A pop of colour

It seems that these days that not a day passes without a celebrity releasing a beauty product. Sometimes their endorsement and whether they were really involved in the creation of the product is a bit dubious but there are times when it really makes sense and you wonder why a particular product weren't released any sooner. Cue Katy Perry and her most recent collaboration with Eylure lashes.


Katy Perry released some false lashes before but never before have they looked as perry-esque as they do now. Katy Perry is all about bright colourful looks and these lashes invite you to add a pop of colour into your makeup look.




These would be perfect if you want good quality and reliable quality lashes (as opposed to taking your chances with lashes an obscure random brand on eBay) to complete an already bright and colourful eye makeup or if you want to subtly enhance the natural colour of your eyes. The blue and the purple would be ideal to make brown eyes pop.




The packaging is absolutely spot on: What more appropriate that pop art to illustrate lashes with a pop of colour. The shape of the colour of pop lashes also excite me. The feathery look really remind of the luxurious shu uemura smokey layers who are by far, without the shadow of a doubt THE lashes which have got me the most compliments EVER. When I wear them, people go 'You should wear them often'. Well, I would if they weren't £17 a pop! They also present 2 features that I really like on false lashes: a solid lashline (easier to conceal than 'dash-lined' ones) and the fact that they are shorter on both the inner and outer corner. Lashes which have a slanted shape and longer at the outer corner do not tend to suit me as they emphasise my droopy lids.








If you couldn't tell already I am beyond excited about these lashes. The concept, the name, the shape, the colour and the fact that they scream Katy Perry to me. They cement the idea that I already have in mind of Katy Perry: Her costumes are so much fun, you could almost believe she comes straight out of a comic book.

 

 

According to the lovely Bicky, from Tastes Like Glitter, these little beauties will be released in January 2013. I can't wait to check them out and see how they compare to the 'pop-of-red' (Girls Aloud) Sarah Festival lashes.

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When Eylure and Models Own met Hedkandi …

I didn't think there could be any more exciting false lashes release this year when Katy Perry worked  with Eylure, one of my ultimate favourite brands of false lashes. This was until Eylure joined forces with Giant Record Label Hed Kandi to create amazing party pieces: Hed Kandi Lashes by  Eylure.






I love dance/house music, I love Eylure and I just couldn't think of a better  collaboration. It just makes perfect sense. Ministry of Sound, who I am also a massive fan wouldn't have worked you see: Hed Kandi already has the stunning imagery of glamorous girls, where the addition of lashes not only makes sense but would beautifully enhance them.

The Hed Kandi Eylure range contains 5 pairs of falsies, all housed in a beautiful  packaging, with a eye catching glittery/disco ball background, priced at £6.49 each and already available in your Superdrug.
















My instant favourite is 'Twisted Disco' (the one  featuring a girl with butterfly on it) which will remind you of Samantha, Sex in the City Eylure lashes. Typically, surprise surprise, my Superdrug doesn't hold Twisted Disco but I am more than happy to travel the country a bit to find them.
As if the release of Party Lashes was not exciting enough, Hed Kandi joined forces with Models Own to create a brand new exclusive collection of nail polishes inspired by the party capital of the world, Ibiza.

"With this year being Hed Kandi’s 10 year anniversary on the Balearic party island, the range of five polishes reflects the Hed-turning, fashionforward glamour that the fabulous brand brings to all their events on The White Isle. The ‘Hed Kandi collection’ instantly brings to life the recognisable glamorous girls synonymous with the brand, transporting you to the jet-set global dance floor. With three of the brightest Models Own shades and two premium glitters making up the collection this embodies the whole essence that Ibiza has to offer."

Balearic Cool: a crystal aquamarine blue inspired by the waters of Formentera
Hedonist: a no inhibition hot neon coral.
Beach Party: a sunny, bright and intoxicating polish inspired by the world famous sunsets on the White Isle
Disco Heaven: a glittery, gold disco bomb
Ibiza Mix: a dense multi-coloured day-night sparkle







The Hedkandi polishes will be on sale at £5 from the end of March online and are due in your Boots stores in April.


