Elsa McAlonan’s Beauty Upgrades: How to boost lashes with mascara that encourages growth
- Elsa McAlonan reveals the best mascaras that promise to boost lash growth
- She also shares the product Reese Witherspoon uses to prepare her skin
- British beauty expert rounds up the best body lotions to use at each age
WHAT’S NOW & HOW TO DO IT: MASCARA THAT ‘GROWS’ LASHES
British beauty expert Elsa McAlonan reveals the best mascaras that promise to boost lash growth (file image)
Good news if you suffer from thinning lashes — the new autumn mascaras promise to boost lash growth, too.
Talika Lipocils Eyelash Growth Mascara is a double-action formula that gives volume while targeting the roots to encourage growth.
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NARS Climax Extreme Mascara contains black micro-pigments with conditioning oils
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bare Minerals’ Strength & Length Serum-Infused Mascara, has a vegan formula for fuller and longer lashes.
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With keratin and shea butter, Eyeko’s Black Magic Cocoa Edit Mascara adds curl without it clumping.
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RACE YOU THERE
The new limited-edition Wizard of Oz cosmetics collection from No 7 is just the magical treat we need to believe there is joy somewhere over the rainbow.
Stars include the Emerald City Eye Palette (£18) with nine eye shadows; the Dorothy Lip Glaze collection (£15) with four shades; and this Yellow Brick Road Highlighting Palette (£14) inspired by Glinda The Good Witch in White Gold, Pink, Bronze and Gold.
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REESE’S AWARD READY GLOW
Celebrity make-up artist Kelsey Deenihan prepared Reese Witherspoon’s (pictured) skin for the virtual Emmy Awards using The Inkey List
Creating a star look doesn’t have to cost a fortune, as actress and producer Reese Witherspoon proved at the recent virtual Emmy Awards.
Celebrity make-up artist Kelsey Deenihan used The Inkey List skin-care to prep Reese’s complexion. Kelsey begins with ‘the holy grail’ of Hyaluronic Acid Serum (£5.99), and finishes with Polyglutamic Acid (£12.99, theinkeylist.com) which helps make-up stay put for hours.
THIS WORKS
Vegan anti-ageing skincare is growing trend in beauty. And now Caudalie has introduced a vegan collagen booster in its new Resveratrol-Lift Firming Cashmere Cream in place of the animal-origin collagen often used in skincare.
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DO I REALLY NEED A SEPARATE EYE CREAM?
Yes. While, you can use eye cream on the rest of your face, you shouldn’t use face cream on your eyes.
Consultant dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto, says: ‘As a general rule, eye creams can be used on your face as the ingredients are often very similar.
‘But if you use thick, rich creamy moisturisers for the face under your eyes, it may result in blockage of pores around the eye and formation of milia [small cysts under the skin].
‘If you are using creams with “actives”, such as exfoliating acids, they may not be tolerated and result in irritation, redness or even dermatitis.’
New product L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Filler Hyaluronic Acid Eye Cream For Face, can be used on face and eyes.
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3 OF THE BEST: BODY LOTIONS
PAUL & JOE Moisture Lotion (available from Thursday) has active ingredients, including olive oil, hyaluronic acid and royal jelly extract.
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Land&water Grapefruit, Orange & Linden Body Lotion, consists of a blend of mood-boosting citrus, linden and samphire extract to deeply nourish skin.
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ORGANIC PHARMACY Rose Body Lotion is enriched with rose extract and shea butter. It’s easily absorbed and leaves your skin super-soft.
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SHAMELESS INDULGENCE
It’s been 35 years since Estee Lauder launched her much-loved fragrance Beautiful. To mark the anniversary, there is a new limited-edition of Beautiful Absolu, which celebrates the close bond between Lauder and Andy Warhol.
The artist was such a fan of the floral scent, which has tuberose at its heart enhanced with lily and rose, he wore it himself. ‘I always wear girls’ perfume,’ he said.
‘Beautiful is my new favourite fragrance.’ The new bottle with a flower-shaped golden cap, comes in a box featuring Warhol’s signature pop art flowers.
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