The latest trend is to get eyelash extensions. More and more companies are developing an eyelash extension system to accommodate the demand for this service.
The goal with extensions is to create a look that doesn't require the use of mascara. So, if you are tired of wearing mascara every day, why not look into this service.
Eyelash extensions do cost more than mascara of course and will last for several weeks, if not months before they need to be replaced or adjusted. Sometimes lashes will fall out and you will need to get fill-ins.
It certainly is appealing to not wear mascara every day. As a contact lens wearer, I am constantly annoyed with mascara. I wonder if eyelash extensions would interfere with contacts?
For the full interview, visit http://www.hrhairstyles.com/eyelash_extensions.htm
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This evening I am reviewing The Body Shop’s new mascara – Big and Curvy! It came out around two weeks ago and should be permanent in their collection.
The packaging is GORGEOUS. I adore the bright vibrant pink tube – it makes it very easy to find in the depths of my make-up bag, TBS are really going to town with their new colours and packaging recently. The wand is thin, long and quite bristly, allowing you to coat every lash with just one swipe of the product.
BEFORE -
ONE COAT -
I find that all Body Shop mascaras give me wonderfully long lashes. This one really lengthens and separates them as well as giving my normally invisible lashes, some brilliant volume and intensity. One coat really is enough for beautifully long, striking lashes.
TWO COATS -
Two coats obviously adds more length and volume to the lashes and makes the look more dramatic, which is great for transforming your look from day to evening. It can verge on clumpy (which I find with every mascara I use – maybe I don’t apply it right?) if you pop too much on. The colour of the black also intensifies with another coat.
Conclusion – This mascara is suitable for contact lens wearers (as are the other TBS mascaras) but the amazing thing about this one is – it does not budge! This isn’t claimed to be a ‘waterproof’ mascara, but seriously, once you apply this, it will not smudge, bleed or flake ALL DAY LONG. I can’t stress enough how tough this is, which is again why it would be great from day to evening wear. The only slight problem with this is, it is a pain to remove at the end of the day. I normally have to use a few pads of make-up remover and a wet wipe to completely remove every trace of this. I haven't yet tried using a waterproof eye-make-up remover yet though so that may possibly work better. This can be found for £10 at all Body Shop stores, so if you like the look of it, check it out! Also, TBS has a 3 for 2 offer on makeup, so you could pick it up with a few other bits if you needed too!!
What do you girlies think? I adore the packaging and the look it gives, do you?
P.S – This product was given to me free of charge as a TBS customer consultant, but it was not intended for to be reviewed. All opinions are honest and reliable! X
The packaging is GORGEOUS. I adore the bright vibrant pink tube – it makes it very easy to find in the depths of my make-up bag, TBS are really going to town with their new colours and packaging recently. The wand is thin, long and quite bristly, allowing you to coat every lash with just one swipe of the product.
BEFORE -
ONE COAT -
I find that all Body Shop mascaras give me wonderfully long lashes. This one really lengthens and separates them as well as giving my normally invisible lashes, some brilliant volume and intensity. One coat really is enough for beautifully long, striking lashes.
TWO COATS -
Two coats obviously adds more length and volume to the lashes and makes the look more dramatic, which is great for transforming your look from day to evening. It can verge on clumpy (which I find with every mascara I use – maybe I don’t apply it right?) if you pop too much on. The colour of the black also intensifies with another coat.
Conclusion – This mascara is suitable for contact lens wearers (as are the other TBS mascaras) but the amazing thing about this one is – it does not budge! This isn’t claimed to be a ‘waterproof’ mascara, but seriously, once you apply this, it will not smudge, bleed or flake ALL DAY LONG. I can’t stress enough how tough this is, which is again why it would be great from day to evening wear. The only slight problem with this is, it is a pain to remove at the end of the day. I normally have to use a few pads of make-up remover and a wet wipe to completely remove every trace of this. I haven't yet tried using a waterproof eye-make-up remover yet though so that may possibly work better. This can be found for £10 at all Body Shop stores, so if you like the look of it, check it out! Also, TBS has a 3 for 2 offer on makeup, so you could pick it up with a few other bits if you needed too!!
What do you girlies think? I adore the packaging and the look it gives, do you?
P.S – This product was given to me free of charge as a TBS customer consultant, but it was not intended for to be reviewed. All opinions are honest and reliable! X
I’ll start off by saying, although I haven’t yet found my HG mascara, this is one of my favourites – I’m currently on my third tube of this! I think I generally prefer mascaras with a comb like wand, as it helps me comb through my unruly yet invisible lashes.