If all this doesn't get you in a summery or party mood, well I don't know what will

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The one which fluttered away…

You might already have seen these if you've been around on twitter today but I just could not not blog about them. I am a massive fan of Eylure false lashes and equally massive fan of Katy Perry's makeup. Katy Perry's eye make up looks always excite me: it's fun, it's colourful, dramatic, glittery and fluttery.






In February, Eylure and Katy Perry fans will be able to purchase nationwide (Boots and Superdrug) the amazing creations of their collaboration. I am not quite sure of the prices but I would imagine that these would retail around the the £6 mark.



Katy Perry's collection is to die for and boast 4 pairs of eyelashes: from the dainty, delicate 'sweetie pie' to the full on drama of 'Oh my'. I prefer a fuller lashline personally (easier to conceal) so will probably pass on 'Oh Honey' and 'Sweetie Pie' as they both sport an invisiband but I just cannot wait to play with ‘Cool Kittie’ and ‘Oh My!’.

Hurry up, February!


Have you got any favourites?
Will you be checking these out in store?

photo credits: source.

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*Deal Alert* Shu Uemura Smoky Layers False Lashes for £10 at Buyapowa (RRP: £20)

I don't usually treat myself to high end beauty products. Also if a product is not usually sold in an average size Boots or Superdrug store, I am not usually interested. But I am a massive false lashes addict and I have been lusting for as long as I can remember for a pair of Shu Uemura False Lashes and specifically the 'Smokey/Smoky Layers' variety. These babies usually retails at £18.50-£20.00 and even though I know for fact (and from my friend Cat (@perfectpolished) that they are extremely good value for money, I just can't bring myself to spend 20 quid in a single pair of lashes.



They say 'Layers of thin black lashes add volume to your lash line, creating a sultry eye look reminiscent of old Hollywood glamour' *cue photo*

Well today, the lashes are available to buy on Buyapowa and this makes me excited like a kid on Christmas day. The lashes were available twice before on buyapowa, but I missed both sales or co buys as buyapowa call them. The principle of buyapowa is simple. There is a very limited number of products available for purchase. The more people buy the items, the cheaper the item gets. In the words of buyapowa themselves 'Co-buying is a new form of shopping which brings shoppers together into a single transaction, so that you can benefit from the sort of discounts which have until now only been available to retailers buying in bulk'. To top it all off, the postage and packing (for makeup items) is £1 but in most cases free.
 
 
Are you tempted to try the 'Smoky Layers' yourself? You can buy them here but you need to be quick! At the moment they are £13 and there are only 15 left (14 December 2011. 12:53) and together we can get them down to a tight lovely round £10. Postage and Packing is just £1.

 
Boy, this is definitely the quickest blog post I have ever written.
I am so excited aaaaaAAaAaaaaaa :) :)
 

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False Eye Lashes: 8 reasons why you still can’t wear them..

Today, I am guest blogging on Lipglossiping.com and we're talking false lashes: how to deal with the little blighters and reasons why you still can't wear them. Click here to read my post.

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Free Fluttering Falsies courtesy of Cosmo

Wait, another magazine freebie? What can I say? I like reading magazines. I am massive fan of false eyelashes. One of my favourite brand of eyelashes is Eylure so when the September issue of Cosmopolitan was released with a pair of exclusive lashes, it was a no brainer for me: I just had to buy the magazine. That's right, if you buy the September edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine (£3.50) you can get your hands on a free pair of 115 Eylure lashes.






Straight from the packet, I could see right away that these lashes were the right size for my smalls eyes and wouldn't need any trimming whatsoever. I love it when I don't need to trim the lashes and I can just pop them right on.





They have an invisiband type of lashline which I am not a fan of. I much prefer solid yet thin lashlines, as I do not like the appearance of the little gaps of emptiness.





The little gaps of emptiness, in close up action shot:
They could have done with being applied a smidge closer to the lashline





The Eylure 115 flare on the outside corner. This not my preferred shape of lashes but you might like it. I am paranoid enough about the my droopy lids and I feel that this particular shape doesn't suit my eyes. Ideally, I would have preferred them either straight or the same length as the inner corner.






And with a little bit of eyeliner on. I’ve misplaced my trusty H&M eyeliner, so I had to use my basic 2true eyeliner. Sorry for the wobbly hand and the lack of liner opacity.





