Lancome Booster XL Lash Primer

Lancome Cils Booster XL Lash Primer
$24.50

Good friends know I'm all ears when it comes to a beauty product recommendation.  If they love it, I often will and if I can see the results of what they are raving about, I will often make a purchase pit stop that day.

Such was the case after seeing my friend Suzanne's drool worth lashes the other day.  Suzanne had great success with Grande Lashe MD Lash Enhancing Serum and her lashes are so long, she is often asked if they are extensions. (Naturally, I tried it as well.  While I did have success growing longer lashes, like many products I have used and blogged about, it eventually caused intolerable eye irritation.)

Improbably, her lashes looked even longer. She told me what a difference she found  made and suggested I try it.

Lash Em Lash & Brow Enhancer

Lash Em Lash & Brown Enhancing Serum
$70

I've been writing my blog for over 6 years now.  Those who have journeyed with me have laid witness to my litany of lash trials.  Let's see, there has been Latisse,
Neu Lash, RapidLash, RevitaLash, SmartLash, Grande Lash MD and oh yes, Vichy Lift Active Serum (which I am still using, since it conditions them beautifully).

Oh my.

50% of the time, I have experienced significant growth (Latisse, SmartLash, Grande Lash MD) and luscious lashes. I also experienced blood red, itchy eyes that looked and felt like I had ground glass in my corneas.  Prying my eyelids open in the morning was no joy either.

When I could take it no longer, I stopped and as I have experienced before, shed all of my new growth  after a couple of weeks.

Big Sigh...

Grande Lash MD: Grande Mascara Lash Boosting Formula

Grande Mascara Lash Boosting Formula
$24.95

Well, I'm not sure I have ever seen cheesier packaging, normally it would be a deterrent from purchasing, but my world class facialist Julie Pipilo at Skin N.Y. Westchester swears by Grande Mascara. sells it and uses it herself.

Sold.

I had also been using Grande Lash MD's lash enhancement serum for the last few months. My lashes grew beautifully.  I finally have to concede, however, that I am sadly one of the 3% who is allergic to it.

It is only in the last few weeks that I stopped using it that my eyes are no longer red and irritated. Clear eyes? Yes. Less lashes?  That too...

Vichy Liftactiv Serum: Luscious Lashes Can Be Yours

$36

I used to have a really great memory for details of all kinds.  Nowadays something really has to resonate with me, like what I ate for breakfast for example, things just seem to fly out of my head.  A few months ago I remembered reading a tweet by my friend Jane Daly who writes the beauty blog The Daly Beauty.

Jane has a particular love of fragrance, old and new, but also covers her fair share of beauty products.  What stood out for me, was her tweet that after using Vichy Liftactiv Serum 10 for Eyes & Lashes her lashes were so lush she had stopped wearing mascara.

Grande Lash MD: 2.5 month update

Grand Lash MD

Back in November, I wrote about my friend Suzanne's extensions eyelashes. We have been more like sisters than friends, since we first met 8 years ago.  When I saw the phenomenal lash growth she had using Grande Lash MD, I had my shipment expedited.

Me jealous??? NAH!

Years ago, I had tried Latisse, and though I did experience spectacular growth, I pretty much felt as though I had ground glass in my eyes 24/7. Technically, I think the Latisse peeps would call that a reaction that would warrant discontinuation, but Diva was dumb and determined...Not surprisingly,  I could not sustain using it.

My eyes are not perfect either using Grande Lash MD. I recently saw my Ophthalmologist, Dr. Donna Denzel for an over due check up. (FYI, for the dilator adverse, like me, find out if your practice has the technology to take a picture of your iris instead.  There was an additional cost of $55, but it was a tiny price to pay for avoiding the hours of discomfort.)

Happily, my prescription for near nearsightedness hasn't changed in 30 years, only requiring me to wear them for night driving and theater, and I don't need reading glasses.  Maybe all my anti-aging stuff I apply topically is being absorbed!

I have both oily eyelids (SteriLid is a fabulous product for keeping the eye area pristine) and dry eye.  Was the Grande Lash MD exacerbating it?  Maybe just a bit, though she didn't say I had to discontinue using it, just skip a night here and there.

Yay!

Here's what my lashes looked like one month after I started using Grande Lash MD:

Flashback Fridays: Make Up Forever Smokey Extravagant Mascara

It occurred to me the other day, that certain products deserve another mention. With all products I try, buy and sample for review, if  I'm going back for another round, it's because nothing has bettered it.

Such was the case yesterday.  I was at the dregs of both my Benefit They're Real Mascara and Smashbox Full Exposure.  I remembered how impressed I had been with Make Up Forever's Smokey Extravagant Mascara, and decided to purchase it this time, (the first time I had received a sample in a Glam Media goodie bag).

These are my lashes today with one coat of Smokey Extravagant. I particularly love how the bottom lashes look (not to mention how nicely my lashes have grown, just two months into my Grande Lash Md trial, thanks again Suzanne!)

They neither chipped nor flaked all day and I received several compliments.

Grande Lash MD: Week 4 Update

About a month ago, I blogged about the spectacular results my friend Suzanne has had with Grande Lash MD, three months into using it.

I immediately had to order it...I even signed up for Amazon Prime so I could get it faster!  I have now been using it for a little under a month and I am seeing great progress, with zero irritation or discoloration of my iris or lids.  Below are my lashes today with only one coat of Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara:

DivaDebbi 4 weeks in to using Grande Lash MD
with one coat of mascara

Grande Lash MD: Is it here yet???

Grande Lash MD
$64.95 for a two month supply

I had lunch with my friend Suzanne the other day.  In fact, it was a 3 hour lunch.
Suzanne is one of my besties and the fact that we hadn't seen each other in 3 months was an aberration, so we made up for lost time.

Before I even uttered hello, I said, "you got EXTENSIONS!!" She had asked my my opinion about them before and I kind of put the kabash on them. She listened.

"No."

"Your using Latisse???"

"No."

"Ok, spill it this second.  Your lashes look incredible. What are you using?" 

"Grande Lash MD".

Now we were getting somewhere!  I marveled at their lush length and fullness.
They almost looked like false lashes and she was only wearing one coat of mascara.

Grande Lashe MD can be found for less on Amazon, but if you want to play it safe with your first go round, I think it makes sense to buy it from their website, since your purchase will come with a 90 Day Money Back Guarantee.

It's not inexpensive, but its about half of what you would pay for Latisse. I read countless reviews, nearly all raves.

Naturally, I'm in and I promise to follow up with pictures...

Whose with me???

xox,
DD