/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Lash care Q.

I've been using the Huda #8 as my go-to gyaru lash recently and I love them, but I feel like they fall apart super quickly (basically through cleaning one of the threads on the band gets untucked and then after 1-2 more wears/cleans the fibers come out in chunks). At $20 a pop they're too expensive for me to justify rebuying every other month, so-

1. Am I just fucking up cleaning them and I need to be more gentle? I get kind of enthusiastic with the glue since the brand I have now doesn't stick as well, but for cleaning I've just been soaking them in water and then picking the glue off. Usually some glue gets on the fibers and that's where the damage starts.

2. If I am cleaning them correctly and they just have a short shelf life for whatever reason, what's a cheaper lash that I can get that has the same look/shape? Or, are there some treatments/steps I can take so the band lasts longer?