry your going through this right now.
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy on
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I went thru this 39 yrs ago after the birth of my eldest daughter, all within 2 weeks my hair went, then my eyelashes and brows would come and go for a couple of years only to finally go and stay gone. I used to go thru all the bother of false eyelashes and such, but with a little one to care for it was just to much. Now all these years later I will apply a little make up such as eye liner and pencil in my brows when I want to look special, otherwise I wear no make up. I wore minimal makeup before. I have a few very very short lashes, so there is something there, and with the newer products, I can get enough mascara on them to do the job, with the added liner. For my brows, my main concern is they not look like a pencil line, so important for me to feather it out with a brow brush of some kind. I am truely sorry that after all these years still medical science has not figured out how to make sure another does not have to go thru what I went thru. Hugs
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Permalink Reply by Casey on
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Ya that is no fun! I lost all mine within a year, but the eyelashes and eyebrows were the hardest!!
I use Ibrowsers, which are temporary eyebrows. I am too afraid of permanent! I alos use liquid liner and fake eyelashes everyday. a makeup artist can help teach you to apply, but I just learned through trial and error
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Permalink Reply by Kleenhed on
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man, that has been the worst part for me too! i've had alopecia for 11 years, and my hair fell out really quickly as well, followed by brows & lashes. i don't mind being bald so much but just HATE not having eyebrows! when they first fell out i drew them on, but then i needed glasses and i didn't draw them on anymore, for years. the glasses kind of made me feel better about not having brows. but i am getting older now, and i feel like it's time to start working on my look some, so i am experimenting with brows a bit. i am currently using eyebrow stuff from Ditzy - they have templates and a gel & powder combo. i'm not real big into makeup either, but you will find what works for you. doesn't have to be makeup at all, it's just what you feel comfortable with. i feel for you, and it is so hard, but keep your chin up! remember, if someone has a problem with you, that's THEIR problem. don't try to make it yours, or it will drive you crazy! you are the way you are, you didn't choose to be this way... the only choice you have is how you deal with it. best of luck to you, hang in there & know you aren't alone!
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Thank you everyone for your replies!
Kimberly-I always forget about Ulta, I'll have to check there also:)
BekindtoEarth-Wow ours really did start about the same time, sorry you have to go through this also:( I cannot thank you enough for the step-by-step instructions! I will be going to Sephora soon to try and find those Anastasia products!
Karen Smith-I think I will probably go that route too when they're completely gone, but it also makes me nervous...did it really hurt?
Aimee-I am definitely going to check out the eyebrowz.com website, thank you!
Christine-That's so weird that you mentioned the few eyelashes that don't curl up because some of mine have been doing that for awhile but I never related it too what's going on! My eyebrows in the past few months have also gotten very small spots in them (then fill back in) and I did relate that to my hair, but now I'm thinking the eyelashes that were coming in weird...are part of it too!
Dorothy-Wow within 2 weeks? I'm so sorry to hear that, that's very quick!...and having a little one! I agree with you on the medical part of it...such a shame!
Casey-Thanks for the tip on the temporary eyebrows, I'll have to check them out:)
Kleenhed-Thank you very much...your words are very wise! I'm actually dealing with it much better than I thought I would, but it's so wonderful to read your reply, and I hope I will be as strong as you are:)
Even though, I luckily, still have them...they both (eye...lashes/brows) are getting really really thin and my eyebrows don't seem like they're as long as they once were...like I'm losing the ends of them quicker! I am so afraid I will wake up one day...and they'll be completely gone...so I guess I'm getting prepared! Lol! I also think, I'm panicking even more because I don't know the first thing about make-up, haha! :)
I SO appreciate everyone's helpful hints, experiences and knowledge, especially from people...that have actually been through it...thank you so much! I apologize for not responding quicker to everyone! I cannot thank everyone enough! This website has been such a blessing to me!
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She said that it was not super painful but not exactly fun either. She doesn't want to get the liner done because of the pain and closeness to her eyes.
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I came here today specifically to ask about eyebrows. My daughter, who had eyebrows like Brooke Shields, is now losing them too, along with her previously thick, long eyelashes. She says when her eyebrows fall out, she is not going to school any more (7th grade.) I don't know what to do. I am going to check out the suggestions below. This is too damn hard.
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Sarah's Mom-I am SO deeply sorry to hear you have to "sit by" and watch your daughter go through this! I can so relate to the Brooke Shields comment along with the "previously thick, long eyelashes"!...because that was me also. My mom has since passed, but still to this day, I always remember her loving my thick eyebrows, as did I. As a mom also, and going through it myself...I truly feel your pain (for your daughter also!) I can't even imagine watching one of my girls having to deal with this, and like you, I also have a 7th grade girl! I just remember, probably as you do also, how important that age actually can be. I just am heartbroken for you, as a mother and again I'm sure you feel the same way, would hate to see your daughter not continuing to go to school:( So maybe, it might be a good idea to go to one of the make-up counters (like the others suggested to me) and try to make it a fun day...mother/daughter day...with you also letting someone else apply your make-up. This was before I starting losing my hair, but at the time my daughter had just turned 12, and we went to Sephora. I don't and have not worn any make-up, but when I let the sales lady apply my make-up, my daughter just laughed and laughed, actually she thought it was hysterical...me not so much, but it was all in good fun, haha! Maybe she would feel more comfortable, watching you allow someone else to apply it for you (with a "new" look) and in turn she could see how they do eyebrows on her. There are wonderful people on this site that have been through the same ordeal, possibly at the same age as your daughter, so maybe they can give you better insight/advise. Best of luck to you and your daughter! Hugs!
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oh poor thing, that is so rough. I lost mine in high school and I drew them for awhile and hated it. fake eyebrows rocked my life!!! I have ones that are like stick on tattoos from ibrowsers, but I recently found these which seem like they are real hair?? Havent seen them in person
http://www.headcovers.com/11186/realistic-eyebrows-12/
ibrowsers- http://www.ibrowsers.ca/
They might help your daughter feel better!
I filled mine with pencil until it got really bad then I shaved and went to fake ones. Suggest that to your daughter to help transition? I am sure her friends will be supportive of her and tell her to open up to them. If anyone teases her it will help to have a support group at school
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So sorry and understand where you're coming from...I quickly lost all of my hair at Thanksgiving time last year, talk about a shock since I've never had trouble with thinning hair. Lost the brows and eyelashes a few weeks later. Hair on my head was much easier to cope with than the eyebrows. I too penciled in my brows for months and then stumbled on a site called Beauti-full brows, that are temporary tattoos!! These worked very well for me made it a little bit easier...And now after almost a year after total hair loss I just had my brows tattooed 3 days ago...of course I'm in the healing process but it has already made my life easier and I feel more confident knowing if I rub my brow line it won't come off..not to mention they're always the same!! As for my eyelashes i just put on a little eyeliner to give the illusion of lashes. I've worn false lashs at times but I struggle with them to much...Good luck and I hope this helps...
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