Remember my amazing eyelash extensions? Let me refresh your memory :
I love them. LOVE them. Because I look wide-eyed at 6 a.m. spin class. Because I need less makeup. Because no one can quite put their finger on why I look so great. But I know. Oh yes I do. IT’S THE EXTENSIONS. No, they are not cheap. But if you want to treat yourself—or if someone wants to treat you—to the best thing that will ever happen to your face, then listen up: Amy Presson of Jett Makeup, is offering Beauty Bets readers 50 PERCENT OFF on extension fills through the month of March. That means that after you get your initial set for $250, she’ll replace them a month later for only $50! For appointments, contact Amy at 651-373-1702 or info@jettmakeup.com. If you’re outside of the Twin Cities, find a certified LavishLash professionals in your area here.
The next best thing to extensions is today’s giveaway: Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara! I’ve waxed poetic about it’s powers before, so just picture false eyelashes and you’ve got the idea. To qualify for this freebie, simply leave a comment with your favorite drugstore beauty buy—the cheaper, the better!
Update: Congratulations to Alexandra, winner of the Maybelline Lash Stilleto mascara. I love her budget beauty tip: The $1 nail polishes by N.Y.C. at Target are perfect for when you want to try a bold shade!
Filed Under: eyelash extensions, false eyelashes, maybelline lash stiletto mascara
My husband introduced me to Mint Julep Face Masque by Queen Helene from Walgreens. It costs about $4, feels like I’m putting really slippery mud on my face, which appeals to the child in me, and cleans out my skin. This is one of the ways I knew my husband was the one for me: we went on a camping trip where he brought facial supplies like the masque and heated up water for our washcloths over a fire that he started. He was and is one in a million!
Loreal tube mascara. It’s the only thing that I’ve found that doesn’t run, smear or make me look like a raccoon.
Did you see how the sales of false eyelashes are up?!?!? Bat away! http://bit.ly/bYlDvC
Petroleum jelly. When I had a cold in the winter and went through a box of tissues in a week, putting this stuff on my raw nose at night allowed me to stave off a dry, peeling schnoz.
Mabykline Unstoppable Eyeliner – works well to darken eyebrows a bit too. About $4.00 at Target
chicken poop lip balm. no joke…it is great stuff (with a funny name!)
I adore the $1 nail polishes by N.Y.C. at Target. They are perfect when you are looking to try a bold shade for a night! Bonus: The polishes last FOREVER.
I love your eye lashes. A fabulous solution for the dry, peeiling schoz is Votre Vu’s Luxee Yeux Beauty Eye Balm. I swear by it for my eyes and fine lines on my face but super moisturizing for the troubled areas. Works for me.
Alexandra, that is SUCH a great idea. I will try anything once for $1!
Purpose face wash. Never fails to make my face feel soooo clean. I’ve been using it for almost 20 years. And I’m only 30!
Self tanning body lotion. I’m using Jergens right now — would love to know what inexpensive drugstore brand you think is the best — but I just like feeling like I might not look so incredibly pale in a few weeks when I start wearing skirts again!
Jergens is a good one. I also like Neutrogena’s self tanner for body – looks golden, not orangey!
I woke up one morning a couple of weeks ago and I realized that about three of my eyelashes were completely gone on one of my eyes, leaving a significant gap on my eyelashes. Applying eyeliner helped disguise it but I desperately need eyelashes in that gap. Is that possible to fill a gap?
Yes it is possible to fill the gap with eyelash extensions. I would recommend using the mink lashes because they are more like your own lashes with the texture and weight unlike the synthetic or silk lashes.
I have found that combining two mascaras, last blast fusion and volume exact by cover girl, you can get beautiful long and full eye lashes. I have been complimented many times about the fullness and length of my lashes. Walgreens will usually base their sales on coupons that will be coming out in the local newspapers and by combining the coupon with the sale you can get make-up at great prices!