If my lashes didn’t look so good, you’d swear they were real.

LuxLash is the best in natural-looking, semi-permanent extensions. Each faux lash is glued one by one to your own lashes, making a seamless extension that falls off with your natural lash. The first time I visited LuxLash, I had a quarter-inch bald spot on the front of my eyelid. Three hours later, I had individual lashes canopying my lids. One year later? My lashes are healthier than when I crimped them with a Shu Uemura curler, and I tossed out all of my mascara.

Spa Week begins tomorrow, and LuxLash in Beverly Hills is offering “Try Me” lashes with brow shaping for $50. Tell the LuxLash ladies I sent you …

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