I’ll show you the pictures and then tell you what I like/dislike about it.
No Mascara -
One Coat -
Its pretty obvious why I love this mascara, as using just one coat I get the most gorgeous, long, defined lashes that I could possibly achieve. The colour is a perfect black, my lashes aren't clumpy, or spider like; the comb helps to reach every single lash and separate them. One coat of this is usually enough for me – I’m not really a mascara girl to be honest – I used to always forget to put it on in the mornings before school, but I do rely on it to make my lashes look long and neat when using lots of eyeshadows.
Two Coats -
Firstly, don’t be put off with how clumpy they do look in these images – I will admit that I am due to buy a new one of these as the formula has become dry, making it looks extra clumpy. So with two coats, you obviously get a more intense long lash effect. If the tube was new, the second coat normally helps to comb through the lashes, but just adds an extra coating to volumize more.
Conclusion – As I said at the beginning, this is one of my favourite mascaras. I love how I can create long, defined lashes with just one coat of this stuff, I would recommend it to people who prefer comb–shaped mascara wands as its the best I’ve tried. The packaging is pretty normal – a dark green tube with a silver top, making it nice and sleek to carry around with you. This retails at £9.50 at all Body Shop stores.
Does anyone else use this mascara? Are you impressed with the results of one coat?
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I’ll show you the pictures and then tell you what I like/dislike about it.
No Mascara -
One Coat -
Its pretty obvious why I love this mascara, as using just one coat I get the most gorgeous, long, defined lashes that I could possibly achieve. The colour is a perfect black, my lashes aren't clumpy, or spider like; the comb helps to reach every single lash and separate them. One coat of this is usually enough for me – I’m not really a mascara girl to be honest – I used to always forget to put it on in the mornings before school, but I do rely on it to make my lashes look long and neat when using lots of eyeshadows.
Two Coats -
Firstly, don’t be put off with how clumpy they do look in these images – I will admit that I am due to buy a new one of these as the formula has become dry, making it looks extra clumpy. So with two coats, you obviously get a more intense long lash effect. If the tube was new, the second coat normally helps to comb through the lashes, but just adds an extra coating to volumize more.
Conclusion – As I said at the beginning, this is one of my favourite mascaras. I love how I can create long, defined lashes with just one coat of this stuff, I would recommend it to people who prefer comb–shaped mascara wands as its the best I’ve tried. The packaging is pretty normal – a dark green tube with a silver top, making it nice and sleek to carry around with you. This retails at £9.50 at all Body Shop stores.
Does anyone else use this mascara? Are you impressed with the results of one coat?
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I went out with my class last Thursday to celebrate the end of term, and here is how I wore my make-up for that evening!
Eyes – UDPP
MAC Nylon and Beauty Marked eyeshadow
The Body Shop eye shadow in 20, black liquid liner & black super-volume mascara
Gosh velvet touch kohl eyeliner pencil
Lips – My favourite lipstick EVER (at the moment!) MAC’s Patiserie
The Body Shop lip liner in 10 Pink Brown
Face – MAC’s Studio finish concealer in NW15
The Body Shop’s all in one face base 02 and Apricot shimmer 12 on the cheeks!
In this photo I was testing out my new Babylis Pro 230 Radiance Straighteners, one side is obviously straightened and the other isn’t. I normally straighten my hair once a month as I’m scared about damaging it, and kinda prefer my hair wavy. I do adore the straighteners though, they heat up to 230 VERY quickly and make my hair super straight.
A quick snap of some of me and my class mates from the night -
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Eyes – UDPP
MAC Nylon and Beauty Marked eyeshadow
The Body Shop eye shadow in 20, black liquid liner & black super-volume mascara
Gosh velvet touch kohl eyeliner pencil
Lips – My favourite lipstick EVER (at the moment!) MAC’s Patiserie
The Body Shop lip liner in 10 Pink Brown
Face – MAC’s Studio finish concealer in NW15
The Body Shop’s all in one face base 02 and Apricot shimmer 12 on the cheeks!
In this photo I was testing out my new Babylis Pro 230 Radiance Straighteners, one side is obviously straightened and the other isn’t. I normally straighten my hair once a month as I’m scared about damaging it, and kinda prefer my hair wavy. I do adore the straighteners though, they heat up to 230 VERY quickly and make my hair super straight.
