My What Big Eyes You Have….

Hey Everyone, it’s our favorite day of the week.  No silly, not Monday… Friday!  Woohoo!  Since Mother Nature still seems to think its winter or at least that’s what she told the little rat that pops out of the hole on February 2^nd, I’ll be spending the weekend watching movies and lounging in my comfy pants.

As much as I would like to think you lovely beauties only read my blog, I know that is not true, so I always feel like I can’t surprise you, LOL!  So as you know, we’ve been all discussing our lovely lashes and what to do to improve them.

  Mad Men fan or not, I’m sure you’ve seen the Zou Bisou Bisou dance routine that Jessica Par`e (Megan Draper) did last Sunday night.  The 60’s are back baby and so are the lashes!  Big thick eye liner and beautiful lush lashes; I love it. 

So unless you were blessed with beautiful thick lashes, you have to fake it like the rest of us.  Like Jessica mentioned, I’m not one to wear the falsies as an everyday routine either, but I do like them.  There are so many fun designs out there now; from feathers to glitter and all different colors.  One of my dearest friends is a makeup artist and I asked her, what’s the trick to applying these things?  If you’re anything like me, I tend to have more glue on my eye than lash.  Her suggestion was to apply in sections.  Cut the lash in 3 different sections and apply from the outer portion of your eye inward.  That way you don’t have to worry about trying to apply all at one time.  Her other tip was to curl your real lashes 1^st.  This will allow your falsies and real lashes to mesh together.

As for everyday lashes, I have a secret to share, so lean in….closer… little closer… I use 2 different types of mascara everyday to give me a full lash look.  I usually start with a full brush.  One I really like is from Cover Girl, LashBlast Fusion.  It applies really nicely and gives my lashes nice coverage.  I then apply another coating from a different mascara with a thinner brush, like Stiletto from Maybelline.  With the thinner brush it helps to individualize each lash without losing coverage.  Viola! Instant beautiful eyes! And that my friends is my little beauty secret…it’s not much but it works.

I was reading an article about stress this week.  It mentioned that women that hugged another person when they were stressed out, were able to lower their own stress.  What an amazing concept!  Helping someone else, can also help yourself.

Hugs… they do a body good!

Cheers,

Beckie b