Crybaby Semi-Permanent Mascara is one of the latest professional lash treatments to hit the UK. It’s not extensions, nor is it just a tint – first your lashes are curled, then the coating is mixed to your preferred look (be it thick and dazzling, or more natural) and applied just like a regular mascara.
Back in June, my colleagues and I were lucky enough to train with Crybaby and to become qualified Crybaby Technicians! During the training, we all were each other’s ‘models’ and so got to try this out for ourselves. Here’s my before and after photos:
Before (make up free!)
And after!
You can get a great result with this – although be warned, if you have short, straight lashes, this isn’t going to perform any miracles. Just like regular mascara, it works with what you’ve got.
Crybaby Mascara lasts 2 weeks – no smudging or running. Around the two week mark, it will start to break down and you can choose either to let it wear itself off or have it professionally removed. While you have the product on however, you cannot curl your lashes or use any oil-based eye make up remover or mascara (so you might have to deal with an awkward ‘growing it out’ phase).
I kept mine on for exactly 2 weeks to see how well it lasted. There wasn’t too much of a difference – the curl fell slightly and the coating was wearing off. It definitely still looked like I was wearing mascara, but it was a less dramatic look. For the last few days if I rubbed my eyes, some black specks would come off and would occasionally fall in my eye, which was slightly irritating.
If you’ve got a wedding or other special occasion coming up or if you simply don’t have time to fuss with mascara every morning, this could be for you. But I must emphasise, if you’ve got short lashes to begin with and want a really dramatic look, you’re probably better looking at extensions.
A Crybaby treatment seems to be around the £30 mark in most salons, or less if you only need your upper lashes done. Visit the Crybaby website to find your nearest salon.
