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Lori R · 02-05-2009, 08:43 PM

Although I completed Chemo almost a year ago, continuing to be on Herceptin has had a huge impact on my hair (still bald in the crown after a YEAR!!! UGH!!!) But...the thing that I wasn't prepared for was the loss of my eyelashes and eyebrows. So, I just might invest in the revitalash.
Now for brows....I am pleased with a "kit" called brow express - Anastasia Beverly Hills. (It is in a pretty gray box and I try to imagine myself being in Beverly Hills when I use it) I bought it at Sephora.
While I was using brow powders that looked pretty good, I found that at the end of the day, my brows were "missing". This kit includes wax and some brow forms. I found that first applying wax actually gave the powder something to stick to. As others have mentioned the kit has 2 shades of powder to make it look more natural. I am MUCH happier. Although it did take about a week of trial/error before I felt like I was able to get it right. If anyone decides to go this route, e-mail me and I can give further coaching.

02-05-2009, 08:43 PM	#26
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Although I completed Chemo almost a year ago, continuing to be on Herceptin has had a huge impact on my hair (still bald in the crown after a YEAR!!! UGH!!!) But...the thing that I wasn't prepared for was the loss of my eyelashes and eyebrows. So, I just might invest in the revitalash. Now for brows....I am pleased with a "kit" called brow express - Anastasia Beverly Hills. (It is in a pretty gray box and I try to imagine myself being in Beverly Hills when I use it) I bought it at Sephora. While I was using brow powders that looked pretty good, I found that at the end of the day, my brows were "missing". This kit includes wax and some brow forms. I found that first applying wax actually gave the powder something to stick to. As others have mentioned the kit has 2 shades of powder to make it look more natural. I am MUCH happier. Although it did take about a week of trial/error before I felt like I was able to get it right. If anyone decides to go this route, e-mail me and I can give further coaching. __________________ 2007 Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008 Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED March - Continue - Herceptin Only April - Rads for 6 weeks 2009 Continue Herceptin - Continue NED April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met May - Cryosurgery June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED 2010 January - Continue NED July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1 August - Cryosurgery #2 August - November Navelbine November - Back to NED - End Navelbine 2011 Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin July - Confirmed continued liver involvement August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb October - Mixed results from H+T Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April 2012 January PET Scan - It's working!! April - Back to NED July - Recurrance August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)