You can blow a few Benjies a month on semi-permanent eyelash extensions in Beverly Hills (I’ve done it, and, sure, it’s worth it). But I’ve found for a third the price and half the time — $90 and an hour — , you can get just as natural-looking, semi-permanent eyelash extensions in Koreatown. Sun Lee has done eyelash extensions for six years, and her semi-permanent eyelash extensions last up to three months (her tips: don’t sleep on your face and wash off any eye makeup very gently).

Now that I never wear mascara, I wake up roll-outta-bed beautiful.

Mostly thanks to my PJs being a distracting Marlies Dekkers thong…

Wanting: Eyebrow Extensions

“You win or lose, live or die–and the difference is just an eyelash.” So lash extension salon LuxLash quotes General Douglas MacArthur on their dot-com. But go ahead and swap “eyelash” with “an individual eyebrow.” Lately I’m obsessed with Korean soap opera stars’ super full brows, and so when LuxLash’s publicist emailed me about Beverly Hills lash bar LuxLash’s eyebrow extensions, I got curious…

Wearing: Lash Extensions

When I went to check LuxLash’s Beverly Hills lash salon, I discovered I was booked for complementary eyelash extensions. A simultaneous pedicure — just buff, no polish, thank you — and two hours later, I blinked my eyes wide open to the subtlest set of lush lashes. While I floated in a cloud of a chair, covered by a cashmere throw, LuxLash founder and lash snob Suzanne had managed to camouflage my eyelid’s half-inch bald spot with individual lashes, while taking care to protect natural growth. LuxLash is also in Boston. Go now…

Hating: Eye Lift with Botox

I hate to hate anything by LuxLash, whose passion is only equaled by their expertise, but if I’m wary of any of LuxLash’s services, it’s their arching brows and widening eyes with Botox. They probably do a gorgeous gig — I haven’t tried it — and though I already play with plenty of needles in 90210, Botox makes me nervous, especially in the context of creating not-so-golden arches… ]]> http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2009/06/22/luxlash-services-k-is/feed 2