A quick snap of some of me and my class mates from the night -
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I apologise for being a bit late on this one, but it took me a while to narrow down all of my favourites from the past year. I’m pretty sure I’ve forgotten to include some super 2010 products but when I happen upon them I’ll do a post!
So here are my favourite products, new and old, from 2010.
Batiste Tropical Dry Shampoo – I don’t know how I would have survived 2010 without this product. I probably went through about 15 of these cans; I’ve never repurchased a product more than this. It keeps my hair smelling fresh and looking clean, it gets rid of my greasy roots if I don’t have time to wash my hair on those busy uni days.
Flirty Body Spray Superdrug – Cheap and cheerful, these scents last so well on my skin and clothes and they instantly put me in a good mood when I spritz them. The only body sprays I’ve used since I was 15, and I’ve already got through four of them in the past three months.
The Body Shop Spa Wisdom Monoi Miracle Oil – My favourite body moisturizer and multiuse product of 2010. Keeps my skin feeling soft, my hair feeling silky and I even used it as a massage oil last week. Smells beautiful, lasts me ages, such good value.
Prive Shine Serum – Only discovered this in the latter half of the year but I don’t know how I controlled my locks without it! Its full of organic ingredients and controls my shine and makes my hair feel SO soft. Will definitely repurchase.
Freederm - Has kept my skin in control all year, whenever I felt like I was getting a spot I’d apply this and it would vanish in half the time that it normally would. About to purchase my third tube of this stuff! I’d recommend it to people who get pimples from stress!
L’Oreal infallible foundation in Porcelain - The foundation I knew I could rely on all year round. So happy that I know have a foundation that I know matches my pale skin tone perfectly. Lasts well on my skin and isn’t too pricey for a good foundation.
MAC Zoom lash black fast – My new favourite everrrrrr mascara! Discovered this when the MAC Venomous Villains collection came out, and I haven’t stopped using it since! Makes my lashes long and voluptuous, a definite favourite discovery of 2010.
Bunny Rouge As if it were Summer Still… Bronzer - Words can’t describe how much I have totally fallen for this bronzer. Before I got this I had never ever worn bronzers because I couldn’t find one that didn’t make my pale skin look orange – but this has totally exceeded all expectations. It makes my cheekbones look bronzed, it contours really well and lasts a surprisingly last time on my face. You only need a little and the packaging is fab – I totally recommend this. Its pricey at £44 but I’ve already saved up for and bought another because I love it that much.
YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick #13 Peach Passion - Absolute lipstick gold dust. The most perfect summer colour for me, has an incredible silky feel to it, beautiful packaging, I couldn’t possibly ask for more in a lipstick. I can’t wait for the weather to get warmer so I can wear this with a cute denim jacket and flip flops!
Estee Lauder Crystal Baby Lipstick – My absolute perfect nude lipstick. It smells beautiful, lasts well, keeps my lips soft and I know I can wear it whatever my mood.
MAC Ever Hip – I couldn’t wait for the Liberty of London collection in 2010 and I knew I had to get this lipstick. This was the product that converted me to a peachy pink lover. Stunning colour, cute packaging, I wish it wasn’t limited edition.
The Body Shop Lip Liner in #10 Pink Brown – My perfect lip-liner, matches my lips perfectly and has lasted me all year.
Topshop Nice N’ Neutral Nail Polish – 2010 saw me being a bit less adventurous with my nail colours and I decided that I really adored pretty, clean, neat, nude nails. This is my favourite nude polish. I love the whole makeup range that Top Shop launched in 2010, I’m looking forward to their 2011 products!
Stargazer Holographic Glitter – This is my must have for nights out on the town. Holographic glitter that I applied on various special occasions on top of my dark smokey silver eyes. I also started experimenting with sprinkling this over nail varnish in 2010 and it looks really cute – will do a tutorial soon! This glitter is stunning, versatile and soooooo affordable!
The Body Shop Blusher in #05 – My favourite and most worn blusher of 2010, looks like a natural contour/flushed colour on my cheeks.
The Body Shop Hemp Lip Balm – I bought this a while back and recently rediscovered it, and it has kept my lips soft all through the winter months. I really recommend this lip balm and will continue using it throughout this year!
Bourjois Effet 3D Les Nudes Lip-Gloss in #34 – I discovered this gloss last year and its become a firm favourite, actually, its become my favourite lip gloss ever. Smells incredible, isn’t sticky or tacky at all and matches my lip colour.
