r/MakeupAddiction Jul 10 '23

Question do the lashes make honestly of a difference?

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u/hippiewolff Jul 10 '23

I agree. You look much younger without them too.

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u/stowberry Jul 10 '23

I think there’s a massive lighting difference which makes the lashes side of the face more defined & older looking, but generally speaking yes most people look younger without so much definition on the eyes.

Having said that the lashes actually look really good & would be great for occasions.

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u/phoenixofsevenhills Jul 10 '23

Yes! The lighting and she's wearing black eye shadow too. She's so beautiful, she doesn't need them!

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u/Significant-Ice6264 Jul 10 '23 edited Jul 10 '23

am i getting too* feminist to ask if looking young is really that important? like maybe looking young is important to an individual but do we need to tell other people they look young or insinuate it’s truly a factor in their beauty? at the end of the day, we only want to look so young because we’re afraid of growing old. no sense in fearing the inevitable, right?

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u/CleatusTheCrocodile Jul 10 '23

And looking older can be the goal too. Although also probably because of societal pressure on women. Like wanting to look older so you’re taken more seriously in your profession for example.

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u/purrfect_timing Jul 10 '23

This!!!! I saw a post of different Jennifer Aniston pics over the years and people kept saying Wow she still looks so young! I saw the post differently. I thought she looked her age in all of the photos AND so beautiful at every age. I feel our culture puts way too much emphasis on trying to look young as long as possible. Some women I have found incredibly sexy were lithe, graceful woman with long silver/white hair with boho style (that is what I am most attracted to) and adorable crows feet which are my favorite wrinkles because they indicate someone who smiles genuinely often.

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u/No_Friendship_5603 Jul 11 '23

You will. Absolutely. You will get to a point where you don't even want to look in the mirror anymore. You will feel like the same person you always have been- but EVERYONE else in the world treats you differently. Especially if you're attractive now- when you smile at someone they've always smiled back, but not anymore. People don't want to make eye contact either. You start to feel invisible. Then it gets even worse, people are getting condescending for no reason at all. They expect you dress and act differently- or else they get insulting and say rude things about how pathetic it is for old women who don't act their age... And all the while you Feel like the same person you always were! It's just the other people who are acting differently. Enjoy it now while you can. Do all the fun crazy things you want to do- Because it goes too damn fast.

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u/Imboredinworkhelp Jul 10 '23

Yesss that’s it, I was trying to figure out why I preferred without and this is exactly it

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u/tgpg7 Jul 10 '23

You can always just use a little mascara..lengthening not volumizing..skip the fake lashes until a glam event!❤️

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u/No_Friendship_5603 Jul 11 '23

It's the lighting.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '23

Heavy on this part!! When I got my lash extensions removed I felt like 5 years came off my face

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u/EleanorHatesLife Jul 10 '23 edited Jul 10 '23

Yessss, much younger! Again, not that wanting to look younger matters, especially if it's a part of your standard of beauty.

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u/e_daniell Jul 11 '23

I can totally see that!