▁These ▁included ▁false ▁e y el ash es , ▁which ▁were ▁among ▁items ▁the ▁protest ors ▁called ▁" inst ru ments ▁of ▁female ▁tort ure " ▁and ▁acc outer ments ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁perce ived ▁to ▁be ▁enfor ced ▁femin inity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁A est h etic ▁Korea ▁Co ., ▁Ltd . ▁began ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁products ▁as ▁semi - per man ent ▁e y el ash es ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁several ▁similar ▁companies ▁have ▁started ▁to ▁set ▁up , ▁which ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁considerable ▁impact ▁on ▁neighbor ing ▁countries , ▁including ▁China ▁and ▁Japan . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁annual ▁rise ▁in ▁labor ▁costs , ▁many ▁manufact ur ers ▁have ▁moved ▁from ▁South ▁Korea ▁to ▁China ▁or ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Miami - based ▁K aty ▁Sto ka , ▁founder ▁of ▁One ▁Two ▁Cos met ics , ▁invent ed ▁the ▁magnetic ▁false ▁l ash ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁those ▁that ▁util ize ▁gl ue . ▁Today ▁magnetic ▁e y el ash es ▁are ▁becoming ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁common , ▁with ▁many ▁main stream ▁br ands ▁like ▁Ar d ell ▁and ▁To ▁G lam , ▁offering ▁more ▁afford able ▁options . ▁However , ▁these ▁are ▁false ▁e y el ash es ▁and ▁not ▁e y el ash ▁extensions . ▁ ▁Types ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁l ash es ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁false ▁l ash es ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁ac ry lic