Well thank God I have good lashes, wouldn’t want to break the bank at $120 a pop monthly, for something my own masscara already does.

I agree with Elaine, plus I get enough headaches, I’m sure not going to use something that might cause more. I am surprised they aren’t trying to sell it as a cure for baldness since they say it causes hair growth in other areas. It would probably only cost a few thousand for that.

So many women have been clamoring for this for so long, that I’m sure that Allergan will realize many sales from the getgo, and the wonderful part for them is that it must be used all the time or the lashes will revert to their old “short stubby” size..oh my. My ophthalmologist gave me a physician’s sample bottle of Lumigan, which is the drug in Latisse and I am actually afraid to use it, fearing all the negatives listed, even though I would like longer lashes.

Meow, meow purrr…(that’s thank you in cat)

That’s nuts. I never take/apply prescription drugs and hope I never will; try to do everything nutritionally or with exercise. It’s crazy to mess up your body chemistry with unneeded medications for a same gain in the eyelash dept? Curl ‘em, put on some mascara, and go. You can predict the future headlines for this one: “16 year-old cheerleader dies from allergic reaction to eyelash drug.”

I don’t know about this one, is it really worth the possible side effects?

This is the kind of thing that gives aid and comfort to our enemies. What kind of vainglorious idiots have we become?

Am I the only person who doesn’t give a rat’s ass about eyelashes - mine nor anyone else’s? I forget they even exist. When I meet someone or am simply talking to someone, I don’t even look at them…ever. For me, the only noticeable parts of the eye area are the brows and the iris. This laughable society needs to get a grip. And by the way, anything approved by the FDA? Usually can’t be trusted in the end.

There are many,many women on the facial boards who were using a form of this by another company that got pulled by FDA because of Allergan’s protest., since they were using Allergan’s product They collectively raved about their very long eyelashes and moaned about the inability to get this any longer. They will be very happy when they can buy this again.

Spider Woman

The health fairy hasn’t been kind to my cousin. 50 years old and wheelchair bound, oxygen-connected and cortisone-plumped, I wouldn’t consider her alluring. Although at a recent visit, I couldn’t help noticing my cousin’s eyelashes. They looked "spidery;" super long and curly, like the fake lashes worn by drag queens. "Awesome lashes," I told her. "My doctor has me on eye drops for glaucoma," she explained. "Now my lashes are growing out of control; they squish into my eyeglasses." I asked if she’d heard that a side effect of glaucoma drops is lash growth. "My ophthalmologist never mentioned that, but knowing it now is a big relief," she said. I also told her how a few beauty companies had illegally used the drug in OTC lash growth products, until the FDA got wind of it. Tempted to ask if I could try her eye drops, instead I offered to trim her lashes for her; she refused to let me.

Although this seemingly miraculous lash growth is no longer attainable over-the- counter, Allergan (maker of Lumigan, the eye drops for glaucoma) just introduced Latisse, the first and only FDA approved prescription drug for growing longer, fuller lashes. In a clinical trial, lashes typically grew 25 percent longer, 106 percent thicker and 18 percent darker.

Parting ways with your lash curler and never fussing with mascara again is a convenient concept, but unless you already indulge in professional lash extensions or you wear mink eyelashes like Madonna does, the $120 price tag for a monthly dose of Latisse might seem extravagant. If so, plump your peepers the old fashioned way: In a recent review in Consumer Reports Shop Smart Magazine, Lancome Paris Definicils, $24, got the highest marks. The runner up: Max Factor Lash Perfection Volume Couture, $7. Honorable mentions include Maybelline Defin-A-Lash, $8 and L’Oreal Telescopic Clean Definition, $9.Wendy Korn Heppt budgetstyleonashoestring.blogspot.com/    wendykorn@yahoo.com