No, those aren't my lovely baby blues, here are mine.
There's no light here, hence the cadaver look.
There seems to be a flotilla of arcane beauty regimes out there that I'm not privy to. I have fallen upon Louise Mensch's blog, (Formerly Britain's most glamourous MP, Chick - Lit novelist and the scarlet lady who stole the heart of Metallica's manager - wish I had a CV like that), Unfashionista ( I wish Ms. Mensch would switch her comments on, I have so much to say) and feel quite undone, those are her eyes above after enhancement with Lashdip and the new softly enhanced coloured contacts which emphasise the outer circle of the iris, a sort of Dante's nth level for the the vain and a latter day belladonna.
Lashdip doesn't seem to have waded across the shores yet, has anyone tried it?
I really need to catch up with my peers, are you doing anything I should know about to stay young and beautiful? Please don't leave me standing here on the pier.
God - I got on the exercise bicycle and wore myself out silly and I am trying to "mental" myself into losing weight? Does that count? I only know stuff now 5th or 6th hand! I have not heard of this, though I think your eyes are prettier! I am officially changing my resume to read Former Sociologist/Rodeo Star.
ReplyDeleteumm...but I think your eyes are so much more beautiful than hers. They are a gorgeous almond shape and the expression is gentle. Am I missing something here???
ReplyDeleteYour eyes look much more natural!
ReplyDeleteheh...I just keep thinking of spiders when I see those extra long lashes... Yer eyes are gorgeous, and I am in awe of your eyebrows as well! :)
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh when I looked up Lashdip to see if it was being offered here I noticed Kentucky's "spa" location...Liposuction of Louisville. One of my eyes the lashes curl beautifully. The other they stick straight out no matter what I do. I do NOT like the contacts at all. My hubs has the most beautiful blue eyes with long, long lashes. I started using a product called Nerium a few months ago. Be warned it's kinda a pyramid thing but I like the product a lot. Wash face at night, put the crap on, wash face in morning, put sunscreen/moisturizer on. The five step program. No separate stuff for eyes, neck, chest, hands. Where are your bags? Doing something right.
ReplyDeleteShould of said "No five step program."
DeleteWMM - Mental myself into losing weight, I love that. I love exercise bikes, I feel really chirpy when I'm pedalling away.
DeleteGlamour Drops - I really like the effect of the contacts, I should have put the before up, they have only softly enhanced her eyes.
Damned Green Dress - my eyebrows are thinning now, ageing is just one hurdle after another.
Blue Booby - I would try Lashdip if it was over here, we don't get bags in our family, we get really deep nasolabial lines and jowls that sit on our shoulders.
Lashdip is one thing, but colored contacts are quite another. Unless one is in a cave, one can always tell fake irises from real ones. Like handbags. Not attractive. Yours are both real and beautiful! Win-win.
ReplyDeleteLatisse is the expensive rage here. It does make eyelashes look really long but the risk is it could affect the pigmentation on your lids and iris. Sort of like brown spots! If I had brown eyes, I might go for it...but with beautiful baby blues, I'm not going to risk it!
ReplyDeleteI tried latisse - didn't like it, might of persevered if I had hardly any lashes but mine are quite long anyway (I tried it for thickness more than anything) made my eyelids itch! Anyway today I have discovered Dior's new mascara Overcurl, it is great, gives slight curl - love it ! Elle xx
DeleteI absolutely need Latisse, as my always sparse lashes are thinning still more; but like you, I fear that my green eyes might turn brown. Love brown eyes, but not on me!
Delete---Jill Ann
Your eyes are so much prettier, no enhancement work required. I am a bit wary of products promising youth and beauty, historically some have very poor track records eg face powder with lead in it. Although, I do colour my hair.
ReplyDeleteMy friend swears by Latisse but I'm kinda afraid to try it. I actually don't really wear mascara all that much.... but I wish my lashes were longer.
ReplyDeleteLR & Well Styled LIfe_ Latisse is a bit of a risk with blue or green eyes, I'm not sure if it's out over here yet either.