GOSH Velvet Kohl Eyeliner in Black Ink – My staple black kohl eyeliner, I use this every single day and I adore it. Its really pigmented, its soft so it doesn’t drag on the skin around my eyes and sharpens really easily and without mess.
Sleek Storm Palette – This deserves the palette of the year award in my opinion, I just adore it. All the colours are stunning and pigmented, its so affordable at under £6, and has lasted me almost all year (I’ve just purchased a few back ups which I’ve started using!). When going on holiday in ‘10, this was always a staple in my make up bag and it didn’t take up any room at all. Everyone should own this!
MAC Nylon Eyeshadow – My absolute favourite highlight eyeshadow and one which I wear daily, it really suits my pale skin and also goes well with any other eyeshadow, no matter what the colour.
MAC NC15 Studio Finish Concealer – I don’t know how I ever lived without this concealer in my life (as dramatic as that sounds!). I used to use stick concealers which just dried my skin out and never matched my skin colour exactly, but this is just perfect. The perfect amount of coverage as well, I use this on all problem areas on my face almost everyday, and often without the use of foundation.
LUSH Honey I Washed the Kids Solid Perfume – My favourite perfume which was discontinued in 2010, which I’m gutted about, but I managed to stock up on a few before they all disappeared. I adore the sweet smell, and the fact that its a solid perfume meaning it lasts forever and also is small enough to keep in my purse to apply on the go. LUSH, please bring this beauty back soon!!
Lily Lolo Mineral Foundation in Porcelain – I stocked up on these in 2010 and use it when my skin isn’t being ‘naughty’. Its really light but the coverage is buildable, you get so much product in each pot and its been lovely at setting my makeup.
The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Cream – I have used this daily in either the morning or evening throughout the year and its kept my skin moisturized and soft and it has never given me spots. I can’t fault it and I’ll continue using this throughout next year!
That's it!! My 2010 favourites!
I’m already excited by all the great products already hitting the shelves in 2011 and I’m sure that I’ll gain a lot more ‘star’ products.
Did you have any of the same favourites as me? What are you looking forward to trying in 2011?
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I’ve always been pretty funny when it comes to mascara – I can’t seem to ever find one that I like and that gives me exactly what I want. I’ve been using my favourite – The Body Shop’s Super Volume Mascara for the past year, but since receiving this in September I haven’t stopped using it!
I’ve only ever tried one other MAC mascara and I wasn’t that impressed (Fibre Rich Lash Mascara), it just didn’t do much for my lashes, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with this product and would recommend it to my friends and to you guys!
THE WAND
The wand is nothing special, reminds me of Rimmel’s Extra Super Lash wand, kind of cone shaped but it gives me exactly what I want with my lashes!
WITHOUT
ONE COAT
One coat is good but I think you definitely need a second just to lengthen more and to help separate the lashes – they can sometimes look slightly clumpy after one coat. Gives you a great dramatic black colour though, perfect for night and day.
TWO COATS
Love, love! How lovely does it make my barely-existent lashes look! Perfection in a tube I say. A second coat really combs through the lashes to help separate as well as adding extra length and volume.
CONCLUSION -
This mascara does the trick of volumizing the lashes & darkening them but without leaving them looking too false or clumpy. I hate mascara’s that are too subtle as much as I hate mascaras that are too obvious, and I find that this sits perfectly between the two, giving me gorgeous long lashes with my day-to-day smokey eye look. A bit pricey at around £12.50 but I think its worth it!
A quick FOTD with me wearing the mascara!
Eyes
- Boots 17 eyeshadow in Chalice
- MAC Nylon eyeshadow
- TBS Liquid Liner
- GOSH kohl liner
- MAC Zoomlash Mascara
Face
- MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC15
- TBS All in One Face Base 02
- MAC Hipness Blush
Lips
- MAC Chatterbox Lipstick
What’s your favourite mascara? Have you tried this one? What do you think?
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Haven't reviewed a mascara in a while, so I’ve decided to talk about L'Oreal's Voluminous which I’ve been using for a good month now.
Before I bought this, I had read many reviews on it where people had been gushing with praise and recommendation on how good it was, so I took the leap and purchased it for about £8. This was quite daring and risky of me, as I normally just stick with what I know with mascaras and I did think that £8 was a bit expensive for something I may find I didn’t even like. I probably should have listened to my gut instinct!
