Barbara Rattigan, Founder of Shavasana Eyelash Extensions Offers Tips For Creating Fashion Week's Bold Eye Looks

With the end of Mercedes-Benz Fall 2011 Fashion Week, upcoming beauty trends are top of mind – and the impact of a dramatic gaze hasn’t gone unnoticed. From the Marilyn Monroe long, heavy lash, to 80s glam rock Cyndi Lauper’s eyelash accents and the retro styles of the Mad Men women, the bold lash look will be all the rage this Spring.

Barbara Rattigan, Founder of Shavasana Eyelash Extensions, offers Beauty Almanac readers tips to make next season’s thick, bold lash trend work for them now. These looks can be achieved either by a salon beauty professional or at home.

Think Twiggy Late 60’s: 

Runway models of Fashion Week 2011 have inspired the spider lash trend. Three ways to achieve this chunky lash look:

• Lash Extensions – Ask your lash extension technician to use both a long and short thick lash across the lash line to subtly create the appearance of gaps between the lashes. Thin lash extensions can also be applied to bottom lashes.
• Permanent Mascara – Lash Dip or Cry Baby are the top permanent mascara lashes that can be applied in a salon or spa and the mascara application will last about a month. For a chunky look, ask for multiple coats from your beauty professional. The lashes should also be separated to give some definition. The permanent mascara can be applied to the bottom lashes as well.  Fabulous fat lashes for a month!
• Mascara and a safety pin – Apply your mascara on thick - coat after coat, after coat. Coat the bottoms too, and make it chunky. Then, carefully use a safety pin to separate the lashes. You’ve got the look, economically and no commitment to the trend.

Mad Men Sexy Sixties:

• Silk or Mink Lash Extensions - A silk or mink lash is a necessity to truly create the opulence of this look. Turn to your lash extension professional to get this sexy siren style. The extensions should be thinner and shorter in the inner corner of the eyes, thickening and lengthening as they move out. Top off this look with a black winged liner and red lipstick.
• False Lashes + Mascara – Cut the strip lashes into smaller pieces (strip lashes will be used to build volume on the outer corners of the eye). Apply mascara to lashes. Next, apply the cut strip lash from the middle of the lash line to the outer corners. Use black liner and re-apply mascara to all of the lashes. Be sure to blend the liner into the lash line. Pair the look with a bold red lip.

Soft Side of the Seventies:

• Brown Lash Extensions – For a look that is very fresh, young and new, ask your salon professional for brown lash extensions. Brown lash extensions lend to a sultry and sexy look when paired with a metallic shadow like copper, gold, and silvers. 
• Mascara – Apply just one coat of mascara to the tips of lashes. The mascara can be brown or black, but keep it light. Finally, conquer the look with metallic shadow and a glossy lip.

In May of 2005 Licensed Esthetician Barbara Rattigan launched Shavasana Eyelash Extensions in Huntington Beach, California. It took off immediately as a service company that provides superior quality, luxurious lash extension products and hands-on professional eyelash extension training for beauty professionals. The lash extension process has continually grown into the perfected Shavasana products and training artistry that today greatly intensifies the natural beauty of the eyes, bolsters client confidence, and simplifies the laborious daily grind of make-up application. 

Barbara Rattigan is a well-established and qualified business woman, a respected teacher and trainer, a licensed esthetician and salon owner. A combination of experience, education, and natural entrepreneurial ability is what empowered Barbara to continually build on the sound start-up of Shavasana Eyelash Extensions to become the successful company it is today. Personal integrity, product safety and quality and a positive team culture are the backbone of the Shavasana business. Through continual research and development with her team of beauty professionals, Barbara is at the forefront of trends of the lash extension industry. 

About Shavasana Eyelash Extensions

The Shavasana Eyelash Extensions procedure is a semi-permanent treatment to add length and volume to the eyelash line by the addition of extensions to your own natural lashes. Shavasana Eyelash Extensions are available nationwide at select spas and salons. For a complete list of Shavasana professionals, please visit https://www.eyelash-extensions.com/find-professional-eyelash-extensions.php. Shavasana also offers a wide range of eyelash enhancing retail products for purchase at select spas and salons at www.eyelash-extensions.com.

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