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The Secret to Growing in Showstopping Brows

This is the one you’ve been waiting for Voyeurs, the secret to my awesome brows…

I pick up a lot of compliments on my brows and with the hell I’ve put them through over the years they deserve every goddamn nice word they get.  I was a motherplucker in the 90’s, I didn’t go to quite the same extreme as Kate moss or Pamela Anderson but I definitely veered into apostrophe territory and for some reason they ended up way shorter overall than they should have been.

Kate Moss holding her ponytail over her haid looking sideways, early 90's
90’s Kate Moss
Pamela Anderson on a beach, early 90's wearing double denim
90’s Pamela Anderson

Now if you know anything about the laws of hair then you will know this:  The hair you want never grows, and the hair you don’t want grows at a rate of knots unless you intervene.  Ergo, the hair on my head is never as long as I would like, my eyebrows never grew back on their own, and my bush sprouts like wildfire.  In terms of growing back lost eyebrow hair, they definitely need an assist.

The arrival of Cara Delevingne on the modelling scene sparked a whole new trend for brows and changed the beauty industry completely.  With her thick, grown in brows that blew the “Facial Measuring” rules out the water, suddenly a new brow shape was king and with that trend came a new division of the beauty marketplace.

Close crop of Cara Delevingne's face with messy brows and pink lips

Brow gels, palettes, powders, waxes and serums flooded the shelves and overnight, brows became big business.  Next came the brow growth products from serums to ‘stickers’, there was a whole new range of products aimed at 90’s motherpluckers like me, claiming to be able to grow your brows back to their former glory.

Up until a few years ago my brows were thin and kinda looked ‘stuck on’, my efforts to grow them in over the years had been futile.  For every small amount of growth I’d get, some trigger happy Beauty Therapist would wax or tweeze it back off despite my protesting.  When you’ve waxed, tweezed and plucked for so long, you’ll know that any brow regrowth you’re lucky to see is different than it was before, it’s not uniform, the colour is different and the hair is more translucent due to damage to the follicles.  I spent a small fortune on RapidBrow, from the makers of the hugely successful Rapid Lash which claimed to grow back and also darken brows with regular use, in as little as three months.  Eighteen months down the line my brows showed no difference and at £37 for a tube that lasts a month, it’s a hefty investment to get nothing back from.

Pixie Tenenbaum at Centerparcs wearing a hat and braids pulling a face

So I did a little research, and there’s some science behind all of this so take a seat and settle in.  Why should you listen to me?  because I grew back the most awesome pair of brows from pretty much nothing.  Ready?  Here comes the science:

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH RAPIDLASH & RAPIDBROW?

If you used the product from the beginning then you’ll know that it used to be pretty effective.  Not any more.  Why so?  Well, RapidLash used to contain an active ingredient called isopropyl cloprostenate.  It’s an ingredient which has some molecular similarities to a medical active ingredient called bimatoprost.  Why am I telling you this?  Bimatoprost is an ingredient used in medication for the treatment of glaucoma, after extensive medical trials it was discovered that one of the side effects of its use in an eye drop formula was that it caused eyelashes to grow longer and darker in participants.  Something cosmeceutical manufacturer Allergan jumped on and harnessed in a product developed for the US aesthetics market called Latisse.

Still with me?  Allergan successfully brought a case against the makers of RapidLash outlining the similarities between the molecular makeup and performance of the two ingredients and used the years and years of patient trials as evidence which detailed benefits, side effects and potential risk factors.  RapidLash put forward a limited defence which contained no actual human research, all of their testing is, or had at the time, been done on animals.  Case closed.  RapidLash were ordered to remove isopropyl cloprostenate from all products in their line up.  However, and here’s the rub for any of you still using RapidLash, despite still being marketed in the same way, RapidLash and RapidBrow are little more than expensive conditioners and serums.  Ouch.  Still think shelling out £41 is a good investment for a product with no active ingredient?  Then consider this, RapidBrow came so much after the original RapidLash product that it never actually contained any active ingredient at all.

MIND BLOWN! SO WHAT DO I USE INSTEAD?