Bare lashes -
One coat -
Is it just me, or is this really clumpy? I don’t know, but with one coat I just get a basic, rather clumpy layer of mascara covering my lashes. It really doesn’t do anything for me, I don’t think it volumizes and it certainly doesn’t make my lashes 4x bigger, which I would want for the price. I know there are more expensive mascaras out there, but the ones I have tried which retails more than £8, I have really liked, so I expected this to be the same.
Two coats -
Are you ready?
Can you see how this just does nothing but clump my lashes and weigh them down?
I’m so disappointed with this mascara, and I wanted so badly for it to work; I’ve been using it for a month, trying different ways of applying it, with different layers but I just can’t get it to work for me. I know many people who love this mascara and I’m jealous that I can’t rave about it with them.
Has anyone else had this problem with this mascara? I’m so upset about it that I just went and bought my usual Super Volume TBS mascara which I know I can rely on. Maybe in a few weeks I’ll try again with it and pray that it makes my lashes beautiful and long looking.
Let me know if there is a technique that maybe I’m missing when it comes to applying my mascara, or if you have any tips for making them work better!
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I did this look yesterday for work!
What d’ya think? It was pretty fun and so simple to do!
Products used -
- Gosh – Velvet touch eyeliner in Black Ink
- The Body Shop – Liquid liner in Black
- The Body Shop – Eye Definer in 10 Brilliant Blue
- The Body Shop – Shimmer waves 19, shade 04 Sparkling Sky and 02 Sea Shell ( See previous post!)
- Rimmel – Max Volume Flash mascara in 001 Ultra Black
SO I primed my eyelids with UDPP, then using a big eye shadow brush, I covered my whole lids with 02 Sea shell for a nice sparkling gold base. Then I lined my eye with Gosh’s black kohl on the bottom and on the waterline and used the liquid liner on the top lash line. I then took the blue eye pencil and added it around the whole eye gently and then blended in 04 Sparkling sky eye shadow over the top of the blue kohl! Simple as huh! Then I just added mascara and voila! Once I improve my video-skill-techniques I might make an actual video on how to do this look if anyone wants it!
Hope every ones having a lovely pancake day!!! X
I'm always on a quest for the perfect mascara, and I find good ones so hard to find so I'll be documenting the 'befores' and 'afters' of ones I've tried!
I hate my eyelashes, they are tiny and quite fair and I want a mascara which will lengthen and define them!
Today is -
Rimmel London Max Volume Flash Mascara in 003 Ultra black
The packaging is VERY flash, and was partly the reason I bought it. I personally prefer combed brushes opposed to large ones with mascara, but there wasn't a tester in the shop so I went ahead and bought it.
The brush is very large and bristly which can get quite tickley when applying the first few times!
Without mascara!
One Coat.
I was actually surprised with how long my lashes looked after one coat of this mascara. Its definitely volumized them and the colour is perfect for my dark smokey eye looks.
Two coats.
Two coats of this is way too much for my liking! It made my lashes really clumpy and spider-like; unattractive!! You'd need to comb through your lashes are using more than one coat of this otherwise you end up with a mess!
Conclusion!
When I first tried this, I hated it. The brush was too big and messy and it just left me with clumpy eyelashes, however one coat gives a very pretty natural effect. The colour is the perfect black, and the packaging is pretty, but I wouldn't buy this again!
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I hate my eyelashes, they are tiny and quite fair and I want a mascara which will lengthen and define them!
Today is -
Rimmel London Max Volume Flash Mascara in 003 Ultra black
The packaging is VERY flash, and was partly the reason I bought it. I personally prefer combed brushes opposed to large ones with mascara, but there wasn't a tester in the shop so I went ahead and bought it.
The brush is very large and bristly which can get quite tickley when applying the first few times!
Without mascara!
One Coat.
I was actually surprised with how long my lashes looked after one coat of this mascara. Its definitely volumized them and the colour is perfect for my dark smokey eye looks.
Two coats.
Two coats of this is way too much for my liking! It made my lashes really clumpy and spider-like; unattractive!! You'd need to comb through your lashes are using more than one coat of this otherwise you end up with a mess!
Conclusion!
When I first tried this, I hated it. The brush was too big and messy and it just left me with clumpy eyelashes, however one coat gives a very pretty natural effect. The colour is the perfect black, and the packaging is pretty, but I wouldn't buy this again!
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