Keep an eye out for eyelash extensions
They improve your look – as long as you avoid the Miss Piggy effect
Long eyelashes have been a symbol of beauty since records began. It’s almost a Golden Ratio thing. Long eyelashes create a contrast between the eye and the eyelid, making eyes visibly larger and thus more attractive. Biologically, eyelashes protect eyes from debris and other air particles. So, the longer ones have a health function, too. I had never heard about eyelash trimming. Surely everyone wants their eyelashes to be as long and thick as plausibly possible? Yet it crops up in Love From Venice, a forthcoming mini-masterpiece of a memoir by Gill Johnson (sister of wine writer Hugh), the nonagenarian author. She describes how an impulse visit to Universal Aunts, the upmarket staff bureau, in 1957 landed her a job as governess to two exquisite boys. Their home was Palazzo Brandolini in Venice. Their parents were exemplars of physical perfection. It was there that Gill learned the art of eyelash-trimming...
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