And with a bit of slap on:







Final Verdict: These lashes are very good quality, were easy to apply and needed no trimming. However, I am not a fan of the invisiband lashline and the outer flaring shape. The human hair material gives an added natural look to the lashes but they will need plenty of eyeliner to conceal the ‘the little gaps of emptiness’. If you do like the shape of the lashes, they are very good value for money: the vertical curl is superb, the horizontal curve is spot on,  and you won’t be disappointed.


Happy false lashing :) x

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Catwalk False Lashes by BeautyUK

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False Lashes are probably definitely my favourite 'makeup item'. I've been trying lots of Beautyuk products lately and when I heard they were releasing some false lashes, I couldn't wait to try some and purchased the 'catwalk' set of false lashes at £3.99 from the website.





This was the first time I ordered some beautyuk items from the website. I paid £1.75 for first class delivery and my order reached me in no time at all. I was pleasantly surprised and received a discount voucher for a future purchase. The second surprise was the size of the box of lashes: I bet you could actually fit one of their eyeshadow palettes in there, the box was huge, complete with fully detailed instructions on how to apply them on. Did I read the instructions? Of course, not. I was too impatient to put them on.



 



The second thing I've noticed is how slightly uneven they are. You'll see that the right hand side differ a bit from the left hand side and vice versa. What you lose in symmetry is gained however in 'natural looking effect' of the lashes. The lashes are very long (perhaps longer than the lashes I am used to wear) but also very light, and once they're on and you can hardly feel they are there.







As for the application, as with 99% most of the false lashes I needed to trim them from the outside corner so that they can fit my small eyes. The lash band is very thin and very flexible and you'll have no problem putting them on. The vertical curl on these lashes is absolutely superb and they instantly lift your eyes. I bought many lashes before (corner eye lashes from nyx from the top of my head) that just won't cut it: as they're so straight, you wonder why you put them on in the first place.








how ridiculous do my bare lashes look, seriously. If nothing else, this should boost your self esteem ^_^





However, the fussy false eyelash lover in me was slightly disappointed with the horizontal curvature of the lashes. When I took them off from their support, they felt a bit straight and not as curvy as my beloved eylure 101. This was not a problem because the lashline is very thin and very flexible but if the lashline had been a bit thicker, I could have seen myself having to spend a bit more time trying to make them 'marry' the curve of my lashline.







Overall, I am quite happy with my purchase. The Catwalk lashes are a bit longer than I would personally usually go for but oh boy, they gave me such drama, I can't wait to wear them again. I hope beautyuk will make them available in Superdrug soon.


how much: £3.99
where to buy: online at http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/ (accessories section)
disclaimer: I bought these lashes myself.

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*new* Glamour to Go: Party Animal Lashes by Girls with Attitude

The massive false lashes addict couldn’t resist from telling you about the brand new additions to the Girls with Attitude Lashes, just released yesterday for the party animals in us. How cool is the whole concept, packaging and make up of the model! Love it!




They say:

Release your inner fashionista with the brand new Glamour to Go faux lashes from Girls with Attitude. Take a walk on the wild side and rock your supermodel style with Glamour to Go lashes
With edgy and glam designs in the collection, you can have it all with these oh-so-now catwalk inspired lashes. Perfect for getting you ready for your close-up, thee fierce lashes will transform you into a wild child in an instant.
Seriously comfy and super sexy, the Glamour to Go lashes are easy peasy to apply and feel as light as a feather. So take a walk on the wild side and rock your supermodel style with Glamour to Go lashes.

I say:

How much money have I got on my paypal left?

 








These new lashes are priced at £5 each. If you can’t find them in the shops, not to worry, you can order them online at the same price as Girls with Attitude offers free delivery on everything, anytime. Which party animal are you? The no.3 are calling my name.

Oh they do stick on false nails and nail wraps as well.

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Golden Rush Makeup Look featuring Diva False Eyelashes from Girls with Attitude

*Note: picture heavy and lengthy post*
* Read till the end for the fab offer!!*

I am finding to sit still while writing this post. Words are whirling in my head at the speed of light. I am too excited. If you stumbled on this blog post, chances are you have a strong interest in makeup, and that within the world of makeup itself, that you might have an addiction soft spot for something in particular. Lipglossiping will have a thing for cream eyeshadows, DebbieDrew692 from Beauty Blogg Roll will need to have all the nail polishes in the world, Jo from beautyliciouslove can't get enough of blushes and cosmetic candy just loves errr … everything. My thing, my passion, my addiction is false eyelashes. I have a cupboard full of them and I still don't have enough. Why? I feel like nothing will put the finishing touch to your make up like full, thick, long lashes. If I only had 30 minutes to do my makeup before going out, foundation and lashes will have to be the priority even if I don't have the time for eyeshadows which is another soft spot of mine. Nothing makes me more sexy in an instant than eyelashes and I am really glad I persevered while I was beginning to learn how to apply them.


