▁extra ▁length ▁and ▁strength ▁by ▁was hing ▁them ▁every ▁evening ▁with ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁wal nut ▁leaves . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁Henry ▁Lab ouch ère ▁of ▁Tr uth ▁reported ▁that ▁" Par is ians ▁have ▁found ▁out ▁how ▁to ▁make ▁false ▁e y el ash es " ▁by ▁having ▁hair ▁se wn ▁into ▁the ▁e y el ids . ▁A ▁similar ▁report ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁D und ee ▁Cou rier ▁which ▁described ▁the ▁pain ful ▁method ▁for ▁el ong ating ▁the ▁l ash es . ▁The ▁head line ▁of ▁which ▁read , ▁" I r res ist ible ▁E y ▁es ▁May ▁Be ▁Had ▁by ▁Trans plant ing ▁the ▁H air ." ▁The ▁article ▁explained ▁how ▁the ▁procedure ▁achieved ▁longer ▁l ash es ▁by ▁having ▁hair ▁from ▁the ▁head ▁se wn ▁into ▁the ▁e y el ids . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁German - born ▁hair ▁special ist ▁and ▁noted ▁invent or ▁Charles ▁N ess ler , ▁( aka ▁Karl ▁N ess ler ▁or ▁Charles ▁N est le ) ▁pat ented ▁" ▁A ▁New ▁or ▁Im pro ved ▁Method ▁of ▁and ▁Me ans ▁for ▁the ▁Man ufact ure ▁of ▁Art ific ial ▁E y eb rows , ▁E y el ash es ▁and ▁the ▁like " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁began ▁s elling ▁artificial ▁e y el ash es ▁at ▁his