Tried & Tested: L'oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara

Ok girlies, I am a HUGE fan of the classic Telescopic mascara in Carbon Black, I use it on top of my usuals - Lancome Hypnose or YSL Faux Cils. But, on a recent holiday to Kuala Lumpur, they didn't have the Carbon Black Telescopic anywhere, and instead I was introduced to the Telescopic Explosion. I'm always willing to try new things, so I bought it hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
Firstly, I would NOT recommend this product to be used on its own. When I tried it on its own, it really did nothing to lengthen or add volume. But wowie does it fan out the lashes. You get that soft, pretty and subtle natural look. It is also really useful to reach the inner corner lashes due to its small round, globe-like head. The mascara itself, I found to be really runny on the first use, but it has since thickened up (have no idea how & why), but I'm growing more attached to it with every use. I use it as a base mascara and apply Hypnose on top and it really does help to give that dramatic fanned out look when coupled with a second mascara. It also curls amazingly!! I think as my lashes are naturally quite long, maybe I couldn't note it's lengthening effects, but for me, I wouldn't purchase it for that use. All in all, if, like me you like using more than one mascara, then this is definitely a must have as a base coat, and so I would purchase it again. 
Available in Black Blister & Brown Blister, £11.29 at Boots.com
Has anyone else tried it, and if so, how was it for you? xoxo

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Is Gucci About To Launch A Beauty Line?

Rumour is that fashion house Gucci is to extend its fragrance brand into a full-blown make-up house (yay!) Yesterday the Italian fashion house and its licensee, Procter & Gamble Prestige announced that they have inked in a renewal of their current licensing agreement. Under its new terms, the extended license now will encompass the entire beauty category, including cosmetics and skin care products. We're already picturing the gold packaging and gorgeous shades, in decadent colours. *Swoon* Here's hoping the rumours are true! 

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Tips for Caring For Your Delicate Eye Area

For many people, the eye area is a real problem. This is one of the first areas to show the signs of aging and is also a problem area for fluid retention.
Here are some tips on caring for the delicate eye area:
* Certain moisturizers should not be applied to the eye area as they cause it to swell up.
* Separate eye creams/gels are a must if you suffer with puffy or aging eyes.
* Hold a metal spoon under cold running water for a few minutes and then gently press it onto the eye area to soothe, cool and reduce swelling.
* Thin cucumber slices are an old remedy, but still a good one for reducing puffiness and soothing tired, sore eyes.
* Hemorrhoid creams containing sharks liver oil and/or yeast applied to the puffy area, are fantastic for reducing swelling.
* Soak used tea bags in cold water for around ten minutes (making sure they are really cool) and place them on the puffy area. Start at the outside of the eye and roll them gently inwards.
* Elevate your head when you sleep to encourage fluid to drain away from the eye area.
* Place a slice of raw potato underneath your eyes. The potassium in them counteracts dark circles.
* Diet, again! Avoid salty foods as these can cause fluid retention.

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Tired Eyes

In fact we all are familiar with the eye exercises even paying no attention to it. When we feel our eyes’ tension we try to take a break and to focus our eyes on something pleasant and soothing.

Though there are some scientifically approved eye exercises that can easily turn back your good eyes.

 

Exercise #1

When you feel your eyes getting tired, divert them from the monitor or something you work with. Roll the eyes. Turn them to the left and right, then up and down.

Try to do these exercises for 3-5 minutes.

That’ll be enough to tone the eye muscles up.

Exercise #2

Screw up your eyes and then open them as widely as you can. Do it intensively for 2-3 minutes.

Exercise #3

Fix your eyes on the nose tip and then close them giving them the relaxation period for 2-3 minutes.

Exercise #4

Take turns in winking by your left and right eyes. Practice it for 3 minutes or less. Don’t over do with it.

Exercise #5

Close your eyes and put your forefinger on the closed eyelids. Then massage them producing rolling movements clockwise and counterclockwise. Don’t press the eyeball too hard. All you have to do is light massage.

Eyesight is the treasure you were gifted! So try to keep it as long as it’s possible. It’s so great to see the blue sky and green grass and flowers’ beauty around you!

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Chanel Animation Video - Too Cute!

Peter Philips, Chanel's Global Creative Directore of Makeup, has created a stop-motion short film featuring an array of 'so cute I'm gonna die!' characters made from the gorgeous Chanel make-up brushes, pots and accessories.  The animation is currently on LVMH'S cultural website - Nowness, and honestly, it really is so cute you just want to watch it over and over again! We're in love with the Chanel supermodel sporting a fluffy 'brush' skirt and pink eyeshadow and lipstick, tres chic! Watch the video below:-

Animating Chanel from lionel bui on Vimeo.

