Dippin’ the light Lashtastic with Cynthia Roman – LASH DIP

Tried out the LASH DIP today to see what all the bru-ha-ha is about.  

Did I just say bru-ha-ha?  

Unlike extensions, Lash Dip involves no glue or artificial anything.  It's simply a coat, very much like mascara, put on the lashes to look exactly like you are wearing mascara. 

And that is does. It looks like you are wearing mascara.  A lot of it.  And if that's a look you are into, this is perfect.

The dip, a coating of mascara like ingredients, except longer lasting (up to 6 weeks) and without the smudge, is applied to the lashes in only a semi-un-comfy way (if you've had extensions, you can deal with it) and left to dry for 8 hours while you go about your day. 

It's WATERPROOF (though stung my eyes like crazy once it was done), CREATES LASTING LIFT AND CURVE, SCULPTS LASHES, SEPARATES LASHES (mine actually stuck together and balled up), INCREASES LASH VOLUME AND EXTENDS LENGTH.

My lashes, especially my lower ones, which never get any love, are noticeably way thicker, longer, darker.   It's a made-up look, not an uber-natural look (say, from using Latisse, where your lashes are just ridiculously long) or the look of extensions which is always a mixed bag (unless you use Kelly Mattson, then they will look beyond natural). 

But if you want to have that finished make-up-on look without taking the time to have to actually do it, this could work.

I am sorta loving it for the lower lashes, but I'm not so sure the price works for me. 

It'll run you $250 for a first dip, which includes a free touch up in 2 weeks and then in around 6 you re-start up again.  Hmm…I think for a look that is NOT natural, why not slap on mascara?

Cynthia Roman, the lovely make up artist, is offering GROOMED L.A. readers/subscribers 20% off their first time AND you get a free adorable little roll on lip gloss/plumper from her personal line.

CYNTHIA ROMAN MAKE UP STUDIO

415 NORTH CAMDEN DRIVE

SUITE 121

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

STUDIO: 310.247.8413

 

Lashdip-before-and-after

 

Shocking Body-Image News: 97% of Women Will Be Cruel to Their Bodies Today Scary but true: In an exclusive Glamour survey, young women recorded an average of 13 brutal thoughts about their bodies each day. We say: Enough! by Shaun Dreisbach

February 11, 2011

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Read these words: “You are a fat, worthless pig.” “You’re too thin. No man is ever going to want you.” “Ugly. Big. Gross.” Horrifying comments on some awful website? The rant of an abusive, controlling boyfriend? No; shockingly, these are the actual words young women are saying to themselves on any typical day. For some, such thoughts are fleeting, but for others, this dialogue plays on a constant, punishing loop, according to a new exclusive Glamour survey of more than 300 women of all sizes. Our research found that, on average, women have 13 negative body thoughts daily—nearly one for every waking hour. And a disturbing number of women confess to having 35, 50 or even 100 hateful thoughts about their own shapes each day. It’s so easy to tell someone that they are beautiful, but even if they hear the words, they might not believe them. Just take a look at these eating disorder statistics, you might be surprised by it (or you might not), but there are so many women who are repeatedly telling themselves that they are too fat and that they need to lose weight. Our experiment (which you can read more about down below) gives us the shocking truth that 97% admitted to having at least one “I hate my body” moment… keep on reading to find out what else we learned.

Our experiment went like this: We challenged young women across the country to note every negative or anxious thought they had about their bodies over the course of one full day. The results shocked us: A whopping 97 percent admitted to having at least one “I hate my body” moment.

“That is a lot, yet I’m not totally surprised,” says Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D., a Cincinnati psychologist who specializes in body image and helped Glamour design the survey. “It’s become such an accepted norm to put yourself down that if someone says she likes her body, she’s the odd woman out. I was in a group discussion recently, and when one woman said, ‘I actually feel OK about the way I look,’ another woman scrunched up her face and said, ‘I have never in my whole life heard anyone say that—and I’m not sure I even believe you.’ That’s how pervasive this negative body talk is. It’s actually more acceptable to insult your body than to praise it.”

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