Lesson for all women: Russian teenager is left partially blind and suffering severe chemical burns after eyelash and brow tint.

                             
A 13-year-old Russian teenager, Masha Kuznetsova has been left partially blind and disfigured after an eyelash treatment caused severe chemical burns around her eyes.

Masha, who is a singer has to wear make-up whenever she is on stage.

According to her parents, Masha was taken to a beauty salon in the city of Volgograd, in south-western Russia's Volograd Oblast were they paid the equivalent of £3 to have both their daughter's eyebrows and lashes tinted and get her ready for her next stage performance as a soloist in Volgograd Cossack ensemble.

Sergey Kuznetsov, 42, Masha's father said: "The beauty salon that used to do her make-up suggested the colouring would make it quicker to get ready, and we agreed. When it all went wrong, I was shocked that they didn't even apologise."

 "We certainly never expected in our wildest dreams that she would be left with a disfigured face, chemical burns and partial loss of vision in one eye. It all happened two months ago and she is still in pain and unable to perform properly. But not being able to perform is the least of our worries, the fact that she is in so much pain and looks like this is a disaster for our daughter. She was an outward going and happy individual, and now she's a nervous wreck who just wants to hide in her bedroom the whole time," Sergey added.

 

Make-up expert Elena Antonova, 33, told Russian media that if the chemicals using during the colouration process not been properly mixed or applied, it could easily cause the damage that the 13-year-old experienced. 

However, Masha's father has decided to take the salon to court. 'I am taking them to court, demanding compensation.' he said.