Well remember that potentially active ingredient Bimatoprost i told you about?  It’s available in a product in the UK designed to grow lashes, but because of it’s medical licensing and cosmeceutical benefits, it must be prescribed by an aesthetic doctor or nurse.  It’s not something you can just go ahead an buy on the web, but then nor do you need to be diagnosed with a medical condition to get it.  Let me explain…

Lumigan is a product that’s been crafted for the UK aesthetics market and it comes in two different formats.  The first is an eye drop bottle, the second is as individual eye droppers in a pack which lasts 2-3 months depending on how you use it.  The intention and the way it’s marketed is for growing eyelashes and it works, my lashes were ravaged by my addiction to lash extensions and I was at one point left with none at all.  Lumigan helped me grow them back quickly, however it’s also suitable for brow growth too.  I use it on both my lashes and brows – obviously this means I get through more of it in a shorter space of time but trust me, it’s worth it.  Apply with the brushes which come with it, leave to dry et voila.  Well, not quite et voila but it doesn’t take long to see results.

PIXIE TENENBAUM BEFORE & AFTER

SOLD! HOW CAN I GET IT?

You need to book a consultation with an aesthetic doctor or an aesthetic nurse with a prescribers license.  Once they’ve checked you over for any contra-indications and given you the lowdown on how to administer the product, you’re good to go.  You’ll find it marketed as Eyelash Growth Serum and the formulation and dose are the same whether you’re purchasing the product to use on brows or lashes.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

That’s a good question.  Depending on which aesthetic practitioner you choose (not all of them will prescribe Lumigan as one of their products), and whether you opt for the 0.1mg/ml or 0.3mg/ml strength,  it ranges from £40 – £120 and a lot of this is to do with the name of the practitioner, or the repackaging the clinic has done to make the product look prettier.   My advice?  If you’re serious about growing back your brows, find and buy the 0.3mg/ml product if you’re starting out & the 0.1mg/ml version for maintenance, at the cheapest provider.  You’re not buying expertise with the product, you’ll administer it yourself at home and throw the packaging away.  If you’re talking filler, wrinkle relaxing or any other type of aesthetic procedure which requires an injection then always choose expertise over cost but in this case, cost is king.

Personally I get mine on a private prescription from Dr Steven Land at Novellus Aesthetics in Newcastle where it retails for £65 and if it’s in stock, is dispensed the same day where it can be collected or shipped to you at your home address. Remember it’s a prescription only medication (POM) so there are guidelines with this, it requires a proper consultation with a Doctor, Steven talks through what the product is (it’s for lashes and brows as an aesthetic medicine), how to use it and what to do if you have an adverse reaction – I’ve never had one but some people using it for lashes have reported a minor change in the colour of their iris.

Lumigan 0.3mg/ml
Lumigan 0.3mg/ml
Lumigan Bottle 0.1 mg with brush
Lumigan 0.1mg/ml

WHAT DO I DO WITH IT?

Paint it sparingly on to your brows, or the parts around the existing brow shape where you want the hair to grow and leave it to dry before putting on moisturiser or makeup.  It’s that simple.  Using it for your lashes?  A very small amount along the lash line, any more is just waste.

HOW LONG BEFORE I LOOK LIKE CARA?

I saw a big difference to my brows within three months but everybody is different.  Trials for Latisse in the US reported participants seeing results to their lashes in as little as 4 weeks.  Persevere, it’s something that’s been proven to work and we all know that brows are big business that require commitment!

To complement your new brows, you’re going to need some products to keep them in check, look out for my Best Brow Products post so you can tame your face framers and be the envy of everyone you know…

Pixie xo

Categories: Beauty, Fashion

Edward Enninful’s First British Vogue Cover

So today we got to see the first British Vogue cover with Edward Enninful at the helm of the British fashion bible.  It’s been seven long months since Alexandra Shulman was replaced by Enninful and we’ve waited for a show-stopping December issue cover and what it might bring in terms of Enninful’s direction.  Well now that wait is over as the cover of the hotly anticipated December issue has been revealed.

December 2017 issue of British Vogue , first issue under the leadership of Edward Enninful

Featuring feminist activist Adwoa Aboah shot by Steven Meisel the cover is definitely striking and if it sends home one message to readers it’s that Enninful looks set to tackle the issue of diversity in British Vogue.  The cover look is a hark back to the Vogue covers of 1975, everything from the makeup to the styling is deliciously retro and whilst the shot is great, I’m still kind of sat over here like “meh” but I’m not sure why.

