The Lash Effect

Do you love lashes as much as we do? But feel overwhelmed with the colossal choice that's out there on the market? Well let us try and talk you through some of the very best options that are available right up your high street.

LVL LASHES

LVL Lashes stand for Length, Volume and Lift. This groundbreaking eyelash lifting treatment is one of our favourites, and a great natural alternative if you don't like the look of extensions, but still want a slightly more dramatic look. The cost of your LVL lash treatment will vary depending on where you live. London and other city prices will of course be higher but you can expect to spend between £25 and £45. LVL treatment is not painful at all. The whole process is designed to be gentle and relaxing and you should leave the salon feeling ultra confident and sexy with your new-look lashes. LVL doesn't curl, frizz or fry your lashes like perming often does, it simply provides a healthy-looking lift. Everyone can benefit from the LVL treatment but for those of you with beautifully curly but stubby lashes, you are advised to opt for extensions instead to boost length rather than lift...

NOUVEAU LASHES

At La Vie Joile we specialise in Nouveau Lashes. This leading UK brand is the ultimate in quality lash extensions and perfect to give your eyes the WOW factor.

Loved by celebrities They are the state-of-the-art semi-permanent lash extensions with each lash being applied individually. Soft and curved, Nouveau Lashes have a flat base and fine polished tip, just like natural lashes. Longer, thicker, natural looking lashes lasting up to 90 days (depending on life cycle of your own natural lashes). Virtually weightless and they don't clump like traditional false eyelashes. Darker than natural lashes so you won't need mascara (although if you wish you can wear a water based mascara). You can shower, exercise, swim, sleep and cry without worrying about them falling out. A full application of Nouveau Lashes will take a minimum of 90 minutes to a maximum of 2 hours.
Maintenance procedure will take around 30 to 45 minutes. Some Nouveau Lashes will begin to fall out in the first few weeks if they are placed on an old lash. Maintenance will make your Nouveau Lashes last and keep looking fabulous. We recommend that you have maintenance every 2-3 weeks if you want to maintain your Nouveau Lash extensions. Prices range from £75-£100 again depending on area.

MILLIE MACKINTOSH LASHES

Millie Mackintosh, self confessed beauty addict and London’s ultimate glam girl about town, has launched her own range of false lashes, and we just bloody love 'em. The range consists of 8 pairs named after different areas in London (Genius) As a make up artist, Millie knows all the tricks of the beauty trade and has been fully involved in every part of the process in designing her range. The strip lashes are made of natural hair, to give a more natural look so girls can imitate Millie’s minimal and sophisticated style. Another unique aspect is that the adhesive is latex free and mild on skin, meaning that you can sleep in your lashes and still wake up looking gorgeous. The quality of the natural hair also enables the lashes to be worn more than once.  Each pair of lashes is named after Millie’s favourite places in London, we cant decide which one is our favourite, we just genuinely think they're all flipping fab.

Happy lashing girls (& some boys)

LOVE

Kate & Laura

xxx

Halloween

Here at La Vie Jolie we take Halloween VERY seriously. This is probably one of our favourite holidays... Any excuse to pile on the make-up and dress inappropriately is always a plus, although I'm sure some people would say we do that on a daily basis ;-o

This year we went as a dead baseball player, and what was supposed to be an Anime doll character, but ended up more slutty school girl, I blame the lower lash debacle.

We also had some little monsters visit us at the clinic, to have a spooky make-over...

And last but by no means least... We have our very own Queen of Hearts, she just can't resist the face paint 

Happy Halloween campers

Love

Kate & Laura

We are HD Brow Stylists of the month :-)

WE CANNOT EXPRESS HOW UTTERLY OVER THE MOON WE ARE RIGHT NOW... SO MUCH SO WE'VE FORGOTTEN TO TAKE CAPS LOCK OFF (oooops)

La Vie Jolie has been voted HD Brow Salon of the month, and we have also been voted Stylists of the month. This is a huge achievement for us, HD Brows is our absolute favourite treatment, so to be honoured in this way is just beyond amazing.

Salon / Stylist of the Month! 

 

Kate Worthington-Carroll and Laura Farmer are the founders and co-owners of La Vie Jolie Beauty Clinic in Longbarn Village, Warwickshire. Their joint passion for beauty started with make up and they then went on to train with the best names in the industry, and their latest addition to their ever growing portfolio is, of course, HD Brows! 

