Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Sorry the first pic is blurry. Took me a while to figure out how to get good closeups. 1st pic is before product, 2nd pic is about 8 weeks. Its been over 3 months and I feel like I can now write a detailed review. I have short, straight lashes that I basically bend with an eyelash curler vs actually curl. I presume they are thick because I generally don't need volume mascara. One eye is generally good, the other i struggle with having gaps in two different locations, depending on my lash cycle. Now onto the product. I saw some improvement after a month but I started using the product at that point in the cycle where lashes had gaps and I couldn't be sure if it was normal new growth or from the product. By the second month I was obsessed with my lashes! Seriously, they were so long and full and I had to start using different mascara because what used to work for my short straight lashes just wasn't working now. They would get clumpy and idk, I get now why one mascara doesn't fit All! There are some drawbacks. -The first month, I had drastically darkened skin around my eyes. The entire eyelid up to my brow bone was discolored and my under eyes were as well, to the point I had to use concealer daily which normally was not necessary. I do have darker eyes naturally but this was significant enough someone commented. The coloring returned to normal after a while. Maybe 1-2 months. - at some point after the product really started to work, i experienced mild itching on the lashline. Most concerning was the skin around my eyes started to feel extremely delicate. It was my eyelids and large area underneath my eyes. I don't know how to explain it but any time I had to touch my eyes at all it felt like I was doing some microscopic tears to the skin. It was just, really thin and I almost stopped using the product because I wasn't sure if I was causing wrinkles and damage. I decided to start using an eye cream with vitamin c. I don't know much about skin care, but I avoided anything with anti-aging/pm because I think the chemical they use (retinol?) Can make your skin more susceptible to sun damage, didn't seem like a good mix with my current problem. Anyway, this totally solved the issue and my skin went back to feeling normal after a short time. - last, maybe least, it made hair grow where I did not want. I have hair basically from the tips or my eyebrows all the way around my eye and above my cheekbones. I suspect it is because I would apply the product right before bed, and that I use an oil moisturizer and also use oil to remove eye makeup. The hair has probably always been there but it made it long and dark! I have stopped using the product right before bed and try to use it at least an hour before. I don't use it anymore after removing eye makeup unless I decide to remove the eye makeup with something other than oil. I don't use mascara every day, so it's not really a problem and I am at the point where I only need to use the product to maintain. Overall, I still highly recommend this product. If you find this review helpful please check the box cause idk if it's worth writing these long reviews on a heavily reviewed product.