Rooting eyelashes on open eyes -- please!

kareninflorida · June 15, 2015, 3:27am

They do NOT go in the crease of the eye…OMG…I just saw a gorgeous baby on Ebay that was totally ruined by placing the lashes in the crease. Bummer. I can’t share the link because the last thing I’d want to do is hurt anyone’s feelings. Hope these pics help:

micholc · June 15, 2015, 5:36am

I saw one just recently on ebay that was gorgeous but had the eyelashes in the crease. Ruined it for me also.

AmyR777 · June 15, 2015, 1:48pm

You reach in the eye socket and glue. The rooting and gluing are done with the eye out.

pia · June 16, 2015, 2:56am

There are an amazing number of artists that root too close to the crease instead of into the actual lid. Look in the mirror and see where your lashes are before you root them in the kit.

Nikkiroc · June 16, 2015, 5:33am

I saw that one I believe!

fallnangelmama · June 16, 2015, 4:04pm

Here’s a ref pic of my five year olds

AmyR777 · June 16, 2015, 6:29pm

What a great image! Thanks for sharing.

fallnangelmama · June 17, 2015, 1:28am

Here’s one with eye all the way opened

Nikkiroc · June 17, 2015, 1:30am

How gorgeous are those eyes!!! Wow!!!

fallnangelmama · June 17, 2015, 1:32am

Thank u she was having a bad allergy day so her poor eyes are red

kareninflorida · June 17, 2015, 2:27am

Beautiful eyes, lashes, and brows! Thanks for sharing with us!

pia · July 25, 2015, 4:52pm

Here is an auction by a well known reborn artist with the lashes in the incorrect spot. The baby will sell for over $1000.00 anyway! Guess it isn’t a deal breaker if you are known. LOVE the hair and everything else about this gorgeous little fairy!
Oops - deleted that link and I will go get the other one: Look at this on eBay:

Sold Out Ira by Karola Wegerich Hyper Realism Combi Reborn Fairy by Reborn Sweet

AmyR777 · July 25, 2015, 11:45pm

OMG! That’s crazy, Pia!

Nikkiroc · July 26, 2015, 12:03am

Totally! I bet the bidders are not seeing the flaw… It would not be a happy surprise😱

Becca · July 26, 2015, 1:25am

Beautiful baby although I do admit the lashes are in the wrong place- maybe it’s a fairy thing? I, too, was wondering about how to seal eyelashes since they’re in such a tricky spot. Glad to know now.

Nikkiroc · July 26, 2015, 3:37am

Great tip!!!

AmyR777 · July 27, 2015, 1:43am

I root all my open-eye babies. Once you get the hang of it isn’t so bad. I think it looks much better than the ones you glue on.

AmyR777 · July 27, 2015, 2:15am

I made it work with 43G single-barb but it was difficult. It’s been easier since I changed to a crown needle for the eyelashes. Some use a 6-barb needle to catch the hair easier.

pia · July 27, 2015, 4:07am

I use a needle that has 6 barbs (2 on each edge), but since I only pull one hair at a time to root, the number of barbs doesn’t matter. I just want to catch a hair every time I make a go,e in the vinyl.

jsolnushko · February 3, 2016, 5:58pm

how do you root them so it won`t tear the lid? I would love to see how its done