Castor oil, €3.39 Holland & Barrett

I'm just going to admit it right away: I have a sort of obsession with eyelashes. For years, I wore false eyelashes (I know, I know: shame on me) because I always found my eyelashes too short. Then I kicked the habit a few years ago (bald mole rat Amayzine), only to become addicted to this eyelash serum shortly after (bald mole rat Amayzine). Never before had I had such long eyelashes of ‘my own’. Sometimes I would stop for a bit and the long eyelashes would soon be gone again, which made me quickly start applying it again. But then, I got pregnant. And although I had been warned about it before, it was really time to stop using the serum for now. There is said to be a certain hormone or substance in it that doesn't quite work well in combination with a pregnancy. Not proven, but of course, we take the safe over the uncertain and prefer to stop yesterday rather than today.

And now you might guess it: I got spikes of eyelashes that my mascara barely stuck to, so short. Until... My friend with the tip of castor oil came. It makes your eyelashes and eyebrows longer and fuller in no time and is 100 percent pure nature, vegan, SLS-free, cruelty-free, and paraben-free, so no way harmful. A tip for everyone (pregnant or not) who wants eyelashes like Bambi: go for castor oil because that is really the best option for the skin and the eyes. Oh, and a lot cheaper than all those exciting serums. That's a nice bonus, right?