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Eyelash Extensions – What do you think? Too much?

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:52:50 +0000

Out there Eyelash Extensions!!!Not that we would ever do anything like this in our salons, but what do you think???

Eyelash Extensions- Paddington Salon Opening

admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:08:10 +0000

Love Those Lashes flagship store opening

Published on Thu, 14/04/2011, 04:05:37

Love Those Lashes officially launched its Sydney flagship store yesterday on Oxford Street, Paddington with an intimate soirée attended by many of Sydney most glamorous faces.

MC and devoted Love Those Lashes fan Emma Freedman and managing director Debra Sloane welcomed guests, including Terry Biviano, followed by the WAG Nation film crew, Kelly Landry, Kylie Speer, Sarah Wilson and Terry Schwamberg along with a host of beauty media.

The stunning new salon in the heart of Sydney’s fashion hub is complete with welcoming French doors, chandeliers and intricate detailing making it a truly luxurious pampering experience.

Guests grazed on delectable treats from …At Perry Lane and sipped Prosecco and San Pellegrino as they watched a lash application demonstration.

In line with the new store opening, Love Those Lashes will be offering some new services on their menu, including a whole eye treatment package – eyelash extensions, specialist brow shaping and botox.

Specialists in lashes, eyebrows and cosmetics will consult and then design the perfect combination of lashes, brow shape and botox to compliment the eyes, face shape and age.

Keeping with the Love Those Lashes philosophy of offering clients many styles and types of lashes, Love Those Lashes will continue to stock over 150 different types of eyelashes, which enables them to design the perfect look for each client.

Contact: Love Those Lashes www.lovethoselashes.com.au

Eyelash Extensions- Who’s your favourite eyelash extensions technician?

admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:42:43 +0000

We love all our staff and so do our clients, so let us know who’s your favourite eyelash extensions technician and why?

Eyelash Extensions- The Vine review Love Those Lashes

admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:54:36 +0000

Beauty road test – Eyelash extensions

BY ALYXGORMAN ON JUN 30 2011, 05:39PM

If you’ve ever watched back-to-back reruns of The Simpsons (and let’s face it, you have), you may be familiar with the concept of eyelash extensions. They were the secret weapon (illegal in the United States!) that allowed the curly haired Shirley Temple clone to triumph over Lisa in the beauty pageant episode. If you’ve ever watched back to back reruns of The Simpsons, you may also be aware that the show’s absurdist sense of the surreal can ultimately end up communicating fundamental truths about the world we live in.

It sure does in this case: while they may not require an illegal cosmetic surgery trip to Mexico, eyelash extensions are a secret weapon.

They’re also, in theory, a little absurd. True to their name, eyelash extensions work a little like hair extensions, they sit glued in amongst your natural lashes, enhancing their thickness, fullness, and of course, length. Just like with hair extensions, there are a lot of different options to choose from depending on what sort of look you want, and how much you’re willing to pay. The three main varieties are acrylic, silk and the most recent to land on Australian shores, mink hair.

It was the latter variety I chose to try. There’s something so obscenely opulent about the idea of getting mink hair glued into my eyelashes I was both scandalised and tantalised.

Bear in mind it takes pretty specialised training to be able to fit in eyelash extensions (it’s long lasting glue, right near your eyes, so the fact it takes learning time is a very good thing), so they’re not something you can get done at any old salon.

When I sit down to have mine fitted, I’m informed warmly but bluntly by my technician that my virginal eyebrows (no really, before that day, they’d never been plucked), were wonky, and that I should get them evened out. “I just want you to look as good as possible,” she said apologetically. No complaints here. My inaugural tweezing was not as painful as I expected. Yes it hurt, but it was more the ‘ow’ of an ant bite than the ‘AUGH! THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BECOME A SOCIAL NORM IS PROOF OF THE PATRIARCHY’S EXISTENCE’ smiting of a bikini wax.

With my brows no longer akimbo, it was time time close my eyes and allow myself to be extended. My technician fitted papers under my eyes to prevent any overspill, and instructed me to close my eyes and relax. Like any fine art, good lash extensions take time, rather a lot of time in fact. It’s an hour long process, and you have to keep your lids locked down the whole time. If you wear contact lenses, they recommend you remove them.

The thought of having someone faff delicately with glue around the windows to my soul for an hour was not, at first an appealing one. The sensation, however, was more unusual than unpleasant, a light, feathery fussing around the eye area. “It’s gonna be a big transformation!” My therapist promised. I tried to imagine how much of a change could be effected by a few extra lengths of fur in my lashes. “So, uhh,” I begin, eyes shut. “How do you get the mink hair?”

