The search for the best way I can get my lashes to be longer and thicker continues with eyelash extensions –the question, however, is whether or not I can afford the eyelash extensions cost.

If I’m a celebrity with a steady flow of projects and sponsors like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian, I won’t even think twice about these eyelash extensions and the corresponding cost.  But I’m a commoner with an income I have to budget down to the last cent each month, will succumbing to the desire of possessing amazingly long and thick lashes by having those extensions worth it?  Will eyelash extensions cost be reasonable enough for a blogger (who wants to flutter my eyelashes flirtatiously more often than necessary) like me?  Join me as I try to find out.

How much do eyelash extensions cost?

First of all,  putting on eyelash extensions is a semi-permanent process that involve using an adhesive to make individual synthetic eyelash strand stick to each of your natural lashes.  The differences between them and falsies are that falsies come in strips and they are attached on the eyelids which only last for a day.  Eyelash extensions last as long as the full cycle of your natural lashes which is around 60 to 90 days (although there are some who experience keeping the extensions for as long as 2 months).  In connection to the eyelash growth cycles, there is a recommended “eyelash fills” every to 2 to 4 weeks to fill in those newly grown eyelashes.

Eyelash extensions cost differ from one professional to another but they average between $200 and $500 for the initial filling and between $75 and $120 for the maintenance.

Eyelash Extensions Cost vs Eyelash Growth Serums Cost

There are eyelash growth serums that can help your eyelashes grow naturally and (maybe) permanently.  Some well-known eyelash enhancers are Latisse, Rimmel Lash Accelerator, Li Lash and Revitalash.  If you visit Li Lash on Ebay and Amazon or  Rimmel on Ebay or Amazon, you’ll find out that the average price of these products range from $50 to $140.

The eyelash growth serums cost is less than the eyelash extensions cost but you have to risk the fact that the eyelash growth serums may cause some irrations or worse, may not work at all.

Eyelash Extensions Cost vs Eyelash Growth Enhancing Mascaras

Eyelash growth enhancing mascaras like Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara, Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara and Cargo Eyelash Enhancing Mascara cost around $8 to $36 (Cargo being the most expensive).  They boast of eyelash growth as well as the function of a regular mascara.

The cost of these mascaras are cheaper than the eyelash extensions cost.  I might want to try this personally.  In case these mascaras don’t work, at least I still can use it like my favorite mascara.

I would like to include eyelash implants here too but I’m not really into them and is way too expensive for a common blogger like me.  Anyway, I realized that I cannot afford the eyelash extensions cost for now.  I would like to consider getting one though (they said the process of putting them on is not traumatic, it’s almost relaxing actually) when I have enough money to spend.  But how about you?  Can you afford the cost of this procedure?  Or are you willing to overlook the eyelash extensions cost and give this process a try?