Long eyelashes are so lovely, and there are eyelash enhancer liquids that you can use to grow more eyelashes. I had never heard of this product until I was surfing the web for skin moisturizers, and found a LiLash product that actually works. I started using it a month ago, and my eyelashes are really getting longer. Pretty soon I can forget having to use extra thick mascara, which will be so nice, because I do not like how it feels. Having longer eyelashes makes me feel better about my appearance.
I looked up the history of long eyelashes as markers of feminine beauty, but could not find much about it, except that most cultures value long eyelashes in women. I read one alternative to grow eyelashes longer than they normally grow, but it sounds pretty risky. You take a pair of small scissors and snip a small part of the ends off, and supposedly they will grow back longer. It would be disastrous if you slipped and nicked your eye, so I think I'll stick to LiLash products.