“Oh, it’s Siberian Mink, all taken from their tails because that’s where the fur is nicest,” my technician begins. “Don’t worry, it doesn’t hurt the minks. The hair is brushed off.”

I contemplate the idea of rough Russian hands gently combing down ink coloured minks, and then…

Blackness.

Normally one to get chatty with my beauty therapists, I’m out like a light for almost the entire treatment. This, apparently, is totally normal.

I woozily blinked myself awake, my eyes felt a little gooey, and they stream out some, but there’s no stinging sensation. And then, as I come to full consciousness, I’m handed a mirror.

And Oh.My.God. It’s astonishing what a difference a few (okay a lot) of extra, extra long lashes can make to your overall appearance. Barefaced though I am, I look impossibly glamourous. These lashes reach lengths that defy logic, and yet, at the same time, no matter how hard I peep at myself in the mirror, I cannot find their false lines. The only thing that prevents them looking real is the fact that I know they cannot possibly be real.

Suddenly, it dawns on me that this is one of the reasons Hollywood stars tend to look better than regular people. It’s not that they wake up every morning and affix themselves with false eyelashes, they all have extensions.

Extensions that make your eyes look more dramatic, more open, more alive and more alluring.

Suddenly, I find myself engaging in the kind of reflection-gazing narcissism normally only a really good haircut can induce. I check myself out in every shiny surface, I feel as if every flutter and bat will begin a hurricane on the other side of the world.

In short, I look good. I look expensive.

Over the next few weeks, not a day goes by that I don’t get a compliment on my lashes. And it’s never ‘Oh wow, are you wearing false eyelashes?’ either, instead ‘oh my god, your eyelashes are really long.’ When I lean in and conspiratorially whisper that they’re extensions, I’m met with disbelief. The only person that picked them, to my face at least, knows my looks so well it would be more offensive if she couldn’t tell they weren’t real.

Eyelash extensions last a maximum of six weeks, but they do start to shed slowly before that. Three weeks in, mine are still looking very dramatic, if a little depleted, and I regularly swim and use the sauna, as someone who sleeps on one side, I have noticed they’re a little off-balance. But then, I’ve been looking at myself a lot lately.

Eyelash extensions may seem like an insanely high maintenance thing to get done (they sure make you look high maintenance), but as someone who wears very little makeup, I think I’ve probably noticed the difference in my day to day appearance more than if I were the sort of girl who had the energy to get up early every morning and create face.

There is, however, one thing about looking expensive… It costs a lot of money. I cringe as I put down the phone from booking my refill appointment, and reflect that a crack habit may have been a cheaper acquisition.

How much is it: It’s pretty opulently priced. Mink hair lashes cost $300 for a full set, and top ups are about $80 a pop. Acrylic and silk extensions are cheaper, and can be used to create different effects, but the mink hair is the most natural looking option. You can also get a half-set put in for $100, and reusable mink false eyelash strips are available from between $39-59.

Where do you get it: Find your nearest salon here.

How often do you need it: They recommend you get your extensions filled in every two to three weeks.

Who should get it: Because of their cost, they’re probably a better bet for girls who have a big, special event like a dance or a fashion week coming up. Anything where you want to look seriously good for several weeks with minimal effort. If you’re getting married and going on a honeymoon you probably actually need to get eyelash extensions. Need. And hey, for everyone else, if you’ve got the cash and inclination, why the hell not.

Who shouldn’t get it: People who hate having their eyes touched, or have extremely sensitive eyes should avoid this one. Since the treatment takes an hour, and infills are an additional half hour to 45 minutes each time, the time-poor should probably also avoid. As for the regularly poor, forget it.

Would I do it again: First thing I’m spending my lottery winnings on.

Eyelash Extensions- Mrs Walsh Blog from last year. Love it!!

admin — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:14:07 +0000

Love those Lashes!

Posted in [Fashion], [What's Hot] By Michelle Walsh

The last time I had a set of eye lash extensions I walked out of my local salon looking like Ru Paul and found that after several days wear they took on lives of there own, eventually dropping out faster than a teenage school leaver. The ‘love those lashes’ experience was the complete opposite and three weeks on they are still looking lashtastic. Why love those lashes? • It’s like an eyelash coiffure leaving no need for mascara.

Next time you are out at the movies watching a tear jerker you can cry safe in the knowledge there will be no tell tale panda eyes on the way out.