DeleteClaire - oh without hair dye I'd look like a witch.
Ms Curieuse - like handbags -good turn of phrase!
Your eyes are simply lovely. Do remember that although playing with artifice can be amusing, the luckiest are those who could if they wanted to, but, like you, don't have to.
ReplyDeleteMy eyes are becoming multi-colored as I get older, it's genetic, my sister's have turned yellow with a black rim. In another age she would have been burned for a witch. Pop had velvet-y black eyes, but by the time he was 90 the rods or cones or whatever it is inside the eye that holds the colored bits, had let go of the colored bits and his eyes were the palest green. I'm sure there's the plot of a bad novel in there somewhere.
You have Liz Taylor eyes
ReplyDeleteWow, you have the lovely eyes of a young girl! No artifice needed for Tabs.
ReplyDeleteGosh I hope you are left behind. No way I'd put anything like that near my eyes. I couldn't put those contacts in either. The eyes say so much about us and to me it's not the real self showing. Here's to all my imperfections and the list is long.
ReplyDeleteI do like grooming and exercise . Just remember how good your Mom looks.
I once had a really bad Sandman (by Metallica) ear worm. It kept me awake half the night. :) I heard it right before bedtime.
ReplyDeleteI read The Host and am excited to see the movie. (The iris thing)
Fred - that is utterly fascinating, I've never heard of that happening before.
DeleteMarsha - mum is whining about her age too, it must be tough looking in the mirror at 90.
Sheree - an earworm, is that what you call a song you can't get out of your head? Very apt.
James_ ooh that gets you a kiss on both cheeks!
I do everything I can and I'm a lot older but not surgery. I think it all boils down to attitude. Young is young and it surprises people how young I think I am.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, the idea of Lashdip scares me. In a moment of weakness and vanity shortly after New Year I succumbed to what I hoped would be the instant gratification of lash extensions. What an itchy mess! That experience cured me of any interest in having something "semi-permanent" stuck to my coin slot eyes. What I'd give for a pair of limpid baby blues like yours!
ReplyDeleteYour eyes are stunning. Don't touch 'em! Mine are actually turquoise. Really. And I'm horribly allergic to eye makeup, unfortunately. As I have very dark brown lids so always, always look as though I've just arisen from the dead. So that combined with the natural Cruella hair, I get stared at a lot. I'm used to it - I just try to remember to stand up straight and mind my manners. Mostly, people just pity DBF, poor lad.
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Coco - I bet you look stunning, show thyself!
DeleteHexicon - extensions are tempting but yes, I wouldn't dare for the after effects.
I Tuoi Occhi sono Meravigliosi...Your eyes ar very beautiful...complimenti!
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happy day
Facial acupuncture! Like needles of Botox but good for you.
ReplyDeleteTry half your face so you can see the difference.
I think that without the beauty industry the world's economy would collapse.There's always some new fad to lure us in. It amazes me how much time many women spend in beauty salons, having their eyebrows waxed, lashes dyed and fake ones glued on, expensive manicures and pedicures, fake tanning, facials, semi-permanent make-up etc. I find it hard enough to sit still at the hairdresser's.I just try and take care of my skin and have my wig coloured. A bit of make up can work wonders.
ReplyDeleteYour eyes are much prettier. Her eyes are my colour (yellowish into the centre with the dark ring around the outside. I had no idea that my eyes were now a fashion?!) - my husband has described them as "muddy blue", as in "I hope the children get my nice clear blue eyes, and not your muddy blue ones" when I was pregnant. That went down well.
ReplyDeleteAs for special beauty secrets, I have none. I like to think that I'm ageing gracefully. Of course, as I actually age more, I may not be quite so graceful about it and resort to all sorts of treatments and techniques. xx
Tabs, the word piffle, arcane as it is, perfectly sums up the tripe spewed out by this 'author'. Another subject for the sharp kitty claws of Sulky maybe.
ReplyDeleteMost glam MP? Are you sure? Someone who seems to think McQueen is still alive and designing spring dresses, according to her blog!