So, you can imagine how pretty excited I was when I was given the chance to try out and review a pair of false lashes by Girls with Attitude. Pretty routiny for lots of  successful bloggers out there, but for little ‘ol me it's a big thing and I am over the  moon. I  hope you will forgive the avalanche of pictures. Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on these babies: The 'Diva' (Dramatic for extreme volume & Effect) False Lashes by Girls with Attitude.





  
 
and outside their box






You’ll notice straight away that the Diva Lashes are very dramatic and would be more suited for evening wear or party wear. Let’s pop them on, shall we? Straight away, I noticed that the lashes (like 95 % of the lashes I buy) are too long for my small eyes and needed trimming (this is how much I had to trim from each outer corner if you are curious). They feel strong, sturdy, and a bit plasticc-y (but not shiny like these cheap lashes from China on Ebay) but what you lose in ‘day-wear looking’ aspect, you will gain in longevity. I’ve worn false lashes of the same material before and they just last an obscene amount of time.

My lashes are so ridiculously short and straight, I don’t even bother anymore with merging the falsies with my natural lashes. So if you avoid contact with mascara, glitter eyeliner (such a pain to remove) are careful with put your eyeliner on (make sure to wipe out the ‘body’ of the eyeliner wand, so that product doesn't deposit itself on the ends of your lashes and look after carefully after use, these lashes will give you at least 10 wears.


I am very fussy with false lashes. I have tried quite a few brands and models now and I know exactly what I like and what I don’t like. What did I think of them? It was love at first sight and this going straight into my top  false lashes! Unlike everybody I know, I like to apply my false eyelashes before any makeup (I feel I am more able to apply them closer to the natural lashline that way and if I mess up with the application, I don’t mess my eyemakeup while removing them and applying them again) and they looked so good, it felt a bit of a pity to apply eyeshadow as I didn’t want it to steal the show from the drama of the lashes. I found them very easy to apply. If you are a total beginner, I would recommend thinner lashline eyelashes to start with and you will need to spend time to make sure the inner corner is spot on and don’t ping out. 


If I had to assess the level of ease of application of these from 1 to  5 (1 being easy and you don’t even have to trim them or anything and 5 needing a total reshape, trim, tears and 1 hour to apply them) I would say this is a 2-3 of ease because of the sturdy and durable material and the thickness of the lashline. As for the glue,  glue is provided with these lashes, but I like to use my own glue as the tube provided doesn’t have a handy applicator.

I wanted to make a very special eye makeup look for the first time I was going to test, try and wear these lashes but I got very nervous. So I ended up doing my tried and tested ‘Golden Rush’ look. Why the name? Well, this would be the look I would wear on a night out, after failing at an elaborate makeup, realising I only have very little time left to do my makeup, when I am in a rush. It’s therefore nothing special I am afraid but if you want to know, I used mainly 3 colours for this, Max Factor Colour Effects Dip-in eyeshadow in Ibiza Sunset, for the gold (reviewed here) L’Oréal Professionnel Individual Shadow for the Brown (reviewed here) and some black from the first sleek makeup palette which was to hand. 


 



 
 



These lashes retail at £5. If you can’t find them at Boots or Superdrug, you can get them online on the Girls with Attitude website, which offers free postage on all orders and payment with PayPal. More than anything, the brand has a fantastic social presence, always there on twitter to answer questions, entertain and throw competition. They have a facebook too, with massive pictures of all the lashes (and other products) they do.






And and and and guess what? Girls with Attitude have a special offer on at the moment, order more than £10 (again, postage is free as usual) and you can get 25% off your order. Be quick though, as this order finishes on 11 December, You bet I had to make the most of this offer and placed a little order (come and have a look at what I bought here, loads of pics).

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