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Karen

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eye make-up
« on: October 16, 2008, 06:45:10 pm »
Good news Kaybo about your eye    . One question, since you don't have feeling in your eye how do you know that one drop of         Systyne is enough?  I would like to go longer than two hours  but I am afraid to try.  I just check and see if it looks wet.  What kind of eye makeup are you going to use?  Did you just wear make-up on the good eye before?  How many other people just did the good eye?  Karen
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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2008, 06:58:30 pm »
Karen, the one time I tried eye makeup, I ended up poking myself in the eye with the mascara wand. Needless to say I have not tried that again. And now that I have a weight I don't want to put eye shadow on that lid. So my eyes just go naked. I am at peace with that.

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2008, 07:17:53 pm »
Hi Karen,
I love makeup and always have. Not too much just enough to enhance my natural beauty.  :o :o Anyway I wear a foundation with spf and I wear makeup on my good eye - would not dare on my AN side. Maybe one day just not yet Sara how come you won't wear shadow with the implant?
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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2008, 07:23:58 pm »
Karen~
As I have said before, I just kind of know when it is getting dry - the vision just gets even more blurry or something.  I probably should put drops in a little more frequently but i just don't stop long enough to do it and it seems to be OK.  I do just wear make-up on my good eye & have for years now.  I am not some make-up drag queen and don't feel like I HAVE to have it - most days I never get it on and don't even think twice about it.  When I do put it on, I am usually in some parking lot somewhere between errands!!  LOL!!  When I worked, I did wear it everyday - & church, meetings, etc. now - sure cuts down on costs!!   ;D  I have worn it on the AN side a couple of times for special occasions.  I had started wearing it some with my old weight when I had the T3.  Sara, why do you not wear it over the weight?  I use Bare Minerals on the other eye and since it suppose to be all good stuff, I'm going to give it a whirl.  It is a little tough because I don't use my right hand as much anymore and had to learn to put my make-up on with my left hand - it does feel awkward trying to put mascara on with the right hand!! Tomorrow is free babysitting at church for couples to have a Date Night so I will try then (if I have time!  LOL!!)  I'll let you know!  Wish me luck!!   ;D

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2008, 08:44:37 pm »
The skin on my eyelid is very thin, and my ophthalmologist told me it would put me at greater risk for extrusion, so I try to handle my eyelid as little as possible. It would freak me out for the thing to come popping through. I know I am probably way too squeamish about it, but in general my nature is to err on the side of caution.

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2008, 09:38:45 pm »
I'm able to wear make up on my AN eye.  I didn't for a while after the AN surgery, but that was probably more because I didn't feel like it than anything.  I don't wear a lot of it either and it seemed like a good enough excuse to go without!

I started using mascara again as a way to keep my upper lashes up and out of my eye.  The lack of muscle tone made the lashes kinda hang down instead of curling upward, so when I put mascara on, it seems to hold them up there better.  After that I moved on to the "big guns" - eyeliner and shadow.  I got a good liner that's not technically waterproof, but it's probably pretty close.  I haven't had any problems and my eye doctor didn't yell at me last time I was there about it.  I just apply it carefully and make sure I wash it off well at night.

My old motto used to be "just because you're in pain, doesn't mean you have to be one" - I've since changed it to "Just because I feel like crap, doesn't mean I have to look like it!".   ;D  And I speak for myself here - I am sure you are all stunningly beautiful naturally, but I benefit from a little help!  ::)

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2008, 01:45:44 pm »
oh... good topic!
since i have started to take off my pirate patch (YAY! double vision is pretty much fixed! double YAY!) i feel kind of funny with my poor old naked open eye. I don't wear much make up, but for me eye liner and mascara (and lipstick) are tough to go without.

I have put a bit of liner under my lower lashes (AN side) but REALLY need mascara. I have short fine lashes (which seem to be getting lighter with age?!). I would love to wear mascara on the AN side but wonder...

- is waterproof better than wash off (my standard)
- would drops make mascara run (or ointment run waterproof stuff).
- is this risky to cornea
- are some brands of mascaras better/less risky than others

anyone tried eye lash curlers?? I did but had trouble getting the lashes in there and they are too short without cosmetic help.

