BEAUTY | The Perfect Lash Edit

Longer, thicker, blacker, and more beautiful lashes. That's what every girl wants, am I right?

You wouldn't think it, but achieving the perfect lashes can actually be pretty darn difficult - but don't fret, I'm here to help you out and show you how to perfect your lashes! 

Personally, my lashes are the most important part of my daily makeup routine. I really don't think I could leave the house without having done something to make them 'pop'.

I consider myself quite lucky, my lashes are naturally quite long and relatively thick, and I've never really felt the need to wear falsies as unless they're super dramatic, they don't seem to make much of a difference for me! However, if you have much shorter or thinner lashes and really want that extra 'vavoom', then go ahead and apply a pair of your favourite falsies.

So now, onto the good stuff. I always start by curling my lashes. I used to think curling was completely useless and never understood why so many people did this step - until I picked up an eyelash curler for myself.

I love this Revlon Eyelash Curler that I picked up from my local Priceline for only $12.99! It does the job well, doesn't pull at my lashes and comes with a second cushion curl pad for when the first gets a little worse for wear.

Now for the mascara. I am absolutely obsessed with mascara, I have so many different ones and I just keep picking up more. But, despite trying likely more than half of the mascaras on the market (possibly an exaggeration!) I have always come back to the following two.

Benefit's They're Real: I'll start off with a newer purchase of mine, the They're Real mascara is quite pricey at $40, however if you want to splurge (or better yet, can grab it either on sale or as part of a gift set - or both as I did, you can see my unboxing video of the 'You're So Party Gift Set' here), I think it's definitely a really lovely product. This mascara is great for separating and lengthening your lashes, and is also extremely black (which is an important area that I find some mascara's to be lacking in). Also, it's next to impossible to get this stuff off - it simply doesn't budge, so if you're looking for a good quality, long-lasting mascara then this may just be for you!

Maybelline's Lash Sensational: This is the best drugstore mascara I've ever used, and actually my holy grail mascara (yes, even over my Benefit They're Real Mascara). It does an amazing job at thickening, volumising and lengthening my lashes in just one coat, however I often like to add a second coat to really enhance the effect of my lashes. The only possible downside to this mascara is that often throughout the day I'll need to touch up my foundation under my eyes as it will leave a slight black smudge in the area, which can be annoying but is nothing major and nothing I can't fix in a matter of seconds, so no biggie!

I hope you found this post helpful and interesting - I'd love to know what some of your favourite products are to get the perfect lashes, or if you also use some of the three essentials I swear by! Leave a comment letting me know!

Have a lovely week!

Chontelle x

The perfect pair by Maybelline: Lash Sensational Mascara and Hyper Sharp Liner

Okay. So a couple of days ago while I was out at uni, mum decided to pick up these fab new Maybelline products for me from Big W. They were on sale so she grabbed them on a whim, and I'm so glad she did! I had been wanting these ever since they came out - there's been so much hype about the amazing new pairing and I really wanted to try it out for myself!

I've always been a Maybelline mascara kinda girl, always alternating between the falsies/black drama mascaras (y'know, the ones in the dark purple tub? love them). I really didn't think they could improve on such a great, affordable mascara, but of course Maybelline's proven me wrong! The Lash Sensational Mascara is an amazing, thick liquid that really thickens and elongates your lashes. Honestly, it makes your lashes look like (very natural looking) falsies (if that makes sense, I don't know haha!) even more so than the alternative Falsies Mascara - which mind you, already did a great job! 

It helps that the applicator is designed really well, it's got a slight curve to it which helps the product glide on and spread your lashes simultaneously to really make them pop, which is also helped by the strong bristles that really get into the lashes and give them a proper coating!

I've actually only recently gotten into eyeliner, having always been too scared to use it, worked up the courage, come out looking like Taylor Momsen after a big night out (note: I actually love Taylor, but those raccoon eyes were definitely something else!) and decided it wasn't worth it, only to repeat the process several times. 

But I decided to give it another go, and I realised that it's not as hard as it looks - I've actually been using the wrong liners all along!

The Hyper Sharp Liner has a sharply pointed long felt (so not actually 'sharp' like it's gonna poke your eye out, haha) tip that glides on with ease and definitely makes for the best winged liner (or for a nice clean line for an everyday look!), something you could easily get right even as a beginner! The liquid is smooth and long lasting - so no need to worry about smudging throughout the day!

I can honestly say that I'm obsessed with these products!

Have you tried either of these products before? What do you think of them?

xx Chontelle Louise