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ELISABETH TNT GIVES UP EYELASH EXTENSIONS AND REVAMPS HER HOLIDAY BEAUTY LOOK. When the dernier cry at the Vogue offices last year was a pair of long, fluttery lashes, I promptly made a visit to i-Plaza, an unassuming downtown salon where the meticulous Yoshi worked his magic. An hour later, I opened my eyes to the Jessica Rabbit gaze of my dreams. I was instantly addicted. But intervention came by way of an allergic reaction to the lash glue after a top-up in Paris during Fashion Week turned my eyes red, itchy, and swollen. Sue Marsh, who runs a tiny lash atelier back home in London, recommended an “eyelash lift”— an increasingly popular alternative to extensions— to take the edge off. It worked. The gentle perming gel-and-tint treatment that bends hairs at the root, pushing them up rather than down, gave me eye-opening lashes for weeks— no maintenance necessary. The best part? They were all mine. With added help from treatment serums, like the polypeptide-packed NeuLash to minimize b...

Considering the thousands of pounds some celebrities are prepared to pay for a haircut, it’s refreshing to hear that not everyone splashes the cash on a stylist. Dame Helen Mirren has confessed to trimming her locks herself. The Oscar winner told Redbook magazine: “I can’t handle going to the hairdresser every six weeks, so I only go about once a year. In between, I get the scissors and do something, usually rather disastrously. Sometimes I’ll even chop my hair the morning of a big red carpet event.” Helen’s no stranger to pulling off a riskier trend either, and inspired a host of women to change their hair colour after she dyed hers pink. The 68-year-old, who won an Academy Award for her title role in The Queen, also revealed her relaxed attitude to beauty, saying: “I don’t really know what a beauty routine is. I don’t have one quite honestly.” But that doesn’t mean she steers clear of experimenting with make-up. “I wear make-up every day. I love putting it on, and I get really into i...

Whatever your lovely lash-extension lady tells you to the contrary, hear this: lash extensions will ruin your natural lashes. Even Sue Marsh, formerly the high priestess of extensions, has turned her back on them and will only fit them as a one-off (say, for brides). Instead, she has got her faithful followers using Mylash, which contains bimatoprost , the drug that is known to enhance lash length and colour, then she perms and tints those longer natural lashes for a more natural-looking type of lash perfection. Sunday Times January 4th 2014. Written by Alice Hart-Davis

As a beauty editor friends are always asking me what I think about the new lash growing potions. Colleagues in the States have used Latisse , a prescription only product which does deliver spectacular results (but conversely has rare side effects of darkening of your lids or making your irises brown). In the UK you can get a similar product from Mylash.org . Beauty editor mates have raved about this also. At dinner a few nights ago yet another beauty doyenne was praising RevitaLash, a ‘cosmetic’ (i.e. not considered a drug) treatment. Her lashes were fuller and longer and she was very pleased. But if all that sounds like too much hassle a pair of Shu Uemura lash curlers used diligently works miracles too.

Squeezing in your pre-holiday beauty prep can be even harder than squeezing that sixth pair of wedges into your suitcase. Beauty expert Sophie Qureshi shows you how to set off looking groomed and glossy – whether you’ve got days to preen, or barely enough diary-space for a Brazilian… Plane can wait: Heard of Latisse , that lash-growing drug that’s huge Stateside? Now (finally) this lash lengthener is available in Europe ( www.mylash.org ). Apply it at night to the base of your eyelashes like eyeliner and after 6 weeks, your lashes will be longer, thicker and darker. Fact. Left it late: More natural than a perm, and less high-maintenance than extensions, a Lash Lift is the way forward if you want longer-looking lashes – like, now. It lifts lashes right from the roots so they look longer and flirtier, even without mascara. If you’re in the capital, go see London’s Lash Queen, Sue Marsh, at Cosmetics à la Carte (07880811647, £150) – she’s beyond amazing. Beach Tomato, May 2014. Written by...

Now I have the shortest lashes on the planet and trying to find a mascara that actually works in aiding my pain has been a life long ambition, Every single new mascara or lash fibre product that comes out I rush out and purchase in the hope that this one will give me lashes I have always dreamed of. Sadly all this has done has made my wallet lighter and a little more disappointed every time. Until now… MyLash is a prescription only product that is a miracle in a little bottle, introduced to my by my gorgeous friend Nathalie Eleni and she is an expert in all things beauty driven. I’m more of a nail mad nut! So I called the company and they kindly sent me a bottle to review! So this is kind of a sponsored post that’s turned into the love of my life product I can’t live without! I am going to share with you my lash journey from day one right though to the 12/16 week period that they suggest you use daily at night time for the best results and after that use every 2 days to have lasting ef...

If you’ve got it, float it Lush lashes were all over the spring/summer catwalks: from the extravagant 60’s eyes at Moschino to feathered, lace-print numbers at Chanel. Get the jump on next season’s eyes by preparing your lashes now. Latisse may take three months to work, but work it does: originally developed to treat glaucoma, this drug happened to have the pleasing side effect of making lashes twice as long and thick : it’s our desert-island essential. Apply it like liquid liner every night and in time you could have a set to beat the Moschino girls. Curlers won’t cut it on long lashes so try a chemical uplift treatment like Nouveau Beauty Group’s LVL Lashes, the modern alternative to perming. Lashes are treated with a gentle formula and lifted upwards on tiny rods; 30 minutes later you’ve got a freshly curled look that stays in place for two months. Perfect for beach holidays, it nixes the need for mascara, so your poolside make-up will stay pristine. Written by: Christine Curtis P...