You wake up looking glamorous without doing a thing.
A poorly applied lash extension could leave you being offered a role in the next ‘Pricilla queen of the desert’ stage show. ‘Love those lashes’, ‘Siberian mink’ eyelash extensions are softer and more flexible giving them a very natural look.
Famous folk think they’re fab! International celebrity fans include Heidi Klum, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Hall, Beyonce and Oprah. Local celebrity devotees include Channel Nine’s Kelly Landry and Emma Freedman.
Best of all it takes a little over an hour and it’s a great chance to get some festive season shut eye, wake up feeling fresh and looking lashtastic!

Eyelash Extensions- Will you be beach ready for the European summer???

admin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:28:40 +0000

An interesting read below from a UK site. Eyelash extensions are way down the list of beauty priorities before going on holidays. Somehow I suspect our clients and Aussies in general may place eyelash extensions a bit higher on the list. What do you think?

Beach ready? If not you’ll be staying at home this summer

18th June 2012

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Crystal clear water, the sun is shining and we’re topping up the tan – sounds like perfection, doesn’t it? But new research reveals that we’re willing to give all of that up if we’re not beach-ready.

A new study has indicated that 45 per cent of Brits would rather stay at home than go on a beach holiday without thorough preparation to ensure they were body-beautiful.

A further third of women polled say their holiday would be ruined if they felt they hadn’t spent enough time on their beauty regime before hitting the beach.

The survey, commissioned by TV and online retailer QVC to celebrate its June Beauty Month, quizzed 2,000 British adults on their summer beauty habits and revealed that they spend up to three working days preparing their bodies for a beach holiday and that nearly half of the women simply wouldn’t step onto the beach without wearing make-up.

Sandra Houghton, Senior Beauty Buyer at QVC comments:
“Hitting the beach is understandably a time when everyone wants to look and feel their best so preparing to bare is vital – from losing those last few pounds to dealing with unwanted hair. Self tanning is always a popular choice and leaves holidaymakers more relaxed and comfortable in their skin on the beach.”

It’s not just girls feeling the pressure, one in ten men admits to investing in a self tanning treatment before hitting the beach. A further six per cent of men say that they would make sure their feet look tip top by investing in a pedicure for their beach holiday, and two per cent even admit to getting eyelash extensions before jetting off.

The top ten pre-holiday beauty treatments that Brits invest in to ensure they look their best on the beach:

Women
1. Haircut (67 per cent)
2. Waxing (35 per cent)
3. Manicure (27 per cent)
4. Pedicure (26 per cent)
5. Hair highlights (26 per cent)
6. Hair conditioning treatments (23 per cent) 7. Self tan treatments (20 per cent) 8. Eyelash tinting (9 per cent) 9. Personal training (6 per cent) 10. Eyelash extensions (3 per cent)

Men
1. Haircut (51 per cent)
2. Personal training (14 per cent)
3. Self tan treatment (10 per cent)
4. Waxing (8 per cent)
5. Pedicure (6 per cent)
6. Hair conditioning treatments (6 per cent) 7. Manicure (5 per cent) 8. Hair highlights (4 per cent) 9. Eyelash tinting (2 per cent)
10. Eyelash extensions (2 per cent)

Whilst 71 per cent of women admitted to making an effort in preparation for a holiday to keep themselves happy, 37 per cent confessed that it was to impress their partners whilst they were away.

The pressure to look good could be attributed to pictures of celebrities displaying their perfect beach bodies as a quarter of women (24 per cent) admit that pictures of celebrities on the beach inspire them to make an effort with their own appearance.

The top ten celebrities that British women believe look the best on the beach:
1. Kelly Brook
2. Elle McPherson
3. Louise Redknapp
4. Kim Kardashian
5. Colleen Rooney
6. Liz Hurley
7. Cindy Crawford
8. Kate Hudson
9. Kate Beckinsale
10. Abbey Clancy

Eyelash Extensions- Zoe Foster for PRIMPED

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 04:52:00 +0000

Hi All,

Today we thought we’d revisit this great article by zoe foster from January 2011… Enjoy

Zoe’s Blog

Launch Editor ZOE FOSTER

Why lash extensions are marvelous when one is on holiday.

Wed, 5 January 2011 11:26AM

If you’re the type to read beauty magazines, articles or blogs (and something about you reading this hints to me you might), you probably would’ve already read about and maybe even tried Love Those Lashes extensions at some point.

And maybe even their new Siberian Mink variety, which are the newer, more luxurious version of their silk or acrylic lashes, and which I wrote about feverishly back when I was at Harper’s BAZAAR, because all the BEYONCE and MADONNA types were wearing them, and they were super expensive and only available in the US.

But now they’re here. And I had the joy of trying them.

Right before I racked off on a two-week holiday.

Which is the best time to get lash extensions.

