That is a simile, yes - and, if I recall, you said they remind you of the sun, which is even further from being a metaphor.

[Apparently it is.]

... I agree with you, of course. I know my own beauty is above essentially all else. I must believe such a thing - otherwise, I wouldn't be.
But it is, unfortunately, the majority opinion. That symmetry and wholeness are prized.

And - I don't believe you've had the displeasure of seeing me without my eyelashes, either.
I do my best to make sure the ones I wear are fastened as strong as possible, even for our encounters.