New Diamond Beauty Diamond Eyelash Fixers

As makers of the ever-popular Diamond Lash lashes, and with so many brands coming up with their own versions of lash glues, it was only a matter of before Diamond Beauty added on to its current version. This summer, they've come up with two new items to add to their lash glue line up, bringing the total to 3 types of lash glues. Each retails for 840yen with tax. Most other lash glues (Dolly Wink, D.U.P., Eyemazing) retail at 945yen with tax. The glues are made in Korea.

★ Resistant to water, sweat and sebum

★ Dries clear and unnoticeable

★ Contains hyaluronic acid and collagen

Diamond Beauty's original Eyelash Fixer. It's quite similar to D.U.P.'s Eyelash Fix EX 552 Clear. I've used both, and find that the product itself is pretty much the same, but I prefer Diamond Beauty's version because of the packaging (hehe) and because D.U.P.'s dries up on the tube (glue accumulates and dries at the screw portion) too quickly.

★ Latex-type glue gentle to the skin

★ After removing, glue is non-messy

★ Little burden to false lashes and own lashes, so lashes can be reused more times

★ Dries clear and unnoticeable 

The first of the two new eyelash fixers is a latex type one. My favorite lash glue, Dolly Wink's Eyelash Fix, is a latex type glue, and I absolutely love it except for its not being waterproof...But the reusability part is true, I find after removing lash glues like D.U.P. and the original Diamond Eyelash Fixer, it's still sticky on the lash part, which greatly misshapes them... 

★ Resistant to water, sweat and sebum

★ Black-type glue to fill in gaps between lashes, giving the effect of eyeliner

★ Tube has stainless steel balls to prevent uneven color distribution

★ Contains hyaluronic acid and collagen

The second of the new lash glues is a black type glue. So far the only black glue I've tried is Dolly Wink's version, but I did not really like it as it was hard to remove from the lash...making it not so reusable. Also, this wouldn't work if you don't use black eyeliner, or if you're like me and like to slosh on a lot of glue^^ With latex/clear glues, they dry clear so it doesn't matter how much glue you use, but for black glue it becomes very visible because they dry black... 

What's your favorite type of glue? 

While I did  love the original Diamond Eyelash Fixer (used up 2 tubes) I went back to Dolly Wink's Eyelash Fixer because of the trouble the former posed while removing glue from lashes. If you've read my past post on Caring for Lashes, you'd know that I don't wash my lashes with water/soap/makeup remover, I just pluck of the dried glue from my lashes before reusing. Latex glues are easy to pluck off, whilst the clear non-latex types and black types are not so easy because they are still kind of sticky. I'd love to try Diamond Beauty's latex type glue and see how it compares with my all-time favorite Dolly Wink one! Which would you like to try?

Diamond Lash Rich Brown Series ♡

After over a year, Diamond Lash is finally releasing a new series of lashes, the Rich Brown Series~ (リッチブラウンシリーズ) The name is because all the lashes in the series are all brown! ♥ I love brown lashes, but so far the only ones i use are from the Zipper x Eyemazing collection, so it's great that the selection is expanding. D.U.P. has some brown lashes too, but they're quite on the "safe" OL side and aren't very long or voluminous...

As with all previous Diamond Lash series, the Rich Brown series has 6 types of lashes, and the trays look to be a light light pink, lighter than the Pure series. Each pack comes with 5 pairs, however unlike all other Diamond Lash lashes, these retail at a slightly higher price of 1260yen with tax. Though previous series have all had both upper and lower lashes, this series only has upper lashes. 

レディ Eye / Lady Eye

Diamond Beauty's description: 
The natural bunches from the inner corners to the center and the volume at the outer corners give gorgeous eyes. The brown lashes give a feminine finish that is not too flashy.

Comments:
This is one of the lashes I'm looking forward to, I like gradating lengths longer at the end, and the spreading out of the lashes at the end look more natural compared to fixed interval/shapes like Beauty Eye in the Pure Series. And of course the brown color is gorgeous~ ♥

 アーモンド Eye / Almond Eye

Diamond Beauty's description:  
A natural thick design with extra fine brown bundles in the center, for dramatic cute round eyes. Natural bundles for prettier eyes.

