Lashes were so different at each fashion collection over the past six weeks that a new lash technique was probably born every twenty seconds. The final piece in the backstage beauty jigsaw at Vivienne Westwood’s A/W2011 show was Marta Ortiz’s face. Look at those EYELASHES! Such small little things and yet so obvious when done well. They look HUGE. Big and beautiful and all fluttery. Most of us in normal land would have to use falsies for such volume but would you believe these are Marta’s own lashes? They are only slightly enhanced with several layers of this.
Would you believe these are Marta’s own lashes?
The secret is that MAC Haute & Naughty Lash mascara has two brushes in a special lid that let’s you control the amount of mascara you wish to use. A wiggle of the small brush separates and a wiggle of the big creates lift. Genius!
I suspect these lashes might be a little too dramatic if I’m just going to the cinema, but seriously, I just don’t care, it makes a mundane task (ie, painting your lashes) more exciting again. A Mac technician explained that a tip for everyday peeps (yes me) is to wiggle the big brush at the root and leave the rest of the lash nude (take’s practice!). Ok so I’m not going to ditch every mascara I own and replace it with this one product (could you imagine?) but I am going to have these lashes any chance I get. For one brief moment Vivienne Westwood discussed their flutteryness and then of course moved onto something deeper.
Bláthnaid Richardson says:
Qui, c’est tres tres flattering! Out of my whole make-up routine lipstick and lashes are my favorite step. I love fluttering thick black lashes all over town! My weapons of choice? Lancome Hynose Drama (don’t you love that added drama?!) and Makeup Forever Smokey Lash. The formulation is really nice and it gives really thick, black lashes. A tip that I find really useful is leaving the mascara for a little while. Whenever I get a new tube of these miracle workers I always open the tube a couple of times, close it and leave them for about two, if not more, weeks. I find the formulation oxidises and there-fore thickens to give truely glamourous results! A few coats of these and you will have lashes to rival anyone! xx
March 27, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Bláthnaid Richardson says:
Sorry to be commenting again on this and going back a few posts but I just got a new mascara and when I got it I straight away thought of this post and your message in a bottle post. I just got Helena Rubinstein Lash Queen Mascara. It’s a really good mascara, quite similar in terms of formulation to that of lancome hypnose drama, really dark and a lot of product on the brush to comb through your lashes although the brush differs from that of lancome hypnose drama. It gives really thick, black, seperated lashes! It even smells the same as lancome hypnose drama but the packaging of it is GORGEOUS!!!! it comes in a metal tube, gold in some lighting, silver in others, and it’s adorned with a netting/lace print in the shape of leaves and flowers. And the best part of it is the print is outlined in gorgeous black felt! (quite similar to that of the goddess guide book actually!) The packaging is so gorgeous, it’s definitely a collectors item! When I am finnished the tube there is no way I could throw it out! It’s quite expensive but even holding it, it feels like your holding a little piece of luxury! It makes me enjoy the process of applying mascara even more. (not that I didn’t enjoy it enough before!) I love how nothing was left out, a really good mascara in such GORGEOUS packaging! Normally you never find both, stunning packaging that homes a brilliant product. It’s like a little make-up ornament, something that should be proudly displayed! It can be quite difficult to come by but if you do you should definitely pick up a tube! xx
April 20, 2011 at 12:32 am
Bláthnaid Richardson says:
Sorry in all my excitement I didn’t even name the product right! It’s the sexy blacks product in the lash queen mascara range! sorry again! xx
April 20, 2011 at 12:38 am