4 Magnetic Lash Mistakes That Shorten Their Life

Four habits account for almost every magnetic lash that dies early: not cleaning them after each wear, yanking them out of the case, soaking them, and using the wrong products on the band. Avoid those and a pair lasts 30 to 60 wears, or well beyond.

Mistake 1: not cleaning them after every use

This is the big one, and it is the reason behind most "my lashes stopped sticking" messages.

Every wear leaves a thin film of magnetic liner dried onto the magnets. It builds up, and once there is a layer of old liner between the magnet and the fresh liner on your lid, the lash physically cannot sit flush. People conclude the magnets have worn out. They have not, they are just coated.

Left long enough, that residue also damages the band itself. We recommend Isocol on a cotton bud. The full routine takes about a minute.

Mistake 2: pulling the lash out of the case

Youthphoria lashes are sturdy, but they are hand made to be light enough that you forget you are wearing them, and that means the band is delicate. Ripping one out of its case tears the band and pulls fibres loose.

Lift gently, from the outer end. If a lash feels stuck in the case, that is usually leftover liner gluing it down, which brings you back to mistake 1.

Mistake 3: soaking them, or using the wrong cleaning products

Do not submerge magnetic lashes in water, and do not use makeup remover or micellar water on the band. Makeup removers contain solvents designed to dissolve cosmetics, and used on a lash band they break the band down over time.

Over-exposure to moisture damages the lash generally, so wash the fibres only when they actually need it and keep the routine dry the rest of the time.

This is worth being precise about, because the advice sounds contradictory otherwise: micellar water and oil based removers are exactly right for taking liner off your eyelid. They are wrong for the lash band. Different surface, different rule.

Mistake 4: using warm or hot water

Heat relaxes the curl the lash was built with, and it does not lift dried liner off the magnets anyway. So it does the damage without doing the job. Cold water only, and only when rinsing after a gentle wash with a diluted gel cleanser.

How long should a pair actually last?

30 to 60 wears is the normal range with basic care. We have customers past 90 wears on a single pair, and the difference is not luck, it is that they clean the lashes after every use and are gentle with the band.

If you wear lashes most days, alternating two pairs so each band dries completely between wears stretches both of them further.

Read next: are magnetic eyelashes safe to wear every day? The full guide to daily wear, wear time, eyelid hygiene and who should give lashes a rest.

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