Somehow for me, I can’t truly get into the festive spirit without lashes that stretch out to infinity and beyond. No “super mascara” for me this season, only extensions will do. I want lashes which are exaggerated and theatrical in length – the kind that would stop Twiggy in her tracks. And for that I have found the very place, for hidden away in London’s Marylebone is Daxita, the lash-queen beloved by journalists and ex-supermodels alike.
Her latest offering is Russian lashes, which pack some serious punch without the weight, delicate and gossamer fine, meaning a cluster of six can be applied to each natural lash, and come in a number of shades and curl shapes depending on the client’s face and eye shape.
Daxita herself is also charming company and my 120-minute treatment goes past in a heartbeat. I went for the most outré, “fake-looking” style Daxita had (but more natural options are available), and ended up with lashes on the right side of cartoonishly sexy and I sailed out of her boutique with more chutzpah than the Sugar Plum Fairy.
by Viola Levy
Daxita is based at Atherton Cox, 18 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 8UR. For appointments call: 02074874048. A full set is £325 (120 mins) half set is £250 (90 mins) and maintenance is £130 (60 mins) www.daxitalashes.co.uk