I have always had skin that was on the oilier side (especially in my T-zone) and am constantly on the hunt for the best products to keep my skin feeling clean and my make up in place. There is nothing worse than checking yourself out in the mirror halfway through the day to see most of your make up has slid off, especially in the warmer weather. Here are some of current go tos!
Happy 4th of July! Enjoy the day and all the sales, events, and contests being held in celebration. Here’s just a few of the happenings:
Hey New York, She & Him is playing a FREE show at The Beach at Governor’s Island today! Doors open at 12pm, show starts at 4pm (get there by 3:30pm –that’s when they are distributing wristbands). Hopefully I pull it together and make it. I’m a fan of Zooey Deschanel, she was the cutest in Elf.
Unique Vintage clothing is offering 20% off their entire site until July 5th with code ‘happy 4th’ at checkout.
Talika is holding a Love Your Lashes. Visit their facebook page from now until July 31st and receive a FREE Lipocils Expert, their new natural lash booster. After using the product for 28 days, entrants are required to submit a video between July 18th and August 31st that documents
Recently, I attended an event at the Hudson Hotel, to hear Alexis de Brosses, President of Talika discuss their latest eyelash treatment, Lipocils Expert. I wasn’t too familiar with Talika prior to the event, however anything designed to extend, curl and restore color to lashes naturally, I’m interested in learning more about.
As Alexis de Brosses presented the product, I was immediately intrigued by the brands history. Their story began in 1948 at the Paris Hospitals when doctor Danielle Roches developed the first plant-based healing substance to help treat war victims with third-degree burns. In doing so she had an unexpected discovery — the miraculous growth of patients eyelashes. This uncovering led to the development of the original cult classic Lipocil ($40), which Talika has now reformulated into an even more potent mixture to create Lipocils Expert ($55).
Talika claims that participants using this product on eyelashes as instructed for 28 days garnered 50% more curl, an increase of 50% in color (for lighter lashes), and a 36% growth in length.
So here it is, while I have decent length eyelashes, there’s definitely room for growth (pun intended). Especially after spending the weekend in DC with my sister who naturally has exceptionally long, glamorous lashes (I’m very envious). So it’s on, I’m taking the challenge and using her lashes as a benchmark. With over 50 years of research, I have high hopes for this product; so bring on strong results! I’ll report back in 28 days.
Price: $55/10 ml bottle. Sold exclusively at Sephora, visit talika.com for more information.
Affiliation: This product was given to Pretty Connected by a company representative. Pretty Connected was under no obligation to write this review.
