Mavala Double Lash.

At long last I can recommend an affordable lash conditioning product that doubles the fullness and length of your lashes without straining your bank balance!  Mavala Double Lash is well and truly on my BEAUTY RADAR!!!
I'm fund focused because, in comparison, some brands that I have used and recommended haven't been within everyone's budgets, therefore, I am overjoyed to see a lash formula which adds 'oomph' to your flutter at just £13, a staggering good price, that can be tracked down at John Lewis department stores or such like in their Beauty Accessories section.
The instructions are quite simply to apply root to tip each night to clean lashes and eyebrows, they see the results within a few weeks. I'd highly recommend this as a conditioning product for those of you who wear lash extensions, as we all know your lashes weaken in time with all the chemicals and fiddling about with such a sensitive part of the body.
Some of you might be familiar with Mavala for Nail colour and care though they are also very much a make up brand in their native Switzerland and have Care Solutions which includes the brow and lash products.  
 

Whole lotta love for M2 Beaute!

I was almost beside myself when I read a recent M2 Beaute press release from my darlings at Flipside PR about their latest additions, one of which is M2 Facial, an oil-free Eye Make up Remover; ideal if you've sensitive eyes, a lash extensions wearer or if you're following the M2 Beaute rituals with the M2 Lash Activating Serum.

The other product made me actually 'hola' at my screen and jump for joy, no lie!  I saw a lash tool design I had thought up and designed (sketched in a notepad) about 8 years ago and showed to a well known lash and brow company's PR but to no avail.  

M2 Tools Eyelash Comb have it spot on and huge applause for this as some lash comb features seem more treacherous instruments of torture with a high fear factor than useful beauty gadgets, however, because the precise steel teeth are set firmly in a curve upon a long grip handle, you could not go wrong as there is only one way to position the comb which is upwards through the lashes (a direction we want lashes to go anyway) , surrounding the contours of the eye shape to allow a clean, thorough sweep and even coat of mascara or M2 Lashes Revitalizing Gloss! 

Available now from Harrods and www.m2beaute.com 

Beauty Alert: Semi Permanent Mascara!

I'm not someone who takes semi permanent or permanent procedures lightly, no Botox for me, not even fillers.  I am a scaredy cat and like to think I could grow old gracefully with the assistance of skincare brands on the market.  But what about enhancing?  

Semi Permanent Mascara by Flutter, really appealed to me not only as they are 100% waterproof but it could save me time in the morning and add depth to my long yet fine eye lashes.  Just the thought that I could literally  'wash and go' with one less step from my beauty routine was enough to have me booking in.  I'm certainly not a 'high maintenance' girl but what little I do do takes time and I am looking rather shabby and tired these days.  (Yes, Mum, I will never change!)

My lash treatment began with Kathryn Popplestone, the Flutter founder, removing all traces of make up from around my eyes and lashes.  N.B. Notice extra long lashes I've acquired since using M2 Beaute!

Kathryn, carefully curls lashes for optimum results and I love to create 'wide eyes' from mascara rather than too much thickness.

Lashes with a super curl and ready to primer.

A coat of Flutter Semi Permanent Mascara has been gently combed through the upper lashes.  Absolutely, no pain or discomfort and no hideous chemical odours or stinging!

The lashes are being separated here to make sure they don't cross over or stick together.  The goal is for lift and separation.

And here shows the upper lashes complete....lift, curl and natural definition!

A similar procedure was done to complete the lower lashes with the entire enhancement taking just 45 minutes.

Here is a close up of the complete look.  I could have gone for more but I really wanted to see if they could achieve how I usually where mascara and Flutter did.  My mission when I got home was to make sure not one drop of water touched my lashes, luckily there were no tears before bedtime and this morning my lashes are 100% waterproof!  Semi Permanent Mascara would be ideal for holidays especially beach ones, for avid gym users and swimmers or basically if you'd like to wake up looking half decent and done.

