Careprost aka Latisse

Lately I've been noticing that there has been a lot of emphasis on lashes.  Long full lashes are so in right now and I've been feeling a little left out.  It's not that I don't have adequate eyelashes...I do and if I were a normal person I would be very happy with them.  Unfortunately, with all of the emphasis on super lush lashes, I've been feeling a little down on my own.  In the past I have tried the Urban Decay Lush Lash system which worked ok.  You can see my review here.  Since I've discontinued using that, I didn't really notice any falling out or anything but they are shorter now and I've noticed that they have not been holding a curl lately which makes them look a little shorter.  I had originally seen a Groupon for Rapid Lash Eyelash Renewal Serum and bought it immediately.  I later decided to look into that product online and found that they had recently re-formulated it and it no longer included the active ingredient that made your lashes grow.  This was little more than a conditioning gel for your lashes.  Fortunately, it was only $25 shipping included so I do not feel so bad about it.

After that, I spent a few hours (days) looking at reviews of the best eyelash serums.  I've known about Latisse and have been thinking about buying it since it came out but I do not have $120/month plus a doctor's visit to spend on it.  I came across a message board while looking through before and after photos of Latisse and someone had mentioned that Careprost was basically the generic version of it and could be found for much cheaper online.  The reviews online are mostly favorable with very few people mentioning a little irritation and eye redness.  While my eyes (just my left one) are a little sensitive, I decided to bite the bullet and order it anyway.  I bought mine from alldaychemist.com for $10 a bottle (I got 2) with shipping being $25.  To be honest, I really should have bought about 10 bottles in order for the shipping to be worth it but didn't want them to expire.  Shipping was relatively quick (about 2 weeks) considering it was coming from India and I did not need a prescription.  Alldaychemist.com was nice enough to throw in a little liner brush which they usually charge $1 for.

I've been using it for 3 days now and I'm happy to say that I have not experienced any irritation at all.  I haven't seen any changes either which is to be expected.  I should start seeing results in 4 weeks with full results in 16.  I plan to do an update every 4 weeks to show my progress.  So without any further ado, here is my before picture.  I do not have any mascara on (except what was left on my lashes after removing waterproof eyeliner).