The FDA has just approved a drug that will help lengthen your eyelashes. Hopefully they won't get quite as long as the ones in this photo, but who knows the long term effects of eyelash medication overdoses?
The drug, Allergan, contains an active ingredient that was originally created to treat glaucoma, but found to have this pleasant side effect. The drug should be available in May and will cost $120 per each month's supply. It will take about two to four months for the effect to start to show.
Link Photo By Asobitsuchiya [Flickr]
You don't even have to read the full article to get that much, just the BoingBoing tidbit.....
Would it be wrong of me to hope that this drug backfires horribly and clears away a little bit of precious space on our lovely rock?
When did they cure cancer and aids?
And Why didn't I hear about it?
I can see the commercial now, "Ask your doctor if Lash-X is right for you. Side effects include loss of appetite, stomach cramping, bleeding gums, extreme pubic hair growth, diarrhea, ocular tenderness, male pattern baldness in women, and full body rashes, if you experience rectal bleeding or blindness, please consult your physician as these can be signs of a possible fatal condition."
pretty gross though.
eh why do people bother
Brother you don't know the half of it! I was sitting here munching on Twix bar and then I see this picture pop up on my RSS feed. Yikes! Chocolaty crumbs all over my screen as I choked on a bite.
I don't understand why people are getting so riled up - if you don't want it don't buy it, if someone else wants it, turn a blind eye. It's just like wearing fake eyelashes, or dying your hair, or getting a waxing or any hair removal.
Of course it's stupid to depend on it completely and obsess over it like no tomorrow, completely believing it'll be the answer to all your short-eyelash trouble, and overuse it. But some people really do have a complex, because I know a handful of people that their parents have clipped their eyelashes in response to the myth of clipping them will make them grow longer.
Some women want longer lashes, why is that a bad thing? You can't be mad at people for wanting longer lashes, but not whiter teeth, or hair extensions or breast implants.
But besides that, no one said that a person would suddenly become beautiful with nicer lashes if they weren't so already... it really just helps to give that little something extra to a woman's self confidence... everyone deserves to feel good about themselves and some people need a little help getting there.