I used to do eyelash perms in my salon - but stopped it years ago. It was great, but it was such a fiddly job. And about one in 7-8 wouldn't work. It was quite expensive to buy the formulas (as they are imported) and it takes about an hour to do the procedure.

It can look fantastic - and is the same as using an eyelash curler - but it lasts for months - and if you tint your lashes as well, that lasts longer. The thing is, lashes regenerate, so the curly lashes fall out and new lashes grow. At some point you end up having 1/2 straight and 1/2 curly lashes.

Eyelash perming was created in Asia because Asian women wanted a more "western" look. Their eyelashes are short and point downward. They look really good with perms.

You can buy heated lash curlers (which it sounds like Lux's friend used) - but this is just temporary curling. The salon procedure is very similar to perming your hair. The formulas even smell the same!

I didn't see "A current Affair" tonight - so I can't comment on that....

My tip: if you use eyelash curlers - give them a blast with a hairdryer before curling your lashes. The warmth makes your curl last a lot longer!!! Just make sure that if they are metal curlers, you don't get them too hot...