Together they have transformed artists in music videos, advertising and fashion shoots, including a shoot for Burberry, dramas including Grange Hill, makeup on the cast of Hollyoaks, film, including Tormented, editorials, marketing launches and a-list Weddings. La Vie Jolie Beauty Clinic have a dedicated brow bar area within their clinic, the perfect setting to have your brows transformed. Well done Kate & Laura, you're doing the HD Brows brand proud! 


Happy Halloween everyone, from a very excited 

Kate and Laura.

xxx

Manicure table MONSTROSITIES

OK where do we start on the subject of Manicure tables... Let's just get straight to the point, they're bloody hideous, ALL OF THEM!! It's either plastic, wood effect straight from the 60's, or just fat and chunky like a big old monkey. This was the dilemma we were faced with whilst shopping for the perfect elegant Rococo/Shabby Chic style table that would be the right fit with our other salon furniture. We soon realised it would be easier getting Michelle Obama in for a facial than it would be finding an attractive table. 

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

AND AND AND the most important thing we totally forgot to say... they sell from anywhere between £250-£1500 that's one thousand five hundred Great British pounds if you thought you'd just had a eye spasm!!!!

So what are two girls to do, that don't except anything other than perfection?... They get it hand made that's what. So we called upon the expertise of Andy, owner of AMF Building Solutions ( Here's his number before you bombard us 07788724567  )

So without further adieu let us introduce you to the little beauty...

And here she is at LVJ

We hope you love it as much as we do, but if you prefer chunky monkeys we apologise for our previous comments (not really, we still think they're rubbish).

Love Kate & Laura

xoxo

How Rude, we forgot to introduce ourselves...

                                                  KATE & LAURA

We have been best friends since the age of five & have recently opened our own Beauty Clinic. After years working our butts off for other people, doing jobs that didn't cut the mustard in the happy life department, if you know what we're saying. Then one day we had an epiphany whilst getting our nails done (Enter Angels singing) "WHY don't we do this kinda stuff ourselves"? We had both trained as Make-up artists after leaving school and went on to become the best flight attendants EVER. We know... we went slightly off course there. Now we're back on track and loving every minute of it. Check out http://lvjbeauty.com for our full bio and treatment list.

Now to the introductions

                             Laura... AKA Little Laura

Little Laura rocking the HD Brow

Little Laura finally finds somebody her own size

Little Laura taking a break because she's so little

Being little out in public

Little Laura's BIG ride

Little Laura's not so little anymore

Little Laura & One of the mega cool Cheeky girls..cough cough

Now introducing 
                                      
                         Kate... AKA Side face Sally

Standard side face Sally pose

Lady that lunches side face

Bali bird attack side face

Saudi Side face

Mickey Rourke side face

Flight Attendant side face

Side face Sally & Little Laura

Playboy Bunny Side Face

Now that you know us a little bit better we hope you keep checking our Blog for whats HOT & what's NOT in the beauty & Fashion world.

Love Kate & Laura

xoxo

Once you have Shellac you'll never go back

So Shellac thinks its the pimp daddy of nail polishes... 

AND we can't argue with it. Who wouldn't want  a colour that lasts up to 2 weeks without chipping or losing shine & shimmer. They are hard and do not scratch. Gone are the temper tantrums after you chip or smudge your freshly done manicure. When it comes time to take them off the nail, it is as easy as 1, 2, 3 & does not damage the nail itself. We're p*ssed we didn't find Shellac sooner.

Shellac has created some AMAZING fall colours that are absolutely fab & we think you're going to love them too.

First on the list is Shellac Faux Fur Nail Polish.

Second on the list for CND Shellac Fall Colours is Shellac Midnight Swim Nail Polish.

Third on the list is Overtly Onyx Shellac Polish.

Fourth is the polish Pretty Poison.

The fifth Shellac fall colour is Sugared Spice.

The sixth and final fall colour by CND for Shellac is Vexed Violette.

Happy Shellacing 

Love Kate & Laura

xxxxxx

HD BROWS

Celebrity Brows right up your high street

Here at La Vie Jolie we are BONKERS for our HD Brows. The Celebrity phenomenon is sweeping the Nation, giving people the brows they've always dreamt of, with the 7 step salon treatment that's widely regarded as the ultimate brow shaping regime.

The picture above is one of our clients after two HD Brow Treatments, she was a serial plucker & was given strict instructions to STEP AWAY from the tweezers. As you can see the results are nothing short of amazing.

Here is a short video featuring the talented founder Nilam Patel.

Our advice...Never leave the house without your HD Brows.

Love 

Kate &Laura

xxxxx