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The Louboutin Manicure ♥

How gorgeous is this manicure inspired by the infamous Christian Louboutin red-soled shoes? Simply great, that's all (ooo maybe the nails could be a tad shorter but then the red colour wouldn't have that much of a role!) Great idea though.....

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Dramatic Eye Makeup Tips

 

Use these dramatic eye makeup tips by Shape - perfect for a night out on the town.

 

 

 

 

 

Beauty tips # 1: Shine on

Add shimmery metallic tones to your eyes. Try using beige shadow just beneath the brow, add depth to the crease with purple and line the top and bottom with a pewter or gunmetal tone. Blend for a sexy, finished look.

 

Beauty tips # 2: Get smokin'

For that sultry, "come hither" look:

• Start with a base applied to your entire lid to prevent shadow from creasing.
• Then, define your upper lash lines with an eye pencil, working from the outer edges in and blending with a cotton swab.
• Sweep on shadow, using a brush to apply a medium color all over; dust a darker shade onto your creases.
• Highlight the area just under your brows with the lightest shade.
• Redefine your upper lash lines with pencil (don't blend this time) for an extra dose of deep, dark color.
• Curl lashes and then layer on two coats of mascara in rapid succession to complete the effect.

 

Beauty tips # 3: Get big eyes

To make eyes appear larger, apply eyeliner using a darker shade near the top lashes and a lighter shade (in the same color family) on the lower lash line. Don't line eyes all the way around with the same color.

Beauty tips # 4: Add sparkle

We all crave the bright-eyed look. Fake it fast with a sumptuous set of dramatic lashes. Thanks to revolutionary new mascaras, no falsies are required - although they can pump up the volume on those special nights out. Just sweep two coats of mascara onto lashes, making sure to comb lashes between applications.
 Shape Magazine

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Beautiful Brows

Shape up your eyebrows with these transforming tips.

1. Get brows professionally shaped
A skilled eyebrow shaping can totally transform your face. The entire eye area can appear "lifted" and more open, helping you look younger and much more polished. Maintenance simply involves "cleaning up" brows underneath and removing only the strays on top.

2. Keep brow color close to hair color
Brow color should be one shade darker than your locks. Since dyeing your brows at home can easily go wrong (you don't want to take any chances working that close to your eyes), experiment with makeup pencils and powders. Women with very dark hair can try brown, while a taupe color works for blondes or most brunettes.

To the rescue:  Brow Tint: Brush-on tinted gel is like hair color for brows. True-to-life shades harmonize with natural color of brows for a natural look. Especially good for naturally tinting gray or blonde brows.($25)

3. Make thin brows thicker
Unfortunately, many of us know all too well what it's like to have thin brows. To the rescue:

-Brow Extensions Enhancement: Eyebrow extensions can camouflage scars in your brow, add thickness and can be added to the end of the brow for longer, fuller brows. ($55-$199)

-Talika Eyebrow Extender: Unlike tinted brow gels, this is a transparent fixative with hair-like fibers that cling to your own eyebrows, adding depth and thickness and filling in over plucked spots.($35)

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Age Giveaway: Sparse Brittle Eyelashes

The cause: Frequent eye rubbing can trigger lashes to shed. Plus, nature's replenishing system slow down as we get older, leaving us with fewer lashes that don't stick around that long. And those weak, brittle ends? Old mascara is likely culprit, since most formulas cake up and are hard to remove.

The cure: Try OTC remedies such as RevitaLash Eyelash Conditioner, which can harness the strengthening power of peptides to improve resiliency. To prevent breakage, replace mascara every 90 days and use gentle remover each night to take off all eye makeup.

Women's Health Magazine

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Got a Hot Valentine's Date?

We recommend getting a full set of flirty eyelashes to "wow" your date. Our new thick and-luscious lashes will seal the deal.

Valentine's Special: Full Set of Dramatic Eyelash Extensions for only $199, original $245.

Lash L'Amour 55 Langley Rd Newton Center MA 02459 Tel: 617.916.1209

 

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Brow Shaper Kit

Our #1 Selling Item

The total system for dimensional brows. The tinted wax creates a base. Two soft fiber shades impart natural-looking texture and dimension. For a sleeker look, the powders can be applied first, then the wax. Double ended Takelon brush provides precision

Packaging: Clear, square mirrored compact

Available in three colors: Light, Medium and Deep

Lash L'Amour 

55 Langley Road

Newton Center, MA

Tel: (617) 916 1209

http://www.lashlamour.com/

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Quote Of The Day

‘As a designer who is not exactly skinny, I am very sensitive to comfort because I am not comfortable anywhere or with anything. I never had a muse or said, 'Oh my God, my woman is that and that and she has to be seven and a half feet tall and she has to weigh three kilograms.' - Alber Elbaz 

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Kim Kardashian Looks Posh!

