Hey FashionSISTAS! Hope ya'll are having a great week so far. It is almost the weekend.. almost! LOL! But as other Moms can vouch, what is the weekend? I mean, it's just pretty much another day for us. KWIM?!
Well, a few weeks ago- I posted on Instagram, a picture I found on Pinterest, about a "natural" way to grow your eyelashes. If you are married to a man like my husband, who has eyelashes for daaayyysss (I mean, really. It is not fair!)- you would start to get a little self- conscious about how short your lashes are, too. I can only hope that our baby girls get their dad's genes in that area! So when I saw that Pinterest tip on growing eyelashes, I thought I would share with everyone else! The Pinterest picture simply said to "add 1 drop of lavender oil to your mascara to promote growth." What?! That's it!?! I am on top of it, Rose!
So I did it.
I got my oil from "Whole Foods" and the mascara is one of my favorites- that probably had half of it left. Okay, here is where I think I messed up. Instead of adding just ONE drop, I thought "the more lavender oil, the better"... right?? WRONG. LOL I will touch base on that later.
I added about 4-6 drops, shook it, and applied to my eyes that night. I woke up and rushed to the bathroom mirror to see if my shorties could rival my husband's! Nope. Needless to say, it does not work overnight. Anyway, I would use the mascara sporadically... because I would forget to use it everyday. (I am not sure if ya'll have heard about the "pregnancy brain syndrome"- but when you are pregnant you tend to be forgetful and lose things. I can assure you, I was like that before my pregnancies, but during AND after it was/is 10x worse! Even 5 months after my 2nd baby- I still suffer from this "disease." LOL)
Well, I noticed that sometimes after I would apply the mascara, I would feel kinda sleepy. It took me awhile to put the two together. I was like "Wow, I just woke up- but I feel like I need a nap already." Once I concluded it was on the days that I applied the special mascara- I figured, I better see what else lavender oil is "suppose" to do. Ummm, hello! According to Wikipedia, lavender oil aides in relaxation! HAHA! So by putting MORE drops than needed- I was actually making myself feel more relaxed and sleepy! So if YOU want to try this- PLEASE only add one drop!
Now for the question everyone wants to know: "Did it work?" Honestly, I don't know. I did not use it everyday. And I barely use it now since, as mentioned above, I tend to get sleepy. I would LIKE to think it works. As far as the length of lashes, No- I have not seen any change. If anyone else tries it, and applies it everyday (for a month)- let me know what your thoughts are. However, I still do use it from time to time- because what do I have to lose??
I do know one thing. If you need help sleeping, apply lavender oil to your pillow. Thank me later. I am now an advocate on essential oils. Once I realized just how well lavender oil worked in making me relax and sleepy- I just had to find out about all the other "essential oils!" Needless to say, I now make my own bug repellent spray (my daughter, Kiana, gets EATEN ALIVE by misquitos)- of which I will give the recipe in a later blog when I write about all my essential oil uses!
Oh and did you see my last instagram post on my dream book nook?? Well, being the Book Worm that I am- here is a great book to download/buy:
"Are you there, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea"- it is soooo funny! I can't believe I have not read this book before! I highly recommend it! Just a fair warning- her book is NOT politically correct. It is written the way she talks on her show. That being said, if you don't like her explicitness- then don't get it. LOL
I added about 4-6 drops, shook it, and applied to my eyes that night. I woke up and rushed to the bathroom mirror to see if my shorties could rival my husband's! Nope. Needless to say, it does not work overnight. Anyway, I would use the mascara sporadically... because I would forget to use it everyday. (I am not sure if ya'll have heard about the "pregnancy brain syndrome"- but when you are pregnant you tend to be forgetful and lose things. I can assure you, I was like that before my pregnancies, but during AND after it was/is 10x worse! Even 5 months after my 2nd baby- I still suffer from this "disease." LOL)
Well, I noticed that sometimes after I would apply the mascara, I would feel kinda sleepy. It took me awhile to put the two together. I was like "Wow, I just woke up- but I feel like I need a nap already." Once I concluded it was on the days that I applied the special mascara- I figured, I better see what else lavender oil is "suppose" to do. Ummm, hello! According to Wikipedia, lavender oil aides in relaxation! HAHA! So by putting MORE drops than needed- I was actually making myself feel more relaxed and sleepy! So if YOU want to try this- PLEASE only add one drop!
Now for the question everyone wants to know: "Did it work?" Honestly, I don't know. I did not use it everyday. And I barely use it now since, as mentioned above, I tend to get sleepy. I would LIKE to think it works. As far as the length of lashes, No- I have not seen any change. If anyone else tries it, and applies it everyday (for a month)- let me know what your thoughts are. However, I still do use it from time to time- because what do I have to lose??
I do know one thing. If you need help sleeping, apply lavender oil to your pillow. Thank me later. I am now an advocate on essential oils. Once I realized just how well lavender oil worked in making me relax and sleepy- I just had to find out about all the other "essential oils!" Needless to say, I now make my own bug repellent spray (my daughter, Kiana, gets EATEN ALIVE by misquitos)- of which I will give the recipe in a later blog when I write about all my essential oil uses!
Oh and did you see my last instagram post on my dream book nook?? Well, being the Book Worm that I am- here is a great book to download/buy:
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<KWIM> = My acronym for "Knowwhatimean?'
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