You, a blogger, have faith in someone who tried to have social networking sites shut down, and then tried to launch a version of twitter, narcissistically named after herself?
Tabs, you don't lack in substance, and you don't need a veneer, cosmetic or otherwise. Ms. Curieuse said it very well...you can spot a fake a mile off!
Curator - I wish I could churn it out and make cash riches!
DeleteFrom the number of people I know of who churn out crap, it's bloody easy! Must be mind numbing though, unless you like that kind of toss.
DeleteAnd as for beauty regimes, moisturisers/beauty creams don't penetrate your skin, which is why in the US they're not regulated by the FDA, and why they cannot do what they claim.
Vaishaly. Best facials ever. (My favourites are Stephanie Archer, down-to-earth and just plain lovely, and Louise, who includes craniosacral massage in her facials). They are stupidly expensive but absolutely worth it. The first time I had a facial there, I found that an hour after walking out of the salon, I had forgotten how to frown. (I have of course regained the power, which I found useful when reading Unfashionista. Coloured contacts are gross, end of).
ReplyDeleteAlso, as I have just discovered, Manolos. Nobody will notice a few centimetres of eyelash here or there when you've got such a spring in your step!
That is so weird my friend was wearing these yesterday, they were grey with dark outer, looked incredible, I'm tempted (she is a Dermatologist so tops up on all things US while buying her drugs!)
ReplyDeleteFBB- I like them too, I think they're pretty subtle and different from the 80's versions.
DeleteLooks like Lashdip is just a brand of lash dye, which is nothing new. My grandmother used to have her lashes and brows dyed monthly. That was at least 20 years ago.
ReplyDeletexoxo - ah, the website was a bit vague, so it's just a version of regular lash tinting.
ReplyDeleteHers look far better than my young sister in law's who wears weird contacts that made her iris look multicolor. I wish I have your blue eyes and long eye lashes. Mine are sparse and short :(
ReplyDeleteWow! you both have gorgeous eyes. Those contacts sound interesting. Not sure if they would work with my dark eyes though :-(
ReplyDeleteMy eyes are bright blue and now I also have very long eyelashes. At least something good has come out of having glaucoma. It's the eye drops I have to use that has caused this miracle to take place however I'm a bit worried that this gunk will also turn my baby blues brown.
ReplyDeleteA very blonde friend of mine overdid the spray tan and also decided to use bright turquoise lenses. It was such a shock to see this big contrast that I burst out laughing and couldn't stop. She eventually forgave me.......
I actually like the effect of the contacts, at least from the photo. I like the dark line around her irises. Your eyes are very beautiful as well. Same here with wrinkles, deep naso labial folds and jowls. Would prefer a few wrinkles instead.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Kathy, I really like the line around the iris.
DeleteCoco Love - yes that's the drug that's in Latisse.
V: They will have different versions I'm sure.
Back again, finally remembered how my darling Muriel Spark would describe Ms. Mench: pisseur de copie! (pisseuse?)
ReplyDeleteI still take my hat off to her, I couldn't do it!
DeleteYour eyes are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWe have spas offering eyelash extensions...I wince every time something comes close to my eyes and am dead set against laser surgery. It's specs and mascara for the for"see"able future!
That's interesting that she's got contacts to give her a darker limbal ring. In studies people unconsciously choose people with dark limbal rings as the most attractive. The limbal ring usually grows lighter as one matures. Japanese girls have been using timbal-ring contacts for a while. Apparently you can also buy contacts that make your pupil seem dilated, which is a sign of sexual interest. The combination of a well-defined limbal ring and a seemingly dilated pupil makes a person highly desirable to the opposite sex.
ReplyDeleteWonder what happens when the contacts come out? Does interest wane for reasons he just can't put his finger on?
It's way too much trouble for me.
Elizabeth Arden & Prevage have something new that is supposed to give you lush brows/lashes without turning your irises black as Latisse could do.
Janet yes she mentioned that, I had neever heard of it before and the word limbal is new to me too, very interesting thank you.