Kim Kardashian seen here wearing the famous optical illusion dress by Alexander McQueen, for promotional shots for her new reality show - Kourtney & Kim Take New York.
The dress was first worn by Posh (Victoria Beckham) back in 2009 whilst going to dinner in London. While Victoria opted for a shorter version of the dress, Kim is seen wearing a full length one. We think this kind of dress is not a suitable choice for an already curvy figure as it's optical illusion design serves to add more curves and produce an hourglass figure, working well on Posh and not on Kim.
What do you think? Who wore it better?

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Eye-Makers

Accentuate eyes with a perfectly arched brow, shaped and tamed with our two must-have products: 

Brow Tint is a brush-on tinted gel for brows. It darkens grey or blond brows with a completely natural effect. It comes in 4 shades: Blonde, Sable, Fawn and Auburn. 

 

 Brow Sculpt is a two-in-one brow tamer that adds instant dimension to even the scarcest brows. These silky, pressed powders shape and correct brows emphasizing the natural arch of the brow. 

  Visit our website:  http://www.lashlamour.com/
    Boutique Location
    55 Langley Road
    Newton Center, MA 02459
    617-916-1209

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Head Over Heels For Rupert Sanderson's New 140mm Heel Shoe!

Hydra Patent. Elle Pics.

Gorgeous new designs, unbelievable new heel heights and a svelte double platform to complete the new shoes we have fallen for! Rupert Sanderson's latest collection is aiming high with the launch of a new, super heel length, At a whopping 140mm, we think he's stumbled across shoe-heaven (excuse the pun!)

Antwerp Tan. Elle Pics.

"In terms of design limits, there's only so high you can go with a heel, to create a shoe that's still perfectly balanced and wearable at the same time," Sanderson explains. "I was interested in seeing how high I could build up this heel and platform combination whilst keeping the styles as simple and un-fussy as possible. That's how I came up with the sort of 'abstract' double platform - it looks somehow lighter and less clumpy when 'split' in two. I love the graphicness and simple colour blocking in Hydra."

Antwerp Suede. Elle Pics.

We think they are classic designs, whipped into modern frenzy with gorgeous light colours in time for S/S 2011! The double platform certainly does take away from that shoe-clump look we find on most platform shoes, we think this is more subtle and flattering.

Visit his site for more info: rupertsanderson.com

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Ce n'est pas un Birkin...the Birkin Lookalike!

While we are sure that everyone knows what a Hermès Birkin bag is and that with it's waiting list abolished and hefty price tag the chances of us even getting close to buying one in this lifetime are pretty slim. But the makers behind American brand Thursday Friday have designed a tote which provides shoppers who don't have at least £4,000 to spend on the infamous bag to purchase a tote quite similar to it! The Together Tote features the iconic Birkin bag printed on each side of the canvas tote and retails for $35 (around £20). Whilst this isn't the first tote of its kind to imitate or mock designers (a la the Karl Who? tote), imagine our surprise when we heard there is already a three month waiting list for the savvy tote!

 

Roni Brunn and Olena Sholomytska, the duo behind Thursday Friday, told the New York Times: 'We realized that we were using an extra bag to supplement our "real" bags.So we ended up with a surreal design that references luxury but is ultimately an anti-status status symbol.'

The Birkin bag, named after Sixties style icon Jane Birkin, has become the ultimate fashion status symbol. 

The bag was born when the actress unknowingly complained to an Hermès boss that her straw bag couldn't fit all her belongings on a flight from Paris to London, and thus the ultimate status bag was designed!

Jane Birkin complained of her straw bag to Hermès creators and they tailor made a Birkin bag for her and the rest is arm candy history!

Victoria Beckham is rumoured to own a collection of 100 worth £1.5m and an anonymous bidder recently paid £49,000 for a second-hand bag version at a Christie's auction.

The Together tote comes in three classic colours, red, blue and camel, and whilst we realise that Posh will not be rushing to buy this tote, we want to know, would you?
To see if you can get your hands on one, visit their website: thufri.com

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Tip Of The Day

"Use a washcloth steeped in warm water and a shot of lime essential oil and gently press this into the skin. When you breathe in the oils, it will brighten the mind as well as de-stress the skin." Noella Gabriel, Elemis Product & Treatment Developer.

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RevitaLash Naturally Beautiful Lashes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Story

It all began because a husband wanted to give his wife a very special gift…
Revitalash® was developed by Dr. Michael Brinkenhoff as a special gift for his wife, Gayle, while she was recovering from breast cancer. Intensive chemotherapy treatments had damaged Gayle’s once-beautiful eyelashes, leaving them sparse, breakable and fragile.