  At only £60 - £80 for the 30 to 45 minute treatment, depending on where you live, it doesn't appear to break the bank.  Flutter girls flit to anywhere in London and home counties in the South East, though soon heading further North.  

Aftercare is always an issue for some but its a necessity, therefore, as long as I avoid oil based make up/ remover and use water based ones instead, my lashes should remain looking this good for 2 to 4 weeks and yes, I can still wear mascara!  Pictured above is Kathryn's suggestion Max Special Mascara.

And I can even keep applying eye liner along upper lashes for added definition with Blink Liner.  Another added bonus worth noting is that M2 Beaute works as an exceptionally good conditioner with the Flutter treatments including Eyelash extensions.  

Finally, Flutter Lash services are performed by highly trained staff who specialise only in lashes in the comfort of your own home,  they could certainly put anyone in a fluster at ease. These girls know their lashes!

For more info go to www.fluttereyes.co.uk or call 01372 386 312

The absolute final big reveal - long lashes!!

Quick picture to prove that M2 Beaute really does achieve remarkable results.  My lashes have never looked so long with a natural curl and less use of eye lash curlers plus I love not wearing mascara so I can flutter to my hearts content!

And just so that you can compare here is a another picture.  I hope you agree this lash system is well worth every penny.

Final update: All eyes on me!

And finally, my longer lashes have appeared with some thickness too!  Loving my M2 Beaute lash treatment, it has certainly worked for me.
(Eye bags courtesy of lack of sleep)

Long Lash Alert!

Here we are at week 5 of trialling M2 Beaute.  I should have taken 'before' pictures but really, who wants to see sparse lashes and brows.  My eye brows have filled in nicely.  I'm not keen to have them too much thicker but where they have thickened, I like.  The most noticeable change is the length of my lashes, as they never before tailed off to such a great length.

 Here's a closer look where you can see a glossy coating over the lashes as well as a third more lashes than I had before.  Unfortunately, a few weeks ago a few of my lower lashes fell out which is due to Hypothyroidism, therefore a slower blood supply but luckily for me, whilst using M2 Lash Activating Serum, they began to grow back within a week.
I will continue using M2 Beaute to see the maximum I can achieve.  Ideally, I would like to improve thickness and already I can see that I'm requiring less mascara than usual, which is a big bonus!

Part Two: The Great Lash Appeal.

It has been about 3 weeks since applying M2 Beaute Lash Activating Serum, Revitalising Gloss and M2 Brows day and night religiously.  I've not been expecting a quick-fix, though I am most happy to reveal my lashes have taken to this beauty system rather well.
My lashes have gained length and I must admit, I never thought the lengthening effect would make a remarkable difference,  now these additional millimetres to the tips now extend further than I ever thought they could.  Whilst my lash line, top and bottom are filling up, this I love, as I lost some of my lashes sometime ago.
The condition of my eyelashes appear glossier and eyebrows are slowly thickening in the right places.  I am not aiming for Brooke Shields but I sure would be in beauty bliss grooming and plucking my brows into shape!

Part One: Lashes in a Flash?

I am constantly on the look out for treatments to breathe new life into my lashes and brows after an unfortunate bout of hairloss.  And with any luck, I may have found something to activate growth without too much fuss and nonsense.  M2 Beaute have recently launched Eyelash Activating Serum, applied along the lashline as you would an eyeliner and boosted with conditioning ingredients such as Panthenol, Biotin and Hyaluronic Acid.  In addition to this revolutionary serum there is a nourishing gloss with active ingredients, Eyelash Revitalizing Gloss, which coats lashes with a mascara-like wand for increased shine and definition. 
M2 Beaute claims Eyelash Activating Serum 'stimulates the natural growth of your lashes...within the first 4-6 weeks...'
So here goes, I am currently in my first week of trying the new lash duo and M2 Brows, a serum to restore eyebrows and back to fullness, so nothing to report as yet, but stay alert as I hope to be hollering about this lash system sometime soon!