Comments:
This is the other one I'm looking forward to, I like the density in the middle! My all-time favorite Diamond Lash, Celeb Eye, also has emphasis in the middle, to bring out the pupils. However these look kinda short...

バンビ Eye / Bambi Eye

Diamond Beauty's description: 
Closely-spaced fine brown bundles in the center, to give the illusion of wider eyes. For naturally impressionable cute eyes.

シフォン Eye / Chiffon Eye

Diamond Beauty's description:  
The extra fine brown lashes give naturally gentle eyes, as if naturally increasing your own lashes. They casually blend in with your own lashes, for a soft, gentle look.

Comments:
These are seriously some of the thinnest/un-voluminous/un-dense lashes I've ever seen, though I guess they'll look quite natural on!

ロイヤルEye / Royal Eye

Diamond Beauty's description: 
Brown lash bundles that naturally adjust the length of your own lashes, casually making your eyes stand out. A design that blends into your eyes, for an elegant finish.

Comments:
These are partial lashes that you use on the outer corners to emphasize your natural lashes to make them look longer.

クラシック Eye / Classic Eye

Diamond Beauty's description: 
The slightly stiff brown bunches at the outer corner naturally widen the eyes. Because of the moderate length, they adjust your own lashes without being too long, and give an elegant finish.

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The 6 styles are: Almond Eye, Lady Eye, Bambi Eye, Royal Eye, Classic Eye and Chiffon Eye. They go on sale exclusively at SBY and the Diamond Lash online store from 12th July 2013. It will hit all other sales channels in August 2013.

The photoshoot was only done recently, so even the website hasn't been updated with promotional images yet, so there are no reference pics to see how these lashes look like on the models/when worn. But nevertheless, this is a series I look forward too! ♥

And if you wanna read the image models' entries on the photoshoot:

中北成美 (Nakakita Narumi/ BLENDA model) 

http://ameblo.jp/nakakita-narumi/entry-11566755019.html

東野佑美 (Higashino Yumi/ CanCam model) 

http://ameblo.jp/yumi-higashino/entry-11566559739.html

宮城 舞 (Miyagi Mai/ ViVi model) 

http://ameblo.jp/maimiyagi/entry-11566495069.html

Jun Jun (Hair & Makeup artist) 

http://ameblo.jp/jun-2-blog/entry-11566562485.html

Loveli (JJ Model) http://ameblo.jp/lovelizm/entry-11566497459.html

Diamond Lash to be launched in Singapore ★

Good news for fellow Diamond Lash lovers in Singapore, Diamond Lash is finally going to be available here,  launching at selected JCosmeland corners in Watsons next week~♪  ♫ ♬ One of the best news I've heard all year, now I can chuck my pathetic last pair of Celeb Eye and stock up! I've been trying to "save" and "reuse" this pair very sparingly for the past 3 months! For the initial launch, only the dark pink, light pink (Pure series), light blue (Volume series) and light green (Little Wink series) will be available. Each box of 5 pairs will retail at S$23.90.

Can't remember how many times I've raved about how awesome these lashes are, but they really are! A favorite of gyarus and eyelash users all over Japan and the world, Diamond Lash offers a large variety of styles (30 types/5 series) at an affordable price. Plus the quality is great, they last really long (personally, I can go 2-3weeks per pair with daily use) and the lashes themselves look great.

Top: There was a time when Beauty Eye was my favorite...

Bottom: But then Celeb Eye took over^^

Looking forward to seeing Diamond Lash in stores, it's great that I can now get my favorite lashes locally instead of hoping to go to Japan and hoarding^^ Because I ran out of Celeb Eye, I bought 811 Strawberry Tea from the Eyemazing x AMOYAMO Collection a few weeks ago, intending to switch to 811 Strawberry Tea as my daily lashes...

Compared it with 801 from the Eyemazing x Zipper Collection and don't they look similar? 811 is just slightly longer. I bought these before finding out that Diamond Lash was coming to Singapore, but now that Diamond Lash is coming, I can go back to using my beloved Celeb Eye! ♥ ♥

My boxes of Diamond Lash, half of them are empty...

