1 year ago I conducted a 3 month long experiment. I put inexpensive eyelash serum on ONE eye for 3 months because I figured that was the best way to see if it worked. These are the initial results and my one year follow up.
I can probably just stop the post here and head right into the sales pitch. You don't need to squint, guess, or get out a measuring tape to know which eye I put the serum on.
I wasn't expecting such obvious results but a cheap Amazon eyelash serum actually worked and it worked really well. If that's all you wanted to know you can go ahead and buy it. No need to read further.
If you think you have no reason to believe me because I'm a blogger on the Internet, you're right. I could lie, I could Photoshop, I could do so many things and you have every right to question me.
Background Check
This has been a decade long venture for me, on and off trying to lengthen my eyelashes. My hope being that if I have luxurious lashes no one will notice if I have wrinkles in my shirt, dirty fingernails, gum in my hair ... you get the picture.
In 2017 I tried magnetic lashes which resulted in a decidedly psychotic look.
In 2019 I bought very expensive Latisse, prescription eyelash growth serum. It worked well but it was expensive and inconvenient to get because I had to have a prescription and drive half an hour to pick it up.
I'll only dedicate hours to growing my own potatoes - not eyelashes.
The Results
Results were so gradual they were barely noticeable. But by the end of 3 months the results were pretty extraordinary.
- Visibly longer lashes
- Noticeably more lashes
My results were from using the product once a day (their recommendation is actually twice a day) in a real life, haphazard manner. I was militant at first, then started forgetting to put it on, then got back on board ... In other words, I wasn't even terribly regimented about putting it on and it still worked well.
It boasts "Natural" ingredients, but you and I are educated. We know that statement is useless (much like the perforations on any cardboard, press your thumb here, box.)
This serum doesn't contain hormones or other things that are generally considered bad by people in lab coats.
Ingredients
For you science loving types, this is a list of the ingredients in the Terez & Honor lash and brow growth serum:
(But first to reiterate, this post isn't sponsored and I'm not faking the results)
Aqua, Glycerin, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-4, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Aloe Ferox Leaf Juice, Wedelia Calendulacea Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Arginine, Panthenol, Biotin, Panax Ginseng Root, Biotin/Folic Acid/Cyanocobalamin/Niacinamide/Pantothenic Acid/Pyridoxine/Riboflavin/Thiamine/Yeast Polypeptides, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract, Xanthan Gum
3 Types of Lash Growth Serums
Lash growth serums are built 3 different ways.
Chemical/Hormonal compounds
These are the ingredients in prescription serums, like the I tried, Latisse.
- Prostaglandin serums: Use hormone-like compounds, banned in cosmetics by Health Canada.
- Available only by prescription from a doctor.
- Sold as medication, not cosmetics, due to lack of long-term testing.
- Potential side effects: drooping eyelids, skin darkening, iris color change. (really quite rare occurrences)
- Long lashes last only with continuous medication use.
- Key ingredients: Prostaglandin (Bimatoprost) or analogues.
Botanicals
- Botanical extracts can improve lash health.
- Botanical products may cause allergic reactions in sensitive skin.
- Natural products have shorter shelf life after opening.
- Beneficial botanical ingredients include DHT blockers: Natural Grape & Pumpkin Seed Extracts, Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract, Panax Ginseng Root.
Peptides
- Peptides promote lash growth by lengthening growth cycle.
- Different peptides serve different purposes targeting each phase of the lash growth cycle for.
- Look for listed peptides like Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, and Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1.
- Peptide serums often contain conditioning and moisturizing agents: Biotin, Arginine, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Panthenol, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacinamide, Arctium Majus Root Extract.
This Terez & Honor serum is a combination of botanicals, peptides and a bunch of other things like pumpkin seed extract that deep down you'd never believe would actually make your lashes longer and fuller.
But it works, and I wanted to tell you about it.
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TEREZ & HONOR
Enhancing Eyelash Serum
$30 US (but now on sale for $25)
Update 1 Year Later
- It still works. 🤷♀️
- You need to remember to apply it a few times a week to maintain the length. Otherwise you'll wake up one morning with a bald eyeball.
- They now apparently make a different version of the same lash serum that's exclusively for eyebrows with a different applicator.
If you tried this serum when I first mentioned it almost a year ago, let me and everyone else know what your experience was like. Did they lengthen? Did it itch? Did you smartly apply it to both eyes?
I've always had insignificant eyelashes. When I saw your results, I had to give it a try. It's hard to say when the miracle happened, but it did. I had noticeably longer, dare I say alluring, eyelashes. It was amazing! I didn't experience any type of irritation, except for the time when I missed my lashes and put the serum on my eyeball. Man, that burns! Thanks for sharing your quest for luxurious lashes. I'm excited to try the brow serum.
I tried it but it didn't work for me.
Thanks! Good to know. I wonder what would make it not work on some people. ~ karen!