Here is why:

1. You feel much prettier without any effort. Even when you’ve flown 24 hours to NYC. Here is me with them freshly applied, with no other makeup save for base and lips.

2. You need to pack very little eye makeup. One eye shadow quad, two brushes (one to line, one fluffy crease brush) and some kohl liner is all.

3. You need to wear very little makeup, (definitely not mascara, which some twits do, but is utterly unnecessary and destroys the extensions) which whether you are frolicking in the sunshine at Seminyak, or traipsing through the snow in Central Park, is a real win. How fabulous it is it wake up, get dressed, slap your hair up and wear nothing but tinted moisturiser/foundation, blush/bronzer and lipgloss. And dear GRUG does it make getting ready to go out fast. Eyes thieve so much makeup preparation time.

4. You look fantastic in all of your photos. Whether you’re fresh out of the surf with wet hair, by the bar or shoving pasta down your gob.

5. You are ‘party ready,’ a term that irritates me, but is accurate. Long lashes just seem more… celebratory somehow. We get falsies for special occasions I guess, so having them on for Christmas and NYE makes sense.

6. Your boyfriend/men give you more compliments and mistakenly think you are far more beautiful and flirtatious than you actually are. Embrace this at all costs. Reveal not your lash trickery and wink up a storm, doll!

Here I am today, 2.5 weeks after having them applied. With no eye makeup or mascara, things I have foregone since having my Minky darlings applied.

They still look lovely, there are a lot more missing from my left eye, (it’s the side I sleep on) but I could go another week (without needing infills) easily. (I know of some beauty editors who have worn lash extensions continually for up to TWO STINKIN YEARS! It becomes utterly addictive, you see.)

I’m not, for the record, I am having them soaked off tomorrow. This makes me sad, because I would happily get the infills and keep them on longer, but because I am going to the beautiful Southern tip of NZ on the weekend for two months to write your next favourite novel, and as I cannot remove them myself, they have to go before then or they will drive me LOCO, because the fally-outty part of lash extenstions, where they’re all uneven and wongly always does. And pulling them out? Causes scar tissue and is a shitty idea, so never do it.

It’s fair to say the Love Those Lashes mink extensions have been the best lash extensions I’ve sampled, in terms of looking very natural (albeit long and delicious) and not pointing in all directions disobediently. (I comb them with a clean mascara wand every morning which helps.) They have fallen out a little slower than silk or acrylic, but not enough to make that big a fuss about it.

They cost $320 for application, (silk and acrylic are usually around $150-$180) and between $80-$145 for infills. Mine took just under 1.5 hours to be put on, by the incredibly fastidious GRACE at Joh Bailey salon in Double Bay. (For other Love Those Lashes locations, click here.)

Handy hint: Do not have a coffee before your appointment, as you are required to lay still, eyes closed for up to 1.5 hours. Go in very tired or hungover is my tip, so you fall asleep and wake up looking like some form of exquisite Daisy Duck, but with more class and less feathers.

I’d get them again, yes. Before my next holiday, obviously. I am starting to miss them already, and they’re still on.

Have you tried Love Those Lashes extensions or lash extensions at all?
It’s a lot of fun, you know.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When I read the words ‘Siberian Mink’, (“fur”) I too had a small heart flip, but the Love those Lashes crew source their lash products from farmed mink, and the mink fur is shaved from the tail once a year, in summer, to ensure the minks are in no way harmed in the process. Reading that back, it seems very odd that we would put animal clippings on our eyes, doesn’t it? But we do. And it looks terrific.

Posted by: Zoe Foster

Eyelash Extensions- Love Those Lashes TV

admin — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 01:26:33 +0000

Check out how to apply the Monroe strip eyelash extensions on our youtube channel LOVE THOSE LASHES TV

tell us what you think.

Eyelash Extensions- Coloured Lashes??

admin — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:53:07 +0000

We get many requests for coloured eyelash extensions and have been reluctant to provide as we’ve always steered clear of “theatrical lashes” . Lately though, we have been scattering some purple lashes through one of our Paddington clients and may we just say..she looks very cool. Its like throwing a very subtle streak of violet through black hair…. the effective is racy and cool but still quite classy. Not sure about other colours at this stage …. what are your thoughts on coloured eyelash extensions

Eyelash Extensions-Dual Mascara and Boost Tonic in OK Magazine

admin — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:19:07 +0000

When it comes to mascara for eyelash extensions , we always knew that ours was a star and so does OK Magazine! Actually one of the Ad girls from OK said ” The best mascara I’ve ever used!”. We agree. Not to mention that it also comes with a growth tonic for lashes and eyebrows…. truly a superstar. Available online for $49.95 www.lovethoselashes.com.au/orders/