Top 5 must haves

There's nothing I love more in this world than make up, and if i had my last $20, yes I would rather spend it on eyeliner or a shadow other than food.

I remembered growing up, I used to love weddings because that's the only time I could have make up applied on me, and weirdly enough, I loved the feeling of having makeup applied on (true story).

Today I'm sharing with you my TOP 5 eye makeup must haves.


1. Bobbi brown long wear gel eyeliner $45 AUD (eyeliner) + $45 AUD (eyeliner brush)

Why? They are the smoothest, longest lasting gel eyeliner available in the market. The texture of this gel is so smooth that it glides on as easy as a liquid eyeliner minus the mess and the waiting around to dry time. The brush is precised and you can create as curvy or as straight of a line as you want. I swear by these liners and will be the only liner i'll ever be using, that's how much I love them.

2. Dior Couleur eyeshadow palette in 'designer' $60 USD from Nordstorm

Yes there are many great and pigmented shadows out in the market, some of my othe fav brand includes bobbi brown, mac and clinique. But something about Dior eyeshadows that I found the colour is super concentrated and highly pigmented and longer lasting, especially the black/dark shades. The packaging is so compact and it comes with a mirror and 2 precision brushes so you can always carry it in your bag. They pretty much do the job, and a smoky shadow palette, every girl must have. For a day look, you can apply the white shadow in your corner eyes to highlight and brighten your eyes.

3. Mac Zoom Lash mascara $33 AUD

These mascara is so practical, the best mascara without any clumps (I promise) and not only it triple volumise your real lashes, it also tints them with the black ink formula MAC has. No doubt, it is high up in my makeup list and for only $33 it won't break the bank either!

4. Alash Geisha Lashes $10.95 AUD

False lashes will always be on top of my list, and Geisha is my FAV <3 as I LOVE wearing noticeable lashes without scaring people away in the daylight! Geisha is perfect as it's not so light and not so thick. To me these lashes are perfectly spread out to create a natural lash look and with the amount of hair used in Geisha Lashes it will give your eyes sophisticated, longer and fuller lashes.

5. Giorgio Armani Corrector concealer in Pink $37.50 AUD

If you're like me, and most women in the world who has to put up with dark circles from either Facebooking too much or discovered a thing called the Internet or just simply tired due to a Mon-Fri job and an active social life - then you will love this corrector. It is like a magic eraser that erases your dark circles away. So easy to use, just use your fingers to blend and watch your face brighten. You won't need any other concealers in your life, and for under $40, it is a keeper!

I will be able to live happily ever after if these 5 items are always available to me, so hope you'll try them out and see if you love them as much as I do.

A

xx

Easy summer eyes with Alash Lashes

It is summer and the thing I find the most horrible during this hot yet wonderful sunny weather is when you have too much make up on. Not only will it clog your pores, creating that 'heavy' feeling in your face also building up oil that may lead to pimples! and NO we do not want that!

The easiest trick I've found is to enhance your eyes with minimalism, and yes, false eyelashes will do the trick. Why? because they are light and easy to wear with minimal effort, whilst creating maximum impact.

You will probably notice in most of my posts, almost everytime, I will apply eyeshadow. Yes, because I am a true eyeshadow user, because not only it has so many variety and colours, it will enhance your eyes when applied accordingly.

The most important thing is for you to know your eyeshape, as the colour of eyeshadow you would want to apply to your eyes should be suited according to the effect you want to create.

Always apply a darker shadow on the crease or on the outside corner of your eyes, this will open up your eyes (enhancing them, to make them look 'bigger'), while applying the lighter shade on the inner corner or on the your eyelid.

The video below was recorded with a new camera, and as good as this camera may be for taking photos, somehow it continuously interrupts with the recording process by stopping the recording, so I do apologies the very little section on how the lashes were applied (as the camera decided to stop recording) and when I realised it was too late :( but don't worry, as there will be more videos coming.

Here are the results, minimal effort with maximum impact :)

Hope you enjoy, and if you like to purchase 'romance is not dead lashes' click here


Love,

A
xxx

False eyelashes 101 with Alash Lashes

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I am happy to say and announce that alash.com.au had been LIVE for 5 days now :)

After wearing probably hundreds of false eyelashes in my lifetime since I was 18 years of age, thinking back, a lot of my girlfriends are still 'too scared' or 'unsure' on how to wear eyelashes. Every time they would see me with false eyelashes on, they would always compliment but I never escape the question of "how did you do it?" or "was it hard to do? I'm too scared that I'm going to do it wrong".

I tell them the exact same thing I'm telling you now, "It's soooo easy to do. All you need to know are the steps, and once you understand it, it will take you less than 5 minutes to achieve full and longer eyelashes".

I know you will find a lot of videos on youtube on 'how to' put on false eyelashes, and they all vary in instructions. But remember the 3 things that are always the same:

1. Trim the lashes to fit your eye shape
2. Apply adhesive
3. Stick as close as to your lash line (NOT on your actual lashes as this will be very painful to remove afterwards, and we don't want that)

First, get to know your eye shape and choose the lashes that will be best suited to you. For example, if you have small eyes make sure your false eyelashes are more spread out and thin, otherwise it will look too heavy and un-natural. If you have a round or larger eyes, then you can go for the dramatic lashes. Also keep in mind the kind of 'look' you want to achieve with your false eyelashes.