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2008, 02:31:12 pm »
I know that the salve (Refresh PM) just takes it right off.  I use waterproof and if I go on a trip & forget my eye make-up remover, I use the Refresh PM to get it off!!  Drops don't seem to bother it, but I wasn't putting them in too often.  I plan on using waterproof.  I had (before T3) started curling lashes a little trying to "train" them back into shape - mine kind of fall down too.  Sephora has a curler that I read about in People magazine that is more like a little curling wand (uses heat, but not too hot) than the older "crinkle" type.  I would think that would be good at first.  My Dr. said it would be OK as long as you don't poke your eye!!   ;)  Wouldn't really want to do that anyway!!

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2008, 10:41:58 am »
Thanks Kaybo.

Does it matter what kind/brand of mascara... like maybe better to use one that is for sensitive eyes (or maybe this is just marketing BS) or made from natural ingredients?? Just a thought...

I have never been a fan of waterproof mascara, too much work to get it off, but am feeling ready to convert! Thanks for your thoughts. I will probably ask my opthamologist too, just to be on the safe side.

I also feel like my eye lashes are kind lazy and maybe mascara would help keep them out of the way.

Thanks!
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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2008, 10:47:55 am »
I use the waterproof kind.  The regular kind just winds up running if I put drops in and I look like a football player.  I read somewhere that if you have sensitive eyes you shouldn't use waterproof because it can flake, but I haven't had that problem.  It is tougher to get off, but I found a good remover (Clinique) that takes it off without burning your eyes and it also works great at getting rid the greasy feeling from the overnight gel.

I used an eye lash curler for a while, until it mysteriously disappeared, along with a few other make up items (the price you pay for having a 20 year old daughter, I suppose), and I didn't have too much trouble with it.  Now, a heated one - I think I would probably be needing your eye patch after I seriously injured myself!  :o

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2008, 01:21:46 pm »
I did wear eye make-up and here is the report:

1)  I forgot to mention (b/c I had forgotten) that I do not put mascara on the BOTTOM lashes of my AN eye, but I think that has more to do with having had a stroke and not really being able to use my right hand for fine motor skills - black all over face - NOT good when you are out of the neat little q-tips things that already have make-up remover in them for those little mistakes!!   :o

2)  Everything went GREAT except that last night before bed I realized that my eyelid was "swollen"  -  it actually looks like I have the weight in again.  It is where it was in its "slipped" position.  I put the antibiotic ointment back on it & I will call the Dr. tomorrow.  It is not HUGE & he had said I could wear make-up on that eye, but that is the only thing I can think.

3)  I use Covergirl (green tube) that has the curved wand (I almost put applicator, but that sounded like something else... ::)).  I use Bare Minerals and had used their waterproof mascara for a while but had always used this and it was MUCH cheaper so I went back - I really like it a LOT better - at least for the good eye!

4)  Lori, you big dork - it doesn't get that hot!

OK, that's all I can remember!

K   ;D
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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2008, 01:04:48 pm »
Kay,

I'm not a big dork - just a big klutz!!!!!   ;D  And a small dork, thank you very much! 

I don't do well with sharp or hot things.  They always result in some sort of painful mishap for me - and I've got the scars to prove it!   :D

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2008, 02:53:48 pm »
Okay, you girls are braver than me.  I am terrified to put mascara near my AN eye!  I can't really close the eye, so I can't envision trying to remove the mascara without it getting in my eye.  Since mascara was the ONE makeup item I could never do without, this has been quite an adjustment for me.  However, having a paralyzed face did make me less self-conscious about not wearing mascara!   :D ;D 

Maybe I'll try to work up my courage to try mascara before the end of the year...

Debbi, living in terror of my mascara wand...
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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2008, 04:16:33 pm »
Well, Debbi, I can tell you from personal experience that poking yourself in the eye with a mascara wand is one of the more exquisite tortures out there. However, it might just finally bring those long-awaited tears to your affected eye.

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Re: eye make-up
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2008, 03:37:57 pm »
I will be two years in January and I just tried to use my mascara and got an eye infection.....so make sure you get new stuff...my eye doctor was ok with me using the makeup....just not the old stuff :)  I do not have the weight but have the fun stitch in my eye!  so advice, buy new stuff.....

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