I guess with Enninful’s spark and energy I expected more of an impact, something politically charged but maybe I’m getting too ahead of myself, this is after all his opening address.  Whilst I loved Alexandra Shulman heading up Vogue, the magazine was restricted, limited and almost a shadow of its former self.  I met Shulman twice and interviewed her once, she had important political views that at the time just didn’t fit with Bristish Vogue,Condé Nast Britain, or the readership – which has dropped significantly in the last four years.  Retrospectively I can see how it was considered a bit of a car crash, from the ‘All White’ staff, to the lack of diversity between the pages, and the ridiculous amount of adverts and ‘placed editorial’ that as Influencers we’re called to account for.

Enninful has arrived in a new era, not just owing to his shake up of editorial staff, or the bizarre appointment of Naomi Campbell and Kate moss as Contributing Fashion Features Editors.  But because the landscape is more politically charged, British Vogue is positioned to embrace a switch from pure fashion, to politics, activism, the feminist movement and diversity – during Shulman’s directorship British Vogue featured no black cover model between Naomi Campbell in 2002 through to Jourdan Dunn in 2014.  That’s 12 years of misrepresentation in the fashion industry for black and mixed race man and women.

The full list of Staffers at Vogue hasn’t yet been announced but when the magazine hits news stands this Friday we’re expecting a long Editor’s letter from Enninful and a staff photo introducing the Class of 2018.  Shulman was heavily criticised for her “All White Vogue” team in the days following her announcement to step down from the position of Vogue Editor, could we be about to see a whole new look for the magazine and the team behind it?

Picture of Alexandra Shulman's staff at vogue, all white staff

We’ve seen Condé Nast Britain implement the first stages of it’s Digital Priority strategy cutting other print publications to bi-annual circulation and some to online only.  With a decline in print sales and a move to digital only content for the likes of Teen Vogue, could we be looking at the last surviving glossy monthly?  There’s no trend forecasting, no tantalising hooks or clickbait equivalents on the cover of the December issue, just a simple list of celebrities featured in the pages of this brand new, old magazine that we put on a pedestal.  Over to you Enninful….

Pixie xo

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, Pixie, Uncategorized

Black Friday Wish List: PrettyLittleThing

We’re on the approach to the landslide, that time of year where there seems to be a calendar event every other week in the run up to Christmas.  Halloween and Bonfire Night are right around the corner, followed swiftly by Thanksgiving and the ultimate discounted shopping day: Black Friday.

Black Friday is a relatively new phenomenon in the UK and whilst most brits can’t tell you a thing about what Thanksgiving is, or why it’s even a thing, they’ll undoubtedly know about it’s hangover day – Black Friday.  In the States people will line up round the block to get a piece of the Black Friday action and whilst we don’t replicate the exact format (or the crazy discounts) in the UK, you can still grab yourself a bargain with our version and the best way to do it is to shop online and bookmark your favourite sites in advance.

I’ll be sharing a few of my Black Friday Wish Lists with you starting with PrettyLittleThing who have a sale of epic proportions coming your way for Black Friday 2017 which is November 24th.



PrettyLittleThing is a mecca for fast fashion.  If you’re an Instagram fashion fanatic then I guarantee that those styles you’re coveting will have a replica on this fashion favourite.  With clothing, shoes, accessories and now big name beauty, it’s a one stop shop for microtrends and hero pieces.  PrettyLittleThing also collaborates with key Influencers and celebrities to create some super instagrammable ranges, their latest drop PrettyLittleThing x Kourtney Kardashian has some awesome faux fur coats in Winter brights.

