(¥ Listed: three tips for essay writing (¥ Hot cocktails you'll Fall for (¥ Where'd you get them peepers? Have an idea for a story? Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca And more! & Beauty on a budget: Revlon Volume + Length and Dramatic Definition mascara > New Revlon line delivers on its promises Lauren Kelly Editor-in-Chief Ri Revlon released a ine of five colour-coded mascaras, each with a different purpose. After researching each type, I decided that the best two choices for me were the purple and blue ones; Dramatic Definition and Volume + Length, respectively. Dramatic Definition promises long and defined lashes—and it delivers. It’s a wired brush with long, thin bristles, meant to separate your lashes while you apply. I usually use mascaras with plastic applicators because of my success with CoverGirl’s Clump Crusher, but this performed similarly due to the style of the brush. This is my favourite kind of mascara, as it results in more natural-looking lashes without any clumping together. It definitely does what it promises well, but provides a little less drama than Volume + Length. Volume + Length was more of a wild card for me, with its large, densely wired brush. Both of those things sound great, but I rarely use mascaras with this brush type. However, I was massively impressed with it. It both volumizes and lengthens, giving me very dramatic eyelashes. I have recently been using CoverGirl’s Super Sizer when I want more drama, but it clumps my lashes so badly I have to run through them after with my Clump Crusher brush. Volume + Length provides nearly as much drama by itself with no worries about clumping, at least on my lashes. The other three options in the line are the red All-in- One, which has a small, precise plastic brush meant to get to every lash; the pink Ultra Volume, which has a two-tiered wire brush meant to prevent clumping; and the green Super Length, which has a large brush meant to cover and lengthen every lash with special fibres. The packaging for the line is really aesthetically pleasing. The matte finish on the black body looks great, and the dramatic colour on the lids makes them easy to tell apart, and quite striking. However, they are a bit on the large side, as they’re wider than most mascaras. I like Dramatic Definition, but I couldn’t recommend Volume + Length more highly. It can be very dramatic, or it can be used more sparingly for a softer, more natural look. It will definitely be my go-to going forward, and easily replace Super Sizer. Although not as cheap as some products I cover here, these work incredibly well for the money. At Shoppers Drug Mart, they were each selling for $13.99, but Wal-Mart has them for $8.96. If'yourre in the market for new mascara, definitely give one of these a try. Weightlifting for noobs with boobs > Getting fit and having fun, just like Joanne McLeod Cara Seccafien Layout Manager or millennia, women have been running, cycling, swimming, dancing, and ellipticalling to keep their bodies sleek, slim, and slippery. Moving a lot very quickly (a.k.a. cardio) is a socially acceptable and popular form of female exercise. All that pulmonary exertion is exactly why women have such strong, nurturing hearts. If you are craving an ounce of masculinity in your workout routine (besides the poster of Michael Cera across from your yoga mat on your bedroom wall), or if you just prefer sitting and getting fit, weightlifting could be for you! The first thing you need to know about weightlifting is that you will not lose your boobs and you will not look like a “linebacker.” According to the internet, you can still maintain your feminine physique and also train to be able to lift up an actual linebacker and throw him against a brick wall. Your female secondary sex characteristics will remain as long as you have lots of estrogen, either produced by your ovaries or taken in pill form. This was a disappointment to me because my personal fitness goal was to get moderately butch. Once I learned that the closest I could achieve was mild to low-femme, I quit and went out to buy Joe Fresh’s selection of button down shirts (that part is not a joke, you guys). In my brief but enlightening experience, I learned a few key things that might entice other boobed people to try lifting something heavier than their fatty cat. 1. Our brains produce fancy chemical call en-dolphins (endorphins). These cheerful things swim around the murky polluted sea of your brain during and after exercise. They are completely boring compared to the exciting highs achievable via drugs and caffeine, but are apparently a lot healthier for you. I noticed an invasion of them after lifting a purple dumbbell up and down for about 13 minutes. Then I enjoyed them while gently napping. 2. You have muscles all over your arms and they all do different things. You have Image via thinkstock muscles that connect your shoulder to your arm, ones that connect your wrist to your forearm, ya-da ya-da. If you are like me, and you usually use these muscles to type hilariously romantic comments on your Image via thinkstock girlfriend’s Instagram photos, you might not realize their full range of capabilities. Email me at layout@ theotherpress.ca if you figure out what they do, so that I know if it is at all useful. Weightlifting can make your bones stronger and prevent osteoporosis. It’s a fact that women get osteoporosis a lot. If you’ve been chugging a carton of milk every morning, and recently found out you're lactose intolerant, and also recently found out that ice cream contains lactose too, weight lifting might be for you. Men like girls that can open pickle jars. This fact is currently unconfirmed, so I suggest you do your own research. | think this might have less to do with pickles, and more to do with the doors your strength opens in the way of S&M. Again, email me if you figure out the details.