If you check out Alash lashes, they have been categorised them by style, personality and occasions thus eliminating on the confusion of having to choose which eyelashes are for which.

Once you found your favourite eyelashes, the next step is applying them. Now, don't forget to always use adhesive in applications as there are nothing worse than falling lashes whilst you are out and about (trust me, this had happened to me a few times unfortunately).

To help you visualise on the things you need for your eyelashes applications, I have taken a pictures for you in this guide

You will need the eyelashes off course, I've selected 'Lychee fantasy' to use with Ardell LashGrip adhesive in black, tweesers and eyelash curlers (optional).

'Lychee fantasy' is perfect day wear lashes as the hair are quiet thin, and the length of each hair are different in length thus it will create more of a natural look. And remember that if you purchase 100% real human hair lashes, the result will always be light and natural.

If you are a beginner, I highly recommend using tweezers to remove your false eyelashes from the packaging to prevent any damage. Always start from one end corner, pulling gently and carefully.

The next step is measuring the eyelashes against your eye and ensuring they fit just right without any excess. I've also found applying a thin layer of eyeliner will help in the ease of applying false eyelashes as you can use this as an indication/guide of where to place your eyelashes on.

Then trim your eyelashes accordingly, remember to NEVER over trim the eyelashes you don't want to have half looking false eyelashes on your eyes

Next, apply adhesive. We chose the 'dark' adhesive as we used eyeliner in this demonstration and this glue will dry off in a dark colour. Squeeze out a small amount of the glue and always start from one end, and then move across the strip, spreading the glue evenly (just enough and not too thick) ensuring all area are covered.

If you see the above picture, you can see the thin layer of glue on the strip, that is the recommended amount needed.

You are now ready for application. Place the strip eyelashes onto your eye, as close as to your lash line as possible (avoiding your real lashes). If you do wear eyeliner, place the lashes on where you drew the line closest to your lash line. See below picture, and don't worry, the glue will dry off without any marks.

Leave them on without opening your eyes for at least 15 seconds. If you are applying the lashes by yourself (like me), always do it in front of close mirror and keep one eye open so you can see where you're placing the lashes.

Once you have completed both side of your eyes, the results are beautiful, natural, fuller and longer eyelashes.

After care tips:

1. Never sleep with your false eyelashes as doing so will damage them
2. Never wear your false eyelashes for more than 24 hours, this will tire your eyes
3. Never shower or wet your false eyelashes, again this will damage them
4. Always place your false eyelashes back in their original package to protect them from dust and to retain its shape for future use.
5. Remove any glue from your false eyelashes where possible. The cleaner and the more care you give them, the longer you can re-use them.

For more information on Alash lashes product, click here.

I hope this post helps all you girls out there who are "too scared" to try on false eyelashes and I do hope you try using them because it is so simple and easy (I promise).

If you do have any comments or feedback, please do comment. Or if you like to contact me, click here. 


Lots of love,

A 

xxx

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alash.com.au launches on Monday!

We are so super excited for the website that will finally be going LIVE on Monday!

You can purchase online and also see our step by step guide - Alash style in how to apply strip eyelashes.

alash.com.au is not only built so you can get your hands on our natural, fun and glamorous lashes, but to also get ideas and tips on how to improve or enhance your daily make up / beauty routines.

We will  be updating videos on "beauty how to's" as we breathe make up and beauty, and we love to hear tips and advise from all you girls out there so please do comment as you see we progress.

Alash is also on Instagram! We highly recommend for you to Follow us so can snoop and check out what we are up to daily ;) 

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Bringing you Alash Lashes

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As I am currently going through the thousand of photos from our shoot on Sunday, I cant help but feel overwhelmed, excited, nervous and happy all at the same time.

I'm so passionate about my product and the brand of what it represents, and I cannot wait to bring my lashes range for all of you ladies out there to try out for yourself.

Alash lashes are made with 100% real human hair to provide you the lightest, natural and most comfortable fashion and fun lashes available at an affordable price.

We want you to be proud to wear Alash and enjoy wearing them because there's nothing more flattering than a beautiful and well defined eyes ;)

We aim to launch the website in a few weeks time, so keep your eyes and ears out by following us (click on the buttons above to follow us).

Here are some sneak peek of what 'looks' you can expect to see on the website <3

Work Glamour

Eye Candy

All Natural

Date Night

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Behind the scene - launch of Alash Lashes

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Welcome to the Alash world ~

She adores fashion, and is naturally beautiful inside and out.

She flirts, romances and rule the world with her eyes.

She loves dressing up and is not afraid to show it.

Alash is fun, Alash is sexy, Alash is beauty, Alash is you.

Love your eyes with Alash lashes <3

What an eventful and productive day it was for the team at Alash lashes as we had a photoshoot held on Sunday for the relaunch of our website (very exciting!)

I could not ask for a better team, and loved my MUA Cheryl Lai (Cheryl De Beaute) and my Hair Stylist Senta Varga (Luxe hair salon) for making the day to be as smooth as possible. Also to my wonderful models Esther, Kira and Rad who did a fantastic job in modelling all the lashes look according to each of the style!

Here is a little sneak peek of what went on behind the scene and some teasers of the looks that will be available for purchasing this season <3

Alash lashes will be available for you to purchase very soon <3 Watch this space and follow us on instagram, facebook, twitter and pinterest.

Here is a little short video to leave you for what's to come ;)

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