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Much of modern fashion and style has a long and interesting history.
Makeup, hair care, and beauty enhancements go back centuries and
have been a part of human society far longer than most people think.
The history of eyelash extensions is especially interesting, and dates
back further than most assume!

HISTORY OF EYELASH EXTENSIONS: THE 1800S

The idea of lengthening one’s eyelashes as a way of enhancing looks is not a
new one. While not yet having developed a technique to do so at the time,
many books, and publications on fashion in the late 1800s advised on how
to lengthen your eyelashes. Methods advised at the time included cutting
the ends off your eyelashes to encourage longer growth. Other treatment
methods said to enhance growth included the use of pomade and washing
the eyelashes with a mixture of walnut leaves and water. In 1882 it was
reported in the press that residents of Paris had started sewing hair into
their eyelids to create fake eyelashes. This painful precursor to modern
eyelash extensions was also reported in 1899 in the Scottish press.

HISTORY OF EYELASH EXTENSIONS
THE 20TH CENTURY

In 1902 famous hair stylish and inventor Karl
Nessler patented a method in the United Kingdom
to weave artificial eyelashes and eyebrows and by
1903 was selling artificial eyelashes in his salon in
London. In the United States the patent for false
eyelashes was performed by Canadian

Anna Taylor in 1911. However, like many things
it would be popular culture that led to more
widespread use of false eyelash extensions.

In 1916, director D.W. Griffith was working on his
movie Intolerance and wanted actress Seena
Owen to have long eyelashes and to have her
eyes to stand out. He made use of false
eyelashes that were human hair woven
through a fine gauze material.

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