(I've used up 4 boxes of Celeb Eye since 2011) 

But I can't bear to throw away the boxes because I love this brand, and it's not often I get to restock. I even keep boxes of my old YSL, Jill Stuart and Paul & Joe items from over 5 years ago^^ In my defence the boxes are pretty!

Diamond Beauty/ Diamond Lash has a Facebook Page here. (In Japanese)

And there's also a Page for Diamond Lash Singapore here. (In English)

AMOYAMO x Eyemazing

Kind of like part two of the Eyemazing x Zipper collaboration line, Eyemazing's latest collaboration looks exciting! Released in February, the collection is called Eyemazing x AMOYAMO, and the lashes are produced by Zipper models AMO and AYAMO. 

The two Zipper models teamed up with Eyemazing to produce 5 types of lashes each, for a total of 10 types. Since sometime last year Eyemazing upgraded to provide 5 pairs per pack instead of 3, so these retail in packs of 5 pairs, at 1,260yen per pack.

No surprises that I love the AMO collection! All the lashes are light brown, ranging from pink brown to olive brown with mixes and hints of accent colors. No. 811-815 are produced by AMO, and they have such sweet, adorable names inspired by tea-time snacks (except Poison Sugar?!?) that kind of remind me of Alice in Wonderland! And the packaging is colorful and pastel~ ♥

No. 811 - STRAWBERRY TEA (full)  

Color: Pink brown
The longest strands are 15mm long.
Description: Natural bunches at the outer corners for a sweet lolita look.

 No. 812 - STRAWBERRY TEA (half)

Color: Pink brown
These are partial lash version of No. 811, longest strands are also 15mm.
Description: As sweet as strawberry tea, for a gentle look. Recommended for first-time users of brown lashes, the half-design makes them easy to adjust to.

 No. 813 - ROSE CHOCOLAT 

Color: Pink brown x Antique beige
Description: Sweet and clear, for eyes brimming with a young girl's innocence.

No. 814 - CINNAMON COOKIE

Color: Olive brown x Olive gold
Description: A look that's tender but not too sweet; for ephemeral eyes that look like they're about to melt.

 No. 815 - POISON SUGAR

Color: Olive brown x Olive gold, with lavender accents at the outer corners.

Description: A sweet and tender look, lavender accents give eyes like Alice.

The AYAMO collection, no. 816-820, features edgier black and dark brown lashes, with names are inspired by dressing styles. To be honest the first two seem kind of common, though the last three seem promising~

 No. 816 - PUNK

Color: Night black
Description: Voluminous, bold outer corners for a strong cat's eye.

 No. 817 - POP ROCK

Color: Night black
Description: Random bunches to easily blend with your own lashes, for a big-eye effect.

 No. 818 - AMERICAN CASUAL

Color: Wood brown
Description: In a wood brown color that complements your skin, for a casual look.

 No. 819 - STREET

Color: Sunset brown
Description: Voluminous orange brown lashes for active and cool eyes.

No. 820 - ROCABILLY 

Color: Vintage brown with cherry red accents at the corners.

Description: Cherry red outer corner accents make an impact.

I really loved AMO's 801 and 802 from the previous Zipper collection, and all her lashes from this range look wonderful too! I love brown lashes, they're hard to find but really look amazing ♥ Sometimes thick black lashes can look too harsh (^^) 

[CLOSED] Luscious Lashes & Lovely Look Giveaway

Happy Easter~! ♪(*´ω｀*) ♬ It's giveaway time, and this time it's all about the eyes! Everything you need for luscious lashes and lovely eyes, plus some facial pampering. 

Luscious Lashes & Lovely Look set consisting of:

Shibuya Gals x Dolly Wink Tsubasa Lookalike Contest ♡

So yesterday was the finals of the Shibuya Gals x Dolly Wink Tsubasa Lookalike Contest, and the Billion Yen Gyaru Tsubasa-sama herself came to Singapore to judge it! The contest was to select one of Tsubasa's looks on the Dolly Wink lashes packaging and emulate it. But before the actual contest, there was the press conference on Friday.

Backdrop of the press conference, pretty and pink! ( ´ ∀ ` )
As the 15 finalists we had to come dressed in the look we sent during submission.