After extensive research with a team of talented cosmetic chemists, Dr. Brinkenhoff formulated an eyelash conditioner that, after just a few weeks, gave a renewed look of vitality to Gayle’s eyelashes.
Soon friends and family wanted to know Gayle’s secret to beautiful looking eyelashes. Gayle knew immediately the perfect name for the amazing eyelash conditioner that had given her eyelashes a renewed look of vitality: Revitalash®.
Thus, a new product was born; and a formula created originally for just one special woman has become a product available to women everywhere who want to have beautiful looking eyelashes.
Gayle and Michael are committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from RevitaLash® sales to benefit non-profit breast cancer research and education initiatives.

RevitaLash is now available at Lash L'Amour!

 Visit our website:  http://www.lashlamour.com/

   Boutique Location
    55 Langley Road
    Newton Center, MA 02459
    617-916-1209


 

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Meet us at Boston Bridal Expo

BAYSTATE BRIDAL EXPO

http://www.jenksproductions.com/baystatebrdl.html

WHEN: January 22nd - 23rd, 2011
WHERE: Hynes Convention Center
                900 Boylston Street
                Boston, MA 02115
SHOW HOURS: Saturday, 11am to 5pm
                             Sunday, 11am to 5pm
TICKETS: $12

Lash L'Amour Booth #831
Enter our Raffle at Bridal Expo
Raffle Prize: Full Set of Dramatic Eyelash Extensions (2)
Value: $245/Full Set

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Will Victoria Finally Get A Baby Girl She's Always Wanted?

David Beckham has announced on his Facebook page that the infamous couple are now expecting their fourth child! The fourth baby Beckham is expected sometime in Summer, with David posting on his Fb page: "I've got great news to tell you. Victoria and I are expecting a fouth child this summer. The boys are very excited about the arrival of their new brother or sister." 
Both Mr & Mrs Beckham have spoken of their desire to add to the family after having three boys - Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 8, and Cruz who is 5. 
The couple hosted a celebratory dinner last night to tell their family, and who knows, maybe Posh will finally get the girl she's always wanted. She recently said in an interview that she could imagine 'painting her nails, putting on make-up, and choosing clothes with her.'. 

Last year she said: ‘Everyone keeps asking me if I would like to have a little girl and I think, at some point, if I am lucky enough to have another baby, that would be great. If I am blessed enough.’

Pregnant & still in heels, and hardly showing. DailyMail Pics.

Sources close to Mrs Beckham told the Daily Mail that she plans to work through as much of her pregnancy as possible insisting it is ‘business as usual’ – as she has for her previous three. 

Victoria will also have to have another Caesarean section because of the risks of a natural birth after already having had the operation before.

Kylie congratulates the couple. DailyMail Pics.

Celeb friends have congratulated the couple on Twitter, and we think it's great news as we're kinda in a baby craze at the moment aswell!

Amanda Holden congratulates the couple. DailyMail Pics.

Victoria Pregnant With Cruz in 2004. DailyMail Pics.

Well if it is a girl, we're thinking baby high-heeled Louboutins? 

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"Everlasting" Manicure

How many times have you gotten a regular manicure and felt cheated when only three days later your nails are all chipped? You should try our OPI Axxium Gel Manicure, also known as the "everlasting" manicure. Instead of the regular polish, we use axxium colored gel and brush it on your natural nails. This colored gel will last more than two weeks without chipping or smudging.

Don't confuse them with gel nails. OPI Axxium Gel does not add length to your nails, but what they can do is extend your manicured look for more than two weeks. They're perfect for people who love the look of polished nails but can't seem to make a regular manicure last.

OPI Axxium Gel Manicure  $40

Call 617.916.1209 NOW to schedule your appointment!!

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Gorgeous Long Lash Extensions

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Grand Opening Special

We currently offer 20% off full set of Dramatic Eyelash Extensions. For appointment, please call us at 617-916-1209.

Offer expires on January 31st,  2011.

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Grand Opening Announcement

Ever wonder how celebrities get those beautiful, long, full eyelashes? Think they were blessed with them or that it’s a really fantastic mascara? Think again! We know the secret and we are willing to share it. Eyelash extensions are one of Hollywood’s best kept beauty secrets. Lash L'Amour is bringing that beauty secret to the Boston area.


Grand Opening December 2010

Boutique Location

55 Langley Road

Newton Centre, MA 02459
Tel: 617.916.1209
Email: contact@lashlamour.com
http://www.lashlamour.com/

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