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After using L’Oreal Lash Boosting Serum day and night for a week straight, it’s still difficult to say if I can see results or not.  I think a few of my lashes may be a little longer, but I’m not sure. They certainly look healthier and well-conditioned though, so that’s a plus.

Check out the photos below and I’ll be back in a week with more shots!

The Product: L’Oreal Lash Boosting Serum.

The Claim: “Get visibly fuller, thicker natural lashes with less lash fall out” … “Apply daily under your mascara and at night to bare lashes to transform your natural lashes, and see more lashes in just 4 weeks!”

The Test: To apply the serum twice a day (morning and night) for 4 weeks, taking photos at the end of every week to track progress.

Here are a few photos of what my lashes look like right now without any product at all.  As you can probably see they’re short, pretty straight, and thin – so if this serum works on my lashes I’m willing to bet it will work on anyone’s!

I tried to go for a really flawless face for this bridal look – perfect skin with pink lips.  This would work best for spring/summer daytime weddings. I’m going to do a more evening appropriate look next in this series!

Products used:

Coastal Scents HD Foundation: ST-02

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder: medium sand

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer: shade 01

N.Y.C. Concealer Wheel

Elf Eyebrow Kit: dark

Rimmel Style & Shine (brow gel)

Everyday Minerals Blush: soft touch

N.Y.C. Matte Bronzer: sunny (I think this is no longer discontinued!)

Revlon ColorStay Mineral Finishing Powder: brighten (on top of cheek bones)

Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

28 Neutral Palette: vanilla (brow bone), light coral (lid), medium brown (crease), dark taupe (outer V & lower lash line)

Almay One Coat Nourishing Mascara: black (top lashes)

Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara: very black (bottom lashes)

Elf Waterproof Eyeliner Pen: black (upper lash line)

Joe Fresh Sheer Lip Crayon: pink

Bath & Body Works Liplicious Tasty Lip Color: cranberry cocktail

*Tip: For a really flawless face you need five things: a great concealer, a medium to full coverage foundation, a highlighter, a blush, and a bronzer to contour with.

~ Conceal any dark circles and blemishes with the concealer.

~ Blend the foundation evenly over the entire face.

~ Again, conceal any blemishes that still may be showing through.

~ Apply blush to the apples of the cheeks sweeping a little back towards the hairline.

~ Contour the face in a “3″ shape – starting at the forehead just above the temples, bringing it down under the cheek bones, and finally back towards the ear and down to the jawline.

~ Finish with a light highlighter on the tops of the cheekbones, and any other place you would like to be highlighted (tip of the nose, cupids bow, above the eyebrows, and chin).

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Polish in Pacific Blue – Love this color! I have it on my toes right now. It’s just an amazing blue shade in a cream finish.  I’m really not into shimmer or pearl nail polishes at the moment, so this is one of the creams I have in rotation!

Gotta B’ Urban kabuki brush – Sooo amazingly soft! I use this brush nearly every day to touch up my mineral foundation or to apply a light layer of powder over my liquid foundation.

N.Y.C. Blushable Creme Stick in Big Apple Blush – N.Y.C. really shines with some products and this is one of them.  It’s just a great cream blush in a stick form.  I just dot some on the apples of my cheeks (it’s very pigmented) and blend it back towards my hairline.  It’s a super quick and easy way to get a gorgeous flushed look.

Coastal Scents HD Foundation in ST-02 – I can’t say enough about this foundation: it’s the perfect shade, has awesome coverage, doesn’t break me out, blends seamlessly, lasts all day, and looks good under flash photography.  I still wear mineral foundation most days, but I wear this when I go out, when I know I’ll be photographed, or when I want a perfectly flawless face.

Almay One Coat Nourishing Triple Effect mascara in black – I’m so glad I repurchased this mascara!  It’s my absolute favorite.  Somehow it makes my tiny lashes look long and thick, it’s  awesome.

Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain in 430 Coy Coral – Every year whenever summer’s around the corner, I start wanting that stained lip I-just-ate-a-popsicle look, and this product is perfect for that.  I just put a little on the inner part of my lips and smudge it with my finger before it dries to get a perfect pout.