Waiting for the media to arrive...they all got goodie bags with awesome stuff *jelly*
Peeked inside and saw Dolly Wink goodies and some of Tsubasa's CDs! (´･ω･` )

Contestants G1~G8.
I was G9 hahaha. There's a break in between us for the podium!

Finally, Tsubasa appeared at the press conference! ♡
Credits to Koji Honpo's FB page for this pic.

Can't believe I was that close to Tsubasa! (I'm the one in white sitting^^) I kept staring at her back as she spoke; it took a lot of willpower to resist taking out my camera to snap a picture! Before Tsubasa left, she shook all of our hands and wished us luck! (♥´౪`♥) 記者発表会で憧れの益若つばさちゃんと握手して、超嬉しくてまだ信じられない！ ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ  

Rehearsals the next morning! This was the stage we'd be walking on later that evening. 

The backdrop has all the new otona kawaii Dolly Wink product images!

What do girls do in a dressing room full of mirrors??

Whip out our cameras for some camera time~! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
After a while, it was time for a final run and for the actual event to start.

But before the event started, the three judges came backstage to scrutinize us up close and judge our makeup. Tsubasa went down the line of us one by one, asking each of us the theme of our looks and which lashes we were using. Please don't think I'm creepy but I could not help staring at her as she stood there. She was so close, and her skin is flawless! When it came to my turn she said I made perfect tareme (droopy eyes) *Hyperventilates* So happy to be acknowledged like that!

I totally fail at catwalk, I cannot catwalk if my life depended on it (´Д`) 

Super nervous! I think I get stage fright where my limbs get wobbly, so my only goal was to not fall, trip or stumble. In retrospect, though nerve-wrecking it was a rather enjoyable experience!

After the catwalk/interview round, there was a QnA with Tsubasa. In it, she mentioned that her inspiration for designing lashes was so that all girls can make the eye shape they desire, be it round eyes (marume), cat eyes (nekome) or droopy eyes (tareme), no matter what their original eye shape is. It took about a year to come out with the first line of Dolly Wink lashes, because she draws out the designs herself and has to stick the lash strands on individually on the prototypes to find the appropriate length she wants for the design.

All the finalists plus Tsubasa and other judges.

Best part of the evening: got a pic with Tsubasa after the event! (♥´౪`♥)
Sooo over the moon ♡ ♡ She's really like a doll~
She's so petite and perfect, and prettier in real life than in pictures!
本人はお人形さんみたいに綺麗で可愛い！♡ 

I couldn't stop staring and spazzing, hope she didn't think I was some weirdo! Tsubasa is such an inspiration, juggling all her products lines, her singing career, her son, her magazine/CM appearances, etc. Dolly Wink was the first brand of lashes I really used everyday, and their bottom lashes are still my favorite!

Congratulations to Kelly, the winner of the Tsubasa prize ♡

She could really pass off as Tsubasa's doppelganger!

Jacqueline aka Golly-Locks, winner of the Koji prize~! ♡

Pretty Ariel, winner of the Xiaxue prize~ Love her hair ♡

She self-customized her dress and made her hair bow!

The very youthful Mimiko, whose face totally doesn't match her age!
Her Navana wig looked so real.

Evonne, who was also doing the look from No. 14 Natural Cute.
Her hair is real!

Pretty Peishi~ She's as petite as Tsubasa!

My head looks like a gigantic egg next to hers hahaha.

Ultra kawaii Teru, another petite girl~ 

The waves in her wig were so pretty!

Kawaii Yui and her adorable bunny ears!
One of the first girls I met, during casting. Her hair is real!

Yui, Kurumi and Teru.

One last shot with the mirror before packing up and going home!

Consolation prizes for all the finalists!
Dolly Wink's best-selling lashes No.1 and No.5 in the old packaging!
Two of the new eyeshadows 01 and 02, liquid liner and eyelash case ♡

Overall, it was an amazing night, where I got to meet lots of kawaii new friends and fellow gyaru make lovers~! ♡ Not to mention being able to be within such close proximity to Tsubasa, breathing the same air as her and even taking a photo with her~ (♥´౪`♥) If the world ends on 21 Dec I can die happy having met Tsubasa^^ 

FYI, the renewal series of Dolly Wink lashes with the new promo images will start selling in Singapore next month! The new lashes, 15, 16 and 17 are already on sale in Watsons stores.