March 14, 2010
Posted by marta
There are so many eyelash and brow growth products on the market that they are beginning to merge together. In some cases, quite literally: Cilea and Nutra-Lift Lash Renue are identical. Now Fusion Beauty’s StimuLashFusion Intensive Night Conditioning Lash Enhancer ($89) has arrived and it took me an hour or so, but eventually I discovered that it is more or less the same as Skin Blends Lashes LTD.
Actually, it is – apart from a teensy reordering at the end of the ingredients list – the same thing and will be added to our list of product twins (identical formulas marketed by different brands and with widely differing price points). And, it turns out to be my first product triplet. Yep, it is also identical to NutraLuxe Lash ($79). In this case, you will save yourself nearly $20 by buying LTD rather than StimuLashFusion. Personally, I don’t care for any of them since the active ingredient is a prostaglandin, methylamido dihydro noralfaprostal, derivative with potentially unpleasant side effects. Read more...
March 10, 2010
Posted by Shyema
I recently received Tarte’s MultiplEYE primer ($22) and mascara ($24) as a gift and have been trying it out for a few weeks now. Both are actually part of a three-piece set, which includes the Natural Lash Enhancer ($65), that claims to increase the length of lashes by 152% within six weeks, and over 1102% when used with the mascara — wow, lashes you can trip over.
So, although the Lash Enhancer is an integral part of the 3 steps to stimulate lash length, I was fine with testing this without it since I was just looking for another mascara under the Tarte brand — like Copley, their Light, Camera, Lashes! is one of my favorites. Plus, since the whole MultiplEYE set costs a total of $111, it may be worth figuring out what you can pick and choose. Read more...
March 6, 2010
Posted by marta
The gods of long, lush lashes seem to be smiling on me right now (I recently had good test results with Code.ai and Osmotics FNS Lash) and so I am embarking on my test of a free sample of Nutra-Lift Lash Reneu ($49 at the TIA shop) with high expectations. Especially as, so far, Nutra-Lift has generally delivered (Rejuvenating A Therapy is a great serum in its price range and Nutra-Lift is credited with restoring my faith in shampoos and conditioners).
Now the one thing that I couldn’t help but notice about Lash Renue is that the formula is extremely similar as another recently launched eyelash growth product called Cilea. In fact, it is very nearly the exact same formula. The only difference is that the ingredients are in a different order and Nutra-Lift doesn’t have (or doesn’t own up to) phenoxyethanol. Read more...
March 3, 2010
Posted by marta
I tried FNS Nutrilash by Osmotics, an eyelash and eyebrow growth stimulator a couple of years or so ago and I wasn’t hugely impressed. I have a feeling that I wasn’t very diligent with my test and so I decided to give it another go. What prompted me is that FNS Nutrilash is basically the same formula as FNS Follicle Nutrient Serum, a hair growth product that I use with success. After using Nutrilash for a month I can say that it helps eyelashes and brows grow very noticeably.
The FNS formula majors on amino acids. I believe that there are 18 amino acids in human hair and they are all here in this serum. I addition, I wasn’t surprised to find an antioxidant favorite of Osmotics, tetrahydrocurcumin. It is also big on B vitamins: B6 (pyridoxine), Myo-insitol, which has been shown to strengthen the cells of the hair, helping it to retain moisture, serving as a humectant and anti-static agent, niacinamide, thiamine and riboflavin (B2). Read more...
March 2, 2010
Posted by marta
For just over three weeks, I have been testing three eyelash and eyebrow growth products by Code.ai that combined come to $230. This is not inexpensive (!), so did they work? The short answer is yes. In fact, rather well. The long answer (well you know me by now) is that I customized how I used the products (which I think made them work better) and quickly cut out using one of them altogether. Before I get into all that, here are the basic facts.
First off, it is good to know that Code.ai works and it does not include the potentially harmful active, prostaglandin, that you’ll find in Latisse or Lilash, for example. The big guns in the formula are myristoyl pentapeptide-16 and 17. Code.ai is not the first to hone in on them, Marini Lash , which works well enough, also has myristoyl pentapeptide-17 (but not 16 as well). And you’ll also find 17 in Tarte Mutlipleyes. Read more...
