Beauty fan, 20, is left struggling to see after a salon applied her false eyelashes using NAIL GLUE – as she warns women to be ‘very, very careful’
- Meghan Rixson, 20, had false eyelashes applied at a salon in Bedfordshire
- She suffered swelling to her eye and claimed to have lost her sight for two hours
- Later found out the beautician had wrongly attached the lashes using nail glue
A university student was left struggling to see after a beautician attached her false eyelashes using nail glue.
Megan Rixson, 20, booked an appointment to have individual false lashes applied at an unnamed salon in Luton, Bedfordshire, last Friday.
During the treatment her eyes started ‘burning’ and were streaming with tears but staff insisted it was a ‘normal’ reaction. She claimed she lost her sight for two hours after the treatment.
Megan Rixson, 20, was left in excruciating pain when a salon in Luton, Bedfordshire, applied her false lashes using nail glue. She shared a video, pictured, warning other women
It was only when she returned later to complain that she discovered the business had used nail glue which had caused a violent reaction.
Megan, who is from Essex but is studying criminology at the University of Bedfordshire, posted a video on Twitter warning other women about the dangers of such procedures.
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She wrote alongside: ‘Girls be very very careful where you get your eyelashes done!!
‘Got my individuals done today somewhere new and it turns out they used nail glue on my lashes. I genuinely lost my sight for 2 hours. Thankfully the swelling has gone down, but there still very sore. Be careful.’
Megan’s eyes started ‘burning’ and were streaming with tears during the treatment but staff insisted it was a ‘normal’ reaction. Pictured, Megan in a Twitter video explaining the ordeal
Megan, who is from Essex but is studying criminology at the University of Bedfordshire, posted a video on Twitter warning other women about the dangers of such procedures
Speaking to FEMAIL, Megan explained the salon had not conducted a patch test, as is expected when trying a new product on someone’s skin.
The beautician also did not apply tape on her bottom lid to protect her eye from the glue.
Accompanied by her boyfriend, Megan returned to the salon later that day to complain.
She said: ‘When my boyfriend asked what glue they used, a lady in the salon said that is for nails! The woman just kept apologising.’
Accompanied by her boyfriend, Megan, pictured, returned to the salon later that day to complain. The salon offered her a free treatment as compensation but she declined
The post prompted other beauty fans to share their own horror stories. Others urged Megan to go to the hospital to ensure there is no lasting damage to her eyes
The salon offered her a free treatment as compensation but she declined.
The beauty fan said her eyes are ‘recovering well’ but remain ‘sensitive’ and ‘sore’.
She added: ‘My first bit if advice would be make sure you always carry out a glue test.
‘And second of all ask the beautician what glue they use ask to see it and definitely read up on it online, no pretty long eyelashes are worth your eyesight.
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