PRETTYLITTLETHING BLACK FRIDAY WISH LIST

If you’ve shopped with PrettyLittleThing before you’ll already know that the site is huge.  To narrow down your search use the size filter which will narrow down everything on the site available in your size and then allow you to shop by department.  There’s so much on there that it’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole, the rules of Black Friday shopping are simple, don’t buy what you won’t wear.  If you see something and it has a generous discount that’s great, but it’s not enough.  Will you wear it and will you wear it more than once?  If the answer is yes then add it to your basket and whittle down a shortlist when you get to the checkout.  Here are my top picks for Black Friday 2017 from PrettyLittleThing:

VINTAGE WASH HIGH WAISTED SKINNY JEANS

£25 Pre-Black Friday

These are a no brainer, true to fit these jeans are cut to the ankle and the perfect vintage wash.  Cheap jeans can often gape at the back, these don’t.  Cut higher on the waist than their high street counter parts they’re super flattering and hard wearing, I have two pairs in this colour.

RED VINYL BOW WRAP MINI SKIRT

£22 Pre-Black Friday

From the recent collaboration between PrettyLittleThing and Olivia Culpo, this skirt is better IRL than in the picture.  Super shiny and perfect with fishnets for when you want to create an impact.  True sizing too, buy this in your regular size for the perfect fit.

NIP + FAB DRAGONS BLOOD HYALURONIC SHOT

£24 Pre-Black Friday

Now a cult product, NIP + Fab’s Dragon’s Blood Shot gives an instant firming and tightening effect to skin.  I use it all over my face but morning and night I coat my lips in it for an instant plumping and smoothing effect that makes lipstick glide on.  Smells amazing too.

CROWN 35 SHADE NUDE EYE SHADOW PALETTE

£20 Pre-Black Friday

If you’re drowning in makeup palettes but can never find the one you want, or you’ve had the same eye makeup for years and are due something new for boredom and hygiene reasons, then this is the palette for you.  Crafted by Crown, yes the same people who make the paint, there are 35 shades that fit the nude spectrum and are ordered lightest to darkest.  You’ll be serving up serious looks with this selection of shades and it works great for costume makeup too.  Feel like really splurging?  There’s a metallic version too.

OLIVE BANDAGE FRILL HEM MIDI DRESS

£45 Pre-Black Friday

Just to clarify, I’m not a fan of the bandage dress, because I’m flat chested and they look way better on someone who has boobs.  I don’t really like to show off my chest but I know last year you asked me where to find a great high street version that wouldn’t break the bank.  PrettyLittleThing has a few different styles and colours, but this colour is one you don’t see that often so I’ve picked this one for you guys!

BLACK CORSET POINTED STILETTO ANKLE BOOTS

£45 Pre-Black Friday

I adore these boots!  They come in red too and they’re higher than they look but they’re striking and always pick up lots of compliments.  One thing to note with these is that they come up very small so be sure to size up by at least one size!

WHAT NEXT?

If you like what you see here, then shop savvy.  Don’t add pieces to your basket right now as PrettyLittleThing operate a sweep policy meaning that everything you add to your basket will be wiped after 24 hours or after any big web update.  So, bookmark the site (or this page if you want to shop from here) and when Black Friday (November 24th 2017) rolls around you’ll be ready to shop the pieces you love at a discount using the shoppable images above, or the on site size filters to find your perfect hero pieces.

Happy shopping!

Pixie xo

Categories: Beauty, Fashion

Cara Delevingne for Dior Capture Youth

Dior is at the centre of a skincare related controversy right now and call me cynical but I reckon this one was a deliberate attempt to draw attention to the range.  I know, I know, the brand has been synonymous with luxury, high end skincare and the campaigns are slick and always backed up by scientific claims from the beauty house’s Paris lab, however, this time it’s different.

I’m a big fan of Dior, it’s a fashion house that’s maintained it’s shape, grace and style no matter who’s been at the helm.  Raf Simons modernised Dior whilst staying true to the brand’s ethos.  Even Yves Saint Laurent’s influence is still present in the latest collection but today, under Maria Grazia Chiuri the brand is different.  In 2016 and 17 Dior underwent something of a makeover, it became an edgier, punkier more millennial version of itself.  Those signature cuts are still there but the brand has shifted its focus to female empowerment – who could forget the famous WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINIST tees seen at Paris Fashion Week for SS17 that started a revolution on the high street?

