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Are eyebrow-lengthening serums safe to use? Curious about mastering the art of contouring without looking like a Kardashian? Can the same tricks that keep your face looking young also help your hands? From grooming to makeup, there’s an endless amount of questions that can arise when considering how you take care of you face. But don’t fret—Beauty Fix is here to help! This week we’re taking on these questions and more to keep you looking your best all summer long.

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There are far too many holiday parties happening to have to deal with raccoon eyes every morning. Forget the mascara and get lashed at Noir Lash Lounge (#100A 2303 4^th St. SW, Calgary, 403-228-1164, noirlashlounge.com) instead, Calgary’s latest lash salon solely dedicated to offering lash dips, falsies, and semi-permanent individually laid lash extensions in over 100 different styles, including the “A-Lister” in synthetic mink (for $200).

This is founder Joyce Poon’s first expansion out of British Columbia, with all the Noir glamour intact—black fleur-de-lis wall decals and chandeliers, luxurious fainting couches (where you may or may not fall asleep during the hour-long application), and hot pink accents throughout the 1000-square-foot space. But look out, you may become a Noircissist; one flutter and you’re hooked (and we’re speaking from experience). A full set ($75) lasts four to six weeks, while a refill costs only $35 per session. You’ll never go lashless again.

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Ever since their invention, cellphones and computer hard drives have been shedding their clunky forms as if mimicking Bill Gates’s eyewear evolution from giant geek frames to rimless spectacles. But it took a diy movement to kick-start the same downsizing in the beauty world, allowing popular in-office technology to come home with us. We were able to take matters such as hair removal and wrinkle fighting into our own hands when IPL (intense pulsed light) and led (light-emitting diodes) were incorporated into handheld devices we could use ourselves. That meant zero downtime for us and our bank accounts. Here, a look at 2.0 versions of trusted favourites, as well as some new tools to add to your workbench.

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I can’t make it through a day without my mascara running below my eyes. I’ve tried the waterproof kind but always end up with my “racoon eyes.” What gives? Mascara presents a challenge to people with oilier skin, and those who have extra-straight or super-short lashes. Get awkwardly close to a mirror and examine how […]

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By Jennie Jin If you’ve never formally been asked if you are a “lash virgin”, then you have yet to pay a visit to Vancouver’s Noir Lash Lounge (1150 Hamilton St., 604-915-LASH, noirlashlounge.com).  The “glamour in an hour” salon specializes in semi-permanent eyelash extensions, and eyelashes only. Owner Joyce Poon has opened three locations (Yaletown, […]

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False eyelashes can be intimidating, but we consulted an expert to get a step-by-step on picking the right set and applying them perfectly.

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Fear not the eyelash curler! Beauty director Adriana Ermter talks to makeup artist Jasmine Duffey about getting a perfect curl and avoiding “hockey stick” lashes. Model: Laura at Sutherland Models, sutherlandmodels.com See more Beauty 101 videos.

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I’ve got a great pair. They’re traffic stopping, authentically beautiful and genuinely all mine. Of course, I’m talking about my eyelashes.

Super long and thick, my lashes naturally curl upwards. They define and separate with the application of any mascara, regardless of price, performance or formulation. They consistently attract the attention of friends, colleagues and strangers who all ask: are your eyelashes real? And I never have to wear falsies. My eyelashes are perfect just the way they are.

I can say that. I have crap thin blonde hair, miniscule eyebrows and jiggly thighs–my eyelashes are all that I have.

Yet it still burns me when I see models in television and print ad campaigns, clearly wearing a row of false eyelashes, while promoting the next must-have mascara. It’s not fair. It misrepresents.

Russian model Sasha Pivovarova, who studied art before she stalked the runways, created drawings in honour of Chanel’s Paris-Moscow pre-fall show. Pivovarova also stars in the campaign. [Chanel, via Fashionologie]

Esteban Cortazar is apparently not defecting from the house of Ungaro. He’s currently working on pre-spring and tells WWD, “For now I am here.” [The Cut]

Scuttlebutt is that Geri Halliwell is doing a range for Topshop. Meh. [Refinery 29]

An interchangeable cast of clean-cut dirty-blonde boys (Zac Efron, Chase Crawford, Chris Pine, et al.) are doing away with rugged masculinity. [Guardian]

Multi-faceted quirk Miranda July is having her wedding dress designed by her friends at Rodarte. More important, perhaps, is that her fiancé has Rodarte jammies. What do you think those look like? [WWD]

We’re still waiting on confirmation on who’ll be taking the helm at Nina Ricci. (Peter Copping, says the rumour.) The ousted Olivier Theyskens is said to be going to Halston. We have mixed feelings about this. [Hint]

Don’t want to splash out on Madonna’s mink Shu Uemura lashes? Here’s a mascara fake-out. [The Beauty Stop, via All About the Pretty]

Beauty brand Stila is currently “refinancing.” Keep your fingers crossed for them. [Fashionista]