Beauty news an eyelash revolution maybe
Eyelash extensions - worth it?Look into these eyes. Well, not into them, but around them. These eyes are the window to the latest beauty trend to gain real momentum – eyelash extensions. There are plenty of beauty fads and treatments which seem stupidly extravagant and entirely unnecessary. Face creams that cost upwards of £200 when a £20 one will do, hair removal treatments to make your eyes water. And so it is with tentative steps that I sing the praises of eyelash extensions. I'm not talking the thick black strip lashes you can wonkily add on to your own lids for a night out, these are individually applied lashes which I found tend to last for over six weeks. Difficult to justify to some my mum, for one, but others get it completely. Having lovely long lashes means no need for mascara, no need for eyeliner, no need for very much at all in the eye department. It's quicker to get ready in the morning and there's none of that flaky mascaraeyeliner residue danger as the day goes on. Eye colour looks brighter, the skin around the eyes looks healthier due to less exposure to rubbing with makeup remover and the like, and you can't even feel you're wearing them. I had concerns I was going to look like Snuffy from Sesame Street but Boudoir Lashes, where I went for mine after a recommendation, were careful to give natural looking extensions which didn't look ridiculous in the slightest. Even my mum approved. Like I said, there are some treatments which seem like an extravagance but if you work out the cost per wear… No, I admit it, even me, so often the master of cost-justification, is finding this one a bit tricky so maybe put it on the birthday wish list or stick to a couple of coats of mascara until then.emFull set for £135, half set for £90 from boudoirlashes.co.ukemOn counters Hydraluron, £24.99 for 30ml Somewhere in the corners of your brain the word Nanoblur might ring bells. Launched in the autumn of last year, it's the £20 cream that puts your face in a state of temporary soft focus. Following on from its success, the creators have just launched Hydraluron, a moisture-boosting serum that increases the efficiency of your normal mosituriser. Like many skincare launches, it's spiced up with numbers which are meant to impress. It holds 1000 times its weight in water! It improves elasticity by 27% within eight weeks! Whatever these numbers mean all I can say that I've tried it and it's a good basic serum. I can't tell the percentage of which my skin's elasticity has changed but I can tell that it feels nice and that's good enough for me.emHydraluron, £24.99 for 30ml from bootsemIn other news Triology handwash Photograph ABOVE Ground Level Just a little nod to skincare brand Trilogy who are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year by donating all profits from sales of their Helping Hand Wash to the Child's i Foundation, a small charity helping abandoned babies in Uganda. It's a beautiful handwash for a great cause so stock up and your Christmas presents will be sorted in July.em£13.50 for 500ml, trilogyproducts.co shoes.ukememFor more information on Child's i Foundation visit childsifoundation.orgem