Maria Grazia Chiuri is ballsy, she’s not afraid to tackle hot topics that arise from her reach as a fashion feminist and for me, her designs are exactly what the brand needs to bring it right up to date.  Skincare however is another matter.  The Dior beauty range is a separate entity all together, researched and manufactured in a secret Parisian lab, the Capture range has been designed for mature skin and an older market of women looking for extra benefits from their skincare.  Marketed as a product for women over the age of 35, Capture has a huge audience of women with money to spend on themselves, Mama Tenenbaum is a fan of the range and the Capture Youth Serum is amongst her favourite skincare products.  Now Dior have launched a new subsidiary line called Capture Youth, billed as the ultimate anti ageing product, it’s intended to stop ageing in its tracks.

With so many awesome older women to choose from as an Ambassador for the range it’s difficult to come up with any justification for selecting 25 year old supermodel Cara Delevingne to represent the anti-ageing range.  L’Oreal tapped up Julianne Moore for their parallel range and the response to their product appropriate advertising has been immense, their mature skin range features Helen Mirren who looks amazing in the campaign and is surely the reason for the spike in sales. The perfect example of relatable advertising right?

Cara Delevinge is young, successful, well known and has beautiful skin as well as an uber recognisable face.  Definitely not as a direct result of using the Dior Capture range, but perfectly poised to cause a media shit storm and then deflect it with some gorgeously edited pictures.  I’ll admit Voyeurs, I got myself in a bit of a tizz about this one, I just don’t get it.  25 year old baby-faced Cara Delevingne is advertising and endorsing an anti-ageing cream designed to ‘delay the signs of ageing before they fully appear’.  Why?  Millions of dollars, huge exposure, guaranteed media coverage and social media trending.  Because reverse marketing is big in fashion, it’s been around since the phrase was coined by Tom Ford in the 90’s after his deliberately risque campaign for Gucci was banned – something he admits he intended.

Still think this was just misled casting?  Nah, this is just another case of typical reverse marketing in fashion, you’ll see when this one’s run its full course…

Pixie xo

Categories: Beauty, Fashion

PRETTYLITTLETHING by KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN

Online shopping mecca PrettyLittleThing has long been the destination for fashionistas with an ability to spot and werk a microtrend.  The website is one of my favourites for fast, affordable fashion which responds to street style trends and converts them to easy, achievable looks on any budget.  With a string of celebrity collaborations under its belt, PLT has just dropped it’s latest collection and it’s with a Kardashian….



Introducing a collection that’s set to spice up your festive wardrobe and inject some Kardashian-esque sex appeal into your Christmas party.  This, is PrettyLittleThing By Kourtney Kardashian and I guarantee that there’s something for everyone’s budget in this colourful capsule collection from the eldest of the Kardashian Klan.

Queen Kourtney has your party season covered with the ultimate high voltage dance floor dresses and disco inspired pieces made for after dark.  Whether you’re a fan of the reality star or not, the collection has some definite hero pieces that you’ll want in your wardrobe, and they’re not what you might expect from a Kardashian.  PrettyLittleThing by Kourtney Kardashian definitely features some dresses at the racier end of the scale with cutouts and lace-up details only for the brave, but there’s an awesome faux fur coat and a wide leg pantsuit with some serious disco vibes that’ll give you a more modest version of the same look (you can shop both pieces here).

PLT KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN FUR COAT
£75
PLT KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN WIDE LEG PANT SUIT
£35

Looking to really amp up the volume this Christmas?  Then these 90’s style slip dresses with a millennial twist are perfect for party season and with a variety of coverups available from just £25 you’ll be spoilt for choice, that’s if you want to cover up….

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With satin pieces trimmed with intricate lace detailing, disco aesthetics and a nod to Studio 54, PrettyLittleThing by Kourtney Kardashian is a super fun, vibrant collection with some real standout pieces, not something I’d usually gravitate towards, but I’ve got to be honest Voyeurs, I really like it.  It’s bold and it’s definitely risque, but it’s also unexpected.  The campaign itself is pretty damn good too, looking very like sister Kim, that Scott Disick break up has done Kourtney the world of good if these pictures are anything to go off.

Go on Voyeurs, break the internet all by yourself, with a little bit of help from Kourtney, and a gorgeous lime green faux fur coat…

Pixie xo

SHOP THE FULL PRETTYLITTLETHING BY KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN COLLECTION HERE

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