DeleteMy eyes are light blue (like the color of a husky dog's eyes), and I actually have a very dark ring around my iris that is much darker and thicker than the effect that new contact is giving. I have always gotten compliments on them for as long as I can remember.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of Lashdip, but do know of places that offer eyelash extensions here. Your eyes are absolutely lovely, and do not need any kind of regime or change, IMO.
As for other beauty regimes, I am at a loss for what to do about my mouth wrinkles (from my smoking years) and nasolabial folds other than a half face lift (which makes me nervous just thinking about it). Right now I just try to stay as moisturized as possible, and eat plenty of fruits and vegetables hoping to work on them from the inside out.
I love that light blue FFM. I have deep nasolabial folds too, we all have something more prominent depending on our bone structure/genetics.
DeleteDitto what everyone has said about your eyes. What's *your* secret?
ReplyDeleteLike Florida Mommmy, I try to stay as moisurized as possible and eat plenty of plants, with the occasional foray into Frito pie.....
You've got gorgeous eyes, just like my older daughter, Liz Taylor Blue. Don't do anything!
ReplyDeleteI've got blue-green eyes and one of them is half brown, as a child one of my nick names was Ole Sh*t Eye, that's a true story.
Hilarious Dani!
DeleteYour eyes look like bluebells really pretty colour.
ReplyDeleteI cant come at putting anything in my eye contacts, drops .
For me its all about the neck !
smr - bluebells, that is lovely and actually spot on for a colour match..
DeleteYour eyes are so much more beautiful than the ones in that first shot.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I could go for permanent mascara. I wonder what it would do to your lashes in the long haul. I don't like anythng different that close to my eyes. I would opt out on this product.
Elizabeth
E- I think it's just like regular lash dye that's been out for ever under another brand, but I'm not sure.
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ReplyDeleteYour eyes are just gorgeous! If you asked Hubs about any needed enhancements, I'm sure he would think you were barking mad. I'm with Nora E, the dear departed-- I am starting to feel bad about my neck. Still blue eyed though so I'm going with that, sunscreen,and Clinique Total Turnaround cream.
ReplyDeleteHello Tabitha
ReplyDeleteI have never really had much of a problem with using good old fashioned mascara. I put it on in the morning and take it off at night. Fini.
I will save my Lashdip money for cosmetic sugery so my girls point straight ahead.
If you are "on the pier" it is as a figurehead and not a lonely sailor. You are BEAUTIFUL. And I don't mean that in a "..you go girl!..All women are beautiful!" kind of a way. I mean you should be in magazines
Vanessa
ps: Toot and Puddle agree with me.
With eyes like yours, you will never be left alone on a pier. Can you picture the look if those contacts got the slightest bit off center?
ReplyDeleteI considered Lashdip, but I've been told that it can leave your lashes brittle and cause them to break. Mine are thin enough as it is! I wouldn't mess with perfection if I were you.
Glad I'm not the only one wrestling with jowls. Now there is something I'd risk a few broken lashes to fix.
You have beautiful eyes. Better still the right brow.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of it and doubt I will ever try it.
ReplyDeleteSleep works really well, I hear.
Oh my gosh your eyes! Oh my gosh - you have no wrinkles! How is that? Last night I tried something that makes your eyelashes grow but you don't need that. Think your eyes are so beautiful and distinct you don't need the iris thing which seems like framing a photo, good enhancement for the rest of us.Going over to her blog.
ReplyDeleteYou have beautiful eyes. And I don't mean that to sound like some lecherous Italian stallion!
ReplyDeleteLouise Mensch is bloody terrifying...
Ageing is not fun. I have a huge frown line on my forehead and those dreadful naso labial fold things. But, on the bright side, my skin is still quite firm and most of my body still works.
From what I have gleaned from your blog, you are stunning. I really wish we/society would value age and older people more.
I had permanent contact lenses (intra-occular lenses) implanted in my eyes last year. Because I was pretty much blind and ineligible for laser and hadn't heard of these revolutionary lenses. But, the best anti-aging tip I have is photoshop.
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