By Annelise Vintila I am a huge supporter of ‘easy beauty’ meaning beauty that doesn’t require a lot of effort; a little mascara here, a little concealer there and you’re set. I admire a full done-up face because a lot of effort has been put in that perfect winged liner or that flawless cheekbone contour, but […]

By: Annelise Vintila Since I could remember, I always envied screen sirens like Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor for their effortless cat-eye look; one stare in the direction of a man and he would be cast under her spell. I admired the power of the eternal sensual glare of long lashes and glossy eyes and how […]

By: Annelise Vintila  Heels in one hand and a smoothie in the other, I ran to my car to rush to my eyelash extension appointment across town. I recited all my goodbyes in a hurry from my best friend’s bridal shower and drove two hours to find a kind-hearted, small woman with a massage table in […]

By: Annelise Vintila I remember watching the 1963 movie ‘Cleopatra’ starring the eternally beautiful Elizabeth Taylor. As she commanded the screen with her presence, she also captivated audiences with her piercing blue eyes and glorious lashes. I was enthralled and quickly became addicted to her filmography to learn how to look as sexy as she […]

By: Annelise Vintila I remember being 22, freshly fatigued out of university and wandering into Sephora to try on their make-up samples. As I roamed around the aisles, I stopped in the mascara section: one tube was for volume, one tube was for length, one tube was for water-proof and I soon got engulfed in […]