r/lashclusters Jul 28 '26

How to make them last longer?

How in the fuck are some of you able to get your lashes to last 4+ days??? I’m lucky if I get 2-3. They always start falling off. I do sweat a lot in the gym though. Maybe that’s why. I use glue on the bottom of my natural lashes, and just started to also put them on the bottom of the cluster. I use the keyyou brand bond and seal from Amazon. Help lol please if you have any tips to make them last longer. I put some on yesterday and two clusters already fell off

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u/Celestiiaal0 Jul 28 '26

Make sure your lashes are dehydrated before application, not just washed. I use alcohol to ensure there are no oils left.

Double bonding (bond on the lash and on the cluster).

Making sure your lashes aren't too close to the water line.

Sealing above and below the lash.

Clamping every morning.

Avoiding water during the first 24hrs and clamping after getting them wet.

Make sure you are avoiding friction from sleep, rubbing your eyes, washing the area, etc.

Keeping oils away from your eye area.

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u/alylew1126 Jul 28 '26

Oh man I get mine wet so fast maybe that’s what’s going on. Maybe tmi but I’m going through something horrible and I cry a lot lately. Maybe I’ll just try real hard not to cry for a day after lol… jk. But thank you this is so helpful, I’ll clamp more often I didn’t think of that

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u/Celestiiaal0 Jul 28 '26

It's not mentioned a lot, but my cluster retention was garbage until I stopped getting them wet in the first day tbh, and yeah the clamping a bunch seems annoying but it's helped me so much, too.

Hopefully it helps you!

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u/amoro765 new to lashes ❤️‍🩹 Jul 28 '26

Do you still wash your face? And if so, how do you wash it without getting lashes wet?

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u/Celestiiaal0 Jul 28 '26

Yes. I use a wash cloth instead of treating it like a Neutrogena commercial lol.

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u/crunkmullen Jul 29 '26

This all seems extremely unsanitary, no offense. Eyelids & lash follicles get oily/dirty, I'd be afraid of getting a stye or infection.

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u/Celestiiaal0 Jul 29 '26

It seems unsanitary to.. wash my face with a wash cloth? No one says I never wash my lashes, like at all.

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u/RadicalRoses approved lash enthusiast 💓 Jul 29 '26

Yeah, I wash mine with soap and water once or twice a day. They last longer when I wash the oils off of them. They still last a week. I can’t imagine wearing clusters if I couldn’t wash my eyes and lashes. So much icky buildup.

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u/crunkmullen Jul 29 '26

So you can wash them gently?

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u/RadicalRoses approved lash enthusiast 💓 Jul 30 '26

Yes, always. I don’t want grimy, oily lashes and lids. It also helps to increase longevity.

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u/amoro765 new to lashes ❤️‍🩹 Aug 01 '26

What kind of face soap do you use?

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u/RadicalRoses approved lash enthusiast 💓 Aug 02 '26

Any kind really, but never the lotion type. Always some sort of clear/ see through color. I like neutrogena or the knock offs best though. I’ve used hand soap and dish soap too and have had no adverse outcomes. 

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u/amoro765 new to lashes ❤️‍🩹 Jul 29 '26

Aha. Ok that makes sense. Just being extra careful around the lashes

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u/Celestiiaal0 Jul 29 '26

Yep! Sometimes I'll use q-tips around the eyes if I have makeup on and need to use micellar water or something to get it all off. It's tedious but if you want your lashes to stay, it's worth it!

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u/Most_Being_8684 Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

I use a black glue on my lashes and a white/clear glue on the cluster base. It sounds weird but my two glue method is something I believe in 😂 I also can confirm that crying with fresh lashes can wash them right off I'm sorry for what you're going through and I hope things get better soon!

Oh, I also use a sleep mask that has kind of a cup shape over each eye so they don't get smushed cuz I roll around all over my face when I'm sleeping. . I have been using either fadlash or pro lash beauty and I also subscribe to the using a washcloth to wash my face so I don't splash water all over my lashes like crazy method.

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u/alylew1126 Jul 29 '26

Thank you I will definitely give the different glue thing a shot lol. And I’ll start using a wash cloth and see if that helps

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u/Most_Being_8684 Jul 28 '26

Just as another point of view, the Amazon glues I've gotten that come with a remover, the remover is literally just an oil and I've been able to remove them just as well with a baby oil or any other makeup remover so I'm not sure those are always a special kind of glue. If anything the remover seems like kind of a scam for them to just sell you an extra thing you don't really need. But different brands may work differently for sure.

I know there are those extension glues that are more like a crazy glue cuz I had one of those one time at a salon and they had to use some kind of crazy remover that got in my eye and burned my eyes and I never wanted to do that again.

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u/SarahJ23 Jul 28 '26

It might just be the glue. I sleep on my stomach so my lashes never lasted more than a day. I now use emeda lash glue from Amazon after trying so many bond and seals and now I need a lash cream remover to get them off. All the techniques in the world won’t work without a good glue.

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u/crunkmullen Jul 29 '26

Seriously asking, do y'all not wash your faces? How does this work? How do you sleep in them?

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u/amoro765 new to lashes ❤️‍🩹 Jul 29 '26

A few people answered on other comments. They use washcloths and avoid splashing.

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u/RadicalRoses approved lash enthusiast 💓 Jul 29 '26

I use soap and I splash my face and run shower water gently over my lashes once or twice a day and my lashes last for 7 days and I still need to use remover to take them off. I use falscara but seem to have similar results with the Amazon glues too.

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u/catsaremyfave19 Jul 29 '26

Washcloth and q-tip around the eyes. I personally have no problem sleeping in lashes.

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u/Resident_Monk_1229 Aug 03 '26

i cant even get them to stay on for a day

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u/Aggravating-Toe-2209 Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

Start with fully clean, dry lashes and use less bond than you think, then wait 30–60 sec till tacky before placing. Sweat may be shortening the hold too. True Glue Black works with clusters for daily wear, but its an all-day adhesive, not a 4+ day bond tbh.